SPOILER!!: butterfly giving Ethan
The dinner still had a bit of time to cook, so for now Ethan focused on the pretty girl in front of him while he waited and he chuckled at her words. "I think I said those same words once before.. two years ago, to be exact? About how you're cute when you're nervous.."He grinned a bit wider. "I still do that to you? Really? Well, I guess it's nice to know I haven't lost my charm." She certainly didn't act as nervous around him as she once did when they first started dating, but he liked that he still had some effect on her.. and that she had an effect on him as well. He chuckled a bit and glanced over at his instructions before looking at her again. "You often make me lose my focus.. especially when my focus is, more times than not, you.. just don't let me burn dinner, okay?"
He smiled as he let his fingers wander over to her hand and glide over it, then he looked up. "You're a great teacher, you know.. knowledgeable and patient, plus I like working really close with you," he said with a wink. And that just made it more fun.. it wasn't like work or anything.. he enjoyed it. He shrugged a bit and nodded as she dismissed the cooking charms. "Well, honestly, either way would be fine with me.. and if it helps you feel close to your mother, let's just stick with the Muggle way." He gave her a reassuring smile. He didn't know any different when it came to cooking, having never learned either way so this was just fine if she was teaching him.. and it wasn't that hard. Though he wondered if it would be even more like potions if he used charms..
Ethan looked away a bit, thinking over his Uni application. A lot of thoughts were going through his head about it, but he knew it should be an exciting time.. though it did not always feel like it. He looked back at her, hearing her words, and forced a smile. "Yes, that's probably a good idea," he nodded. "I really should get it done tonight.. or I might forget or something." He always did have so much on his mind that this would be possible. As she continued, his smile became a little more natural and broad. "Yeah.. you're right.. I think it will be an amazing experience.. I'm just.. a little apprehensive, I guess." He had to admit that a very big part of him was excited but he also had a lot of conflicting emotions which he knew wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
Oh yes that’s what they were talking about.. Her focus was always gone when he was around. Those green eyes on her like some sort of hypnotic spell that she couldn’t get away from.
not that she wanted to “Well I wouldn’t say you still make me the crazy nervous that you did when I had a crush on you and if memory serves me correctly you weren’t sure if myself or perhaps another girl, was it a ravenclaw was more worth your time.” She chuckled a bit, knowing he was not hers then so it was completely fine and she had won his heart in the end.
“It’s a different type of nervous now. A wants everything perfect for you nervous. My heart skips and butterflies flutter in my stomach type.” she smiled at him did that even make sense.
“You still distract me from classes though. She remembered how horrible she messed up in classes when he was around her. Maybe she wasn’t that distracted anymore, but he was able to take her focus still pretty easily.
Then his hand was on hers and she had almost forgotten the food cooking. Looking down at his hand she had to force herself to focus on his words.
“hmm? Oh yes.. well you aren’t a slow learner, but since you gave me private lessons in skiing of course I should do the same.” Plus she liked doing things together. She liked when they seemed to be in their own little bubble, not noticing what was going on around them. Now to get back to the hand on hers, because that was super nice, no.. alright she looked into his green eyes smiling.
“Thank you for understanding that part about me. You never have even showed on your face if you felt my muggle likes were odd.” She shortly wondered if her mother cooked at all in school or if she took up the love of cooking once she became part of the muggle world.
“Plus as long as your getting fed proper food and not just quick not so healthy things, does it really matter.” She did worry about him being alone at uni. Not that Ethan ever acted spoiled, because he was far from someone like that, but she knew he had a house elf growing up and then she had fallen into a spoiling him role here, not that she minded at all she loved it honestly, but he wouldn’t have either at Uni next term.
She looked at him a little concerned. Was that nerves.. doubts.. fears.. what was going on. She knew him long enough to read him pretty well.
“Are you getting nervous about it? You know you’re going to do fantastic there. I just know it. You’re going to be a brilliant herbologist.” Her faith in him always showed.
” Why apprehensive? We could talk about it if you need to.” because she was always there if he needed it. She felt all grown up and the seventeen year old felt a mix of emotion with that, because she knew this time next term she would have to be forcing herself to do the very same things, eh but that would mean he wouldn’t even be here to lean on, and she was in a great mood, not changing it by those thoughts.
OH.. wait..
“Ethan.. the dinner… you might want to check it.” See he was such a distraction, how much time had passed , she forgot to remind him.