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[shesepankh]

Saturday morning sees Bella with her notebooks about magic all in her knapsack, her medallion safety-pinned by its chain to her bra just in case she trips the wrong way, waiting with Charlie for pickup for the Avalon trip.

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[shesepankh]

One more kiss.

Then she buckles her seatbelt and puts the key in the ignition.

[castmyown]

Yeah, Darren will buckle his, too. Because safety.

Homeward they go. He'll be grinning a goofy grin all the way there.

[shesepankh]

She's looking pretty smiley too!

"Dates and magic lessons, our lives are pretty awesome."

[castmyown]

"They really are!" agrees Darren. "Just wait until we're epic level wizards! That'll be awesome!"

[shesepankh]

"It will! Do you suppose we'll look good in those stars-and-moons pointy hats?"

[castmyown]

"Don't be ridiculous. Of course we will."

[shesepankh]

"Awesome. New default outfit for after I found Hogwarts-still-needs-a-better-name."

[castmyown]

"As long as you have the fancy robe to match. You have to fit the style."

[shesepankh]

"Robes seem so impractical, though. All that swooshing around and the big sleeves."

[castmyown]

"Yes, but think of the effect on your students! They show up at not-Hogwarts, excited to learn about magic - and who stands before them but an epic level wizard in the fancy robe with a matching hat. Besides, you can always get the type without the big sleeves. The swooshing around is a benefit, not a downside."

[shesepankh]

"I don't think I want to swoosh! There is a reason I am a jeans person and not a flowy dresses person. Maybe a calf-length sleeveless version? Would that work?"

[castmyown]

"Oh, fine. If you have sufficiently fancy shoes."

[shesepankh]

"I could rock some neat boots, maybe. I don't know, I barely think about shoes. Do you have shoe opinions? Should I be using you for your shoe opinions?"

[castmyown]

Darren snickers. "I have some shoe opinions. Savannah occasionally makes me shop for her, she likes the results but not the shopping and I tolerate it."

[shesepankh]

"All right, then you will have to help me with my making-an-impression-on-the-students-and-matching-my-robes boots. No heels please."

[castmyown]

"Sure, I'll help. No heels," he agrees. "They're impractical."

[shesepankh]

"More on me than anyone else! Most people could have a prayer of eventually getting the hang of them!"

[castmyown]

"And I would not want you to be killed by footwear."

[shesepankh]

"I dunno. Should I wear shoes at all at unHogwarts? I could just go in pawed."

[castmyown]

"If you like, but you'd have to get robes to match your fur, and that could be a hassle."

[shesepankh]

"The stars and moons could be that goldy color."

[castmyown]

"There we go, in that case - feel free to skip the shoes and go around pawed."

[shesepankh]

"I like the paws. I like so many things about being a sphinx, really, it's comfy."

[castmyown]

Darren snickers. "I like being a peryton, too. It's very - I'm much lighter on my feet and faster in my natural form."

[shesepankh]

"Prancy!" suggests Bella.