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Mandatory was a word that Atlas was not a fan of. Combine that with therapy and the second year was dragging his feet down to the lake. Which was uncharacteristic for him considering every pass by the lake was a chance to spot Bartholomew Henry. Summer had been filled with therapy for the young Gryffindor and he supposed it had been helping. Family therapy for the Flamsteeds, actually. There was a lot to rebuild. Returning to Hogwarts meant those weekly sessions had to be put on pause, which was something Atlas had been relieved about.
And now here they were. More mandatory therapy. Was the bread mandatory too because...no thank you. Call it a Flamsteed tick, but dad had warned about strangers bearing gifts and reminded both he and Aries since they were little that it was okay to politely decline any offer. Granted, dad's whole thing had been about ice cream and potted plants...but the principle of the matter still remained. His polite decline meant entirely bypassing the bread and slipped into the first seat he could find - which just so happened to be beside an older Hufflepuff (Florrie). The chairs being arranged in a circle felt daunting and he sat with his hands rubbing his knees.
He wasn't sure what to make of Healer Poppy...but her jarring arrival at the end of term feast stuck out in his mind and now...this....
He would try keeping an open mind....though that opening was only wide enough for a toe or so.
Sheepishly, he glanced at the pretty older girl with flushed cheeks sandwiching his meek smile.
Where was Aries? Or Quinn.
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