“Twins, that’s always exciting.” Gus hummed quietly as he pressed a chaste kiss to the top of Winnie’s head before he stepped back from her to allow her some space to finish making the cocoa. His track record wasn’t great when it came to not burning things. “I’m sure everyone will be fine because you’re working over them. A true angel, hm?” Laughing quietly, Gus rubbed the back of his neck before he continued. “Sometimes I’m not sure what I’d do without you, you know?” And it was true – Winnie was his best friend and knew everything about him.

Then he laughed quietly and shook his head. “Truth be told Win, I’m avoiding Hogwarts.” Well, that sounded terrible. It wasn’t as if he could blurt out he was ready to turn tail and be a curse breaker again. (It was the truth, but he’d made friends at Hogwarts and enjoyed being in people’s lives permanently, rather than sporadically.) “I mean, not for a single reason. Just not ready for summer to be over and put on those stupid robes. Those are the worst part but I'd rather wear them then a suit." His nose wrinkled. "I have to report sometime today… so right before the barriers go up sound perfect to me.” He’d probably wander off to find Mason to make him eat dinner with him. Or Basil to see how his summer fared since he’d spent much of it ignoring his letters.

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