CONSIDERING.

[egotrips]

Finally realised that sitting around moping all day isn't going to get anything done, have you? It's been utterly ridiculous — not that your little change of heart matters. I'm not going back to that pathetic lump of rock.

—Especially not wandless.

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[herbologizing]

[MUGGLE MALFOY

HE WOULD PROBABLY BE LEFT ON A MOUNTAIN TO DIE. Black families are the best, clearly.]

Oh. So you'll be getting it back. That's...that's good. I was afraid they could take them away forever.

[egotrips]

[ HEY HIS FAMILY IS FANTASTIC what are you talking about (unsure) ]

Of course I'll be getting it back. [ by which he means he hopes to be getting it back; expects to be getting it back. ]

—Of course, yours might take it away forever, who's to say? [ "not that it'd make much difference" is on the tip of his tongue, but he doesn't go so far as verbalising it. the thought may be evident in his expression, though.

(despite that, he does have something resembling vague, grudging respect for neville after the battle of hogwarts.) ]

[herbologizing]

[BULLSHIT!]

That's...that's good. That, I mean, even they can take them, we'll at least have the hope of, uh...getting them back.

[Oh yeah, Neville can hear it in head despite Malfoy not saying it. He's not going to be a pushover anymore, but he will frown slightly.

(he better, because Neville pwned that snake so damn hard and fast, gdit man that was AWESOME)]

I hope she doesn't, if she puts me anywhere.

[egotrips]

[ YOU'RE JUST JELLY BECAUSE HE GOT BETTER PRESENTS THAN SWEET WRAPPERS. ]

Here's a hint, Longbottom, since you're yet to pick up on it: they like doing what we don't.

[ aka he doubts you'd have better luck than him. ]

[herbologizing]

[OMG OMG OMG HDU!!! THAT'S SO LOW IT'S...IT'S LIKE THE BASEMENT OF THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS LOW!]

...what we don't what? [he'll blame battle brain damage, give him a second...] Well, maybe yours does, but doesn't seem so eager to...just...toss me somewhere without my wand. Maybe if you didn't talk to yours like she was a House Elf, she'd be more inclined to cooperate.

also, your neville is fucking fab, btw

[egotrips]

[ WHOOPS... GUESS YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT

but nevermind, have a dismissive snort. oh, neville, you are so naive. ]

We'll see if you're still saying that in a few months.

oh my gosh, that is so nice of you! i literally picked him up last night, thank you so much! ;;

[herbologizing]

[ONLY MUGGLES WEAR SUNGLASSES, YOU CAN'T DO IT! DON'T EVEN TRY!

No he's not. He's Awesome McAwesomepants. It's not like Draco could pull out Slytherin's locket in a time of need. What we do? Wave it around and go "BOOGA BOOGA"? Clearly, Gryffindor is the best ever.

...but could a Slytherin have pulled out his sword? Quick, Neville, don't get too deep into thought, you'll never get back out!]

Maybe I won't be here in a few months. Or, just here. Not at a game or anything. I'm new and all.

kdlf only last night

[egotrips]

[ look, look, draco would be Super Effective with slytherin's locket and appropriate booga booga noises. super effective. ]

Maybe you're right. Maybe yours will decide you're just not worth it.

y-yes...

[herbologizing]

[Pansy would be worse! ...but, depending on the year of the student, yeah, he'd be pretty terrifying. Especially with Crabbe and Goyle behind him...nightmares!]

H-Hey! That's not what I meant! I just meant that I'm not [very important, Neville? Not what?] that I'm still new! She's got to...figure it all out first.

I AM IMPRESSED

[egotrips]

Which, Longbottom, is why I said 'a few months' — or did that part fly straight over your head? I know you struggle to remember what happened yesterday, but some people can wrap their minds around something a little more long term.

afhdkjls THANK YOU! That means a lot!

[herbologizing]

[Hey...hey! You are being so uncool right now, Draco, you're...you're being a bit of a bloody git, even!]

Hey! Maybe...maybe she needs to reread! Think things out! Look at all the games first before deciding! You know...you know, be thorough! Do her homework!

[Though not quite like Hermione...]

quite welcome!

[egotrips]

[ s h r u g. ]

Whatever you need to tell yourself.

Do you have any game recs?

[herbologizing]

[Nice shrug, bro. It's almost got some kind of swagger to it.]

Y-You know...just because I may not be as...as popular as you around this...here, whatever here is...it doesn't mean I should be taken any less seriously! I'm a person, too, not just some...some bloody joke!

[egotrips]

[ naturally. if you were a malfoy, neville, your shrug could be as fabulous, too. ]

Nice try, Longbottom, but I don't base how seriously I take people on how often they appear round here — but if it helps at all, you did a pretty good impression of one throughout most of Hogwarts.

[ since, you know, he'd end up not really taking anyone seriously other than maybe snape, and it would mean he'd have to take potter seriously and that's just a terrible thought. ]

( ooc: HMM, i don't play draco there, but poly_chromatic has a fab hp cast, and i know the ginny would love a neville. i hear adstringendum has a pretty good hp cast, but i don't know much about them. it depends what you're after, really! i used to play at ev, and it was pretty marvellous -- nice and slow, with lots of backtagging, but there isn't a hp cast there anymore, and it will be rebooting in the summer. asgardeventide has a luna and ... me lmao, and may be getting zephy's harry (downthread) around may. it's a bit fast, though, which is ... something i'm struggling with, ngl. i think capeandcowl has a hp cast, too, but again, I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE GAME other than 'super heroes!!'. )

[herbologizing]

[...he'll take his own shrugs any day, then. Being a Malfoy? No thanks.]

There's no reason to be so nasty, ["a git"] Malfoy. I'm not the one trying to send you somewhere without your wand.


[ooc. oh wow, you're really thorough! i hadn't looked into any but adstring once before, and i've heard of an hp cast before at SUPER HEROES!!! i'll have to look into poly and asgard then. thank you so much!
and sorry that typo took so long to fix! it's so early over here my bad!]

[egotrips]

I was only following on from your own remark.

( ooc: or just super aware of the hp casts! lmao it's not a problem! i didn't even notice; i had to meet up with a friend for a ... late breakfast. )

[herbologizing]

W-Well, I'm not going to tolerate it anymore. I'm not...you can't bully me anymore, all right? I won't put up with it. Things...are different now. S-So...next time you say something like that, I...probably won't stoop to your level because...I'm too nice.

[ARE THOSE FIGHTING WORDS NEVILLE?

ooc. i hope it was a good late breakfast! i went ahead and reserve at a certain game hdu! couldn't pass up that premise]