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ballantd · 01-03-2012, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by dark_auror89

"Oh," Conrad said, after a pause. Melanie hadn't grown up listening to boring relatives get in pointlessly bitter arguments about their favorite Quidditch teams? Like he had? Like EVERYONE had?? Well, not everyone... he remembered.

"So, um... what kinds of people did you grow up around then?"

"My mom and step-dad," she answered flatly. "They're...oh, what do you call them? Muggles, I think." She smiled meekly. "I don't really have much of an extended family, it's been just the three of us for most of my life."

Feeling awkwardly spotlighted, Melanie turned the tables. "How about you? Big family? Brothers, sisters, the whole nine yards?" That's it, Melanie. Just rapid-fire questions, there's an improvement, she chided herself.

01-03-2012, 05:01 AM	#379 (permalink)
ballantd Dugbog Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 141 Hogwarts RPG Name: Melanie Baudin First Year	Quote: Originally Posted by dark_auror89 "Oh," Conrad said, after a pause. Melanie hadn't grown up listening to boring relatives get in pointlessly bitter arguments about their favorite Quidditch teams? Like he had? Like EVERYONE had?? Well, not everyone... he remembered. "So, um... what kinds of people did you grow up around then?" "My mom and step-dad," she answered flatly. "They're...oh, what do you call them? Muggles, I think." She smiled meekly. "I don't really have much of an extended family, it's been just the three of us for most of my life." Feeling awkwardly spotlighted, Melanie turned the tables. "How about you? Big family? Brothers, sisters, the whole nine yards?" That's it, Melanie. Just rapid-fire questions, there's an improvement, she chided herself.