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At her hesitation and forced admittance of what was plaguing her, Theodore felt a wee bit of pity. He had never been in a relationship before but from what he had seen in movies (his only form of romantic education, aside from what he saw with his parents), tiffs between couples always took extreme emotional tolls. Maybe he could elaborate on his wonky childhood, traveling back and forth across the pond of the Atlantic, to take her mind off of her troubles? It seemed to be the only temporary solution that would work. "Well, it's a bit of a long story," He chuckled, shaking a few curls away from his blue eyes.
"I was actually born here, in England, but I went to the States when I was young. So it's like I really never lived here at all; I can't really remember anything before New York." Theodore pondered for a moment, attempting to figure out which parts of his childhood to regale her with and which parts to leave out. Upon quickly deciding what to say, he continued, "I just moved back this summer and I've been here for around a month, so... it's not the most exciting story, but it's mine." He shrugged, twining his fingers together. Theodore had either succeeded with one of two possibilities: he had bored the poor girl to death, or, he had succeeded in taking her mind off of her ex.
"Hogwarts is..." He searched for a word, his analytical mind searching his extensive vocabulary. "Well, amazing sums it up." He involuntary grinned another one of his usual crooked smiles; the sixth year was still in a bit of awe over having been able to attend such a great institution in the first place. Thank Merlin that Headmaster Tate had accepted him as a student. "Lovely to meet you," Releasing Ellie's dainty hand, he continued. "I'm in Ravenclaw, too. I'm surprised I haven't seen you in the common room or at the table during dinner."
Like a few students he had met, she seemed slightly younger. "Are you a sixth year, too?"
Ellie couldn't tell what was running through Theo's mind when she slipped up about her ex. For some reason she found it rather embarrassing that she messed up just then, but she just shrugged it off. And she actually a tad surprised that he didn't say anything more about the subject. Ellie assumed that he must have known from his past relationships that talking about them wasn't really such a fun thing to do. It was still too recent. So, she appreciated that he didn't ask her about it. Ellie almost chuckled. A long story. She was all too familiar with those.
Listening to his story, as average as it was, was still interesting. So Theo was basically an American. And for some reason, Ellie thought Americans were fascinating. They were like
a different species completely different than these Londoners.
"Do you miss New York at all? Or do you like it here better?" She asked curiously.
"And it wasn't that boring, don't worry." Ellie said with a teasing smile. Her mind was successfully away from Alex now. See, maybe meeting new people wasn't such a bad idea.
So much for become a flame-thrower at a circus. "Plus, it's much more exciting than mine." Well, that depended on which story you were talking about. As far as living, she was born in raised in the same spot her whole life. Not too exciting.
Hm, Hogwarts was definitely amazing. That was for sure. The school life had it's ups and downs, but the castle and the grounds were completely fantastical.
"It really is, isn't it?" Ellie said with a faint smile while nodding her head. She looked around the courtyard again and at the greenery. It was beautiful, too.
"I think you'll love it here even as the year goes on. It only seems to get better as you go." And Ellie earnestly hoped she was right about that. Optimism is key. Ellie laughed lightly and looked at the ground.
"I actually just got here... today." She looked back up.
"But now you'll probably see me so much, you'll get sick of me." She joked with a grin.
Whaaat? Ellie cracking jokes...? "Ah, no. I'm a fifth year." Ellie said with a nod, slinging one leg over the other and leaning back in the bench. And it was still hard to believe she'd be leaving Hogwarts in just two years.