SPOILER!!: Josh
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Originally Posted by
Lara_the_Firelady
Was not lying...technically?
Did he have to view it in the technical way? Prefects' Compartment was the Head Girl's supposed residence in the Hogwarts Express as far as he knew. She was headed to there then gave out a completely different reason when he had asked about it. Did not she consider a lie? What was a lie in her dictionary then? Josh was curious know. Or not since it was apparently something worse if that was not considered a lie in that dictionary.
''But you fooled me anyway. And i take it as a lie.'' He was going to say and explain more about what he considered a lie yet her next words made him stop and think over them instead.
Well...yes. It was a well-known fact that he did favour no prefect or any other representative of authority in Hogwarts mainly because he thought the people of authority in Hogwarts did not know what was fair and what was unfair. Justice was never present within their deeds or decisions. There were many other minor reasons as well. So, being the person closest to him in Hogwarts, Evelyn wanted to hide that she was the head of those students who represented that corrupted authority because she knew he thought that way?
He did not if that idea was what she had in mind nevertheless it helped him to calm down.
First he put the unicorn book on a nearby shelf, then he walked to her and took her hand looking into her eyes. ''Rose. Regarless of what i think, i am aware of the importance of this and i might be able to understand what responsibilities it brings to you. So, i do appreciate it and want to congratulate you. I always knew you had what it takes to be a great leader.''
He leaned in, placed the badge back into her palm and closed it covering her hand with his both hands. ''But i am not happy that you felt the need to hide and lie in the process. Technically or not. I am sure you did not feel happy doing it either and it, to be honest, did hurt me more than finding this out. Do you know what it is like to find out that the most important person in your life has been hiding things from you? I am not angry that you are the Head Girl. You can even be the headmistress or something. I love you for who you are and will never stop doing so because of some little changes in our lives. I am just...''
He had to look away at this part because well...he felt awkwardly...shy.
''...afraid that it would ruin us.''
Staying silent, she couldn't help but hold her head in shame slightly. SLIGHTLY though since she was still trying to keep up the neutral posture and whatnot, even if she felt and looked rather defeated. She didn't like lying to him. It was hard to do, and it hurt.
She was a bit surprised when he walked away. He was walking away. That...he...
Taking a deep breath, her heart pounded both from thinking he was walking away from her and him taking her hand, making her realize that he really wasn't walking away. Staring back into his eyes as he spoke, she made sure she heard every word. Looking down to her hand as she felt the badge placed in it, only a split moment passed before her gaze was back staring into his eyes. Dark brown eyes.
Merlin, she felt AWFUL. She really did. To the point where she...she might have actually felt a little teary eyed. It was even worse when she couldn't help the little chuckle escaping her when he said that he was afraid this would ruin them.
"Ruin us?" she asked, her voice a tad shaky. Looking down to his hands covering hers, she placed her free hand over his and turned her gaze back up to his face.
"How..."
Goodness.
"How would this ruin us?"