Oh it was him! Gemma squealed in delight as he stopped to stare at her in disbelief, bouncing on the balls of her feet as he jaunted over, still as handsome and haunted as ever. "It is me!" She grinned, just barely resisting the urge to toss her arms around him in a tight squeeze. Theo, (at least to her) always looked a little like he needed a hug. Gem remembered quite clearly, as she'd still been around then, what had happened to his father a few years back and after losing quite a few family members herself in the last decade, could easily sympathize.

Still, that was then, and this was now, and she had missed his company. "I just got home the beginning of the month, I completed my apprenticeship, so I thought I'd spend the holidays here." Who knew how long she would be here, but for now, she was quite content. "Got a fully-fledged herbologist on your hands now!" She laughed, knowing that surprised nobody. Her research trip to South America had been eye-opening. The amount she had learned in such a short amount of time could not be replicated. Gems felt like she had learned more in those two short years than she had in her entire Hogwarts career. She had always been the kind to learn by doing however, so it felt more valuable and like the work made more sense to her, so therefore stuck with her better.

"How are you? How's things going? It feels like ages since I saw you last!" She passed him a softer smile. "Do you have time to get a drink and catch up? I could use a little warm up." Gem waggled her eyebrows at him playfully.