A Last Glance

He frowns. "Yeah, I'll be staying with my Mother, Father and siblings. But you don't have a family?"

She smirks again and rolls her eyes. "I have a father in Azkaban but I don't really count him as much. My friends are my family. And haven't you ever heard that pressing someone for their personal life is kinda rude? But I guess it doesn't matter." I'm coming to terms with it. Even yesterday I would have run off from that simple question. Or maybe that was because of the firewhiskey. Whatever. She glances around the Great Hall again slightly uncomfortable.

"I have heard that, I was just curious." He says plainly.

She sighs. Why am I such a prickly person sometimes? "I guess I should apologize. I was kinda rude as well. So, I'm sorry, Hex. Are you excited about the holidays?"

"No, it's fine. Talking about your Family can be a bit.....touchy. Anyways, excited? Well, a little. Father has planned something and he has kept me in the darkness, he does that often, and I hate it. I shall find out soon enough what he is doing."

"Ugh, I hate surprises too. Especially when you don't know if they'll be pleasant or downright disturbing. I hope it's an incredible vacation to Asia or Egypt or something. Do you have any clue what it might?" she was genuinely curious.

He shakes his head sadly. "I have no idea, it's like he likes torturing and frustrating me."

She chuckles slightly. "Well you know, some people like messing with other people just to see their reactions. Maybe if you just acted like you didn't care, he would tell you. But I guess it's kinda too late now. End of term and all that."

"Well." He ponders. "We might visit the Weasly's for a while. I'm not sure. They're friends of my Dad."

He nods and grins. "You described his personality quite well."

She grins at him and winks. "That's because that's how I am. Once the fun of messing with someone is over, it gets boring. The Weaselys' eh? Sounds pretty cool. I've never met them, but the twins at least are entertaining."

He laughs. "The twins are great, Fred and George. I get along with them well. But not with Percy, the prefect. He seems to have no sense of humor. All the others are alright. The girl too. I can't remember her name." He frowns, trying to remember.

"A Gryffindor with no sense of humor? Who would have thought that. Then again, most prefects don't have any sense of humor. Except for Cel and Leo. They're pretty good with things. And don't ask me for the girl's name. I have no idea."

He nods. "The two are mischievous. One time, I think I saw Cel chasing after Ms. Norris."

She snorts. "Yeah, that seems likely. But they're fun to be around."

"Yup." He snaps at an Elf. "Coffee."

The Elf hobbles up to him and gives Coffee to him. He nods politely and takes the Coffee. He sips it.

"You're going to give yourself a heart attack with all that coffee you're drinking," she says smiling.

He shrugs. "This is just my Second cup. Not too much by my standards."

She chuckles. "I meant throughout your whole life. Every time I see you, you're drinking coffee." She shrugs. "But I guess I can't say anything."

"Well, it keeps me awake."

"So does actually sleeping." She winks at him. "Or having a high tolerance to no sleep. But I'm being slightly hypocritical. I drink tea many mornings to get myself moving."

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He stares at his Mug. "Should I stop, is it harmful?"

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"Well, the caffeine itself is a drug but as long as you don't drink over 5 cups a day, I think you're fine. Is it harmful for sleeping? Yes. Should you stop? Nah, just don't turn your bladder into a coffee pot."