[And Miles is surprised in turn by Sirius' surprise. He tilts his head to the side curiously.]
Yes. The - textbooks we were assigned to buy. I read through the first three chapters of each of them at the very least. A bit more on some of the others. Transfiguration seems fascinating.
Well, it's not for fun! [He reconsiders - ] Or, well - not just for fun. It's also the only source of information I had about all of this for a month. And a pamphlet. Which had typos.
[He points this out with a firm nod, like it's the be-all-end-all argument - or, at the very least, a be-all-end-all argument; you can be quite certain he's got a few more of these in his back pocket. And, indeed, as soon as it's delivered, he switches abruptly to another topic, with full earnestness:]
[Not always. Sirius is already an expert in old, rimed with dust and cobwebs and traditions so thick no one remembers why you're practicing them. At Edgeworth's question, he squints a little, thoughtfully--]
[The formality of asking seems strange. You just know, that's the way Sirius has always thought of it. Granted, he's not had much of a chance to make true friends with people, outside of cousins and third cousins and all--]
[Admittedly, Miles' friend-related experience is...limited. To a certain extent. In that he's had only two before. He asked them, too...And their reaction was about the same.
[He nods, firmly--and it still seems strange to have to announce it, but at least they both know, for certain, that they're friends. There's good in that.]
[Miles smiles, more confident. He didn't say anything weird - or not so weird that Sirius was weirded out, anyway - and now things are clear and out in the open. And he took a risk, and it paid off.]
It'd be stupid to end it just because of that. I hope there aren't people who actually do that.
[He kicks his heel against the bench, staring at the floor a moment. So far, he has had several dangerous thoughts, expressed a few dangerous opinions--and nothing has happened to him. It's with an air of decisiveness and daring that he looks up at Edgeworth.]
[I might not be in Gryffindor, but Sirius can't say that aloud. He keeps that to himself, because he's ashamed that he's even thought, for a second, about being in Gryffindor. It's basically a betrayal to his family, isn't it?
Edgeworth's proclamation distracts him anyways, and he grins a little.]
Well-- you can't ask. It's the Sorting Hat that decides it.
[Totally self-assured, he answers breezily, like this is a very obvious and simple fact of life. (Because it is.)]
The Hat decides what house you're going to be in, of course. There's the Sorting at the start of every term--they put the Hat on you and it chooses which house you'll be in. It reads things right out of your head and gives you a test.
[As a second year, Sirius will be all too ready to terrorise poor innocent firsties with tales of THE TEST. As a poor innocent firstie himself, Sirius is... less certain of what the test will entail.]
My cousin tried to tell me that they send you up against a dragon, but she's not a very good liar. It's a test in your head.
I am pretty well convinced that you're an honorary elf at this point
Date: 2013-09-10 01:06 am (UTC)Yes. The - textbooks we were assigned to buy. I read through the first three chapters of each of them at the very least. A bit more on some of the others. Transfiguration seems fascinating.
i'm just saying my last name is suspiciously similar to santa's.
Date: 2013-09-10 03:18 am (UTC)[This is insane. He stares at Edgeworth, caught mostly on the side of incredulity.]
And a dyslexic might take your name as being Chrisanta
Date: 2013-09-10 12:17 pm (UTC)[And Miles stares incredulously right back.]
I had free time. And I don't want to be spending all my time outside of class these first few weeks on homework.
name of my firstborn right there
Date: 2013-09-10 02:04 pm (UTC)[Hope... fully.]
You're mental, reading textbooks for fun. [He doesn't sound particularly judgmental about it--more fond and incredulous than anything else.]
And the second born will, I hope, be Saint Nicholas
Date: 2013-09-10 02:26 pm (UTC)what else! but my thirdborn is Wolfgang no excuses
Date: 2013-09-10 03:25 pm (UTC)Yeah, well, now you've got me. You don't need books any longer.
Please call him/her Vulfy as a nickname
Date: 2013-09-10 03:32 pm (UTC)Well, I'll compare you to the books. Dad says it's bad to rely only on one source of information.
legit i'm naming my son Wolfgang (Vulfie) and my daughter Constanze (Stanzie)
Date: 2013-09-10 04:27 pm (UTC)I'll win. I'm alive--books aren't. So I'll always know better.
Holy shit this is why you're my favorite
Date: 2013-09-10 10:41 pm (UTC)[He points this out with a firm nod, like it's the be-all-end-all argument - or, at the very least, a be-all-end-all argument; you can be quite certain he's got a few more of these in his back pocket. And, indeed, as soon as it's delivered, he switches abruptly to another topic, with full earnestness:]
Would you like to be friends?
i know, i know........
Date: 2013-09-11 02:25 am (UTC)[Not always. Sirius is already an expert in old, rimed with dust and cobwebs and traditions so thick no one remembers why you're practicing them. At Edgeworth's question, he squints a little, thoughtfully--]
Why are you asking me?
And then the third child.......salieri
Date: 2013-09-11 02:29 am (UTC)Because I would like to be, and it's polite to ask rather than assume things.
[But he wonders if he jumped ahead too quickly. He hopes he wasn't...assuming Sirius' friendliness meant a desire to be friends.]
i don't much care for salieri, i'll say
Date: 2013-09-11 03:11 am (UTC)[The formality of asking seems strange. You just know, that's the way Sirius has always thought of it. Granted, he's not had much of a chance to make true friends with people, outside of cousins and third cousins and all--]
We already are, aren't we?
if you're saying I play favorites you're wrong I love all my composers equally
Date: 2013-09-11 03:18 am (UTC)[Admittedly, Miles' friend-related experience is...limited. To a certain extent. In that he's had only two before. He asked them, too...And their reaction was about the same.
He just thinks it's polite, really.]
Then - um - okay. We're friends.
there's a lot of love in this family.
Date: 2013-09-11 09:33 am (UTC)[He nods, firmly--and it still seems strange to have to announce it, but at least they both know, for certain, that they're friends. There's good in that.]
No matter what houses we're sorted into, yeah?
And a lot of lies.
Date: 2013-09-11 12:31 pm (UTC)[Miles smiles, more confident. He didn't say anything weird - or not so weird that Sirius was weirded out, anyway - and now things are clear and out in the open. And he took a risk, and it paid off.]
It'd be stupid to end it just because of that. I hope there aren't people who actually do that.
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Date: 2013-09-11 02:11 pm (UTC)[He kicks his heel against the bench, staring at the floor a moment. So far, he has had several dangerous thoughts, expressed a few dangerous opinions--and nothing has happened to him. It's with an air of decisiveness and daring that he looks up at Edgeworth.]
But they're stupid. It doesn't matter.
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Date: 2013-09-11 02:28 pm (UTC)That's very stupid. [Still - ] But I think maybe I'll ask to be in Gryffindor, then. Just because it would be easier if we were in the same house.
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Date: 2013-09-11 03:28 pm (UTC)Edgeworth's proclamation distracts him anyways, and he grins a little.]
Well-- you can't ask. It's the Sorting Hat that decides it.
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Date: 2013-09-11 04:51 pm (UTC)[Well, that's - Incomprehensible, honestly.]
What's the...Sorting Hat?
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Date: 2013-09-11 06:20 pm (UTC)The Hat decides what house you're going to be in, of course. There's the Sorting at the start of every term--they put the Hat on you and it chooses which house you'll be in. It reads things right out of your head and gives you a test.
And it sings.
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Date: 2013-09-11 06:53 pm (UTC)[The sudden stress on Miles' face is very, very clear. He wishes suddenly that he'd read more than he did.]
About...what?
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Date: 2013-09-11 08:56 pm (UTC)[As a second year, Sirius will be all too ready to terrorise poor innocent firsties with tales of THE TEST. As a poor innocent firstie himself, Sirius is... less certain of what the test will entail.]
My cousin tried to tell me that they send you up against a dragon, but she's not a very good liar. It's a test in your head.
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Date: 2013-09-11 10:21 pm (UTC)They're testing knowledge, then. How good you are. We'll be separated out into - knowledge groups, won't we? So we won't be in the same lessons.
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Date: 2013-09-12 01:03 am (UTC)[He peels open one of his licorice tongues, pulling a vague face at it.]
It isn't a test like that. It isn't about skills--it's about what you have. Qualities.
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Date: 2013-09-12 02:19 am (UTC)[Well, that's not so bad.]
So it sees if we're brave or that sort of thing? Is it psychic?
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