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Jude suppressed a shudder. Swamp water was something he found most repulsive, the reason why he avoided the Fifth Floor corridor unless he couldn’t absolutely help it. “If you ever come across any, let me know, please? Otherwise, the Bubble Head Charm will just have to suffice.” He shrugged. “Peeves probably thinks Hufflepuffs are the most boring House.’’ Cue him rolling his eyes. “Or that we’re WAY too nice so he decided to spice things up. Oh, you and me both, Lisa! I mean, there’s worse things than swamp water so I’d rather not get all entangled in Peeves’ antics.”
The Hufflepuff would be so pleased - and rather proud - that Lisa had started putting herself first rather than pleasing others as much as she did before. “One day at a time, one step at a time,’’ he told her. “You’ll get where you want to be, no matter how long it takes. Trust me, I know.” At the mention of OWLs, he bobbed his head. “Never has there been a bigger distraction to life than a major exam! I know you’ve got Ev for this sort of thing but I’m always around should you need a study buddy. What’s your worst subject?” Maybe he could provide a little extra help with that if it were one that he excelled at.
Jude laughed, nibbling on the sour treat he had taken earlier. “Yes, really! He’s always liked me but… you know… I was too taken up with Ev.” He still was but now Jude was just better at paying attention to someone who was romantically interested in him. “It is so far. It’s just that he doesn’t know about Hogwarts and all the other magical aspects of my life as yet and I feel bad about that.” I sort of felt as though he were lying to Davet.
He was genuinely happy for her, happy to hear that she was moving forward. “I’m proud of you, Lisa,’’ Jude remarked earnestly. “And I’m pleased that you’re spending time with the people who care about you. They’re always some of the biggest help you can have. I don’t know Stewie well but he seems really nice. He’s lucky to have you as a friend.”
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You’ll be my first call,” she promised with a grin. She could see how Peeves may have been one to underestimate the Badgers. “
Maybe we just need to pull a prank on him and remind him that he can’t… y’know… pull a quick one over the house of yellow and black!” As for the kind of prank they would pull, they’d have to brainstorm.
She smiled. “
I hope so… I really do.” All she could do was take one step at a time. It was, after all, just like learning to fly or as others would put it falling in love. It was all going to work out. Jude was right. She just couldn’t give up. Her worst subject? She paused, racking through all of the classes in her head. “
I’d say either Histiry of Magic or Divination. It’s the essays that get me.” Transfiguration? Easy. DADA? She was hooked. Charms? She had them.
Lisa remembered when she had suspicions of Jude’s feelings for her brother but then later, he had confirmed it to her. “
So he was right there the whole time…” She tried to think if there was someone who was constantly there but on the sidelines. She could picture two people and they both, surprisingly, weren’t surprising to be there. No- scratch that three when you included Daniel. Lisa shrugged her shoulders when he mentioned that Davet didn’t know. “
Perhaps not the greatest thing to do but Noah, Eomma, Appa, Maya, and Evan all told me that they just went to a preppy elite boarding school and not a magical one. I remember my biggest fear was not every being enough to get in. If I wasn’t magical, I feel like I would have failed…” So she was glad to be here. “
Though despite all of that, I’m glad I didn’t have the opposite happen. I think that’s be worse.”
Jude was the second person after Evan to give Stewie such glowing reviews. Well apart from their friends. “
Yeah, he’s just Stew. A one of the kind, loyal, funny, smart cloud admirer. I… He went to the dance with V and it seems like they had a good time.” She knew V had a date upcoming with someone but Lisa hadn’t confirmed if it were with Stew.