Astrid was 12, but she was observant and always had been. Her dads had told her it was a strength and that she should never stop viewing the world as she did. So, she didn’t. She watched everything around her, even if people didn’t realize she was or say much. Actually, that’s why she was currently entering the Ravencaw 1st year boy’s dormitory with a large tray of food while everyone else was at lunch. She’d noticed that one of the new 1st year boys hadn’t left his dorm that day and she wanted to make sure he was okay and that he ate. He had already missed breakfast, but he wasn’t going to miss lunch if she could help it. She had also managed to find out what work he was missing from one of his classmates and was already compiling the list and would offer to do it for him, or help him.
Astrid knocked gently before she entered, balancing the large tray in her arms. She was a bit tiny for a 2nd year, but she managed just the same. She had gotten this far without dropping the tray and she’d be damned if she dropped it now. “Hey...I know you don’t know me, but I sort of noticed you didn’t come out...and uh...well, I thought maybe you’d be hungry...but I didn’t know what you liked so I brought everything and...uh...can we have lunch together? Oh! I brought hot chocolate too because chocolate makes everything better...at least that’s what my dad says.” Astrid rambled a bit awkwardly as she made her way over to his bed, a blush creeping up to her face along with a rather sheepish grin. She nervously shifted from heel to toe as she looked at him, hoping he didn’t reject her. She didn’t like when people did that. She just wanted to make friends. “Oh...I should probably tell you my name. It’s Astrid. Astrid Alden. Prof. Alden is my dad, well one of them.” Her blush only increased as she was sure she was doing this completely wrong.
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