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Sage selectively liked exams and preparing for those handful of subjects that she had dubbed worth her time. Solomon would find out once they got back to Hogwarts how rigorous but FUN a Sage 'Academic Boot Camp' could be. Although she tended to prefer to study alone just because others could drag her down, but she had perfected a process where she did the studying first and then studying with others was much more a review of what she had already reviewed and extra time ironing out the bits of concepts that she was not as solid on. And it was an excuse to hang out some more so...really...win-win all around. "You're such a dweeb," she teased affectionately with a little poke to his cheek. That too should be taken as a compliment, okay?
Thoughts on trolls were weighing her steps down just a little, causing their path through the zoo to slow slightly, but it also could come across as her simply taking in all the sights of the zoo and the smaller displays and areas they were passing en route to the Aquatic Reef - the sign over the archway leading to the entrance now very clearly in visual range. The anticipation for what was in this area of the zoo was almost enough to take her mind off formulating her chant for the troll ballet. "You were the one who said you were not so good at riddles and sphinxes are known to have a low tolerance or incorrect answers," she pointed out with a hum and some spunk returning to her step. "I like reptiles...especially snakes." She blushed a bit as she heard what she had said and how it sounded like a line. "Actual snakes. My familiar is a Blue Eyed Leucistic," she elaborated as the blush crept just a bit more across her face but, hopefully, the thin application of makeup her sister had applied would mask it somewhat. "It's just coincidence that my favorite animal and your house mascot happen to be the same and you are also, technically, a snake. Meaning that I like snakes, like Aspen, and I like you and you're a Snake."
Ugh, the table tennis match of nerves was a lot and exhausting. But also...kind of exciting? Being a teenager teetering on adulthood was ridiculous in some of the most interesting and humiliating of ways.
His fixation on hand holding would only serve to amplify his dweeb status while also tickle her curiosity as to why he was placing so much emphasis on such a basic thing. Though, to be fair, she had only ever held hands with her sisters or dads ... so maybe she understood just a little why it was so exhilarating to do so on a date. It really did make walking together so much easier though! "I've never thought about it...I mean...I've thought about the act but not so much if I am a cuddler or not," she considered, the heat rising in her cheeks some more. "Never had anyone outside of family to do so with so...guess we get to find out." The zoo may not be the most practical of places to sort that out though so...maybe the train ride back to school would be the more practical and comfortable option?
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