IT’S AMAZING THE LENGTH THESE KIDS GO TO for a night out on the town. that whole school is buzzing as they make their way out, and he’s thankful for the quiet that will come until late into the night. he doesn’t need privileges to go to HOGSMEADE, with his name he can pretty much come and go as he pleases. tucked in an oversized chair, draco’s feet rest against the table, nose buried in a book. he told blaise and pansy he was studying, but the book is some old novel ; with yellowed pages and a worn out spine. he’s expected to be left in the silence, but hears a familiar voice, silvery leaving the pages to glance at lexa.
‘’ – no. last time it wasn’t worth it, not with all the first years attending to. ‘’ it’s rude to ignore someone and not give them his undivided attention, especially a fellow slytherin. so the page is marked mentally in his head, placed beside him. ‘’ it’s a blessing, a curse, perhaps. how come you didn’t go? ‘’
sometimes, when she unconsciously let her defenses lower, she missed going to hogsmeade. it has nothing to do with getting to leave the castle or even the village’s quaint charm; no, it’s COSTIA she misses, always costia. they’d had a tradition of sorts - riding the carriage there together, visiting the shops, before ending the day at the three broomsticks. they’d always come back exhausted but smiling. without costia... well, there isn’t any point in going. no, better to spend the time focusing on her studies.
❝ wasn’t in the mood. ❞ and that is the most information she’ll give, even if he is a fellow slytherin. there’s no denying that lexa is loyal to her house above all else but that doesn’t mean she needs to divulge overly p e r s o n a l details. she doesn’t talk about costia with anyone - slytherin or not. ❝ i heard lots of people complaining about that last time. you’d think the first years had NEVER visited wizarding shops before. ❞
