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As you walk along the fifth floor corridor and pass by a statue of a man with his gloves on the wrong hands, you see a series of identical-looking doors. Hanging on the fourth door to the left of the statue is large portrait that you don't quite recall being there before. The portrait is an enchanted image of people talking and lounging about in a room full of comfortable furniture.
Upon close examination, it would appear that the portrait seems to be hiding a secret of some sort amidst the painted laughter and smiles. But this castle is full of secrets to begin with and full of secrets that really aren't secrets at all, so it's easy to dismiss this portrait as something odd, but nothing more.
Or is there more to this portrait than meets the eye?
In truth, this portrait serves as the doorway to the Prefects' Lounge and is accessible only to the Prefects and Quidditch Captains of each House. The portrait and the people in it will never divulge its secret, though they will relay messages to those inside - if there's anyone inside - in the event of an emergency.
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Best thing about being a Prefect? This place. Obviously.
The lounge was a great spot for doing homework. The bath is a great way to relax. But above all, this place was perfect for hanging out with Sophie Brown. Of course the treehouse was great too, but it was starting to get a bit too cold for that, unfortunately. Anyways, Zander had been looking forward to this all day. Maybe they could make it a regular thing. Going for a swim, hanging out, getting away from all the responsibility.
So he made sure to pack all of things early on in the day, even though wearing his swim trunks around the castle was kind of weird at first. The bathroom wasn't too far. Only two floors down from the Common Room. Actually, thinking about it... It might've made more sense to meet Sophie by the staircase... Oops?
As he made it to the portrait, he whispered a password and walked inside. Hm. Looked like he got here first? So he walked over to the bath and turned the water on, letting it fill the tub. How come he hadn't ever thought about swimming in the Prefects bathroom before? This was brilliant. Probably 'cause Sophie Brown was so brilliant.
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Best thing about being a Prefect? This place. Obviously.
The lounge was a great spot for doing homework. The bath is a great way to relax. But above all, this place was perfect for hanging out with Sophie Brown. Of course the treehouse was great too, but it was starting to get a bit too cold for that, unfortunately. Anyways, Zander had been looking forward to this all day. Maybe they could make it a regular thing. Going for a swim, hanging out, getting away from all the responsibility.
So he made sure to pack all of things early on in the day, even though wearing his swim trunks around the castle was kind of weird at first. The bathroom wasn't too far. Only two floors down from the Common Room. Actually, thinking about it... It might've made more sense to meet Sophie by the staircase... Oops?
As he made it to the portrait, he whispered a password and walked inside. Hm. Looked like he got here first? So he walked over to the bath and turned the water on, letting it fill the tub. How come he hadn't ever thought about swimming in the Prefects bathroom before? This was brilliant. Probably 'cause Sophie Brown was so brilliant.
Sophie Brown wasn't afraid to wear her bathrobe over her swimsuit through the castle. Absolutely not. If anything, she was proud when people gave her looks as if to ask, what are you doing wearing that around in the beginning of December? Because, if they noticed what floor she was going to, they would inevitably figure out that she was headed to the PREFECTS' BATHROOM because she was a PREFECT.
Crazy, wasn't it?
It was nice to have a pool party on her own, like she'd grown prone to doing when she needed a place to unwind and de-stress, but today was different. Today... she had invited Zander to come along with her. It was a liberating feeling, knowing he would be joining her and that they would get to spend some alone time together - of course, other prefects could be present, but there were only six others, and the likelihood that any of them would join them during their visit was very slim. So... it was like a date in the most private place they could find.
And in the most BEAUTIFUL, too, because once Sophie murmured the password and entered the prefects bathroom, she let out a sigh of relief. The room was wide and open and colorful and beautiful and warm and smelled so nice - she noticed then that Zander was there and he'd already started the bath. A perfect gentleman, he was.
"Why haven't we done this before?" was her choice of greeting as she slipped off the bathrobe that she'd nicked the last time she was in this room and tossed it aside before crossing over to stick her hand down in the water as it filled the large pool-like tub, testing the temperature. Perrrfect. "This is where we should have all our prefect meetings, right in here, floating about in the bath. Bet we'd get a lot more done with this kinda place soothing our bodies and minds of all our worries. Y'know?" She turned her gaze from the water to look up at Zander and gave him a friendly smile, which turned a little flustered when she processed for the first time that he was just in his swim trunks.
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Sophie Brown wasn't afraid to wear her bathrobe over her swimsuit through the castle. Absolutely not. If anything, she was proud when people gave her looks as if to ask, what are you doing wearing that around in the beginning of December? Because, if they noticed what floor she was going to, they would inevitably figure out that she was headed to the PREFECTS' BATHROOM because she was a PREFECT.
Crazy, wasn't it?
It was nice to have a pool party on her own, like she'd grown prone to doing when she needed a place to unwind and de-stress, but today was different. Today... she had invited Zander to come along with her. It was a liberating feeling, knowing he would be joining her and that they would get to spend some alone time together - of course, other prefects could be present, but there were only six others, and the likelihood that any of them would join them during their visit was very slim. So... it was like a date in the most private place they could find.
And in the most BEAUTIFUL, too, because once Sophie murmured the password and entered the prefects bathroom, she let out a sigh of relief. The room was wide and open and colorful and beautiful and warm and smelled so nice - she noticed then that Zander was there and he'd already started the bath. A perfect gentleman, he was.
"Why haven't we done this before?" was her choice of greeting as she slipped off the bathrobe that she'd nicked the last time she was in this room and tossed it aside before crossing over to stick her hand down in the water as it filled the large pool-like tub, testing the temperature. Perrrfect. "This is where we should have all our prefect meetings, right in here, floating about in the bath. Bet we'd get a lot more done with this kinda place soothing our bodies and minds of all our worries. Y'know?" She turned her gaze from the water to look up at Zander and gave him a friendly smile, which turned a little flustered when she processed for the first time that he was just in his swim trunks.
...Well hello, hottie.
All the nobs were kind of confusing, but he was starting to figure it out. You'd think after a year of using this place, he'd finally learn how to set it up. Nope. It was going to take until the last day of Seventh Year, probably. But either way, he had somehow managed to figure it out, not really sure of which nobs did what... Was he supposed to keep track? It was kind of like a guess and check sort of thing. He periodically checked the water too, just to make sure the temperature was alright. Everything had to be perfect for their pool-party, after all.
Once he was finally satisfied with the water level, he began twisting the nobs to stop the flow of water. And it was only then when he heard Sophie Brown's voice, which put an immediate smile on his face. "I dunno, but it was a genius idea, really." 'Cause winter always put a real damper on the Black Lake. Sure skating was fun, but swimming was better. So pool party. Genius. He turned to face her and oh. Helloooo. Yeah, WHYhadn't they done this before?
He watched her as she took an interest in the water and started saying something or another about Prefect meetings. Only he couldn't be all that bothered to pay attention. "Yeeaah," He replied in a tone that surely gave away the fact that he wasn't paying any attention to what it was that she was saying. For all he knew, she could've said something about loving Potion's homework and he still would've replied the same way. Oops. He was still looking in her direction when she turned to face him.
"Hey," giving her the world's goofiest smile as he ran a hand threw his hair (which wasn't quite as fun now that it was shorter gah).
This was gonna be the best pool party ever. Maybe next time they could invite the others, but for now he was glad to be spending some time with one of his best friends.
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All the nobs were kind of confusing, but he was starting to figure it out. You'd think after a year of using this place, he'd finally learn how to set it up. Nope. It was going to take until the last day of Seventh Year, probably. But either way, he had somehow managed to figure it out, not really sure of which nobs did what... Was he supposed to keep track? It was kind of like a guess and check sort of thing. He periodically checked the water too, just to make sure the temperature was alright. Everything had to be perfect for their pool-party, after all.
Once he was finally satisfied with the water level, he began twisting the nobs to stop the flow of water. And it was only then when he heard Sophie Brown's voice, which put an immediate smile on his face. "I dunno, but it was a genius idea, really." 'Cause winter always put a real damper on the Black Lake. Sure skating was fun, but swimming was better. So pool party. Genius. He turned to face her and oh. Helloooo. Yeah, WHYhadn't they done this before?
He watched her as she took an interest in the water and started saying something or another about Prefect meetings. Only he couldn't be all that bothered to pay attention. "Yeeaah," He replied in a tone that surely gave away the fact that he wasn't paying any attention to what it was that she was saying. For all he knew, she could've said something about loving Potion's homework and he still would've replied the same way. Oops. He was still looking in her direction when she turned to face him.
"Hey," giving her the world's goofiest smile as he ran a hand threw his hair (which wasn't quite as fun now that it was shorter gah).
This was gonna be the best pool party ever. Maybe next time they could invite the others, but for now he was glad to be spending some time with one of his best friends.
Sophie cleared her throat as she looked up at Zander and his hot bod, remembering that it was just a male torso and she'd seen that plenty of times before. His actually looked a lot like Tobes' - slim with nice muscular definition. Everything was okay. No big deal. Nothing out of the ordinary.
She tore her gaze away from Zander and stood up, heading over the bath robe she had tossed aside and setting it in a more proper place. "Hey," she said as she passed him, trying to fight the grin that threatened to spread across her entire face as she went, but failed miserably. She just couldn't STOP smiling when she was around him, no matter how hard she tried.
She was doomed.
"M'assuming we don't want bubbles," Soph commented, paying the selection of bath soaps a passing glance before looking at him. "So more than a bath, it's just like a... nice, warm pool? Like a massive hot tub?" Bubbles were undoubtedly more fun, but the Ravenclaw thought that could make things weird.
They were just two friends. Who were going to be swimming in a giant bath tub. With no bubbles.
Regardless of his answer, she was already tossing her shoes aside and getting in. They could always make it bubbly later if they wanted, and Soph let out a relieved, relaxed sigh as she lowered herself into the water and floated on her back. "S'perfect." In case he was apprehensive at all.
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Sophie cleared her throat as she looked up at Zander and his hot bod, remembering that it was just a male torso and she'd seen that plenty of times before. His actually looked a lot like Tobes' - slim with nice muscular definition. Everything was okay. No big deal. Nothing out of the ordinary.
She tore her gaze away from Zander and stood up, heading over the bath robe she had tossed aside and setting it in a more proper place. "Hey," she said as she passed him, trying to fight the grin that threatened to spread across her entire face as she went, but failed miserably. She just couldn't STOP smiling when she was around him, no matter how hard she tried.
She was doomed.
"M'assuming we don't want bubbles," Soph commented, paying the selection of bath soaps a passing glance before looking at him. "So more than a bath, it's just like a... nice, warm pool? Like a massive hot tub?" Bubbles were undoubtedly more fun, but the Ravenclaw thought that could make things weird.
They were just two friends. Who were going to be swimming in a giant bath tub. With no bubbles.
Regardless of his answer, she was already tossing her shoes aside and getting in. They could always make it bubbly later if they wanted, and Soph let out a relieved, relaxed sigh as she lowered herself into the water and floated on her back. "S'perfect." In case he was apprehensive at all.
Zander had to shake his head to snap himself back into reality and was only reminded to do so when Sophie began clearing her throat. Ahem. Um, nothing more casual than going for a swim with one of your best friends in the Prefect's bathroom. He mussed his hair again, feeling just a bit awkward standing around with only his swim trunks on. Such awkwardness was probably apparent in the pink glow of his cheeks. Stupid pale complexion always giving everything away. It was a curse.
If it made Sophie feel any better, Zander couldn't stop smiling either. Though he had figured that out ages ago, so it was a lot less disappointing now. So much so that he wasn't even going to bother trying to hide his grin. He had been looking forward to the pool party all day, alright? Ahem. He watched as Sophie moved her things to the side and then as she walked back towards the bath.
Zander shook his head no to the bubbles, figuring that might make things weird. It felt more like a pool without the bubbles, anyways. Not to mention the fact that Zander still wasn't exactly sure which nobs did what yet. So bubbles would probably turn out to be a fail. "Exact-- HEY!" All you do is look away for one second and then Sophie Brown takes it in her own liberty to get into the water without you. Typical.
The Sixth Year already had his shoes off, so he was able to quickly bounce back and get into the water for himself. Merlin, Sophie was right. It was perfect. But that wasn't going to stop him from sending her a big ol'splash of it. "Thanks for waiting for me, Soph," clearly he wasn't mad, but he was trying his absolute hardest to sound like it. Which wasn't working.
Clearly.
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Zander had to shake his head to snap himself back into reality and was only reminded to do so when Sophie began clearing her throat. Ahem. Um, nothing more casual than going for a swim with one of your best friends in the Prefect's bathroom. He mussed his hair again, feeling just a bit awkward standing around with only his swim trunks on. Such awkwardness was probably apparent in the pink glow of his cheeks. Stupid pale complexion always giving everything away. It was a curse.
If it made Sophie feel any better, Zander couldn't stop smiling either. Though he had figured that out ages ago, so it was a lot less disappointing now. So much so that he wasn't even going to bother trying to hide his grin. He had been looking forward to the pool party all day, alright? Ahem. He watched as Sophie moved her things to the side and then as she walked back towards the bath.
Zander shook his head no to the bubbles, figuring that might make things weird. It felt more like a pool without the bubbles, anyways. Not to mention the fact that Zander still wasn't exactly sure which nobs did what yet. So bubbles would probably turn out to be a fail. "Exact-- HEY!" All you do is look away for one second and then Sophie Brown takes it in her own liberty to get into the water without you. Typical.
The Sixth Year already had his shoes off, so he was able to quickly bounce back and get into the water for himself. Merlin, Sophie was right. It was perfect. But that wasn't going to stop him from sending her a big ol'splash of it. "Thanks for waiting for me, Soph," clearly he wasn't mad, but he was trying his absolute hardest to sound like it. Which wasn't working.
Clearly.
Heeeheheheheheh.
Sophie snickered at Zander's reaction to her getting in without him and squeezed her eyes shut when he splashed water at her. "What?" she inquired, her tone innocent while her grin was undeniably cheeky. "Were we supposed to get in at the same time or something? I didn't know there were rules to swimming," she teased, kicking a small amount of water in his direction with her foot.
If he wanted to splash and play, she would happily oblige.
"Thanks for gettin' this ready, though. And agreeing to come. Not like I'd thought you'd not come, 'cause I know how irresistible I am t'you." And right now, he was probably awfully glad they were alone. Oops. Had she mentioned that she loved how cute he was when he was embarrassed by her? Not when other people embarrassed him, just her. It was about that level of trust and friendship and acceptance they had. Certainly he knew that. "But thanks anyway. This is just what I needed." Relaxing alone time with him.
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Heeeheheheheheh.
Sophie snickered at Zander's reaction to her getting in without him and squeezed her eyes shut when he splashed water at her. "What?" she inquired, her tone innocent while her grin was undeniably cheeky. "Were we supposed to get in at the same time or something? I didn't know there were rules to swimming," she teased, kicking a small amount of water in his direction with her foot.
If he wanted to splash and play, she would happily oblige.
"Thanks for gettin' this ready, though. And agreeing to come. Not like I'd thought you'd not come, 'cause I know how irresistible I am t'you." And right now, he was probably awfully glad they were alone. Oops. Had she mentioned that she loved how cute he was when he was embarrassed by her? Not when other people embarrassed him, just her. It was about that level of trust and friendship and acceptance they had. Certainly he knew that. "But thanks anyway. This is just what I needed." Relaxing alone time with him.
And she still hadn't stopped smiling.
There was nothing innocent about that little grin of hers. How Sophie Brown managed to trick all the Professors into thinking she was a goody-goody-two-shoes was beyond this Gryffindor. Zander’s face immediately fell from a defiant frown to one of his famous -___- ‘not amused’ ones. Man. She always managed to one-up him. Speaking of which DUCK! Only in this case, he couldn’t really duck because of the whole ‘being in water’ thing. So he just opted for quickly submerging himself underwater when she went to return the splash.
As he came back up, he gave her a goofy sort of grin—the likes of which weren’t even comparable to her own cheeky one—and shook his head in such a way that some of the water from his hair and face when splattering towards her. Again, It would’ve worked much better when he had his mop hair, but… At least he tried? Sometimes he forgot that all his hair was gone. Ahem. #HairWithdrawals. ”I guess it wouldn’t matter if there were rules anyways,” he said, looking at her. ”’Cause you probably wouldn’t follow them anyways.”
Unless they were a Professors rules. But then again, Sophie Brown had a way to bend those as well. And she STILL got away with it too. How the heck do you do it Sophie Brown? It was rather admirable. But also incredibly insane.
Insane kind of like the insane embarrassment going on just about now. You know, normally when people went to thank you, they didn’t try to mortify you in the process. But again, this was Sophie Brown. She didn’t have to follow the general rules of society. She could do anything she wanted. ‘Cause you know, Sophie Brown. The sixth year absentmindedly ran a hand through his hair, looking down at the water. ”Of course, Soph.” Not going to say anything about the bits after the ‘agreeing to come’ part. ”It’s just what I needed too,” he said looking up at her with a big grin. ”Sometimes it’s nice just to get away and relax for a bit. And now with cold settling in, it makes the Treehouse kinda less enjoyable.” Which was saying something, because it was THE treehouse. And Sophie Brown of all people should know that it was one of his favorite spots within all of Hogwarts. Especially when she was there with him.
And for the record, he still hadn't stopped smiling either.
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There was nothing innocent about that little grin of hers. How Sophie Brown managed to trick all the Professors into thinking she was a goody-goody-two-shoes was beyond this Gryffindor. Zander’s face immediately fell from a defiant frown to one of his famous -___- ‘not amused’ ones. Man. She always managed to one-up him. Speaking of which DUCK! Only in this case, he couldn’t really duck because of the whole ‘being in water’ thing. So he just opted for quickly submerging himself underwater when she went to return the splash.
As he came back up, he gave her a goofy sort of grin—the likes of which weren’t even comparable to her own cheeky one—and shook his head in such a way that some of the water from his hair and face when splattering towards her. Again, It would’ve worked much better when he had his mop hair, but… At least he tried? Sometimes he forgot that all his hair was gone. Ahem. #HairWithdrawals. ”I guess it wouldn’t matter if there were rules anyways,” he said, looking at her. ”’Cause you probably wouldn’t follow them anyways.”
Unless they were a Professors rules. But then again, Sophie Brown had a way to bend those as well. And she STILL got away with it too. How the heck do you do it Sophie Brown? It was rather admirable. But also incredibly insane.
Insane kind of like the insane embarrassment going on just about now. You know, normally when people went to thank you, they didn’t try to mortify you in the process. But again, this was Sophie Brown. She didn’t have to follow the general rules of society. She could do anything she wanted. ‘Cause you know, Sophie Brown. The sixth year absentmindedly ran a hand through his hair, looking down at the water. ”Of course, Soph.” Not going to say anything about the bits after the ‘agreeing to come’ part. ”It’s just what I needed too,” he said looking up at her with a big grin. ”Sometimes it’s nice just to get away and relax for a bit. And now with cold settling in, it makes the Treehouse kinda less enjoyable.” Which was saying something, because it was THE treehouse. And Sophie Brown of all people should know that it was one of his favorite spots within all of Hogwarts. Especially when she was there with him.
And for the record, he still hadn't stopped smiling either.
Did Zander know that his unamused faces fueled her? Because they absolutely did. JUST ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE, ZANDER ADAIR.
Sophie snorted when Zander went UNDER THE WATER to avoid HER SPLASHING HIM. WITH WATER. Did he realize he just got himself even more drenched than he would've if he'd just stayed above water? Her laughter increased when he popped up and shook his hair like a dog - she missed his longer hair, too, but was currently grateful that it was shorter so it was less lethal now - and cackled in delight at his words.
"You know me so well," she responded coolly, her expression smug and teasing, but he was totally right. She was going to do what she wanted to do regardless of the rules - it was just more fun when there were rules to break, and even more fun than THAT when Zander was around to be her target of teasing.
They had only been hanging out for like two minutes, and Sophie Brown was already sure that today was one of the best days she'd had in a long while. Being here with Zander made her feel invincible.
Still floating on her back with her long, dark hair fanned out in the water above her head, Sophie gave a low, happy hum as Zander spoke about needing this kind of a date, too, and absentmindedly prodded at the skin in the cutout of her swimsuit as she absorbed his words, her gaze turned up to the ceiling. "Yeah, me too. I don't like the cold." Quite an understatement, as she hadn't minded it until that one potions class with the Cutty-Glacius incident. Since then, she couldn't stand being cold.
"I do miss your treehouse, though." It was his, in her eyes, as she'd never known anyone else who practically lived in it. "But at least we have other places to hang out inside. This is my new favorite one." They could swim and be warm and spend time together in peaceful bliss. What could've been better?
She was drifting toward him now, not by her own accord, but that was just the way the water was carrying her floating body. "Zander?" she asked after a brief moment of silence, lifting her head from the water to peek in his direction. "What's your family like?" Did he have good parents, or was he broken? She knew he had brothers, but were they the good kind or the bully kind? Was he happy with his home life? She realized she didn't know. He'd never invited her over, which could've been attributed to a few things, actually, like... what if he felt bad about his own place, after seeing how castle-like her home was? What if he was just worried that his parents and brothers would embarrass him, so he didn't want to bring his best female friend home?
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Did Zander know that his unamused faces fueled her? Because they absolutely did. JUST ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE, ZANDER ADAIR.
Sophie snorted when Zander went UNDER THE WATER to avoid HER SPLASHING HIM. WITH WATER. Did he realize he just got himself even more drenched than he would've if he'd just stayed above water? Her laughter increased when he popped up and shook his hair like a dog - she missed his longer hair, too, but was currently grateful that it was shorter so it was less lethal now - and cackled in delight at his words.
"You know me so well," she responded coolly, her expression smug and teasing, but he was totally right. She was going to do what she wanted to do regardless of the rules - it was just more fun when there were rules to break, and even more fun than THAT when Zander was around to be her target of teasing.
They had only been hanging out for like two minutes, and Sophie Brown was already sure that today was one of the best days she'd had in a long while. Being here with Zander made her feel invincible.
Still floating on her back with her long, dark hair fanned out in the water above her head, Sophie gave a low, happy hum as Zander spoke about needing this kind of a date, too, and absentmindedly prodded at the skin in the cutout of her swimsuit as she absorbed his words, her gaze turned up to the ceiling. "Yeah, me too. I don't like the cold." Quite an understatement, as she hadn't minded it until that one potions class with the Cutty-Glacius incident. Since then, she couldn't stand being cold.
"I do miss your treehouse, though." It was his, in her eyes, as she'd never known anyone else who practically lived in it. "But at least we have other places to hang out inside. This is my new favorite one." They could swim and be warm and spend time together in peaceful bliss. What could've been better?
She was drifting toward him now, not by her own accord, but that was just the way the water was carrying her floating body. "Zander?" she asked after a brief moment of silence, lifting her head from the water to peek in his direction. "What's your family like?" Did he have good parents, or was he broken? She knew he had brothers, but were they the good kind or the bully kind? Was he happy with his home life? She realized she didn't know. He'd never invited her over, which could've been attributed to a few things, actually, like... what if he felt bad about his own place, after seeing how castle-like her home was? What if he was just worried that his parents and brothers would embarrass him, so he didn't want to bring his best female friend home?
Sophie didn't know, but she wanted to find out.
Okay no he didn’t realize that he just got himself even more drenched by going under water than he would’ve if he had just dealt with the splash. But it was all about the principle of the matter, okay? If he hadn’t gone down, then Sophie would’ve splashed him and at least this way he lost on his own accord. Not on account of her beating him. And—No, that didn’t make any sense did it? Darn you, Sophie Brown. #forevertoogoodatthisgame
Only he gave her a proud grin in response to her teasing ‘cause even though she said it in the least serious tone ever, he KNEW he was completely right. Sophie Brown did what she want. And well, no one could make her do anything otherwise, ‘cause she was Sophie Brown. It was a known fact. And it didn’t even bother the Gryffindor in the slightest. ‘Cause she was Sophie Brown. If anything, Zander was always left in awe. How did she do it and what kind of extraordinary magic does she possess that allows it all to happen? This should be the real Hogwarts mystery of the year. Like, forget all the new secret passage ways and the creature-eater.
He absentmindedly let his eyes follow her as she floated in the water, watching the slight movements as she breathed in and out. Could they stay here all day? Because really, Zander wouldn’t mind. He was absolutely enjoying himself. He was even content with the silence too because Sophie’s presence was enough to put a smile on his face. It was another thing Sophie was able to do without even trying. Just another one of her many talents. Merlin. How DOES she do it???
Zander did agree though, the cold was horrid. He only really went out in the cold to get to the Treehouse, but only because it wasn’t something he was willing to give up on account of silly weather, y’know? ”We should go back to it as soon as it starts to warm up,” he meant to pose it as a question. It did make him a stupid amount of happy whenever she called hit “his” treehouse, though. He wasn’t quite sure why… It had a ring to it. He did agree with her on this room too of course, what a shocker. ”Mine too, I think,” he sort of avoided the Prefects bathroom last term after the run-in with Marigold. Forgot how insanely cool it was here.
He fell silent as he watched her and took notice of how the water carried her near him. His head perked up a little when she said his name after a few moments. Oh, well that was kind of random. He tilted his head and gave her a curious look as he allowed himself to sink a little into the water. ”My family is pretty average,” just your typical muggle family with their random wizard son. He wasn’t sure what she was looking to hear, actually. ”Though Mum and Dad are going kind of insane now. But only because they aren’t all too busy anymore since we’re all out of the house for the majority of the year,” which meant that his mother always smothered them all during the holidays. Merlin. ”’Cause I’m at Hogwarts, obviously, and… my brother Aaron is in university now for engineering and my other brother bought his own flat last year so the house is pretty empty now.”
Probably made a huge difference too since their house wasn’t all too big… Made the place feel even more crowded when they were all home. No wonder his parents were bickering more than normal. Zander’s guess was that it had to do with only having each other around since the boy’s were always gone now. ”You’d like my mum,” he smiled. She’d probably like his father too. He was almost as goofy as Zander was. Well, sometimes. ”You probably wouldn’t like my brother’s though,” and he was only saying that on account of he didn’t like his brothers. Oop. Well, Daniel was alright now that he had a real job and all… Meant there was less time to take the mickey out of Zander. Plus maturing or whatever.
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Okay no he didn’t realize that he just got himself even more drenched by going under water than he would’ve if he had just dealt with the splash. But it was all about the principle of the matter, okay? If he hadn’t gone down, then Sophie would’ve splashed him and at least this way he lost on his own accord. Not on account of her beating him. And—No, that didn’t make any sense did it? Darn you, Sophie Brown. #forevertoogoodatthisgame
Only he gave her a proud grin in response to her teasing ‘cause even though she said it in the least serious tone ever, he KNEW he was completely right. Sophie Brown did what she want. And well, no one could make her do anything otherwise, ‘cause she was Sophie Brown. It was a known fact. And it didn’t even bother the Gryffindor in the slightest. ‘Cause she was Sophie Brown. If anything, Zander was always left in awe. How did she do it and what kind of extraordinary magic does she possess that allows it all to happen? This should be the real Hogwarts mystery of the year. Like, forget all the new secret passage ways and the creature-eater.
He absentmindedly let his eyes follow her as she floated in the water, watching the slight movements as she breathed in and out. Could they stay here all day? Because really, Zander wouldn’t mind. He was absolutely enjoying himself. He was even content with the silence too because Sophie’s presence was enough to put a smile on his face. It was another thing Sophie was able to do without even trying. Just another one of her many talents. Merlin. How DOES she do it???
Zander did agree though, the cold was horrid. He only really went out in the cold to get to the Treehouse, but only because it wasn’t something he was willing to give up on account of silly weather, y’know? ”We should go back to it as soon as it starts to warm up,” he meant to pose it as a question. It did make him a stupid amount of happy whenever she called hit “his” treehouse, though. He wasn’t quite sure why… It had a ring to it. He did agree with her on this room too of course, what a shocker. ”Mine too, I think,” he sort of avoided the Prefects bathroom last term after the run-in with Marigold. Forgot how insanely cool it was here.
He fell silent as he watched her and took notice of how the water carried her near him. His head perked up a little when she said his name after a few moments. Oh, well that was kind of random. He tilted his head and gave her a curious look as he allowed himself to sink a little into the water. ”My family is pretty average,” just your typical muggle family with their random wizard son. He wasn’t sure what she was looking to hear, actually. ”Though Mum and Dad are going kind of insane now. But only because they aren’t all too busy anymore since we’re all out of the house for the majority of the year,” which meant that his mother always smothered them all during the holidays. Merlin. ”’Cause I’m at Hogwarts, obviously, and… my brother Aaron is in university now for engineering and my other brother bought his own flat last year so the house is pretty empty now.”
Probably made a huge difference too since their house wasn’t all too big… Made the place feel even more crowded when they were all home. No wonder his parents were bickering more than normal. Zander’s guess was that it had to do with only having each other around since the boy’s were always gone now. ”You’d like my mum,” he smiled. She’d probably like his father too. He was almost as goofy as Zander was. Well, sometimes. ”You probably wouldn’t like my brother’s though,” and he was only saying that on account of he didn’t like his brothers. Oop. Well, Daniel was alright now that he had a real job and all… Meant there was less time to take the mickey out of Zander. Plus maturing or whatever.
Sophie was still floating toward him, and eventually she was so close that she almost bumped into him - at that point, she lowered her body back into the water and opted to swim over and sink down against the side of the bath, stopping when the waterline came up to the top of her shoulders. "Well, 'course we will. We couldn't keep you away from there if we tried." Zander and the treehouse had something special, very much like true love. She knew nothing could come between them.
As he began to elaborate on his family, Sophie noticed how he spoke about them - he didn't seem to hate them, which was good, and there was no indication whatsoever that he even just disliked his family either. No, things seemed to be okay - average, as he put it - and that was good.
Given her history with herself and her friends, it was a refreshing change to have someone with an uncomplicated family.
"I would?" Sophie grinned when he said she would like his mum. "Why d'you think so?" What about her made her amiable? "And why not your dad?" That was the kind of stuff Soph really wanted to hear - what he liked about them, what he didn't, if he felt loved by them... that sort of thing. And... the first indication that anything COULD be wrong came when he mentioned how she would not like his brothers.
"Well, why not? Are they mean? Do they stink? Are they not as good-looking as you or are they bullies or...?" What was it? "Should I TAKE 'EM DOWN?" She would, too.
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Sophie was still floating toward him, and eventually she was so close that she almost bumped into him - at that point, she lowered her body back into the water and opted to swim over and sink down against the side of the bath, stopping when the waterline came up to the top of her shoulders. "Well, 'course we will. We couldn't keep you away from there if we tried." Zander and the treehouse had something special, very much like true love. She knew nothing could come between them.
As he began to elaborate on his family, Sophie noticed how he spoke about them - he didn't seem to hate them, which was good, and there was no indication whatsoever that he even just disliked his family either. No, things seemed to be okay - average, as he put it - and that was good.
Given her history with herself and her friends, it was a refreshing change to have someone with an uncomplicated family.
"I would?" Sophie grinned when he said she would like his mum. "Why d'you think so?" What about her made her amiable? "And why not your dad?" That was the kind of stuff Soph really wanted to hear - what he liked about them, what he didn't, if he felt loved by them... that sort of thing. And... the first indication that anything COULD be wrong came when he mentioned how she would not like his brothers.
"Well, why not? Are they mean? Do they stink? Are they not as good-looking as you or are they bullies or...?" What was it? "Should I TAKE 'EM DOWN?" She would, too.
Zander gave Sophie Brown a huge smile. He was glad that she understood how much he loved that place because not many people did. It wasn’t just a treehouse, it was kind of like an escape? That’s why he didn’t like to go up there with anyone else. It was his place. Except, he didn’t mind sharing it with Soph. Actually, come to think of it, he loved sharing it with Soph. ”Good,” he smiled, ”We should have a picnic up there to celebrate the start of Treehouse Season,” or as some would call it, spring. Ahem. Really he just wanted an excuse to invite her up there again.
As he spoke, he took notice of how carefully she listened. Most people asked about his life and then didn’t really care for the answer. Like just asking was the important part and what he had to say didn’t really make a difference. But Sophie was listening so intently, like she truly wanted to know.
He gave her a small smile and bobbed his head, ”Yeah, you would,” he confirmed. ”’Cause she always wants to make things better… She likes taking care of people,” it’s probably why she always took such an active role in fixing the messes his brothers always left behind. ”Kind of like you,” he gave Sophie a small grin, ‘cause it was one of the things he admired most about her. How she always wanted to make sure people were okay. ”And… You’d like my dad too, I guess…Well, maybe… But he took the stricter approach to things, y’know? He was like the enforcer,” whereas his mom was the nice one. Every household needed a nice one and an enforcer, in Zander’s opinion at least. It just made sense.
His smile faltered slightly when she inquired about his brothers. ”They’re horrible,” he didn’t really have to think before saying it either. It was a fact in his mind. Ahem. ”Well, they were, I don’t really see them all that much anymore.” What with one attending uni and the other one living in his own flat, Zander only ever saw them on major holidays. They weren’t even going to stick around during the summer anymore! He let out a laugh at how defensive Sophie got. Merlin, what had he triggered?! ”They used to be all kinds of mean, I was like their test dummy.” No surprise that Aaron went off to do that engineering stuff. But they weren’t bad anymore, most of the time. Sometimes Zander even kind of missed it. Not the being picked on part, but the messing around bit.
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Zander gave Sophie Brown a huge smile. He was glad that she understood how much he loved that place because not many people did. It wasn’t just a treehouse, it was kind of like an escape? That’s why he didn’t like to go up there with anyone else. It was his place. Except, he didn’t mind sharing it with Soph. Actually, come to think of it, he loved sharing it with Soph. ”Good,” he smiled, ”We should have a picnic up there to celebrate the start of Treehouse Season,” or as some would call it, spring. Ahem. Really he just wanted an excuse to invite her up there again.
As he spoke, he took notice of how carefully she listened. Most people asked about his life and then didn’t really care for the answer. Like just asking was the important part and what he had to say didn’t really make a difference. But Sophie was listening so intently, like she truly wanted to know.
He gave her a small smile and bobbed his head, ”Yeah, you would,” he confirmed. ”’Cause she always wants to make things better… She likes taking care of people,” it’s probably why she always took such an active role in fixing the messes his brothers always left behind. ”Kind of like you,” he gave Sophie a small grin, ‘cause it was one of the things he admired most about her. How she always wanted to make sure people were okay. ”And… You’d like my dad too, I guess…Well, maybe… But he took the stricter approach to things, y’know? He was like the enforcer,” whereas his mom was the nice one. Every household needed a nice one and an enforcer, in Zander’s opinion at least. It just made sense.
His smile faltered slightly when she inquired about his brothers. ”They’re horrible,” he didn’t really have to think before saying it either. It was a fact in his mind. Ahem. ”Well, they were, I don’t really see them all that much anymore.” What with one attending uni and the other one living in his own flat, Zander only ever saw them on major holidays. They weren’t even going to stick around during the summer anymore! He let out a laugh at how defensive Sophie got. Merlin, what had he triggered?! ”They used to be all kinds of mean, I was like their test dummy.” No surprise that Aaron went off to do that engineering stuff. But they weren’t bad anymore, most of the time. Sometimes Zander even kind of missed it. Not the being picked on part, but the messing around bit.
"A picniiiiiic," Sophie echoed Zander's idea, throwing her arms out to the side and grinning huge, clearly approving of such a notion. "Picnics with you are my favorite. We should picnic all the time. We should've had a picnic today in here. What were we thinking?" Food was always on the agenda. Or... at least it SHOULD HAVE BEEN. But, okay, this date was already perfect, so they didn't NEED food. But... food would've made it even more perfect, all right? That's how Sophie saw it.
She was entranced with the way he spoke of his family - she could tell her really admired his mum, and it seemed that he had a little more... fear for his dad, perhaps? Or was it just respect? She couldn't tell, but "enforcer" didn't sound like a good word at all. That had negative connotations behind it to her. She smiled at his compliment, though, about her being like his mum, and gave a shrug in reply. Super nonchalant. Dismissive. Meh. She didn't LIKE taking care of people - she just loved caring for her loved ones. It was the elite ones that she cared for, not just anyone. She was very particular about making sure she spent her time and energy in good ways, building up people who deserved to be built up, that was all.
Hearing him shift and talk about his brothers, though, made her brows furrow. First, they were horrible to him when he was a kid... and now, they weren't even around for him anymore. Of course they were at school, but by the sound of it... during holidays and summers, they were absent in his life, then, too, weren't they?
But what he said last triggered fire in her eyes: they were mean to him.
Actually... when she thought about it... that explained a lot about who he was today. Which... only made her even more angry.
"If I ever come over to your place, y'better make sure they're not 'round 'cause I'll punch 'em both in their faces." Even though what she said was a little dramatic and slightly humorous, her eyes were concerned and quite serious, and after a moment, she swam over to him and wrapped her arms around him, giving him a big hug. "M'sorry they did that to you. Y'deserve better siblings than that." Sophie had always wanted siblings, but hearing this... well, she wasn't sure that she was missing out at all.
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"A picniiiiiic," Sophie echoed Zander's idea, throwing her arms out to the side and grinning huge, clearly approving of such a notion. "Picnics with you are my favorite. We should picnic all the time. We should've had a picnic today in here. What were we thinking?" Food was always on the agenda. Or... at least it SHOULD HAVE BEEN. But, okay, this date was already perfect, so they didn't NEED food. But... food would've made it even more perfect, all right? That's how Sophie saw it.
She was entranced with the way he spoke of his family - she could tell her really admired his mum, and it seemed that he had a little more... fear for his dad, perhaps? Or was it just respect? She couldn't tell, but "enforcer" didn't sound like a good word at all. That had negative connotations behind it to her. She smiled at his compliment, though, about her being like his mum, and gave a shrug in reply. Super nonchalant. Dismissive. Meh. She didn't LIKE taking care of people - she just loved caring for her loved ones. It was the elite ones that she cared for, not just anyone. She was very particular about making sure she spent her time and energy in good ways, building up people who deserved to be built up, that was all.
Hearing him shift and talk about his brothers, though, made her brows furrow. First, they were horrible to him when he was a kid... and now, they weren't even around for him anymore. Of course they were at school, but by the sound of it... during holidays and summers, they were absent in his life, then, too, weren't they?
But what he said last triggered fire in her eyes: they were mean to him.
Actually... when she thought about it... that explained a lot about who he was today. Which... only made her even more angry.
"If I ever come over to your place, y'better make sure they're not 'round 'cause I'll punch 'em both in their faces." Even though what she said was a little dramatic and slightly humorous, her eyes were concerned and quite serious, and after a moment, she swam over to him and wrapped her arms around him, giving him a big hug. "M'sorry they did that to you. Y'deserve better siblings than that." Sophie had always wanted siblings, but hearing this... well, she wasn't sure that she was missing out at all.
Y’know, as soon as he mentioned the picnic thing, he sort of felt stupid about it. But Sophie’s reaction was thankfully very reassuring, and he grinned big at her in response. Thank Merlin Sophie Brown loved food as much as Zander Adair did. It was a beautiful part of this friendship. Almost essential, actually. ”Oh man, what WERE we thinking!?” he repeated. What WERE they thinking!? Man. Snacks were always necessary and he hadn’t even thought about bringing any. Okay well he sort of did know what he was thinking. He was thinking that Sophie Brown invited him to join in on one of HER Prefect’s bathroom Pool Parties. So naturally that took up all the space in his head and unfortunately left no room for any logic. Like food. That was like the most important logic there is.
Sophie Brown did things to his head.
”But…. That sorta gives us an excuse to have another Pool Party? A Picnic-Pool-Party, next time?” And seeing how well this one was going, he hoped she wouldn’t be opposed to another. They could make this a tradition maybe. Only if Soph wanted. ‘Cause he only wanted what she wanted.
Which was strange because by the looks of it, she really did seem to want to know all about his life back home. Most people found it kind of uninteresting, y’know? Like in a world full of magic, why would you focus on the muggles? Plus there was never really anytime for that kind of thing. Talking about home. Conversations never really got around to those subjects anymore, or at least the ones Zander always found himself in.
What she said next, though, made him chuckle. ”That ’s actually a really tempting offer. I might just have to make sure they’re around,” he was kidding of course, but he also partially wasn’t. ‘Cause if he punched them in their faces, he’d get in loads of trouble. But there’s no way they’d ever tell anyone they got beat up by a girl, especially one that was half their heights. ”It’s okay, Soph. I learned to deal with ‘em,” he gave her a small squeeze as she went to hug him. ”Did I ever tell you about the plan CB came up with so that I could get them back?” Sophie would like this story, he was sure. It was probably one of Zander’s finest moments too and he didn't have too many of those.
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Y’know, as soon as he mentioned the picnic thing, he sort of felt stupid about it. But Sophie’s reaction was thankfully very reassuring, and he grinned big at her in response. Thank Merlin Sophie Brown loved food as much as Zander Adair did. It was a beautiful part of this friendship. Almost essential, actually. ”Oh man, what WERE we thinking!?” he repeated. What WERE they thinking!? Man. Snacks were always necessary and he hadn’t even thought about bringing any. Okay well he sort of did know what he was thinking. He was thinking that Sophie Brown invited him to join in on one of HER Prefect’s bathroom Pool Parties. So naturally that took up all the space in his head and unfortunately left no room for any logic. Like food. That was like the most important logic there is.
Sophie Brown did things to his head.
”But…. That sorta gives us an excuse to have another Pool Party? A Picnic-Pool-Party, next time?” And seeing how well this one was going, he hoped she wouldn’t be opposed to another. They could make this a tradition maybe. Only if Soph wanted. ‘Cause he only wanted what she wanted.
Which was strange because by the looks of it, she really did seem to want to know all about his life back home. Most people found it kind of uninteresting, y’know? Like in a world full of magic, why would you focus on the muggles? Plus there was never really anytime for that kind of thing. Talking about home. Conversations never really got around to those subjects anymore, or at least the ones Zander always found himself in.
What she said next, though, made him chuckle. ”That ’s actually a really tempting offer. I might just have to make sure they’re around,” he was kidding of course, but he also partially wasn’t. ‘Cause if he punched them in their faces, he’d get in loads of trouble. But there’s no way they’d ever tell anyone they got beat up by a girl, especially one that was half their heights. ”It’s okay, Soph. I learned to deal with ‘em,” he gave her a small squeeze as she went to hug him. ”Did I ever tell you about the plan CB came up with so that I could get them back?” Sophie would like this story, he was sure. It was probably one of Zander’s finest moments too and he didn't have too many of those.
She had no IDEA what they had been thinking by not bringing food, but Sophie Brown made the mental note to remember for their next date for sure. Moving forward, she would bring food to ALL their hang-out times forevermore. Even when they were swimming in an oversized bath tub.
They were growing teenagers, all right?
"A next time," she echoed the sentiment, grinning goofily at her fellow prefect and offering him a nod in approval. "For sure. Like, weekly. Or bi-weekly. Or every day, maybe. I guess we'll play it by ear." And by that she meant... whenever Zander took the initiative to ask her on a proper date instead of letting her just call things that weren't meant to be dates... well... dates. He could read between the lines, couldn't he?
He was laughing at her, but he DID seem to approve of letting her take down his brothers, soooooo... she was totally going to do that at some point. He knew that, right? Because it was reality.
"You're very brave, Zander Adair," she complimented the way he made his childhood of bullying seem like it wasn't so bad at all as she pulled away from the hug, but then she tugged him over to sink down and sit with his back against the side of the tub with her.
A plan orchestrated by CB, though? "Whaaaat? No! What happened?!" THEY'D BEEN HOLDING OUT ON HER.
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He moved past the giant tub and made a beeline for the loo. Once he did this he would be DONE, and since it was basically all white and would be pretty easy to transform to just green, he hoped he'd be out of here and done in a flash.
He pointed his wand at the porcelain toilet and cleared his throat. "Colovaria!'' he exclaimed as he pictured the toilet turning dark green. Sure enough, a moment later it was getting dark green, and the transformation was complete a second later.
"Woooo Slytherin pride," he chuckled softly to himself before putting his wand back and his pocket and heading out the door.
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She had no IDEA what they had been thinking by not bringing food, but Sophie Brown made the mental note to remember for their next date for sure. Moving forward, she would bring food to ALL their hang-out times forevermore. Even when they were swimming in an oversized bath tub.
They were growing teenagers, all right?
"A next time," she echoed the sentiment, grinning goofily at her fellow prefect and offering him a nod in approval. "For sure. Like, weekly. Or bi-weekly. Or every day, maybe. I guess we'll play it by ear." And by that she meant... whenever Zander took the initiative to ask her on a proper date instead of letting her just call things that weren't meant to be dates... well... dates. He could read between the lines, couldn't he?
He was laughing at her, but he DID seem to approve of letting her take down his brothers, soooooo... she was totally going to do that at some point. He knew that, right? Because it was reality.
"You're very brave, Zander Adair," she complimented the way he made his childhood of bullying seem like it wasn't so bad at all as she pulled away from the hug, but then she tugged him over to sink down and sit with his back against the side of the tub with her.
A plan orchestrated by CB, though? "Whaaaat? No! What happened?!" THEY'D BEEN HOLDING OUT ON HER.
A next time. He nodded as she echoed his thoughts. He wanted infinite next times. Especially when they were having this much fun. Actually, come to think of it, every time with Sophie was always this much fun. And he might have been beaming just thinking about all the next times to come. He did, however, give her slight brows at the whole 'play it by ear' thing. 'Cause there was one thing Zander Adair wasn't all that good at and it was most definitely reading between the lines. For Merlin's sake, he could hardly even read THE lines!! But he nodded all the same. "And once it gets warmer, we've got to go swimming for real. Like in the lake, with a grand picnic and stuff." He was still smiling as he pulled his arms behind his head and leaned back along the bathtub.
There were infinite possibilities for their infinite next times. Was it too earlier to start planning for them?
There'd be time for planning later, though, he supposed. Plus, he was willing to put all those thoughts aside because even though there were opportunities for infinite next times, they were having a blast right here and now. So yes. He was gonna live in the moooooment. Because it seemed like the proper thing to do. He gave her an embarrassed smile before ducking under the water to get his hair all wet.
And once he resurfaced, he leaned right back against the tub again. "Well, we thought I'd gone way too long without doing anything to get them back, 'cause I was way smaller than them and all," background information was only a little relevant. "And since I was still underage, I couldn't really use my wand. BUT I had to go to Diagon Alley anyways for school supplies, y'know. So CB helped me think of ways I could prank them with stuff from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes!" He got LOADS of stuff, actually. "Their rooms reeked of dungbombs for weeks." Also Sophie should be proud, because wasn't she a grade-A prankster?
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