Sam Evans

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blaine-at-hogwarts:

Blaine followed Sam’s gaze to see McGonagall watching them with approval.  “I didn’t doubt she’d be okay with it.  School unity and all that,” he said and the others around the table didn’t seem put out.  Who would be though…it was Sam.  Everyone liked Sam, he was just the best.

When Sam felt for a fever, Blaine blushed even harder.  “No, no, I’m fine,” he said with a forced chuckle.  “A little warm.  Maybe I’ll get some air after dinner, try to cool off and work off some of this heavy food.  Do you think they do this on purpouse?  Stuff us so full at the welcome feast that we all just drop into our beds in an overfed stupor on the first night?”

“Huh, you know, that actually sounds like a smart thing to do.. feed us plenty and then ship us of to our dorms.” Sam replied as he slowly removed his hand from Blaine’s forehead, after letting it linger there for far to long probably but it had felt really nice to feel the warmth of Blaine’s skin against his fingers. “Very sneaky of them,”  he added with a chuckle. 

He loaded up his plate with way more food then he would ever eat but he at least planned to have a little bit of everything. “Would you mind if I join you for that walk? Not really in the mood to go back to the dorms just yet. And from the looks of it it’s nice out.” Sam pointed up to the ceiling where there was no cloud in sight and you could see a lot of stars on display. 

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Blaine beamed at Sam as he joined him in the Great Hall.  “Sure, Sam,” he said, handing over the bowl.  On his own plate, he was busily mixing his potatoes and corn together, liking the textural contrast.  Having Sam sit with him was great, even though they’d shared a car on the train.  If they could sit together at meals this year, even better.

He’d meant to come out to Sam on the train, he really had, but there had been so many other people around.  He would have to do it later.  It was easier to find someplace private in the castle….His cheeks heated up slightly as he shook his head.  It was silly, he hadn’t even meant privacy for anything but talking, but…

Stupid hormones.

Sam gave Blaine a beaming smile in return. “ Thanks, Blaine.” After he adding some salad on his plate he started eating. He looked over to the head table and grinned when the Headmistress gave him a little nod. He nudged Blaine’s shoulder with his own. “I guess she’s okay with this.” He nodded his head into Professor McGonagall’s direction. “See?” 

Falling into a comfortable silence Sam ate half of the content on his plate as he listened to the conversations around him, chuckling every now and then when someone said something funny. He could get used to this, sitting next to Blaine during meals. He had liked the boys company on the train, although he had a feeling Blaine had wanted to share something with him but hadn’t. Whatever it was, Sam was willing to wait for Blaine to open up when he was ready. 

“Are you getting sick or something?” Sam asked when he noticed Blaine’ cheeks coloring, his worry clearly showing in his voice. He reached out, placing the flat o his hand to hi friend’s forehead to check his temperature. “ Hmm, you don’t feel warm. Maybe it’s just the head in here.”

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Sam looked around him, taking in the empty seats at the long table he was sitting on. Seats he knew that would have been filled if the battle of last year hadn’t happened where it did. Right here at Hogwarts. It was still on of the things that puzzled him the most. ‘Who in their right mind would even consider a school full of a kids as the perfect place for a final battle?’ It was a thought he, still, only had one answer to.. a mad man. He shook his head to clear it from his thoughts, tonight was not the time to think about these things. He applauded as the last first year had been sorted and hurried over to the Hufflepuff table to join the small group of other first years. 

After the food appeared on the table Sam glanced around and spotted an empty seat next to Blaine at the Gryffindor table, an idea forming in his head. ‘ Well, Headmistress McGonagall did say she wanted to see people of all houses interact with each other more, so why not.. right?’ Sam thought to himself as he stood up and walked over to the other boy. “Can you pass me the mashed potatoes,” he asked as he slipped into the seat next to Blaine, giving everybody sitting around them a friendly smile.

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See, I don’t think forgetting is the way to go about it.  I mean…people tried to forget about the first war, which was a big part of them not believing it could happen again.  But we do need to heal and move on.  Sometimes knowing a label is good, we can just…make our own.  Me and you, we’re…Gryffinpuffs!

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Gryffinpuffs? I like that.. wouldn’t mind wearing that label. But yeah okay, I see your point. as much as I want to forget talking about it might be better so we can move on and learn from it. 

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Really good.  My family isn’t very huggy, so it’s nice.  Thanks, Sam.  You’re the best.  I don’t think many people liked classes last year.  Even a lot of the Slytherin’s seemed put off.  Defying tradition, huh?  I like it!  Let’s do it!

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Yeah, I guess so too. Last year is one to forget about as soon as possible. Not all of it but most of it. And make this year all about having fun and make Hogwarts feel like home away from home again, right? Always! Who needs labels and boxes? It’s so boring. Awesome. Ill see you on the train, B. 

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I’m looking forward to that hug.  You really do give great hugs.  I’ll tell you more about therapy at school, I just….it’s an in person conversation, you know.  And real classes!  Not just the He- Who…Voldemort approved rhetoric and indoctrination attempts.  I don’t think I’ve learned less since Umbridge’s class. 

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I had years of practice, ha. But thanks, good to know you think I give good hugs. Oh okay. Yeah no, of course. We’ll find a quiet spot where we can talk  I agree, those classes were awful and some I really didn’t like cause of the obvious reasons. Hey, crazy idea.. want to sit with me on the train? Get this whole houses unity thing started before we’re even at Hogwarts? 

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Yeah, um…just some personal stuff.  It did.  I feel a bit more centered this year.  Of course not having to worry about being killed by dark wizards helps with that too.

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I’m going to hug the stuffing out of you when I see you next, okay? Just cause I think you could use a hug. It’s good to hear you’re feeling a bit better about things this year. Yeah that helps a whole lot! No more having to peaking around corners to stay out of the way of those guys. 

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Yes!  We can come up with superhero alter egos.  I know…I didn’t want to talk about what happened and Dad made me see a therapist every week over the summer.  It wasn’t fun, cuz it’s not like I could actually tell her about anything magic.  I just had to talk about other stuff.

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We’ll wreck our brains for a few awesome alter egos. Oh, yeah that makes it a whole lot harder to talk about things if you can’t tell them about magic. Other stuff? Did the talking help? 

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It’d be like we’re superheroes…though we probably shouldn’t tell anyone else about that.  Yeah…last year kinda leaves a mark on everyone, doesn’t it?  We might not be able to see it physically, but it’s there.

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Like secret identities and everything like that? That would be pretty awesome really.  Let’s do it!  Yeah.. yeah it did. And I don’t really like to talk about it, I mean I tried back home but it’s just really hard to even find the words to use how to say what happened. I draw a lot, that helps. How you cope? If - if you want to tell of course.

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That would be awesome!  We can make up code names for when we patrol together.  Yeah…most people at school are great, but some….

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Oh that’s a brilliant idea. I’m sure we could come up with some cool ones. Yes, some I rather not see when there’s no one else around. I mean, I kind of know they are not going to be like some were last year but knowing and trusting them.. that’s going to take a while. 

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Owl will beat us all there.  I made prefect, so I’m really excited to get back and start classes.

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You did? Congrats, dude. We might end up walking rounds together then. Me too, I really can’t wait to get back, see everybody again.. well almost everybody. 

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Me too.   Macchiato knows something’s up too.  He keeps looking at me with those kitty eyes.

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He’s smart.. all animals are to be honest. I mean.. I think Owl already left for Hogwarts so yeah, smart animals. How was your summer?

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All ready and packed to hop on the train tomorrow. Can’t wait to go back to Hogwarts!