Emizaquel
What is a self?
Woot![] Pretend you're getting ready to leave, if they want to stay hidden they'll make a break for it
Woot![] Pretend you're getting ready to leave, if they want to stay hidden they'll make a break for it
I wonder who had to die to protect it?
Yes! Adorkable moment FTW!"Its something that we should have learned years ago... how to not panic over a hug. And you really deserve more hugs in your life!"
"Speaking of panicking," you think as you realize what you just said and resist the urge to do just that.
Harry looks ready to bolt as you continue, "I was hoping that... maybe... we could... practice."
Your face is burning as you quickly add, "just hugging and maybe dancing! As friends! Just friends!"
Oddly Harry seems to relax a bit as you say that. "We're still too young for more than that" you squeak.
Its Harry's turn to blush as he replies, "I... I think I'd like that... To practice I mean..."
On impulse you take a step towards your friend and pull him into a hug. "That went well" you think as you feel him hesitantly wrap his arms around you.
Yes! Adorkable moment FTW!
This probably worked out about as well as I could have imagined; proof that good communication can cover a multitude of problems. Better yet, we got this conversation out of the way before Hermione's dad could get into Protective Dad Mode and really scare Harry off. Even better, we made sure to properly include all the details when writing home, so Hermione's parents are thinking of Harry not as the boy who wants to take their little girl, but as the abuse victim whom their daughter is trying to rehabilitate; that apart from the talk with Harry could pay serious dividends down the line. Now all we have to do is show some discipline and make sure not to back down, or, just as bad, try to push Harry too fast.
Yes, with all of SV's powers combined, we can properly emulate a normal teenage girl!![]()
Last resort, find out about the Yule Ball before the start of year 4 and use avoiding embarrassment there as a good reason to learn dancing.Maybe next year we can have Hermione and Harry sign up for dance lessons? For now all we have to do is show some discipline and make sure not to back down, or, just as bad, try to push Harry too fast in a direction he's not really ready for.
Was aiming for that and I guess I got it.Yes! Adorkable moment FTW!
This probably worked out about as well as I could have imagined; proof that good communication can cover a multitude of problems. Better yet, we got this conversation out of the way before Hermione's dad could get into Protective Dad Mode and really scare Harry off. Even better, we made sure to properly include all the details when writing home, so Hermione's parents are thinking of Harry not as the boy who wants to take their little girl, but as the abuse victim whom their daughter is trying to rehabilitate; that, even apart from the talk with Harry, could pay serious dividends during the Christmas holidays and down the line.
Maybe next year we can have Hermione and Harry sign up for dance lessons? For now all we have to do is show some discipline and make sure not to back down, or, just as bad, try to push Harry too fast in a direction he's not really ready for.
Yes, with all of SV's powers combined, we can properly emulate a normal teenage girl!![]()
Its not like he went out and bought a shotgun specifically so he could polish it while having a "friendly chat" with HarryI don't think that Hermione's parents will act like a sitcom stereotype from the US.
Assuming the tournament is still at Hogwarts. I will admit that a lot of the background international politicking disappeared with my notebook and old HDD but I've reassembled enough to hopefully keep things interesting.Last resort, find out about the Yule Ball before the start of year 4 and use avoiding embarrassment there as a good reason to learn dancing.