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Jessiqua
The gum ball was there! He was just about to get it out of the little slot when there was a noise. Teddy, once again, was concentrating so much on what he was doing that he had shut off everything around him. "AHH!" He yelped reflexively, his head looking to who had made that noise. There was an older boy there, about Zhenya's age. He didn't look like a bully, though. He actually looked... well he winked at Teddy. The eleven year old realised he was frowning in dismay and tried to clear his face. "Thanks," he said, feeling the pounding slow in his chest. He looked at the gum ball and put it in his mouth, chewing it.
Definitely not as good as a chocolate frog.
Was his face scary? Has it been scary ALL THIS TIME?! Ethan gaped at the kid the moment he flipped, and just...properly stared at him. Well, he thought he’d be just like him when he was eleven. Ethan was hoping he’d rejoice with him and just...you know, fire one question after another, like...who are you? Why are you sat there like a nomad? Why do you look crazy?
Ethan, instead, turned his surprised expression with a grin.
“You’re welcome, kid. I’m kind of unlucky with these things.” He said, nudging the gumball machine nearest him.
“I always seem to end up with a stuck gumball.” Seriously, it was just a gum, worth 2 knuts, and he’s so unlucky with it. The Slytherin watched the kid put the candy in his mouth, and didn’t miss the look on his face.
“Not impressed with the taste, eh?” This kid was pretty interesting. He didn’t look...particularly happy with his prize.
Another kid, a girl this time, approached the boy. Ethan stayed silent and went back to his corner. He didn’t want to intrude or anything. He’s a polite kid y’know.