In the library, far in the back . . .

[sok_theo]

Theo is sitting with his sketchbook in the back, drawing. Drawing is a skill he's been perfecting since he was young.

I wish I could be as dashing as I draw myself. I always look like some sort of hero or warrior when I do my self-portraits.

He finishes drawing himself and looks at the blank right side of the page that he left on purpose. He knows

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[sok_daphne]

Daphne enters the Library distractedly, hoping not top run into Tracey - she doesn't think she could take being ignored a second time and prefers avoiding her.

And on top of that, I have a Charms essay due next week... Brilliant.

She's about to sit down at a table when she spots Theo working on something. It looks like he's drawing, and she's curious to see what it is.

Daphne walks over to him and smiles. "Hi, Theo."

[sok_theo]

Theo nearly snaps the pencil in half at the sound of Daphne's voice and ungracefully fumbles to slip his drawing back between the pages of his textbook.

SINCE WHEN DOES ANYONE COME BACK HERE?!

"H-hi, Daphne . . ." he manages to splutter as she approaches, shutting his text book over the drawing and standing up suddenly, fidgeting and smiling nervously.

[sok_daphne]

"I didn't know you were an artist," she says, surprised yet amused by his reaction. Theo always makes her smile for some reason. "Can I see what you were drawing?"

[sok_theo]

Theo feels his face flush crimson. "Um," he stutters, "Well, no. You wouldn't like it. It's not done. But . . . as soon as it's finished, I'll let you see it. I still want to . . . you know . . . work in all the details. I want it to be perfect."

It already is.

Theo tries to seem casual. "Looking for a book?"

Of course she's looking for a book, you dunderhead! She's in a LIBRARY!

He smiles, in spite of his inner scolding. "I know this place almost as well as Hermione Granger. I could give you a hand."