Adi frowned again. Nickname? What nicname? Was it 'Dragon'? He had never called Henric that... but wait. Benny had said the one that had grown on him. The only nickname he had disliked was 'Benny'. Realisation dawned on Adi. Benny and Henny sounded alike! He hadn't even noticed that earlier. Well, uh. This was awkward.

"I hadn't noticed the two names sounded similar,'' Adi told the turtle honestly. No space? NO SPACE?! Right there and then the sixth year wanted to upend the teacup on Benny's head and it took him all his self control to stop himself. "There was always space for you,'' he said warily but then perked up again. "That's NOT true! You take that back, Benjamin. What about all our talks of me getting you a dragon? Or us owning this huge land with a ton of creatures?" He clutched his crow with one hand and with the other, crammed a cookie into his mouth. Thank the Hippogriffs for sweets! They went a long way in keeping him calm.
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"I'm not telling him what he's supposed to be, Professor. I know what he his and insecure and jealous is not him. That's me.'' Adi wasn't afraid to admit his flaws. His own insecurity was something he battled with everyday. He nodded at Glendower. Him talking about how he felt was not something difficult for him to do but he knew it was for Benny. Then he nodded again as the woman went on. "I don't get why he didn't tell me before, Professor.'' Yeah, he had tried to make Benny see reason when he found out what the trouble was but nope. He was still thought of as a liar.

Adi flapped the crow again. "Yes, I do. It's because I treated Henric the same way I treat him. I think Benny thinks since him and Henric have that much in common, it would be easy for me to replace him to someone who is more like me... outgoing.'' Benny was reserved as they all know. But right now he shot the boy a fierce look before focusing on Glendower again. "If I had wanted a best friend who is more like me, I would have found one a really long time ago.'' Honestly, he had no trouble making friends but none of them would put up as well with the silly pranks and constant teasing as Benny did.

Yeah, he was reflecting on how Benny felt. The Puffer could understand because a few years ago, he had felt the same way when Angel had come along. Hmph. Friendships were so complicated sometimes.