SPOILER!!: Aryan!
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FearlessLeader19 
“From one outta ten,’’ Ary replied promptly, wagging a finger at Vera to emphasise what he meant. “Especially if you do it on purpose.” Pranks were okay to an extent; he would know as there were a few pranksters in his family. “Exactly! You understand what I mean.” This was even more reason for him to warm up to Vera. Both plants and creatures had their advantages when it came to spending time in the company of one or the other. With regard to Vera having a snake as a pet, it was not something he had known until a minute ago. He wasn’t familiar with any of the reptiles other than the snakes the Paton family kept. Truthfully, he just couldn’t wrap his head around the idea of having a pet snake, even if he belonged to the House which mascot was one. “That’s an interesting mix of creatures.” One thing Ary enjoyed was learning about others and their pets. “Whatever creatures bring us comfort, right?”
Of course Ary was sure about his response. Most times, selfishness was mistaken for one having a difficult time adjusting which was clearly what Vera was going through. Others labelled someone as selfish when they couldn’t understand that the person was just struggling with something. “You should but only when you’re ready cos talking is…” He made a face which reflected his feelings: talking was annoying and hard work. It was why he preferred to stay quiet most of the time. But yes, he and Vera would be okay. It was a phase. Phases passed. Better days were always ahead.
The Slytherin did a sudden double take at Vera. Or rather, at her stomach. “That sounded like my daddy’s,’’ he said with a laugh. “You’ve got a man’s stomach, Vera.” Kidding, of course. “Yes, please.” Ary jumped to his feet and taking a few steps from the view. “I want to grab something to drink.” Thankfully, the trek downwards would be much easier.
She laughed at his response, giving a small nod of her head in reply.
"So 1-5 is permissible right?" She replied good naturedly, knowing he couldn't have been a stranger to those. She WAS house mates with Nadia after all. She was personally of the mind that she was similar to a fungus - just couldn't help but grow on you
eventually. There had been plenty of people who were lukewarm about her to begin with (who could blame them?) but she'd go so far as to say now they all at least tolerated her being around, if they hadn't even begun to like it a bit. She was well aware her preferred pet was not everyone's cup of tea - but that was okay. While she personally didn't think reptiles were a type that people could help but love, she could respect not everyone had warmed up to them.
"We're an interesting mix of personalities as well." She replied, a fond smile on her face, before another nod of agreement.
"Definitely. Do you have any personal pets?" Of course Aryan was surrounded by creatures at the reserve, but she wondered if there was one that was just his.
At his face, Vera didn't bother to stop the laugh.
"Yes, talking is exactly that." About anything serious, that was for her. She could talk about nothing until she was blue in the face. But REAL things? Hard pass.
The laughter stopped at the comment as she scrunched up her nose, not entirely certain how she felt about that particular comment. But considering he was teasing she decided to just take it as such and gave a small shrug.
"Even a girl's stomach rumbles if she's hungry! And also just did a lot of physical labor." She glanced back at the stairs, before doing a quick stretch of her arms up towards the sky to loosen herself up - and admire the view one last time - before it was time for descent.
"Down we go then!" She replied, turning on her heels and heading back towards the stairwell. Maybe another day she'd trek back up.