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Braeden watched the little first year run off with a huge smirk on his face, which would have looked horribly awkward on his real face, but looked perfectly fitting on this new Rubyesque face. With both hands on his new hips, Braeden stood admiring the sight of the terror he'd just caused before the guilt began to very slowly creep up on him.
Poor first year… what had he done to deserve that?
However, before Brae could worry about this too much, he caught sight of none other than Theodore Dumble walking down the hallway. On instinct, his face lit up with the power of a thousand volts. "THEO!" He beamed at the sight of his not-so-curly-haired-anymore best mate, though his grin faded and his brows furrowed as the Ravenclaw merely gave him a brief almost dismissive nod. It wasn't until a whole moment later that Braeden realized Theo was seeing him not as who he was, but as who he looked like. Ruby Blair.
GAHH!! He'd almost done it again!
Stonem, get a hold of yourself!
He gave away his real identity when he hugged Emma while still polyjuiced as Theo, he couldn't do the same now! He sure wished he could tell Theo the truth… but he didn't want to disappoint Ruby either. Besides, she'd threatened with beating him up.
"I--I--I mean-- uh-- y--you! Yeah, you! The-- the one with the curly… well not that curly… the hair! Ye--yeah, you! Come here!" said Braeden, trying his best to sound as intimidating as possible. Yelling at Theo wasn't as easy as yelling at that random first year. This was his little Thumper! "What're you doing here, eh? Looking for your boyfriend, that idiot Brae?" asked the boy, scowl permanently glued to his face. It faded slightly, though, as his red eyebrows raised in surprise. Wow. That had sounded pretty Ruby-ish, hadn't it?!
Wait, hold the phone. What?
Theodore's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates
in other words, the span of Alfie's eyes. Had Ruby taken a holiday and gone to Manners School, or something?! Or maybe that bug that had been paining her all of this time had finally crawled out of her butt. The Ravenclaw
certainly had not expected a smile and a friendly, joyous greeting. It was as if Brae, that clumsy, lanky Bambi boy, had spotted his boyfriend across the beach and was about to run over in slow-motion while a
cheesy 80's song by a muggle, or Celestina Warbeck, played in the background.
Swallowing his pride, and fear, Theodore strolled over to his tormentor, ready to take it like a man. Gulping, he thought of something to say. What did you say to a bully after all of this time? Nice to see you? Glad you're back? I couldn't live without your daily taunting.
"...Neutral to see you," He mumbled, biting his lower lip with consternation.
"And," Theo added, clearing his throat and speaking up, "I, uh, was off to the library to study. Finals, you know." He pursed his lips as Ruby added in one of her typical insults. Boyfriend jokes; how original
not. "No, actually," He responded, adjusting the strap of his bag and standing up straight, his pride wounded. No one called his little lion man an idiot! <_____< "He's probably in the Great Hall, or with Emm, or... something." Theodore had actually made plans to hang out with Alfie sometime after he went to the library, but Ruby was definitely holding him up. Then, he would have to explain to his girlfriend how he lost his dignity once more because of Ruby Blair. How humiliating.