Aubrey extracted the string and the little lion charm, figuring out the thinking behind it pretty well at once - but he grinned broadly as Henry explained it, anyway, running his thumb over the gleaming metal in a strange nostalgia. That year had been a kind of dream.
"It's brilliant, Henry. Thank you," he said, beaming for her benefit as he moved his fingers to the string, so as to put it on. "An' that's right. Brave as lions, I was." Is, he might've said, but he couldn't remember the last time he'd done anything particularly courageous. The old Hat at Hogwarts must still know more about him than he did. "You going to be one too?" He asked, only teasing - of course she wouldn't know. He didn't know. "Or have you got your heart set somewhere else already?"
"It's brilliant, Henry. Thank you," he said, beaming for her benefit as he moved his fingers to the string, so as to put it on. "An' that's right. Brave as lions, I was." Is, he might've said, but he couldn't remember the last time he'd done anything particularly courageous. The old Hat at Hogwarts must still know more about him than he did. "You going to be one too?" He asked, only teasing - of course she wouldn't know. He didn't know. "Or have you got your heart set somewhere else already?"
Formerly known as Davis, Elijah Urquart's pet hedgehog.