#ted001

Today is no exception, and as soon as Cedric’s up he’s asking to go down to the park. Amos indulges, and soon enough Cedric finds a sweet-looking girl to play with. They seem to hit it off, excitedly chattering back and forth. Amos watches as she runs up to the man that must be her father, tugging on his coat to ask him something. She must get a satisfactory answer, because a moment later she’s run off again. 

It takes him a moment to work up the nerve to approach someone new, but Amos tells himself it’s for Cedric. Perhaps, if Amos plays this right, Cedric will be able to make a proper friend outside of school. Maybe, if Amos is especially lucky, he’ll make a friend too. 

“Excuse me -- is that your daughter?” Amos points to the little girl Cedric is currently chatting excitedly to. “That’s my son, Cedric. She seems very sweet; she must be awfully patient. Cedric is a bit of a chatterbox.” He manages to keep the nerves out of his voice as he smiles. 

Ariel tugged on a strand of her hair, looking down at her book, the still pieces on the board, her notes, anywhere but at the boy across from her, “Okay so... I guess it’s a different incantation for each of the types of pieces. Which one do you want to start with?” 

There’s no one there in the Black Lake. Emma couldn’t help but smile at her luck that she finally found a place on her own. She sighed as she set herself into one bench, breathe in the fresh air and began to hum a song. A Muggle song that she heard from her brother. Her eyes fluttered close and a smile graced her lips, as she listens to the birds. It’s hard to have a time on her own at these times. Every corner was filled with students and their parchment since the exam is nearby. Her eyes snapped open as a sound of twig coming from behind and she found someone stand not far from her. “I.. thought I was.. on my own.”