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The legendary portable swamp created by Fred and George Weasley was once large enough to consume the entire fifth-floor corridor. Needless to say, this greatly irritated the notorious Dolores Umbridge when there were no instructions on how to remove it and the then teachers didn't seem to mind that it was there. Today a small section of the swamp remains, roped off in tribute of the redheaded twins' historic act of protest.

When you are getting close to this reserved section of the corridor, you will know without question. The remaining swamp still smells like an authentic swamp, look like an authentic swamp, bubbles like an authentic swamp, and will indeed suck you in if you cross over the rope and step in it. Avoid the Weasley swamp with care is the best advice you should heed while on the fifth floor, especially if you're running late to class. While it must have been an impressive and humorous sight back in the mid-90's, just praise Merlin that you don't have to make your way across today.
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For any person to find Sailor Zhang, it was probably just good luck for them. Outside his class schedules and his late night escapades, he did not really have a fixed routine. One day, he could show up to breakfast at the Great Hall but then he'd never be seen there again until after a few weeks. Sailor did not think about schedules that were of little to no interest to him. There were some, of course, but none of which others ought to concern themselves.

Today, he stood by the swamp on the fifth floor. Sailor found the smell disgusting. Why the staff decided to keep this in here, he wish he knew the logical and practical explanation for it, because keeping it as a remembrance was an eye roll-worthy reason.

He wondered what kind of stuff must have been lost to that bubbling pit of muck.

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For any person to find Sailor Zhang, it was probably just good luck for them. Outside his class schedules and his late night escapades, he did not really have a fixed routine. One day, he could show up to breakfast at the Great Hall but then he'd never be seen there again until after a few weeks. Sailor did not think about schedules that were of little to no interest to him. There were some, of course, but none of which others ought to concern themselves.

Today, he stood by the swamp on the fifth floor. Sailor found the smell disgusting. Why the staff decided to keep this in here, he wish he knew the logical and practical explanation for it, because keeping it as a remembrance was an eye roll-worthy reason.

He wondered what kind of stuff must have been lost to that bubbling pit of muck.

Hmm.


Luck was apparently simultaneously on the third year Gryffindor's side - and not - all wrapped up into one little chaotic hour. She'd had no intentions of coming to the Swamp today, truly she hadn't. The smell was kind of gross, the bubbling always made her feel like she was going to stain MORE of her clothes, and there was just no benefit to being there. But for the millionth time since her Hogwarts career began, apparently the moving staircase decided the Weasley Swamp was on the agenda. And when she'd arrived here about an hour prior, she'd been in such a haste to scurry away she hadn't been quick enough to stop the silver charm bracelet she'd been wearing early to fall and sink into the murky pit.

Just.. brilliant.

She could have decided to just.. call it a loss, but it was new to her and she liked it. Which was what then found the Gryffindor sprinting to her dorm only so she could return in some big rubber boots she generally saved for Creatures Club, an old pair of tattered blue jeans, her back up pair of dragon hide gloves, and an oversize pajama shirt. She didn't want to ruin NICE clothes for this.

Clunking her way back towards the swamp, she was able to see the familiar figure of her Ravenclaw year mate, which is where she began to feel more like maybe luck HAD been on her side. Vasco was so utterly done with her lately, she'd been trying to tone it down on the poking fun of him. And with Professor Paton now her head of house, there was a line she'd drawn to how far she could tease Logan. But Sailor? She got the inclination he might find her just as nearly exasperating as the others. That might be some fun. "Howdy, Sailor!" She called as she moved closer, the rain boots far too loud on the corridor floor.
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Luck was apparently simultaneously on the third year Gryffindor's side - and not - all wrapped up into one little chaotic hour. She'd had no intentions of coming to the Swamp today, truly she hadn't. The smell was kind of gross, the bubbling always made her feel like she was going to stain MORE of her clothes, and there was just no benefit to being there. But for the millionth time since her Hogwarts career began, apparently the moving staircase decided the Weasley Swamp was on the agenda. And when she'd arrived here about an hour prior, she'd been in such a haste to scurry away she hadn't been quick enough to stop the silver charm bracelet she'd been wearing early to fall and sink into the murky pit.

Just.. brilliant.

She could have decided to just.. call it a loss, but it was new to her and she liked it. Which was what then found the Gryffindor sprinting to her dorm only so she could return in some big rubber boots she generally saved for Creatures Club, an old pair of tattered blue jeans, her back up pair of dragon hide gloves, and an oversize pajama shirt. She didn't want to ruin NICE clothes for this.

Clunking her way back towards the swamp, she was able to see the familiar figure of her Ravenclaw year mate, which is where she began to feel more like maybe luck HAD been on her side. Vasco was so utterly done with her lately, she'd been trying to tone it down on the poking fun of him. And with Professor Paton now her head of house, there was a line she'd drawn to how far she could tease Logan. But Sailor? She got the inclination he might find her just as nearly exasperating as the others. That might be some fun. "Howdy, Sailor!" She called as she moved closer, the rain boots far too loud on the corridor floor.

Sailor truly understood why nobody liked it here. There were far more better places to be in, anyway, and far better things to be doing than perceiving the swamp. Because obviously the older students were snogging in some empty classroom. And the others were probably doing their homework, among other socially acceptable activities. He didn't particularly like the swamp either, but he was just Here™.

Watching a bubble grow on the surface of the swamp and then popping, dissipating, had some weirdly therapeutic effects apparently.

Just as he had watched another bubble pop, Sailor heard the clunking and the....squeaking of someone's rubber boots behind him. His solitude was not entirely ruined yet, because that person could just be passing by. But it was the 'howdy' for him, followed by his name in a voice that his memory could very easily associate with only one person.

Of course.

The Ravenclaw turned around to...openly judge what Vera was wearing. "That does not look like swimwear to me, Vera Thanatos." Because while the logical explanation would be that she was looking for something among that muck, Sailor entertained the idea that maybe some people just want to have a dip into that thing. Like some mud bath. Clearly, Vera was the type. She certainly was in his eyes.
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Sailor truly understood why nobody liked it here. There were far more better places to be in, anyway, and far better things to be doing than perceiving the swamp. Because obviously the older students were snogging in some empty classroom. And the others were probably doing their homework, among other socially acceptable activities. He didn't particularly like the swamp either, but he was just Here™.

Watching a bubble grow on the surface of the swamp and then popping, dissipating, had some weirdly therapeutic effects apparently.

Just as he had watched another bubble pop, Sailor heard the clunking and the....squeaking of someone's rubber boots behind him. His solitude was not entirely ruined yet, because that person could just be passing by. But it was the 'howdy' for him, followed by his name in a voice that his memory could very easily associate with only one person.

Of course.

The Ravenclaw turned around to...openly judge what Vera was wearing. "That does not look like swimwear to me, Vera Thanatos." Because while the logical explanation would be that she was looking for something among that muck, Sailor entertained the idea that maybe some people just want to have a dip into that thing. Like some mud bath. Clearly, Vera was the type. She certainly was in his eyes.


It really was unhelpful that her boots were a little too large for her feet, something she'd previously thought would be a benefit so she could grow into them and use them for multiple years, but now that she had worn them for a longer tread around the castle she was beginning to realize not having the proper fit was exhausting. And her shoes were even extra squeaky because half the time she had to just... shuffle them along the ground. The steps themselves were also extra loud because it took everything in her to keep the shoes ON her feet.

She didn't remember them being this bad. Had she maybe taken Vasco's? Labeling her stuff 'V. Thanatos' was maybe not as helpful as she'd initially thought.

Anywho.

When Sailor turned and looked at her, she simply smiled back at him - attempting to look as innocent as possible. Though this was short lived, as his were drew a very exaggerated eye roll from her. "Of course it isn't swim wear, Sailor Zhang. That's reserved for the slug pit, not the swamp. Who would swim here?" She responded, as if this was the most obvious answer that could be given. Moving herself closer still, she peered down at the bubbling murk, her nose scrunching at disgust of the fact she'd have to step INTO that. "What are you doing here anyways? Are you just... enjoying the swamp?" It had looked like he'd just been staring at it as she approached, which meant her question was asked with just as much judgement as she'd seen in his gaze prior.

Who could like this place?
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It really was unhelpful that her boots were a little too large for her feet, something she'd previously thought would be a benefit so she could grow into them and use them for multiple years, but now that she had worn them for a longer tread around the castle she was beginning to realize not having the proper fit was exhausting. And her shoes were even extra squeaky because half the time she had to just... shuffle them along the ground. The steps themselves were also extra loud because it took everything in her to keep the shoes ON her feet.

She didn't remember them being this bad. Had she maybe taken Vasco's? Labeling her stuff 'V. Thanatos' was maybe not as helpful as she'd initially thought.

Anywho.

When Sailor turned and looked at her, she simply smiled back at him - attempting to look as innocent as possible. Though this was short lived, as his were drew a very exaggerated eye roll from her. "Of course it isn't swim wear, Sailor Zhang. That's reserved for the slug pit, not the swamp. Who would swim here?" She responded, as if this was the most obvious answer that could be given. Moving herself closer still, she peered down at the bubbling murk, her nose scrunching at disgust of the fact she'd have to step INTO that. "What are you doing here anyways? Are you just... enjoying the swamp?" It had looked like he'd just been staring at it as she approached, which meant her question was asked with just as much judgement as she'd seen in his gaze prior.

Who could like this place?

For the record, Sailor hated the squeaking. Once was enough and tolerable, but the consistent sound that came with each of her strides could have very much made his ears bleed. It almost gave similar vibes as nails on a chalkboard, though his sense were certainly exaggerating the situation. But he disliked it so much, it made controlling his scowl challenging. He continued to stare at Vera, forced deadpan from all the sound she was making, in hopes of her picking up her pace so that the squeaking would end.

Also for the record, he lived to see people roll their eyes so maybe all the squeaking was worth it and justified now. "You would swim in the slug pit but not here?" Interesting information. Sailor tucked that bit of newly-acquired data somewhere deep in his brain. It could be useful for some kind of unique situation eventually. "Shame. Mud baths have skin benefits." So he read somewhere during one of his bursts of fixations on very particular interests.

Her question, Sailor did not dignify with an specific answer so he just looked at her again. "I'm allowed to be here," was all she got, and a smile. And because it was true that he was allowed to be here, just like she was. "I am far more concerned about your outfit though. I'm assuming you're going in there. What are you looking for?" It didn't take a fashion aficionado to see that her clothes were mismatched.
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For the record, Sailor hated the squeaking. Once was enough and tolerable, but the consistent sound that came with each of her strides could have very much made his ears bleed. It almost gave similar vibes as nails on a chalkboard, though his sense were certainly exaggerating the situation. But he disliked it so much, it made controlling his scowl challenging. He continued to stare at Vera, forced deadpan from all the sound she was making, in hopes of her picking up her pace so that the squeaking would end.

Also for the record, he lived to see people roll their eyes so maybe all the squeaking was worth it and justified now. "You would swim in the slug pit but not here?" Interesting information. Sailor tucked that bit of newly-acquired data somewhere deep in his brain. It could be useful for some kind of unique situation eventually. "Shame. Mud baths have skin benefits." So he read somewhere during one of his bursts of fixations on very particular interests.

Her question, Sailor did not dignify with an specific answer so he just looked at her again. "I'm allowed to be here," was all she got, and a smile. And because it was true that he was allowed to be here, just like she was. "I am far more concerned about your outfit though. I'm assuming you're going in there. What are you looking for?" It didn't take a fashion aficionado to see that her clothes were mismatched.


Ohhh how she wished she would have known the squeaks bothered him. She could have done an entire dance along the corridor JUST for his benefit. She was quite certain it would have brought them both a lot of joy. Or maybe just her, but at 13 she had not fully outgrown her narcissistic tendencies. Perhaps one day. Hopefully. But he had a very carefully curated mask, as she didn't detect anything from his deadpan expression and was soon at the edge - a blissful silence from the noise of her galoshes.

It would have come as a surprise to her too that they had any traits that complimented each other, as rolling her eyes was Vera's very favorite thing to do. She couldn't remember the last time she had a conversation with Vasco or any of his friends were green eyes were not dramatically doing circles within her eye sockets. She should have trademarked it by now. "I would. You say that like it's odd." And she WOULD have then took the time to educate him on how slug slime or mucus or... whatever it was, was good for the skin except she was taken aback by his comment of almost the same nature. "Wait... MUD is supposed to be good for the skin? That sounds so silly. Where would you have heard that?" Though a nagging part of her brain said he WAS the Ravenclaw and was probably more knowledgeable... though she did her best to not show she was doubting her previous information.

An eyebrow raised at his non-answer answer, but she was MORE distracted by the fact Sailor Zhang just smiled. "Oh! You can do that too?" She smirked teasingly at him, before once again having to concentrate particularly hard to keep her face passive at his words. Outfits were a sore spot for her of the late, and while she liked the opportunity to tease and jest with someone... she was not particularly pleased someone saw her in this current monstrosity. BUT it was a necessary evil, which she was soon reminded of. "Ah, yes! My bracelet fell off early and into the muck. I'm wearing all this," she gestured at her clothes, "is so that I can fish around and find it. Care to help me?"
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Ohhh how she wished she would have known the squeaks bothered him. She could have done an entire dance along the corridor JUST for his benefit. She was quite certain it would have brought them both a lot of joy. Or maybe just her, but at 13 she had not fully outgrown her narcissistic tendencies. Perhaps one day. Hopefully. But he had a very carefully curated mask, as she didn't detect anything from his deadpan expression and was soon at the edge - a blissful silence from the noise of her galoshes.

It would have come as a surprise to her too that they had any traits that complimented each other, as rolling her eyes was Vera's very favorite thing to do. She couldn't remember the last time she had a conversation with Vasco or any of his friends were green eyes were not dramatically doing circles within her eye sockets. She should have trademarked it by now. "I would. You say that like it's odd." And she WOULD have then took the time to educate him on how slug slime or mucus or... whatever it was, was good for the skin except she was taken aback by his comment of almost the same nature. "Wait... MUD is supposed to be good for the skin? That sounds so silly. Where would you have heard that?" Though a nagging part of her brain said he WAS the Ravenclaw and was probably more knowledgeable... though she did her best to not show she was doubting her previous information.

An eyebrow raised at his non-answer answer, but she was MORE distracted by the fact Sailor Zhang just smiled. "Oh! You can do that too?" She smirked teasingly at him, before once again having to concentrate particularly hard to keep her face passive at his words. Outfits were a sore spot for her of the late, and while she liked the opportunity to tease and jest with someone... she was not particularly pleased someone saw her in this current monstrosity. BUT it was a necessary evil, which she was soon reminded of. "Ah, yes! My bracelet fell off early and into the muck. I'm wearing all this," she gestured at her clothes, "is so that I can fish around and find it. Care to help me?"

Suppose he should be grateful that no such squeaking boots dance happened. Not only would that have ruptured Sailor's ear drums, but it would have made him an unwilling spectator of something as ridiculous as Vera whirling in her oversized boots and clashing clothes. It would have been worthy blackmail though, but that was none of his concerns right now.

From all her eye rolling, though, Sailor could imagine Vera eye rolling herself into another dimension. Maybe with enough energy to transport across the universe, she would be able to, and Sailor would gladly provide her more reasons to roll her eyes. This was a win-win situation, he would think so. "It is odd." To him, it was, but he would not go on with an explanation. Things either make sense or not to him, and other people ought not to know. Sailor gave Vera a side look for her surprise. "Have you never heard of mud baths?" People wouldn't have mud baths in spas or wherever if they were of no benefit to human existence...unless it was some capitalist scheme, which was a huge possibility, but there was the science to prove it all from what Sailor read. But now the possibility of it all being a scam was going to keep him up later. He'd dive into more literature. "I didn't hear. I read." He quite enjoyed being difficult with the likes of Vera Thanatos.

Oh, his smile? Distracting? What a concept. Truly, he was no frequent smiler but Sailor was capable of exercising his facial muscles too. It wasn't that hard. He did it a lot at his family's restaurant, for diners liked to tip young, polite waiters with charming smiles. Instead of replying to her teasing comment, Sailor instead looked at her and smiled. It was a different smile from the first one. The first one was so obviously forced, but this one was brighter. Charming. Practiced through all those years, but one might not even tell because it looked so natural. The kind of smile he'd have given to any customer at their restaurant. One would actually think he had been dropped from heaven with this sort of smile. That's what Sailor would want anyone to think. "Surprise," he said, before quickly turning back to the swamp with his smile now a thing of the past, just in time for another bubble to pop and sizzle away. "So, you're dipping in there. Almost like swimming to me."

Help her, though? Sailor was never opposed to acts of service, but not without scowling first. "And what will you have me do to help, exactly?" Did she want moral support? Sailor Zhang was not good at that.
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Suppose he should be grateful that no such squeaking boots dance happened. Not only would that have ruptured Sailor's ear drums, but it would have made him an unwilling spectator of something as ridiculous as Vera whirling in her oversized boots and clashing clothes. It would have been worthy blackmail though, but that was none of his concerns right now.

From all her eye rolling, though, Sailor could imagine Vera eye rolling herself into another dimension. Maybe with enough energy to transport across the universe, she would be able to, and Sailor would gladly provide her more reasons to roll her eyes. This was a win-win situation, he would think so. "It is odd." To him, it was, but he would not go on with an explanation. Things either make sense or not to him, and other people ought not to know. Sailor gave Vera a side look for her surprise. "Have you never heard of mud baths?" People wouldn't have mud baths in spas or wherever if they were of no benefit to human existence...unless it was some capitalist scheme, which was a huge possibility, but there was the science to prove it all from what Sailor read. But now the possibility of it all being a scam was going to keep him up later. He'd dive into more literature. "I didn't hear. I read." He quite enjoyed being difficult with the likes of Vera Thanatos.

Oh, his smile? Distracting? What a concept. Truly, he was no frequent smiler but Sailor was capable of exercising his facial muscles too. It wasn't that hard. He did it a lot at his family's restaurant, for diners liked to tip young, polite waiters with charming smiles. Instead of replying to her teasing comment, Sailor instead looked at her and smiled. It was a different smile from the first one. The first one was so obviously forced, but this one was brighter. Charming. Practiced through all those years, but one might not even tell because it looked so natural. The kind of smile he'd have given to any customer at their restaurant. One would actually think he had been dropped from heaven with this sort of smile. That's what Sailor would want anyone to think. "Surprise," he said, before quickly turning back to the swamp with his smile now a thing of the past, just in time for another bubble to pop and sizzle away. "So, you're dipping in there. Almost like swimming to me."

Help her, though? Sailor was never opposed to acts of service, but not without scowling first. "And what will you have me do to help, exactly?" Did she want moral support? Sailor Zhang was not good at that.


Being able to eye roll to another dimension might have been the coolest thing that could have ever happened to her - if only it were an actual possibility. And she could certainly think of a handful of people who would not be displeased to see the back of her, but she'd choose to not dwell on that. He said that so matter of fact, and she blinked at him for a moment before deciding she had to defend herself - even if she didn't know what parts he thought were odd. "I heard it's the slime from slugs that's good for your skin. It's like … a moisturizer of sorts, kind of like the slime in an Aloe Vera plant." but mud was not as slimy, and probably didn't have any moisturizing benefits. Maybe. "I thought that was just something pigs did?" though she believed that was to cool off, and nothing to do with any type of a beautification regime. This was another good opportunity for an eye roll, which she once again very dramatically did for him. Okay. But where did you read?"

…. No. Nope, no. She was going to need someone to tell her where to return these teenage hormones things that apparently made it so where she noticed nice attributes about other people. Because finding Sailor Zhang's smile charming was unacceptable and then getting further distracted by this new weapon was not something she was prepared to subscribe to. So if someone just wanted to point her in the direction of refunds - no exchanges please - she would happily get rid of those thoughts right now, thank you. It was so much more fun just to go toe to toe and egg each other on, or whatever one wanted to call these fun little interactions. She might never be able to outwit a Ravenclaw, but she needed all the brain cells that she possessed focused to have a fighting chance. "Huh. I think I like your deadpan facial expression better." She was finally able to reply once he was looking back at the Swamp, meaning each word.

Oh look! Another eye roll! How close was she to dimension number 2 now?

"Wading is not the same as swimming. If I was planning on swimming, I would have a bathing suit. The galoshes are enough protection for what I'm planning." and the rest of the mismatched was just a precautionary in case she lost her balance or something. At the question of what she would have him do, she looked down towards his shoes before back to his face. "You could lose the shoes and roll up your pant legs and wade with me. Think of it as research for if mud really does have health benefits."
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Being able to eye roll to another dimension might have been the coolest thing that could have ever happened to her - if only it were an actual possibility. And she could certainly think of a handful of people who would not be displeased to see the back of her, but she'd choose to not dwell on that. He said that so matter of fact, and she blinked at him for a moment before deciding she had to defend herself - even if she didn't know what parts he thought were odd. "I heard it's the slime from slugs that's good for your skin. It's like … a moisturizer of sorts, kind of like the slime in an Aloe Vera plant." but mud was not as slimy, and probably didn't have any moisturizing benefits. Maybe. "I thought that was just something pigs did?" though she believed that was to cool off, and nothing to do with any type of a beautification regime. This was another good opportunity for an eye roll, which she once again very dramatically did for him. Okay. But where did you read?"

…. No. Nope, no. She was going to need someone to tell her where to return these teenage hormones things that apparently made it so where she noticed nice attributes about other people. Because finding Sailor Zhang's smile charming was unacceptable and then getting further distracted by this new weapon was not something she was prepared to subscribe to. So if someone just wanted to point her in the direction of refunds - no exchanges please - she would happily get rid of those thoughts right now, thank you. It was so much more fun just to go toe to toe and egg each other on, or whatever one wanted to call these fun little interactions. She might never be able to outwit a Ravenclaw, but she needed all the brain cells that she possessed focused to have a fighting chance. "Huh. I think I like your deadpan facial expression better." She was finally able to reply once he was looking back at the Swamp, meaning each word.

Oh look! Another eye roll! How close was she to dimension number 2 now?

"Wading is not the same as swimming. If I was planning on swimming, I would have a bathing suit. The galoshes are enough protection for what I'm planning." and the rest of the mismatched was just a precautionary in case she lost her balance or something. At the question of what she would have him do, she looked down towards his shoes before back to his face. "You could lose the shoes and roll up your pant legs and wade with me. Think of it as research for if mud really does have health benefits."

Props to Vera for defending her statement there, but Sailor remained as straight-faced as always as he thought about her defense. He hadn't asked for her to defend herself but perhaps Gryffindors were simply defensive in nature. It was the explanation he convinced himself. "Thought it'd be snail slime, since I've never heard of slug slime face masks," he replied, shrugging a shoulder. Mind you, he was no beauty product enthusiast. He merely liked to squint at the mentions of their questionable ingredients. At this rate, anything could be turned into a beauty product. Capitalism, how wildly innovative it could be. "It seems you don't give pigs enough credit." Quite rude, even. What ever did the pigs do to her? As for her question, he tilted his head to the side. "Can't remember." It wasn't a lie, he didn't remember. Nobody really checks whatever website they've visited on the muggle internet. One simply... went with it.

He'd also been counting how many eye rolls she was capable of today. That was two now.

To think that he had a charming smile was exactly what Sailor wanted anyone to think. It had worked on older customers at the restaurant, as well as some other teenage girls who ate with their families. They always ended up quietly giggling, those girls. He didn't think Vera was the giggling type, around him at least, but that didn't really stop him, did it? Especially when she didn't say a word for a bit. Sailor silently accepted his win there. "That so?" Sailor put his smile back on, this time with a bit of smugness to it. "I'm in a smiley mood today." Such foreign words coming out of his mouth.

Three eye rolls now. One step at a time before transporting into another universe.

Whenever Vera decided to swim in the swamp, Sailor would love to be a fly on the wall for that. However, to consider all of this as research was right up the Ravenclaw's alley. He was partially sold, because of the research part and because if Vera thought of doing anything funny, he'd be able to do something about it. Contrary to 'popular' belief, he wasn't afraid of getting his hands dirty. "What do I get from you if I help?" Sailor asked, folding his arms in front of him.
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She wasn't sure if it was a Gryffindor thing or if it was just a Vera Thanatos thing. Probably the later. Growing up with Vasco and his best friend meant she HAD to be defensive, though that was generally only after she did the first offense but.... Tomato, tomato. But the moment Sailor started to respond, she realized she had perhaps made a grave mistake in opening her mouth at all. Were snails and slugs.... different? She didn't quite know what to say, since she did not want to make her error known and yet ... Her silence was probably proof enough. So after a very pregnant pause, she gave a small cough and just .. wung it. "Maybe you weren't looking at the ingredients closely enough. I'm pretty sure it's a thing." or she had been. Now she was very, very uncertain. Wait, how was she not giving pigs enough credit?? She blinked at him a few times again, her head tilting. "I mean, what is there to give them credit on?" she highly doubted the fact they took mud baths was anything to do with why bacon tasted good. And if she were honest, bacon was about the only reason she even thought about pigs. Except for if someone occasionally mentioned a nogtail, those made her think about pigs too. Did those also take mud baths in an effort to fit in?? "Too bad. I would have liked to read it."

There is where Sailor would be wrong. Or well... Half wrong. Vera was exactly the giggling girl type, or... Well she wanted to be. Her goal at the start of the summer was she wanted to learn how to flirt and have people tell her she was pretty, and yet she had not figured out the actual how of how to do that. And she was also realizing there was a decent sized list of people she could not giggle at because she was about 99.9% sure it would make her brother angr(ier)y at her. Dorm mates fell under this category. But maybe the list of people she couldn't was GOOD because she was growing more and more certain she'd make a fool of herself unintentionally. It was better to stick with the making a fool of herself intentionally, which she was quite good at. So yes, when he smiled again she did as any brave soul would do and simply averted her eyes. Not today!! "Is the swamp your happy place?"

If so, she really should not have to be working so hard (or at all) to convince him to help her. Except honestly he seemed pretty willing so how hard was it really?? Um... What did he get? "uh... First hand research? Maybe really smooth feet? The satisfaction of knowing you helped a peer in need?" Take your pick, Sailor. Though she supposed if he wanted something specific she might be inclined to gift it. Depending.

She did really like this bracelet.
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If Sailor could read minds and if he knew of what exactly was going on in Vera's mind in relation to snails and slugs, he would have laughed. Anatomically, there wasn't a huge difference between snails and slugs but one clearly had a shell outside, and that made all the difference. "It was snail. I know what I saw. But if you could provide evidence of slug slime in face masks, I'd humbly accept." That one particular face mask package he recalled even had a photo of a snail on it, which to Sailor did not make the product any more appealing than the thought of slime on his face. Sometimes, he wondered how anyone would think of picking up a snail—or slug, if that helped Vera sleep better at night—and stealing its secretions to experiment on. Truly peculiar, but that was science. "Nutrition, leather, fertiliser, food webs and ecosystems," Sailor started. "The first person to think of mud baths probably looked at a pig and thought, 'if they can do it, why not humans?' or something." All very hypothetical, but the answers to big research inquiries were initially assumptions. "You could always check the internet." She knew what that was, right?

Whether he was off-limits or not for Vera's giggling affairs did not concern Sailor, but he generally understood the concept of off-limits, especially where a dorm mate was involved. As 'hands-on' as Sailor was, his dorm mates, like Vasco and Phoenix for example, were excluded from his list of potential targets and, by extension, so were their family. This Ravenclaw appreciated order in the dorm, and he got along pretty well with them. He'd rather not disrupt that peace. On the topic of happy places, Sailor found that strange. "Didn't realise I needed to be somewhere specific to be happy. Is the slug pit your happy place?" In other words, whoever thought of the swamp as their happy place needed help.

Oh, come on, Vera. Some extra entertainment would have been appreciated here. Noting that she was indeed not trying hard enough, Sailor dropped the conversation in his head and bent down to untie his shoe laces. "Start looking, you don't have to wait for me," he said. He'd be there in a moment, but if he untied these slowly, maybe she'd find her bracelet in no time and he wouldn't have to join her. He liked to delay. And if anything went south, he was...well, it wouldn't be very fun either of them.
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"Well... maybe I'll do that." She tried to answer his challenge with her usual confidence, but she was feeling anything but. She was far too perplexed still about the difference between the two... whatever you wanted to classify them as. She might even have to try to research it later, was an even more disgusting thought than putting a snail on her face and just letting it do it's shelled thing. At his list of attributes for pigs, she just sort of... blinked at him, before lifting up five fingers to refute each. "1. They eat slop, don't they? 2. Horses are leather, and transportation. So... superior." Could you ride a pig? She didn't think so. "3. Everybody poops. 4. I don't know what that means. But if you mean it's because they're bacon, sure yes they can have that one." And eco systems? Well, she actually just put that finger down without saying anything because she didn't want to admit to not understanding a second thing he said. She knew what internet was, but she didn't really use it. It was easier to just ask Papa things, because he obviously knew EVERYTHING. "We can't ask it here though." Or could they? It had been a minute since she tried to look at the tech lounge (think never) and she thought she heard someone say it was destroyed or something. Which might be information that was seven years too old.

She would have been glad to hear that her relation to Vasco granted her immunity from whatever it was Sailor got up to. And she certainly would never have offered that Vasco probably would have been fine if she were not an exclusion, particularly this term. He got an incredulous look at that, considering didn't everyone have a happy place? "No. The boathouse is my happy place." Particularly at the bottom of her boat with a nice blanket. "Do you really not have a happy place?"

She was expecting that to be more difficult, but he was surprisingly amenable. Grinning as he bent to untie his shoe laces, she saluted at the instruction she should go ahead and start looking. She wasn't sure if she would find it quickly, or at all, and it didn't even cross her mind that he might delay. But... it technically wasn't his problem and he WAS actually just being nice so.. she would just appreciate it. Facing the swamp again, she took a couple of big clunky steps straight into the muck, which even with galoshes still got a gross expression from her, before she leaned over to stick one gloved arm into the depths feeling around for things. "You think if we find other lost things we should save them and start like... a lost and found? We could charge people for their own stuff! Cost of labor." Which would be a steal considering she needed to do this anyways.
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See, Sailor could appreciate more knowledge. Not to be a Ravenclaw or anything, but he enjoyed research. Specifically research that happened when he was most inspired for the lack of a better term. "You know where to find me." She probably didn't, but if Vera came across him here of all places, maybe she was lucky enough to find him again. Or the practical means, of sending a charmed note. However, he was especially intrigued when she raised five fingers. He looked at her, ready to hear it all. Once she was done, he'd go with his imaginary five fingers too. He didn't want to raise a hand, so she can pretend that he was. "One, they do eat slop, but not just. If people only fed slop to farm pigs, where bacon comes from, I bet you would not look at bacon the same way again." Would you like slop in your system, Vera? Because Sailor wouldn't. He could already hear his mother and father going on about what constituted proper nutrition, and slop was not a part of it. "Two, subjective superiority doesn't cancel out that you can obtain leather from them." Horses were fine, he supposed. He hadn't any particular inclinations for them. "Three, same as the second. Four, that's fine. And five, I'll consider that one case closed." She hadn't mentioned a fifth, so there was nothing for him to attempt rebutting. "I figure the Creatures professor would know more about pigs than me." And by extension, mud-related anything, as well as the snail and slug dilemma Vera had earlier. Professor Paton seemed more than capable.

"What's in the boathouse?" Sailor asked, genuinely curious about what she found there to consider it her 'happy' place. To be fair, he had not been there in a while. He wasn't really the swimming type. But now he had to throw something out to answer her question, even though the concept of a happy place still was strange to him. "Uh. My family's restaurant's kitchen," the Ravenclaw offered. Nothing exactly happy going on in there, but there was food and it smelled great all the time, if not for the smell of smoke that stuck to one's clothes from all the cooking. That should be...conceptually happy enough to her, he supposed.

And would you look at that! One shoe was now untied. Sailor moved to his other shoe, slowly working on those laces now. He occasionally stopped to watch Vera, trying to make it as casual as possible so she wouldn't note that he was stalling. "I guess so, if you want to stay here longer than necessary." It felt like far too much work for Sailor, especially if he had to fish for lost things here. He liked shiny and potentially expensive things, obviously, but any additional labour would just make it lose its appeal quickly. It's why he preferred sleight of hand...not that anyone had to know.
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Sailor was such a Ravenclaw, though. Which was truly something her Gryffindor mind could just not understand - neither with him or her twin. Why would people like to research? It was so much more fun to act now, think later and just hope that the only chaos that ensued was the good type. Naturally, when Vasco and his bird brain were involved in her schemes it did go off a little smoother but... she was sure that couldn't be because of research. "I would if you told me where your happy place is." She responded, before eyeing his fingers suspiciously as they were raised as well. "I think you overestimate me." She pointed out, in response to the first part. Did she want to eat slop? No, but pigs did and whatever their digestive tract did to process all of that gunk later for her to get delicious bacon delivered to her plate... well who was she to judge on that. Subjective superiority or... whatever the big words meant went over her head, but she gathered enough to still have some reply. "Just saying we can also get it elsewhere so pigs are not technically necessary in that regard." As for the other three... she had nothing else to say, so she left it all alone. But then Professor Paton was mentioned and Vera considered the fact she COULD ask her about that if she felt the need, but truthfully... there were some other things she'd been contemplating asking Professor Paton about and pigs didn't really make the list. But thinking about the things she needed to talk about made her feel sullen and she didn't like that feeling very much so..

Moving on.

"Um... boats?" Duh, Sailor. For a Ravenclaw and having a name relative to the subject, one would think he knew what would be in a boathouse. But then it occurred to her perhaps he meant what was in there that made HER like it. "My friends and I claimed a boat in our first year as our 'pirate ship'." A game they liked to play, and still did. Though she used it for more than just that now. "Because it's always been like... our place, I like to go there when I have spare time because any of them would know where to find me too if they needed me." But it was also familiar, comforting. She'd been spending more and more time there this term than before. Oh look, he did have a happy place! Though... not somewhere she could find him, unless he used the Room of Requirement to recreate. "Is it because you like cooking or eating?"

Now that she was knee deep in muck, literally, she wasn't paying too much mind to him still on the corridor floor. Instead she was focused on not losing her balance, both gloved hands submerged and reaching around to try to locate anything to pull out. "I don't mean to keep looking after I find what I want. I mean like.. what are the odds that my bracelet is really the first thing we find?" Would that be amazing, yes. Likely? Probably not. She just... wanted to sell back whatever she pulled out before her bracelet.
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Sailor did not know what it meant to be 'such a Ravenclaw' but since he already was one, maybe she meant it was his whole existence. Which also did not make sense. But it meant that conversation like what they were having with all the five points were meant to fade, since it looked like Vera was zoning out. That's fair. Not everyone was built for it, and that's okay. Sailor had considered that a dropped subject by now. "I don't... estimate you." He felt that needed to be said. He neither under nor overestimated her. Simply, he was just in the 'such a Ravenclaw' zone. If there was anything about her he'd estimate, it was her height.

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Boats. Honestly. "Right. Why didn't I think of that?" The Ravenclaw just could not help it. He rolled his eyes. Look, Vera, it was Sailor's turn to transport into another universe. Maybe they'd meet each other in Universe X if they did this together or something. But once he was able to regulate his judging face, Sailor took in Vera's story and nodded. He'd never look at the boathouse that way. Sentimental value, however, he figured held its own weight. As all Sailor Zhangs did, he tucked that information deep in his mind in the event he needed to find Vera, despite how unusual that would be. You'll never know. "Both, I think. Mostly eating. I wait tables in our restaurant, while my sister helps prep the food. Have you ever been to an Asian restaurant? Everything smells great, even more so the kitchen." Sailor liked the food here at Hogwarts too, but nothing beats food from home, prepared by his parents. It was comforting...not to be emotional or anything.

Though he was definitely stalling, Sailor still kept an eye on her. Being that deep in the muck looked uncomfortable and if Vera accidentally bellyflopped there, he wanted to be as far away as possible. He had his wand with him as well, to make sure that didn't happen. Imagine the mud tidal wave that would send. "It would help if you first checked the closest place you dropped it." Sailor didn't think mud flowed as well as water, anyway, so it would be close by at the very least.

With both shoelaces untied now, Sailor proceeded to slowly pull and adjust them so he could also slowly wiggle his foot out each shoe. How long has it been?
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She wasn't sure if she should be offended or touched by his words. On the one hand, having no 'estimate' almost seemed to translate into her mind as she was not worth having on opinion on. But on the other hand, it could also just he had zero expectations from her at all because - why would he? Or she was entirely thinking too much on a simple remark (which was the most likely case) so she settled for a "Thank you?" See. Such a Ravenclaw. Multiple times already in this conversation she had not been able to follow what he meant. Ignoring that just said something about HER intelligence and probably not his.

Honestly, the sarcasm and the eye roll - she was a bit proud of herself for having gotten him to have such a reaction. And she couldn't help the small giggle. "And I thought you were the smart one." She teased, smiling back at him until his face slipped back into what she had already grown accustomed to seeing. Eating made the most sense to her, because who didn't like that? And wasn't there like... an assumption that that was all teenage boys did? Because of the whole growing and growth spurts thing. "Do you like waiting tables?" That seemed like a whole lot of interaction, and considering you couldn't tell a customer when they were wrong... she was quite certain it was something she would have had a difficult time doing. "I have been to an Asian cuisine restaurant! It was really yummy. And the smells were really nice. What's your favorite meal that your family prepares?" Who knew that he could seem to have a sentimental side as well.

The closest place to where she dropped it... the problem was, Vera had thought she was doing that. But now that he specifically brought attention to it, she was no longer certain. Straightening for a moment, she stared at the muck in front of her and then to either side. "Well... I think it was right here. It... kind of flew off my wrist when I was trying to run the other way." That's what she got for wearing something that did not properly fit. Hands plunged back into the swamp, she grasped something and pulled it out - only to hold some broken eye wear. "Unfortunate."
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Sailor didn't think Gryffindors did the overthinking thing at all. If he knew, he'd be surprised that Vera actually was. Also, he didn't quite understand why she was thanking him. There...was nothing to thank. "...You're welcome." He only replied so, since that was the expected response to thank you's.

It was easy to make Sailor roll his eyes actually, though he oftentimes hid it behind a straight face. But sometimes his face, and eyes in this case, betrayed him and translated his judgments into facial expressions. If Vera kept being Vera, then without a doubt she would be sending him to another dimension in no time. "That doesn't hurt me at all," the Ravenclaw responded with a lopsided smile. He knew better. But was it really a smile? A genuine one? The world may never know. As for her question regarding his role in his family restaurant, he shrugged a shoulder. "I like receiving tips." That didn't answer her question directly, but that's what she was getting. Besides, it wasn't like he had a choice. It was their family owned and run business. It's what he and Haven had ever known in their lives, to help their parents in the one thing that kept their family afloat. "I don't think the smell could be recreated here." He shook his head. At least not without the spices needed, and his parents' skills. Not to be biased. "Dao xiao mian. Knife-cut noodles, in beef broth for me but it could also be stir-fried." Talking about food usually made Sailor hungry, but being in a swamp dampened the effect.

She....thought? How quickly his eyebrows furrowed. Sailor...wanted to say he couldn't believe this, but he could. That she was running through the corridor. That she had to take the route near the swamp. That her bracelet, it seemed, was not secured to her wrist. "Dang, good thing we have all day," he said, not even trying to hide the sarcasm in his tone. He also squinted when she picked...whatever that was. "What is that?" Ew.
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.... Okay, he might have had a point there. Thinking, in general, was perhaps not one of her strong suits. But that's why she had a Vasco. And a Sable Ileana. Thank you still had seemed the best bet though for response, despite the fact that perhaps she had confused both of them with it. Assuming Sailor was confused too about why she'd said it. Which if he were, she would have been rather pleased with herself to turn the table on him at least once.

Perhaps lucky for both of them, Vera was quite good at being Vera. Though saying that was a positive for anyone was perhaps a bit of a stretch. "Oh, boo. I'll figure out your weaknesses eventually." They had like.... four more years of being classmates. Although, not that she wanted to genuinely hurt anyone but the banter was always fun. Hm... another smile. She eyed him for a moment, trying to determine if it was genuine or not and averting her gaze to... anything else in the corridor. She still liked his non-smiling face more. "That makes sense." And truly, liking tips was what made the most sense to her this entire conversation. Wasn't the point of working money???? Did anyone just do that for FUN?? "You might have a point... can't the room not make food anyways?" Meaning it would have to just be an artificial aroma even if it did try to recreate. "Where is your family's restaurant anyways?" She was curious about the foods now, so maybe they could convince Papa to take them sometime over one of the breaks. "Mmm, that sounds good!" They were similar in this regard then, topic of food leading to feeling of hunger. Except in her case, the swamp did not curb it. She just wanted to finish quickly and go down to the kitchens. Though.... maybe she should clean up first.

She would have quipped back that he didn't have to help her, but considering that was very true she didn't particularly want to remind him of the information so she just... bit her tongue. Pulling out her wand from her arm holster, she cast a quick agaumenti to show him better what she was holding. "Just some broken eyewear. It's not that bad."
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The face Sailor made there. Furrowed brows. Disbelief. Just a second away from snorting, though he held that back thankfully.

Sailor was very much aware of what his weaknesses were. It was important to be so, especially with the generally unacceptable activities he'd been involving himself in. But in that regard, he found it laughable that Vera would figure out his weaknesses. "Alright. Good luck," he replied. She would need it. Though, she could stick to implying he was dumb. It was something he was sure he wasn't. He was a believer of working smarter and not harder. Waiting tables in the restaurant required both, though, but he had the tips to look forward to. He, however, wasn't sure what Vera meant by 'the room'. The...kitchens? Or the room of requirement? "I'm not sure what you mean by that," Sailor had to admit. "But it is torture to recreate the good scent and not be able to eat something associated with it." He likened it to someone dangling food in front of him and then that someone eating it. Growing boys, like him, would despise.

But with all this talk on his favourite food and eventually the family restaurant, Sailor should have expected Vera's next question to come. He never talked about it with anyone. He had perfectly dodged specifics of his life whenever anyone asked. In fact, he'd much prefer people not knowing where the restaurant was because a part of him was quite frankly embarrassed by his reality. There were actual children of CEOs, Quidditch players, ministry officials, and just general well-off people, who went to Hogwarts with him and Haven. Waiting tables and folding dumplings in a small family-run restaurant for years paled in comparison to the lavish lives those other kids had. Lives he could only pretend to know. Sailor pretended to adjust his shoelaces again as a means to delay his response, mentally berating himself for digging up this hole himself. "In Reading. Where we live." Plain and simple. A can of worms, he'd opened. A can of worms, he'd also try to stubbornly close shut.

From his distance, Sailor squinted at the object as Vera washed it clean with her spell. "People lose their eyeglasses here too?" He raised an eyebrow and shook his head. See, this is why the staff should just remove the swamp altogether. Nobody really seemed to consider the number of items lost to the swamp. "How long do you think that's been down there?" Imagine if that person had already long graduated. Tragic.
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She was painfully aware that Sailor was not actually dumb, especially considering during the conversation it was she who kept not understanding the points he was making and letting topics drop off. So while it was an easy insult to jump to, it was widely inaccurate. So she'd just have to figure out something different. Maybe Vasco had ideas? They WERE room mates. Though she was hesitant to ask him about anything, and also it was highly doubtful he'd tell her anything. It'd be fun to figure it out on her own anyways - unless she entirely forgot about the goal. Which was... a high possbility. "I meant the Room of Requirement." One of it's only downfalls, not provided food or drink. "But... I guess you could use the kitchens to try to recreate something! I'll help you if you teach me how to make it!" Mainly because she liked food and was often interested in trying different flavor profiles. She also liked to play work in the kitchen, as evidenced by her many failed chocolate attempts.

She had zero awareness that talking about anything at home could be offputting for any of her peers, so any hesitancy Sailor showed in answering she chalked up to him not wanting to see Hogwarts students over the summer - and not anything to do with his family's means. She had zero idea what her own was like either. Papa had owned Sugarplums for a time, but no longer - he had chosen to just remain an employee - but she also didn't remember particularly wanting for anything so... maybe they were fine? She truly had no idea. And as for his answer? "I don't know where that is." But that did not deter her, because Papa would know! Papa knew everything.

Umm... "Apparently?" Was her reply, holding it up more for him to see. She examined it more closely, trying to see if there was anything discernible about it in regards to an age range but... finding nothing she just shrugged her shoulders. "Considering they're broken, I doubt they're missed." Although... episkey probably could have fixed it right up. What a shame.
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Whichever way Vera was going to go with it, guess it just meant Sailor was here for the ride. There were lots he didn't openly talk about, but you know, she could try. He'd likely just deny it all with a nice boyish smile. "Ah," the Ravenclaw said with a little nod. "No, food is an exception on Gamp's Law." Unfortunate, if he thought about it. Imagine how quickly things would have been if they could do that. Sailor always liked the faster way out if he could. He did, also, blink at Vera's....invitation? Was that an invite? "Uh. Uhm...okay? But if this is your attempt to steal my family's recipe, I'm already telling you now that it's never happening." To be fair, he didn't really know the recipe by heart or by memory. So it would like...wing it and make a taste test once in a while. And he'd have to send a letter to his parents for ingredients he was sure weren't in the kitchens... unless someone else with Chinese ingredients already left some in there. Sailor would gladly steal them.

Yes, well, family background wasn't a sweet subject to him. It was difficult not to make comparisons when there were other students sporting luxury clothes and carryings bags of coins like they were spare change. Though his parents gave him and his sister what they could, Sailor was stingy. No matter, though. He'd found easy ways to get by here at school. He also bit his tongue back from saying 'Berkshire' to Vera's statement. That gave too much away too easily. "Time to open up a British map, Thanatos." She seemed like someone who would need the exercise.

Eh. The glasses didn't look appealing to him, broken or not. Sailor imagined it would be rusty from all its time down there in the mud. "Well, you can dump it back in or toss it back here, but not at me if you want to avoid more problems." She could try if she wants! Not recommended, though.
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"Gamp's law? Is THAT what the Room of Requirement is based on?" Knowing what she actually needed to be knowledgeable on to understand it's limitations sounded nice. As it was, she kind of just... asked ridiculous things in a row to see what the room would provide and what it wouldn't. Food seemed the only exception that her brain had come up with thus far. As for cooking, Vera wasn't sure it was an invitation exactly because she wasn't sure Sailor would even want to. But it had been an offer, for if he ever DID. But the fact that he was already giving a favorable answer was entirely a shock to her, and she blinked at him to show it before remembering to smile because she DID really want to try the food. "I solemnly swear I'll close my eyes when the secret ingredient goes in." Or whatever he decided was the secret ingredient so that she wouldn't actually know the whole thing. Not that her brain would retain that information even if she did see it start to finish, though.

He wasn't wrong, looking at a map probably would be a good exercise for her - but she also was pretty certain she'd read it wrong. She was here to be pretty (so she said), not intelligent. Which was probably why the sorting hat hadn't even considered Ravenclaw for her. "I'll find it, Zhang." Though really she meant Vasco or Papa would.

She hadn't been considering throwing it at him but when he made the challenge she certainly WANTED to. Ve looked from the glasses, to the boy a few times, before deciding she did want the help and tossed the glasses out of the swamp, but from the furthest direction from Sailor she could get. "If I had thrown it at you, what would have been the problems?" Was she going to regret her choice?
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Sailor wanted to believe Vera just really needed a refresher on Gamp's Law. He really did, but he wasn't sure what to expect from her after that. He hadn't even been able to control his brows, which furrowed as a result of yet another bout of confusion caused by one Vera Thanatos. "...Yes, it's a magical law, and the Room of Requirement is a magical room." Though he didn't mind helping her connect the dots, Sailor wondered how much longer he had to. He had also raised an eyebrow at the shock on her face, and he was very ready to take it all back before she smiled and solemnly sweared. He surely did not trust such promises—he was very skeptical of everyone and everything, except for his parents—but as a judge of character, he figured Vera might be the type to honour her word. If not, he'd rant to Vasco about it and let all hell break loose. "Bold words." Imagine if she were into pinky promise too? Weird. Who still did those? She would also be the type.

Well, she can indeed continue to sit still and look pretty if that's what she desired. Sailor wouldn't even try to argue her with that. He may be a jerk, but Mr. and Mrs. Zhang taught him and Haven to be honourable. (Don't laugh.) "Or not. It's fine, either way." Truly fine if she didn't. It would even be better if she didn't, actually, but he was not going to say that out loud. Sailor always tried his best to pack his can of worms up.

Sailor was ready to react either way she went with tossing the eyewear. So when she threw it a significant distance away from him, he allowed himself to be relieved. Saved his shirt and all. "Wouldn't you like to know?" He looked back at her, trying not to show the challenge in his eyes.
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He would save himself a whole lot of brow furrowing and potential eyerolls if he just expected her to know nothing. That and for the most ridiculous things to come from her mouth. She had said it once and she would say it again; there was a reason she was not a Ravenclaw. She did not apply herself often either, which was probably why everything he said was like the first time of her ever hearing it. And if he were to say it again in a weeks time, she'd probably have the same reactions as she did now. "Sure but do ALL magical laws apply to all magical items? I mean... why would there be a bunch of laws if it wasn't because there was a variety of items?" Vera had not often had to consider if his assessment of her character was something that was accurate or not. She supposed there was not many instances in which she'd actually had to uphold the end of a promise. Or if there had been, the recipients of said promises were siblings and did they really count? "It's a Gryffindor trait." She replied, smiling cheekily at him.

That was about all she desired truly. "Nope, I'll find it. That's the only way now. I want to try your family's food." Though potentially their attempts to make it themselves might suffice for that particular experiment. Time would tell. "Do you have a big family? I know you have a sister here, but do you have younger siblings too? Vasco and I have another. She'll be here next term." Would he have any others joining them too?

Sometimes he really said the most peculiar things (or so she thought). At the question she stood again to blink at him, another something unidentified in her hand. "Isn't that the point of asking a question?" Wanting to know the answer, that was.
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