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Hugo Weasley. Ravenclaw. Fifth Year. Son of Hermione and Ron Weasley

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Albus had decided to head to the library to try and do some research. He wasn’t getting anywhere, still completely clueless as to how he could fix what he had done to himself, but he wasn’t even sure if he could. He sighed as he closed a book harshly, annoyed at his lack of progress. As he looked up, however, he noticed someone nearby, “Oh, hey. Didn’t see you there.”

In addition to the astronomy tower, it was the library that held the honor of being on Hugo’s list of personal favorite locations at the castle. Books. What wasn’t there to love? It wasn’t the sound of the book closing that caught the Ravenclaw’s attention, but rather the need to sneak by. “Hey, Al. I was just trying to get over there. There’s this art history book I’ve been meaning to take a loot at,” he spoke and signed.

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vainleah‌:

Leah raised an eyebrow at him, a small smirk on her face. Well, this was fun. She could tell that he took that really seriously, “Ah, I don’t know. She’s adequate,” she said with a laugh, “She doesn’t come anywhere close to me, though. Sorry, Weasley, but it’s just the fact. I’m offended that you would even say I wasn’t the best keeper. I’m the Ravenclaw Keeper.”

“Listen, I’m all for house pride or whatever, but house doesn’t determine ability. I don’t care if it offends you, Lily’s the best. Being in Ravenclaw doesn’t automatically make you a better keeper than her -- and, frankly, you aren’t.” Hugo retorted, crossing his arms. Was he getting a little too pissy about a dumb sport? Probably. But this was Lily -- he just couldn’t let this go unchallenged. “So there’s facts for you.”

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vainleah:

She arched an eyebrow at him, “Are you insinuating that I am not a good keeper, Weasley? I mean, I’ll give it to Potter. She’s not bad, but I am definitely much, much better than her.”

Now that was crossing a line. Sure, quidditch was just a game, and up until that point, his commentary had been all in good fun. But no one insulted Lily on Hugo’s watch. That made it personal. “Not bad? Lily is the best -- probably one of the best Hogwarts has ever seen. Lie to yourself all you want, but it’s just not a fair comparison.”

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vainleah:

She let out a laugh, “All the best players? Oh, don’t make me laugh, Hugo. We all know Ravenclaw has the best. I’m surprised to hear a fellow Raven say such a thing. Gryffindor may have beat Hufflepuff, but they’l have no chance against us.”

“Hey, I’m not the one blindly following my house when the truth is so blatantly obvious,” Hugo replied. “Gryffindor clearly has the best keeper, beaters, and seeker. Even compared to Ravenclaw. What can I say? Potters and Weasleys are good at quidditch.”

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vainleah:

“I can’t say that I’m very happy with the results of the Quidditch game,” Leah responded with a shy, shaking her head in disappointment. Still, she felt optimistic, “I had so hoped that Hufflepuff would get the snitch. I always hate to see the Lions win.“

“I mean, it’s not your team’s fault that Gryffindor has all the best players,” Hugo said with a shrug. Of course, he was biased. He had family members on Gryffindor’s team. “They’re just skilled and badass.”

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kirathehornedserpent:

“Nope,” she smirked. “The word quinoa will haunt your nightmares. Your boggart will turn into a bowl of quinoa. Quinoa is now your everything.” She went jokingly creepy, then immediately laughed and shook her head at her own stupidly elaborate joke. “I’ll just mention it once in a while, no big deal.” She realized that this implied they were going to continue talking after the trip was over. Were they? Part of her hoped it would.

Hugo laughed along at the joke that was equal amounts stupid and entertaining. “Well, if -- “ He stopped himself. He was about to say if it means you’ll keep talking to me after this, go ahead. But that was getting dangerously close to flirting. And Hugo had stopped flirting months ago. “If you want.” he corrected. “You can use quinoa to keep my ego in check. If it starts to get too inflated, just -- quinoa me. It’s a verb now.” 

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kirathehornedserpent:

“Yup, I’m Kira, not quinoa,” she chuckled, glad he wasn’t insulted by her laughter. He seemed to find it funny, too. “I’m never letting you forget that, that’s fucking hilarious.” She laughed again before saying “And you’re Hugo Weasley. Nice to officially meet you.” She held out her hand for him to shake, figuring it was appropriate.

“Oh, god,” Hugo said. “You’re seriously never going to let me live that down, are you?” Despite what he said, he couldn’t help but laugh along. Even he had to admit, it was funny. He rubbed at his temples a bit, simultaneously embarrassed and amused by the circumstance. “Yeah. Yeah, nice to meet you too.” He reached out to shake her hand.

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kirathehornedserpent:

Kira’s eyes widened before she couldn’t stop a laugh coming out. She shook her head, holding back the giggles. She felt awful about laughing, but she hoped he would find the humor in the situation once she explained. “No, they, um… they didn’t,” she corrected. “Sorry, it’s probably the American accent.” Getting an idea, she brought out her notebook with one hand, and took the pencil out from behind her ear with the other. She wrote out “Kira” as legibly as she could with her garbage handwriting on a blank page near the back, and handed it to Hugo.

Hugo had seen a pencil before, but usually not in the hands of anyone he knew at Hogwarts. He also made a mental noted that, apparently, she had an accent he didn’t know about. When the page of the notebook was in front of him, he had to squint at her name for a moment before even attempting to pronounce it. “K - Kina. Kina? Kira!” he attempted to read her writing. “Your name is Kira? I guess that makes a lot more sense than your parents naming you after a gluten-free source of protein and fiber.”

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kirathehornedserpent:

“Of course, that’s why I burn every assignment I don’t get an ‘O’ on,” she smirked. She decided to not mention it was incredibly rare for her to get anything lower than an O; this joke didn’t need a random brag in it. She then chuckled at him, shaking her head. “Two years in astronomy club together and you never got my name? Had a feeling I was invisible.” She was joking; not about being invisible, but about her offense. She’d done a pretty good job of disappearing, so she wasn’t surprised. “I’m Kira.”

Hugo was about throw out some clever quip involving an invisibility cloak in response to her comments, but he stopped when he read her name. He furrowed his eyebrows, unsure if he had read her lips correctly. “...Hold on, your parents named you -- Quinoa?” he questioned, struggling with the pronunciation as he tried to figure out what sounds would go with the shapes he saw. 

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kirathehornedserpent:

“What?” she gasped, placing a hand over her heart overdramatically. “A Ravenclaw look stupid? But that’s never happened in the history of our house!” Kira chuckled. She realized she was enjoying this conversation, which confused her. Kira though Hugo was cute, and cute boys were always assholes. Well, at least in Kira’s personal experience. So she hadn’t actively avoided him, but she had to admit she was wary. Now, she was starting to discover that it was probably for no good reason.

“Exactly! People in our house are always intelligent at all times, ever! You’re also in Ravenclaw, so you get it!” Hugo enthusiastically agreed, a grin spreading across his features. Maybe he should’ve been more careful and not let himself enjoy the conversation too much,but he figured -- to hell with it. Hogsmeade trips were basically a mini vacation, he should enjoy himself. “You’re in astronomy club too, aren’t you? At the risk of sounding dumb, again -- I know now you understand the seriousness of such a risk -- I don’t think I ever actually caught your name.”

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kirathehornedserpent:

Kira squinted, playing along with the joke. “I mean, it’s my usual go-to hobby, but I didn’t get to read yesterday because I spent too much time watching a couple of Gryffindors making out. So today I figured I’d do both at once.” Once he mentioned the book, her eyes widened a bit at the fact that he had read it. No one else had seemed to have even heard of it. She smirked and said “I’m loving it so far, but I’m only halfway through. But at least I know it’s not going to be a disappointing ending.”

“Well, it sure as hell didn’t disappoint me. But I can’t make any promises, you understand; if it disappoints you, then -- Merlin forbid -- I would look stupid, and I can’t have that. I’ve got a reputation to uphold!” Hugo said dramatically. As much as he liked the book, he hardly ever got to discuss it with anyone -- except for when he caught interest when he saw Lily reading it. But, he needed more perspectives, more ideas on it, and he could only get that if he discussed it with more people It was only logical, wasn’t it?

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kirathehornedserpent:

Kira had just grabbed her book when Hugo got her attention. She nodded and chuckled before saying “Sure, go ahead.” She made sure her lips were unobscured by her hair, considering she didn’t know sign. It would’ve been rude to block their only way of communicating. “Honestly, I’m just glad someone else just wanted a fucking cup of tea without eating someone else’s mouth.” She smirked at her own joke before opening her book, assuming he didn’t want to talk to her; not many people did.

He had to take a second to make sure he read her lips correctly, but when he did, Hugo couldn’t help but let out a laugh. “What, you mean watching a bunch of teenagers swap spit isn’t your ideal tea-time atmosphere?” He saw her pull out the book, and was ready to shut up. He read, too, and he understood the unspoken rule of if someone’s reading, you shut up. Hell, he had a novel he was currently reading in his bag that very second. But then he recognized the title on the cover, and he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. “Is that Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock? No spoilers, of course, but -- damn, the ending!”

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Kira loved tea, and she always looked forward to the tea at Madame Pudifoot’s. Although the public displays of affection in the place were near vomit inducing, the tea was worth it as long as Kira had something to distract her from it.

She was amazed by her luck when she saw the only empty table in the place. She walked as quickly as she could without drawing attention to herself and sat down. She sighed happily to herself before waiting for Madame Puditfoot to come take her drink order.

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The things Hugo did for a bloody cup of tea.

As much as he liked the tea at Madam Puddifoot’s, he could only describe the decor as tacky. Usually, it was worth it, but on this trip, when he entered the door, he had no idea what he was in for.

The place had a reputation for being popular, but this was ridiculous. Couples. Couples everywhere. It took everything in Hugo’s power to not visibly cringe. And it seemed that there wasn’t an empty table in sight. He saw a table with one person in it -- so, at least not a couple. He recognized the individual from classes and astronomy club, and nearly breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, thank god. Someone with sense.

“Hey, is this seat free? There aren’t any empty tables and all the other options seem like they’d involve, uh, crashing someone’s date.” It was the only semi-polite way he could find to phrase it.

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“I don’t understand why Hogwarts doesn’t give out maps. I’ve had to help way too many distraught first years find their way around. I don’t mind, but I feel bad for them. I know how much it sucks being in their shoes.”

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Hugo hated to be interrupted when he was reading, so when, out of his peripheral vision, he noticed someone was trying to speak to him, he got a little snippy. “What do you w -- ?” He stopped when he looked up and saw who it was. Scorpius was a prefect, and Hugo wasn’t in the mood for detention, so he shut his mouth. “Oh. Hello, Scorpius.” Hugo spoke and signed. “Sorry about that.”

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lysandersalamander:

Lysander laughed and shook his head “I should have seen that joke coming,” he said, running a hand through his hair, he nodded slightly “It’s really nice up here, the quiet isn’t the only good thing about it.” he said simply. 

“I’m surprised you didn’t see it coming. You almost took me seriously? How dare you,” Hugo said. “Anyway, it is nice. I could’ve told you that. Aside from the tower’s intended use, it makes a great reading and painting spot.”

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lilylunaisakeeper:

“I hear Muggle Studies is boring, but it’s your funeral,” she smirked before it became a cocky one. “I mean, I am one of the best keepers Hogwarts has ever seen… according to me.” She chuckled before saying “You should’ve taken Care of Magical Creatures with me, but whatever, at least we’ll have Runes together.” She was happy Hugo would be there with her, so when she inevitably didn’t do well, she could force him to help her study.

“I don’t know. Maybe it’s Grandpa rubbing off on me, but Muggle Studies doesn’t sound too bad.” Hugo answered with a casual shrug. “And I would tell you that I also think you’re one of the best keepers Hogwarts has seen, but then you might start getting a big head, and we wouldn’t want that, now, would we?” he said with a grin. He was fully aware his opinion was biased.

“But yeah, you get to join in on the dusty old book party. It’ll be fun!” It was one of the few things Hugo said without a hint of sarcasm.

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lilylunaisakeeper:

“You know,” she signed, chuckling. “I was going to disagree, but then I’d be lying, and I don’t do that shit.” She smirked before giving him a light punch in the shoulder. It was her usual show of affection, when hugs weren’t appropriate, like in the middle of a conversation. “What electives are you taking this year? Is there a Library Studies class you can take?”

“There’s Muggle Studies,” Hugo answered. “I chose that and Ancient Runes. It’s spending time in dusty, old books -- so, basically, a party. Besides, you’ve got the outdoors-y, arse-kicking taken care of with quidditch. I think I’ll leave that to you.” Maybe it was wrong of him to have poor house pride, but if he was honest with himself, sometimes he wanted Gryffindor’s team to win more than his own. He had more family members playing on that team, and he liked watching them win and supporting them.