Max mirrored the girl’s narrowed eyes as they sized each other up, the Gryffindor, for his part, thinking he might be able to push her down as he shoved past and ran away. Though as he made a move to step to the side, out from behind the desk, the girl started to apologize to him. And his heart started to pound, because she didn’t sound sorry at all.
But then she was letting him pass. Max’s eyes narrowed further. “...It’s okay…” he grumbled. Still feeling highly suspect, the boy rotated his head as he walked past her until he wasn’t able to look at her anymore (sometimes, he wish his neck worked like an owl’s, it was dumb that humans couldn’t look behind themselves!). The door was right there. He was almost to it…
Expelliarmus! The boy let out a shriek of surprise as the spell shoved him forward a step and the candy went flying from his palm to the girl’s. He wasn’t familiar with the spell at all, which felt monstrously unfair. He rounded on her with a massive scowl and a red face.
“That was mean and… dishonorable!” The boy spat out, enunciating the word ‘dishonorable’ because it was a bit of new vocabulary he liked but it was a really hard word to say. He stomped, “You just wanted the candy for yourself! You should just say so!” At the mention of going to Professor Lissington together, however, his stomach dropped. His face must’ve reflected it too, eyes widening momentarily.
And then the boy pivoted on his foot, and darted to the door to flee.
But then she was letting him pass. Max’s eyes narrowed further. “...It’s okay…” he grumbled. Still feeling highly suspect, the boy rotated his head as he walked past her until he wasn’t able to look at her anymore (sometimes, he wish his neck worked like an owl’s, it was dumb that humans couldn’t look behind themselves!). The door was right there. He was almost to it…
Expelliarmus! The boy let out a shriek of surprise as the spell shoved him forward a step and the candy went flying from his palm to the girl’s. He wasn’t familiar with the spell at all, which felt monstrously unfair. He rounded on her with a massive scowl and a red face.
“That was mean and… dishonorable!” The boy spat out, enunciating the word ‘dishonorable’ because it was a bit of new vocabulary he liked but it was a really hard word to say. He stomped, “You just wanted the candy for yourself! You should just say so!” At the mention of going to Professor Lissington together, however, his stomach dropped. His face must’ve reflected it too, eyes widening momentarily.
And then the boy pivoted on his foot, and darted to the door to flee.
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magical set by mj <3
~ Max was raised in Italy and talks with a bit of an Italian accent / misses some English vocab/slang.