Gabe!

[x_emilyrowe]

Emily was a bit different than all of the other Ravenclaws sitting in the common room. Her fellow Ravenclaws all reeked of the anxious excitement that always came on Thursday nights, the kind of excitement that only the thought of a Friday coming up could bring. It was almost the weekend, and no one could concentrate on their homework. They were

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[silent_gabe]

He felt his heart pounding and his whole body felt as though it was burning in embarrassment. At first, it had simply been shocking to be attacked by a book out of the blue (and with no Patrick around to blame), but now he stood wincing in the middle of the room with one hand pushing his hair back away from his forehead where the book had tussled with it.

"Um...yeah," he said, giving the girl a small, quick nod while the rest of the students kept staring.

God, this day couldn't get any worse.

[x_emilyrowe]

"Erm," Emily said awkwardly, looking down at her shoes.

"I'm so, so sorry about that," She mumbled quickly. "I was trying a new spell and I guess I read it wrong because, well, my book kind of attacked you, and I'm really sorry..."

[silent_gabe]

At least this girl didn't seem intent on embarrassing him further, and to be honest, he almost felt guilty when he noticed the flush still in her cheeks.

"No, really, it's okay," he said, waving a little at the apology before shoving his hands into his pockets. A few younger years in the corner started snickering then, pointing obviously at them and Gabe knew from experience that it was only a matter of time before they blurted something cruel if they continued standing in the middle of the room.

Leaning down, he picked up the book and handed it to her. "Here," he said, and then paused a moment before forcing himself to try to say more, "what spell were you trying?"

[x_emilyrowe]

"Thank you," She mumbled as she took the book, a bit of the red fading from her face. At least he wasn't angry.

"I was trying a spell to make the book grow legs and then have them disappear, but it was a bit hard to read the text, and I guess I read it wrong," Emily explained.