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Originally Posted by
Lissy Longbottom
"Really?" Tucker said, eyes growing wide as he looked back at the gumball machine. It looked harmless enough, but he COULD almost sense a feeling of...smugness about the machine. Yes, it was smug and knew it was going to swindle him for a gumball!
"Well, thanks for letting me know," he chuckled. "I guess I'll just play it safe and buy some licorice or something," he said with a shrug. Candy was candy, after all.
Oh, they were exchanging pleasantries? Ok, Tucker could do that. "I'm Tucker Schultz. Third year Hufflepuff," he said. Oh, it felt so good to say that! Third year Hufflepuff - as in a THIRD year who was ACTUALLY going to school this year!
Lex nodded at his brief moment of doubt, as if she was trying to convince him a little extra to NOT waste his knuts on a defective machine. She was very pleased when he decided he'd have the licorice stuff instead...or...well...almost pleased. Time for further indoctrination.
"You could have a chocolate frog instead, those have never betrayed anyone and they're super good. Do you like them?? I can have tons a day and still have more. People collect the cards, do you??" She was known to ramble when she got into a conversation about chocolate frogs so she would stop herself at that question, give the guy some time to catch up and answer.
"Oh hey you're a third year too--waaaaaaait." Lex stopped and
stared over at the boy, checking every inch of his face, taking in his hair....the way he stood then finally she was just staaaring.
How curious.
"Hufflepuff huh? I don't think I know many third year Hufflepuffs..." She paused, trying to remember.
"Have I run into you before? I don't think I have but then I must have at least once...probably you might have been down in the kitchen?" A Hufflepuff she couldn't place...Hmmm...
VERY curious, even for her and she was
pretty oblivious.