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Girls were honestly... very confusing. Raiden's head tilted slightly as Daphne Hopton ruffled his hair, and he half-squinted at her. Did she want to be called Daphne Hopton or not?
"So... you don't mind if I call you Daphne Hopton?" he asked curiously. "It doesn't bother you? Because honestly, I like your name. Daphne Hopton..." He decided it was best to not point out that he wasn't fragile. Although, almost to supplement Cela's assertion, he added, "I'm a Reserve on the Quidditch team this term..."
Waaaaaaaaaait. What was Cela saying?! Buy him things?! His face went from very pink to very red in a matter of seconds. Sure, he didn't have things because of the flood, but... He shook his head determinedly.
"It'd be weird if you bought me things, Cela," he mumbled. "And I'd have to pay you back, and my mum's not written me back about it yet... so all my money's... In my trunk underwater."
It was odd that his mother still hadn't written back yet... usually she'd be very upset and write a lot more if something odd had happened involving him. Flooding was a bit MORE than odd, so... Maybe the owl had gotten lost?
What were they up to? There had been some reason they were coming down this way... Walking? Oh, away from the common room. Because of the craziness. He bit his bottom lip and tried to focus his thoughts into coherent sentences.
"Daphne Hopton and I were... going to the classroom on the ground floor that's empty, because of all the people in the Gryffindor common room." He made a face. "It's not gonna be... much fun sleeping up there, what with all of us being... squashed in. Those dorms aren't made for so many people."
"Why would it be weird?" Celandine asked curiously, "You wouldn't have to pay me back." Cela looked over at Daphne as if urging her friend to back her on that fact. Celandine Toussaint had money to spare and was always without fail, willing to share.
"OH!" Celandine stared incredulously, "You are all sharing a common room? Oh." Cue pout and lip wibble combo, "Ohhh... but..." She turned to face Daphne. "
I want to share with the Slytherins."
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Ama Milking the moment briefly, Daphne made a sad face as she placed a delicate hand on her chest artfully. "It's a very sad thing for me, Celandine. I don't try to purposely push people away it's just--" Liiiiiies. All liiiiies! And Uh--what?! "Oh, that's...that's lovely, Celly!"
Not really. "Do you keep them in a cage? I like pets in cages." Oh, yes she did. And of course, Copernicus Kettleburn had to get her the most grossest one of them all. Shuddering breath escaping her, Daphne whined. "Whyyyy? Why--did you want a hissing giant cockroach?" She probably asked for it specifically.
At the mention of her name, Daphne snapped out of her reverie, slightly flustered and embarrassed. Cheeks tinted wit a rosy hue, she smiled excitedly. "We're going for a walk!"
Everyone knew that was code for: 'We're hiding from overly excited Gryffindors and Slytherins.'
"You can come along with us if you want." Sleep over!
"Cage? No of course not. I keep Him --you remember my scorpion, right?-- I keep Him in a box now, he doesn't fit down my top anymore, I keep the Tarantula --she's called Pig-- in a glass tank most of the time, but I take her outside for fresh air sometimes. I keep Missy, the cockroach in an aquarium, not one filled with water of course! And Marv, my half-grown chicken, she lives out behind the stables, I conjured a coop for her. Sometimes she comes and hangs out with me in my dorm though." Celandine blinked. "Oh... I didn't even know about Hissing Cockroaches until Copernicus bought me one!" She beamed, cleary very impressed by the gift. "And Missy wasn't even the best PART of his gift!"
Cela swept her hair behind her ear. "Where are you walking to? Going out on the grounds?"