hufflepuffed (hufflepuffed) wrote,
@ 2009-02-17 00:49:00

Ted was bored in class, as he often was, staring out the window to his right and daydreaming about the beautiful spring day outside. History of Magic was always his class for daydreaming, rife with homesickness for summer and the green hills of Limerick, where he could spend the whole day outside without any stuffy lectures from beyond the grave to worry about.

He sighed softly, chin propped up on his palm as he stared out the window, entirely oblivious not only to Binn's lecture, but also everything else that was going on in the classroom around him.

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	whiteblack 2009-02-18 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	She turned to Ted and grinned. It was funny how he could automatically make her feel better, and he barely even had to do anything. "I like it," she said, nodding. "It's kind of unique. You're thinking the word 'technology' and then it goes 'Ted.' Unpredictable." Really, Andy had no idea what she was talking about. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-18 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	"You're insane, Miss Black," Ted informed her with a grin of his own. He gave her arm a little squeeze. "Where are we going, exactly? Not that I mean to complain but your books are heavy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-18 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	Andy giggled at his squeeze, but then straightened. "Oh! I totally forgot. I'm sorry! Um, how abouuuut..." Andromeda looked around and shrugged. "I dunno. Want to go to the lake?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-18 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Lake it is," Ted said with a nod, steering them to a tree by the shallows and dropping Andromeda's books underneath. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-18 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Andromeda smiled gratefully once they had gotten to the lake, unhooking herself from his arm and turning around to walk just to the edge of the lake, staring into it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-18 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Ted stayed underneath the tree, tucking his hands into his pockets again as he watched her. Dangerous thing, he knew, but still. Merlin he fancied her. "Don't fall in," he called, teasing. "Can't save you if you do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-18 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Andy grinned to herself, looking back over her shoulder. "You'd better know how to swim, Tonks, because I certainly don't." She toed shyly out of her shoes and socks, letting her toes squish into the mud. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-18 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	He laughed as he walked over, standing behind her in the mud of the shore. "How can you not know how to swim?" Ted asked, amazed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-18 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	She shrugged. "Never learned. Mother always told me it was dirty," Andromeda explained. "No loss, I suppose. Water kind of scares me." She let her feet sink into the mud. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-18 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	Ted laughed again. "Water can't be dirty. Water's clean, that's why you wash with it. Your mum sounds little bit batty, Dromeda." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-18 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	"She is," she sighed without saying anything about the nickname that she didn't even take notice he had said. "But she says that water like this is dirty because things live in it and things like that. And that chlorine isn't enough to make it clean." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-18 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Nothing wrong with a little life," Ted said thoughtfully, kicking a little lake wave that had crept up, sending water spraying back out into the lake. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Andromeda shrugged. "My mother thought differently, I guess. Personally, I don't really agree. I think I'm afraid of more things than she meant for me to be afraid of." She giggled at the wave that splashed her a little, making her legs a little bit muddy. It was a good thing she wore a skirt today, or else she would have mud all over her clothes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:25 am UTC (link)
	"Don't be afraid," Ted said absently, kicking the water again slightly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:27 am UTC (link)
	"What shouldn't I be afraid of?" Andromeda asked, sinking slowly into the mud again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:31 am UTC (link)
	"Water," Ted said simply, reaching for both her hands and walking her another step towards it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:34 am UTC (link)
	She gave him a nervous smile, holding onto his hands and cautiously taking a step back into the water with him. Andromeda squeaked slightly as the water went up around her ankles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:36 am UTC (link)
	Ted laughed when she squealed. "You're fine," he assured her. "Squid's nowhere around." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:39 am UTC (link)
	Andromeda blushed a little, sinking further into the even wetter mud under the water. "I'm not afraid of the Squid," she tried to tell him gallantly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:42 am UTC (link)
	"Liar," Ted accused, laughing again as he gently let go of her hands. "You get nightmares, don't you? Slithery tentacles sticking out of the lake to get you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:44 am UTC (link)
	One of her feet went up her leg just from the thought of it, slimy feet making her shiver. "I do not!" she cried out defensively, putting her foot back down into the cold mud. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:46 am UTC (link)
	Ted tried to smother his laughter and force a straight face. "Okay okay, you don't! Whatever you say, Dromeda." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:47 am UTC (link)
	"Andy," she corrected uneasily as she tried to move bravely forward one more step in the water, taking him with her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:50 am UTC (link)
	"Andy's a boy name." Ted stepped forward with her, careful and a little bit closer than before. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:52 am UTC (link)
	She shrugged. "It's what everybody else calls me," Andromeda said with a sigh. She never really thought about whether she liked it or not. Brave as a toaster, Andy took another careful step back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)