Archie watched with great attentiveness as she went on about her family and home life. She seemed enchanted by her own life, which is something he wished he could say about himself; although the Diggory family had seen excitement in faraway places, their home was far from exciting. For all his parents loved to write and explore, they completely lacked creativity. Their home was painted an ugly brown on the outside and grey on the inside. Everything was plain—and everything that wasn't was covered in ugly florals. Maybe he could convince his family to spend his school breaks at a resort if it meant they could wander around the zoos and discover the local secrets.
"That sounds like a dream," he said he with a deep sigh. "Definitely more exciting than Egypt, I'll tell you that. A ghost father? A boardwalk and zoo? Having the water so close? I couldn't imagine what that would be like." While the wilds of Egypt definitely offered plenty of sights, it also offered plenty of danger. It would be far nicer, Archie thought, to experience the same thrill from a safer place.
"That sounds like a dream," he said he with a deep sigh. "Definitely more exciting than Egypt, I'll tell you that. A ghost father? A boardwalk and zoo? Having the water so close? I couldn't imagine what that would be like." While the wilds of Egypt definitely offered plenty of sights, it also offered plenty of danger. It would be far nicer, Archie thought, to experience the same thrill from a safer place.