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Was she confused about the saying? "Oh, by 'whatever floats your boat' it means like "whatever best suits you." I never meant an actual boat floating, unless you find one or get a rubber boat that you play with in the tub and all-but yeah, its just a saying." He happily smiled at her, hoping he had cleared up the confusion.
She loved to bake. She loved being in the kitchens. Kurumi was already making him smile more. "The kitchen. Its a hobby of mine also. Well, not like you, I think. I eat alot, I like eating. So, I spend most of my time in the fridge. Now you know. If you can't find me, most likely I'm in the kitchen." Emptying out the fridge and keeping all prey outside from his kitchen from HIS food. Never come near him especially when his face his inside the fridge, he could turn dangerous.
Ahem. Now Kurumi felt really really...stupid? That was sort of a foreign concept to the Gryffindor and she suddenly felt rather big headed for thinking such things. While she may be the top point earner and the one that people went to when they needed tutoring, she wasn't perfect. She knew she wasn't, but in other areas. So, right now, Tag had given her a rather humbling experience. He should get another dozen cookies for that.
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Oh..." she replied, blushing furiously. "
That...that makes a lot more sense now..." Even if she now felt ridiculously awkward. "
English...is technically my second language, so some of the expressions and plays on words that are use are...unfamiliar to me." Another one to add to memory however.
Kurumi giggled. "
Well, then I guess I will be seeing you in the Hogwarts kitchens often. Would you like me to show you where they are sometime?" Not that they were all that hard to find though. She had showed August where the kitchens were when he had first transferred...which had been a rather unfortunate experience since, well, the kitchens had been closed that year. "
You can be another one of my taste testers."
With Toddles running around again...Kurumi was starting to get a little worried. The kitchens BETTER be open...
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AlwaysSnapesGirl Oh, here was another one who she'd seen in the perfect compartment. Penelope nodded once again at the congratulations and welcome and was relieved when, not only did the girl already know her name, she also didn't stick out her hand for Penelope to shake when she spoke her name. "That's a cool name." Sounded cool to her, at least.
And then something awesome caught her eye.
WAS THAT A DANCING COOKIE?
COULD SHE EAT IT?
Again, Kurumi's cheeks flushed a little bit when Penelope complimented her name. To be honest, Kurumi found all Western names to be pretty... 'cool' sounding as the first year had put it. So unlike anything she had heard growing up. Maybe that was why she wasn't too partial to nicknames and preferred to call Jonathan by his name instead of something else
like Lime. "
Oh, um, thank you," she said with a small bow of the head. "
It...can translate to Walnut in English...unless you are translating the individual kanji that are used to write my name." Blah blah blah...this girl probably wasn't interested in a mild linguistics lesson.
Especially when one considered how she was eyeballing the dancing cookies.
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Help yourself. Although, I think the Headmaster will be giving his speech soon." She hoped at least. She wanted her pumpkin juice!
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LilFox06 Anya blinked. Why was Kurumi looking at her like that? Did the elf's shiny toy break her face? She felt her cheek again. It... felt not weird.
Not that she really knew what her cheek usually felt like.
Oh well. If she grew an extra head, so be it.
She nodded. The important part wasn't that they were dating. The important part was that now that her brother's girlfriend worked at the pet store... was she going to get another knarl? Or something else? Because. Animals were cutie patuties.
Aww. And there was a real smile! A small one... but a real one none-the-less.
She smiled back. "I'm a really good hugger." she said with a nod. "Just. For future reference." No questions asked. Or required. In fact, it was perfectly acceptable to just come up to her and hug her.
Awkward looks aside, Kurumi was just glad that Anya's face was in tact and that the orb hadn't caused too much damage to the table. Kurumi thought that maybe she had seen the orb before...somewhere...but maybe she was just imagining things.
Why would she have been playing with an orb? She disliked Divination almost as much as Potions.
Kurumi was a bit started by Anya's comment, but returned her bright smile nonetheless. Well, it wasn't the same wattage as Anya's, but Kurumi's smile did brighten a little more.
"I'll be sure to keep that in mind." And probably come find the second year sometime tomorrow....after she met Jonathan in the pathways.
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TSnitch There was the familiar hint of colour creeping up on Kurumi's cheeks. It was always nice to see her. She was fun and cute. Walking over to where she was sitting and said,"Hey, Kurumi. How are you? How was the holiday?"
Kurumi smiled a little more, trying to put on a brave face after THAT question had been asked. Merlin, she should have prepared herself a little more for questions regarding summer. Eyes watering every single time it was mentioned...wasn't exactly how she wanted to spend the feast. "I'm alright," she nodded. Truth. "
I'm just glad to be back at Hogwarts and seeing everyone again." Truth. "
How about you?"
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HJPotter "Yeah, I mean i don't know how eating food is supposed to help anyone understand the muggle world. I mean i grew up partially in the Muggle world so i know what it's like but not all the kids here do." He said thinking how odd it would have been to be raised like the pureblood he was, he liked the balance of both worlds.
Kurumi was back to nodding in agreement. She had actually pondered going to see the Headmaster regarding Muggle Studies and how she felt that food was giving a false representation of the world - especially since things really were not THAT different. Jonathan had even mentioned that the manners they had learned were the same as the ones his pureblood family practiced. "
I grew up entirely nonmagical," she replied. Nope, still couldn't actually use the word unless it was followed by 'studies'. "
But...food is food, you know?" She picked up a fork that was sitting on the table. "
A fork is a fork no matter where you are." Unless is was a spork...then those were just weird.
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dansgurl She didn't know what to say. Term starts and everything is haywire. "I guess I'm" she said, with sigh. She couldn't wait to get started with the classes, especially DADA. "Are there going to be any Quidditch tryouts? New players?" she asked, quite interestedly.
Looked like her and Sarash were sort of along the same lines of thinking when it came to this term. Ready as I'll ever be sort of attitude. "
Of course there will be," Kurumi nodded at the Quidditch question. Not that she would be trying out. Her Seeker days were long over. "
But, you should probably direct those questions to Selina," she explaining, pointing to her redhead best friend. "She is the Quidditch captain."
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TwistedHearts Japan...ohh. So that's where she came from, the eyes gave it all away. Like the Xing guy he met at the train. Only, he seemed like from somewhere else, but still they both looked different.
"A pumpkin fan, I see. You ever tried riding in one?" He smirked and remembered that silly show Jane used to watch when they were kids. Well, that movie that Jane forced him to watch with her. What was the title again? Something like Cinnamonella? No, too long. Cin...ella. Bleh, he couldn't remember. But it sounded something near that.
Yeah, he expected that reaction and really wished he could smack his head on a wall right now. Or a table, it was the closest. But she got the message anyway, but still he wished he hadn't let that slip off his tongue. Beating.
She enjoys it. It brings out the true Gryffindor in her. W-o-w. Kurumi was really taking this whole thing seriously. Oh well, each person's unique and different. Maybe that's what makes her stand out above the rest. As for him, he's just enjoying a laid back life without having to worry about anything or anyone at all. Just going with the flow.
"That..." say something nice, like "that's really nice that you're being responsible" or "that's very nice of you." ANYTHING WITH THE WORD NICE.
"..sounds like a lot of work."
........okay, or that. And he bit his lip a little.
Covering her mouth slightly, Kurumi giggled. "
I really enjoy the flavor. It is so unique and not like anything I've had in Japan." That had been one of the first sort of culture shocks for the Gryffindor when she had arrived in Diagon Alley and bought her first ice cream. It had been pumpkin juice flavored and, well, after that there was no turning back. "
You mean like in Cinderella?" she asked, cocking her head to the side. "
I can't say that I have...although I think that would be a fun Transfiguration lesson. Performing tricks that are seen in fairy tales...like turning a pumpkin into a carriage." Which made her wonder why Muggle Studies and Transfiguration hadn't had a joint lesson doing just that. SO much better than just a party and eating food in her opinion.
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Fira Lea was not excited. Not even a bit. Of course she was not as now she was a big second year girl. The dark-haired girl was playing with her fork as her dark brown eyes watched the people around. She did not feel like talking to anyone but, on the other hand, she was pretty much bored too. The girl had to find something to entertain herself.
Or...someone had to entertain her. That could be just way better. Narrowing her eyes, she started to eye every single person at the table one by one trying to choose a victim.
This one or this? Ooooooooor this...or those who were not Gryffindor, at all.
It was hard to choose.
Oh Merlin....
Swallowing for a moment, Kurumi braced herself for impact as Lea Carter made her way to the table. Kurumi never had been able to figure her out, whether or not she actually liked the prefect or if she had made it her life's goal to torture her. Josh wouldn't let her do that, would he? Not that Josh was here though...
Flicking her wand again, Kurumi charmed one of her Gryffindor house crest cookies towards Lea and offered her a small smile.