He could still see no signs she had hurt herself, but she did sound strangely put out by something he had said, or perhaps by the joke, or - well, he had no idea, but his eyebrows knitted slightly looking at her, considering.
Well, I can tell them you were burning down the hedge, he almost put in, but he couldn’t see how that would help, unless she actually had been and was privately hoping to get sent home. He might not know the Scamanders particularly well, but nevertheless that did sound like a drastic move.
She did sound rather forlorn about her incident, though, and Elias had a feeling there was not much to be said to alleviate that for her - a little distance from it, and she would probably feel better about it - so perhaps he ought to just tidy up the fallen matches for her. He didn’t have his wand on hand, but he had brought that sweeping broom, so he moved off to grab that again, as he countered, with another slight laugh. “Oh, but I can promise you that you’re not the only one who can be clumsy.” He meant that quite sincerely. “And I’m sure you’re not even the first person to fall through a hedge.”
Well, I can tell them you were burning down the hedge, he almost put in, but he couldn’t see how that would help, unless she actually had been and was privately hoping to get sent home. He might not know the Scamanders particularly well, but nevertheless that did sound like a drastic move.
She did sound rather forlorn about her incident, though, and Elias had a feeling there was not much to be said to alleviate that for her - a little distance from it, and she would probably feel better about it - so perhaps he ought to just tidy up the fallen matches for her. He didn’t have his wand on hand, but he had brought that sweeping broom, so he moved off to grab that again, as he countered, with another slight laugh. “Oh, but I can promise you that you’re not the only one who can be clumsy.” He meant that quite sincerely. “And I’m sure you’re not even the first person to fall through a hedge.”
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