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            “  not  really ?  ”  alice  shrugged .  she  wouldn’t  say  she  had  her  feet  firmly  set  on  the  ground  but  she  had  enough  on  her  plate ;  worrying  about  the  realities  of  the  life  on  the  ground  they  currently  lead  without  thinking  to  the  stars .  “  i’d  imagine  you  would ,  although  honestly ,  i’m  not  quite  sure ,  ”

“Sometimes it helps you cope with how things are here on earth. How dark things turn every now and then. To think of a different life somewhere else. Somewhere safe” he sighed, shrugging a little. “I might sound ridiculous but so be it. It helps me stay somewhat sane. The stars, the moon and outer space helps me stay sane” he smiled to himself. 

“why are you apologizing then? not like you meant for it to happen.” maybe he’d come off harsh, he’d have to work on that.

“Kinda my thing” he said as he looked at him, looking down at the ground. “And it seems like I am just annoying you. So I can’t help apologizing over that”

he watched as the other dropped their books, sighed and went to help pick them up. “you should be more careful.”

“Wasn’t really expecting to drop all of my books. Should have planned that better” he chuckled and shook his head. “I am sorry” Amos apologized. 

“Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we lived in space?” the Hufflepuff asked, tilting his head as his gaze moved to land on his friend. “Because I do all the time. I can’t really help but let my mind wander to other places. I just wanna know what it would feel like. If I would feel lighter”

“Long time no see” Amos said with a bright smile as he sat down, tilting his head to the side. Now Amos could never be angry at someone, he could never hold grudges. Maybe some day in the future he could but that day was not anywhere in sight. “How have you been?” he asked. 

His words were nice to hear, and he seemed genuine, but she found it hard to believe. Most of her life, she’d been shown the opposite. “I appreciate that.” A small smile formed on her face. He seemed like the a kind person, who would actually stay true to his word. And she really did appreciate it. Honestly, she wished she was more like him. “You’re a true Hufflepuff.”

“And a proud one” he said and nodded as he looked at her. He’s always been proud of being a Hufflepuff. And he would always defend his house against people who were ignorant and just plain rude. A house is a sign of your personality, that was why being a Puff was a badge of honor for Amos. 

“Sometimes I wish we could just be who we are, and be accepted for it.” Looking up towards the sky, she let out a sigh before looking at her hands. “Sorry, to kinda just jump you with this conversation. Genuine kindness just throws me off.” She offered him a small smile. Rowan didn’t normally get into deep talks about things like this, especially with people shit didn’t really know. “I like the way you think though. You could do some real good in this world.”

Just looking at her, he sighed. It always broke his heart whenever people felt like this. When someone being gentle and loving caught them by surprise. God, it hurt hearing people say that. They were all so young in the grand scheme of things. And no one should feel like that. “I am here for you if you need someone to talk to”