Utter Frankness

Oh no!-it’s not me in particular, no I am scrapping along fine with minimal panic attacks but thank you-for caring, plus Lily would kill me if my grades were slipping or I resorted to asking the dreaded Potter for help instead of her…

All right, then. Whatever works, right?

[squeals in surprise when he dips her backwards, but returns the kiss, giggling as he sets her back on her feet] I quite like that idea. In fact, I like it quite a lot.

Then, it's a date!

[rolls onto the balls of her feet and gives him a quick kiss] I missed you quite a lot.

*Grins and then suddenly dips her backwards, Hollywood style, for a very dramatic snog before setting her back on her feet.*

score, I do hate when it stuffs my life up for me, quite so.

Apparently. 

It is…I try not too lie, but-I wouldn’t say I didn’t twist or exaggerate the truth…it’s an illness one I am not proud of but then again I also don’t believe in measuring people by standardized testing, nor academic achievements-not that those aren’t important, it’s just…other things count as well.

Nope. Turns out your podiatric pallet hasn't effected your phrasing too dramatically. 

You have no idea just how missable you are.

...Sounds promising. 

Okay-um…what kind of paperwork is it? because to be perfectly honest I don’t know all that much about the administration policies of this school, being the non-perfecter I am, but I do know how to…make fairly believable reasons for not doing work. Do you think that would work?

You're sweet, love. Nah. It's mostly done, now, hence my resurfacing. 

That sounds like a very evil demon, indeed.

Sounds like we've both been battling our demons then, lovely. 

You are a sneaky devil Frank Longbottom, what would you mother say unloading your workload onto someone junior.

She'd say, "Well done, Frankie, my boy! Now, run away quickly!" 

Frank! There you are! I feel like I haven’t seen you in ages!

I've been spirited away by an evil, evil demon called "administrative tasks."

I would, but I think tiny matter of what I have underneath my skirt kind of limits my ability to.

There’s paperwork?

There is. It's super annoying. I've got to go through all of the reports from the prefects and all of that. 

Ah, you see it’d be a right challenge to get rid of me.

Not really. I just send Lily Evans in the opposite direction. 

You caught me.

Well, hopes were high but they've obviously been dashed, now... 

First of all, of course you do. Don't be ridiculous. Everyone does.