“ i’m a little busy if you couldn’t tell, so i’d appreciate it if you didn’t bore your eyes into the back of my skull. — what do you want, hilde ? ”

     “ you see, the key before executing any plan is to always have the back-up ready. say you get caught on the grounds outside past curfew, an easy excuse is to blame it on losing a special item and that you just couldn’t possibly go anywhere without trying to find it. bonus points if you drop something and actually get them to help you look. quite brilliant, it is. — okay, your turn. give me an example. ”

      “ hilde — it’s getting pretty dark. don’t you think we should head back towards the towers ? truthfully, i don’t want to risk getting caught by your sister. ”

         ❛  —  i  also  bought  the  most  wicked  muggle  guitar  to  bring  back  in  september.  d’ya  think  they’ll  let  me  bring  it  or  will  i  have  to  transfigure  it  into  something  dull.  wouldn’t  put  it  past  mcgonagall.  ❜  

       ❛     𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑   𝑡𝑜  ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑       home   yet ?   ❜       sirius  asks ,    lips   curling  up   in  a  quirk  that  practically   paints   how  well  he  already   knows   the  answer .      ❛     make  sure  you  give  your  parents  a   grand   old     ‘ hello ’    for  me .    your   mother   especially   —    mine  would   love   that .   ❜