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Charlie's gaze flicked to Phoebe as she arrived, and then to the... pens? Sure, at the pens she had with her. That apparently all wrote in black.
"Cool," he said, except that he didn't really find it cool, more couldn't figure out how he was supposed to react, and what it was that made them exciting. Maybe because so many wrote with quill and ink here? At least the Slytherin boy, Ary, had that covered, so all Charlie needed to do was look interested. Usually something he could master just fine, but less so when his energy was had been sapped, as now. At least his face was half-covered, and not liable to give him away.
Soon enough, though, they were getting on with things. Charlie made himself comfortable, lounging in his chair, prepared to simply listen for the moment mostly because, at the moment, too much talking tended to cause problems.
But then he did chime in, entirely overlooking the hand-raising business. "Some people are so big-headed it's a wonder how they manage to carry their egos a-..." He broke off, because lo and behold, a wracking cough suddenly siezed him. He stopped a moment to cough and wheeze, and banged on his chest before finishing in a slightly strained, slightly annoyed voice. "-... around."
See? Aggravating. The delivery of a perfectly good line, ruined. |