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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia "Mia" Adair
Slytherin Sixth Year
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Leigh Upstead
Hufflepuff Fifth Year  x11
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Text Cut: Dad and Chlo Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin  Chloe tagged along gamely when Callum started to hear toward the big teddy bear, even if her attention was sort of riveted on that crazy looking machine with the bears and the stuffing and and and... people got their very own teddy bears out of there! There wasn't a lack of stuffed animals in her life or anything, but Chloe was still absolutely sure that she needed one of those bears. She wanted one! She needed one!
"I'ant goody bag," she pulled her fingers out of her mouth and swiveled around to look at the big bear. What was a goody bag, anyway? If Callum wanted one, she wanted one, and maybe they could take one home to Charlotte, who was out with Mommy today. Not in a tutu, though, so it wasn't as good.
"I'ant a beaaaaaar." There was a little bit of whine in it, but only a very little.
"Want," Cope offered absently. "I want a bear."
"I'ant a bear TOO," Chloe insisted. If Daddy was getting a bear, she definitely wanted one.
"Bears for everyone after lunch," Cope clapped his hands and gave Callum a sideways look. Was he too old for bears, or was that okay? Charlotte wasn't too old, but she wasn't a boy. Cope had been off stuffed toys... well. He'd never really been on them, but his was a different childhood.
"Cal, it looks like Chlo wants a goody bag too. I'll wait here and get us some food, okay?" That meant Callum was in charge of his sister. For all of 10 feet, but still... it was a big deal. A gleeful smile spread across Callum's face when Chloe confirmed that she wanted a goody bag, too, and he squeezed his sister's hand. "We'll get them," he nodded, once again looking to his dad to confirm that they COULD get both a goody bag AND a bear, and he did - after correcting Chloe's slurring of words together, which made the eight-year-old smile. Chloe hadn't understood what their father meant, but he did after a few moments, and Callum grinned up at his dad like they were sharing some sort of secret.
Cal just got him.
Well... most of the time. Callum didn't know what to make of his father's sideways glance and it made him a little frustrated to not understand his non-verbal communication, so the boy let himself look around at everything again with wonder as his dad talked. He only really absorbed about half of what he was saying, but he DID pick up on the permission to take Chloe over to get a goody bag. "Got it, Dad. Let's go, Chlo."
Squeezing Chloe's hand again (out of love, to let her know he was there, AND to make sure she wasn't going to get away from him), Callum peeked around at all the people and their surroundings and navigated them over toward the big bear, stopping them occasionally when kids went running by or tall people almost stepped on them. But they made it in one piece, Callum smiling away and looking between Chloe and Mr. Snuffles. He even took a moment to glance back and give their dad a little wave to make sure he knew they were okay. Then when it was THEIR turn, Callum greeted the oversized stuffed animal, "Hi. We would like two goody bags, please." He was okay without the hugs, but Chlo could hug him if she wanted to.
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