Originally Posted by Gryffindoll

Louis seemed slightly amused when Delilah explained the logic behind her earlier comment. Perhaps it was her word choice that had puzzled him earlier. ‘Worry’ was such a… strong word. “So what you’re saying is… you like that I care about you,” he said, half-statement half-question. It made him smile, though, that she knew he cared about her. “…Usually?” He laughed. “That’s reassuring.”

The girl’s following words made the Gryffindor boy beam like a kid on Christmas morning. Seriously, how did she manage to make him feel on top of the world with just a few words? “I’m glad to hear that, Delilah Starr. I’ll take it as permission to snatch you away whenever I’m feeling selfish,” he decided with a smile, admiring the way her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. Awww. She was so cute when she blushed.

“Sounds like a good time,” said Lou, listening as Delilah shared her last few summer days with him. “How’s your family? Everyone alright?” He actually didn’t know much about the girl’s background or family, so this was a nice little reminder that she didn’t just fall out of the sky one day. He wondered vaguely what she must’ve been like around her family, around her parents. Maybe she was the same Delilah he knew. Or maybe she turned into a totally different person? Hmm.

Wait, and she got her belly-button pierced? Louis raised a curious eyebrow. “Can I see?”
When Delilah then went on to explain her struggles with Astronomy, he laughed lightly. “I know exactly what you mean, it’s not really one of my favourite classes either,” he said, looking up at the tree branches hovering above them, casting a cool shadow over the two kids. Lou made a game out of catching the falling leaves with his free hand, though his mind wasn’t really in it.