CHAPTER UPDATE: 48 || BELLATRIX AND BETELGEUSE
… Aurelia goes back to her work only to be interrupted hardly ten minutes by none other than Neville, he gives her a sheepish look after poking her shoulder "Hey, Ari, can you help me with this, uh, question here?"
Nervously, Aurelia glances at Neville and the parchment in his hands. His round face is bright red and his hands are shaking, she nods her head "Aye, sure what is it?"
"Why are you ignoring me," Neville says quickly, almost in one breath but he gives her a determined stare.
Aurelia blinks, smiling slightly "Wow that was — wow, well played, Plant Boy."
Neville gulps but the sly smile on Aurelia face makes the bold question on the tip of his tongue easier to say "I think the, um, answer is supposed to be, uh, longer than that."
Aurelia laughs, smiling widely, she gives him finger guns and wink "I'm sure you're right, Plant Boy but Sinistra is staring at us and I'm sure she knows just as well as we do the answer isn't one she wants discussed on her watch."
"After class then," Neville says, it's not really a question, Aurelia can tell he wants answers and he deserves them but she can't give him truthful ones.
"Aye, after class, Plant Boy." Aurelia agrees, smiling fading as she instantly regrets saying yes to this. What if he knows, what if Lyra actually told him and he's going to —
"I'll hold you to it, Sunflower Girl," Neville say ...
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