Walking Back from Class

[Kellen McCrea]

"I think I'm going to go visit him for a while over the holiday," Kellen said. "He's rented out a flat in London now. It's absolutely tiny, but he loves it. My parent's aren't thrilled that he's so far away, but that's because they don't have fun toys like Floo Powder to play with."

[Allegra Thornton]

"I bet that's driving your parents nuts," Allegra said. "My mom still goes into withdrawal fits everytime Drew and I have to come back to school. My dad might too, but he hides it better."

[Kellen McCrea]

"They're not thrilled with it. They wanted him to stay in Northern Ireland, at least," Kellen said. "But he's happy, and really, that's more important anyway. It's breaking my mum up, him being so far away. I always did think he was her favourite," he joked, though part of him really did believe it was true.

[Allegra Thornton]

"Being the favorite isn't all it's cracked up to be anyway," Allegra answered smugly before breaking into a wide smile.

"I bet she's just worried with him being sick and all," she finished.

[Kellen McCrea]

"Being a normal Muggle is probably a big thing in her eyes too," Kellen stated. Had he said it a few years ago, there probably would have been some bitterness in his voice, but now it just came out matter-of-factly.

Still, he knew immediately how it must have sounded. "I didn't mean that," he correct himself immediately. "I just meant...I don't know. Nevermind."

[Allegra Thornton]

Allegra fell silent, not knowing what to say. She knew there were plenty of kids tryng to deal with being the only magical one in their Muggle families. It didn't make it easier to understand though.

[Kellen McCrea]

Kellen frowned. Now he'd gone and made the conversation all awkward. He tried to think of something that would change the subject.

"Oh, hey, about the dance," he said, trying to sound casual again. "What colour is your dress? I should try and get you a corsage. Do you want a corsage?"

[Allegra Thornton]

"You're going to get me flowers?" She asked, a little surprised, but pleased. She resisted any comments about it being a real date. If it was she didnt' want to tease and if it wasn't... well, she didnt' want it to get awkward.

[Kellen McCrea]

Kellen furrowed his brow. "It's a dance, isn't it? Isn't that what you do for dances?" he asked, wondering if he'd said something wrong.

[Allegra Thornton]

"No... I mean... yes, that's what you do. It's a dance. I just didn't expect... I was... Pink... My dress is pink," she finally answered, feeling silly for stumbling over her own words. She hoped he didn't have an aversion to the color. So many people gagged just at the sound of pink.

[Kellen McCrea]

Kellen nodded his head with a small smile. "Pink it is, then," he commented. He took a few steps farther, and thought of something. "Err...I hope you don't mind if I don't match. My dress robes don't have any pink in them," he said lightly.

[Allegra Thornton]

"Well!" Allegra answered back, stiffling a giggle as she rolled her eyes and tossed her hair, acting as if this were totally unacceptable. She looked at him again and smiled. "I think we'll make due," she told him, wrinkling her nose at the idea of him in pink.

[Kellen McCrea]

"Good," Kellen gave an over-the-top sigh of relief. "I was worried there for a minute," he joked. He had, frankly, a very difficult time seeing himself in pink for any reason, even if it was something like a ball, where outfits were actually kind of important.

[Allegra Thornton]

"So... me in pink. You in... not pink," Allegra stated, giving him a wide smile. "What else?" she asked, not sure if they had covered everything. "Just meet in the common room I guess?" She had never gone to a dance with someone from her own house and it seemed silly to meet in the hall like most of the other kids did.

[Kellen McCrea]

Kellen nodded. "I don't see why not," he said. "I mean, meeting at the dance...seems silly, doesn't it? We'd probably just meet up in the hallway on the way there anyway. Common room it is."