Well you certainly did learn something knew everyday, Darwin thought, bouncing on his heels in his usual hyper way. It was a phrase he hated hearing his Mum say, for nothing would have convinced him that he was learning stuff at Muggley school. He nodded at the boy, hoping that they too would have a conversation with one of the portraits. It sounded, to Darwin, quite the adventure - after all, it wasn't everyday a hanging spoke to you.
At least it wasn't everyday in Darwins life. It was probably everyday in a lot of other peoples, though, especially if they were magical. And maybe it'd be come an everyday occurrence for him while he was here. Hm.
Biting his lip a bit as the portrait continued to speak, he mentally shook off the shock from before.
"I think people staring at you is probably better than them just walking past ignoring you," Darwin spoke up, glancing at the girl who the man had spoken to.
"I mean, it's what you're there for, isn't it? You were painted so people would look at you. Weren't you?" That was what most paintings were for, he thought, otherwise people wouldn't go to museums and art galleries and stuff, would they?
He shuffled his feet a little as the other two students spoke, his bouncing continuing.
"And I'm Dar- er, Damon." He need to make that a habit, now his family weren't around.