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His robe? He shrugged. “It's ok. I know you've been busy with Quiddtich Tryouts.” 'That, and you didn't want to see me.' He added silently. He had watched the tryouts, incidentally.. but far away.. where Miranda wouldn't see him. She was a good captain. No... she was a fantastic captain. He really did envy her skills out there.
Oliver's grimaced at Miranda's hesitant response to his question. No. Of course she didn't want to. Stupid boy. Why should she want to have anything to do with him after he said what he did? He smiled a pale smile at the mention of chocolate. She had such a weakness for the stuff. He frowned and looked down at the voucher as she held it out to him. Wasn't she headed to the Hogs Head when she bumped into him? He swallowed, clearly hurt by this, and right now he didn't have anything he could hide behind. “I-I don't want that.” He said with a shake of the head. He didn't want to invite anyone else. “You should go to the main street – there might be someone there you could swap with for a voucher for chocolate or something.” He shrugged and nodded at her. “Well.. it was good to see you again. Look after yourself, Miranda.” He began to walk past her.
Butterbeer? He didn't feel like it any more and once she was out of sight, he was going to head back to the castle.
Tryouts? "Oh, yeah... It's been...crazy." She shrugged and smiled akwardly. Her gaze fell on what was going on around them. Everyone seemed to be busy having fun out here...whatever they were doing.
It felt like she was holding out the piece of paper for a
very long time, and she couldn't look at him any more because she had an idea that she'd just hurt him. That, and the indifferent repsonse he gave her made her wonder if he had cared.
And then he just started to walk away. Again. And his last words sounded so...final, like something you said to a person you would never meet again. She sighed and felt this sadness wheigh her down. Her shoulders slumped, her head dropped and she closed her eyes.
"I don't want to fight with you anymore..." she added weakly. But she knew Oliver had probably walked away faster than ever and hadn't even heard her. Would they ever become friends again? It was silly, she thought, but she missed him. Even though he got on her nerves. Even though he sometimes hurt her feelings. Still, there was something there.