I thought with amusement, taking great care to suppress the smile that threatened to appear on my face. 'One day, we were discussing our upcoming Hogsmeade trip- she wants some chocolate the next, she stands me up! Said she needed to study.' She huffed and tried to get herself under control. We haven't fought, neither of us caused anything to happen. 'I cannot, for the life of me, figure it out. 'That's the thing.' Mira opened her eyes, looking lost. 'Maybe something happened?' I suggested with a small shrug. 'I haven't the foggiest.' Mira sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose, closing her eyes. вЂњThat seemsвЂ¦ Bad.вЂќ I said in a noncommittal tone, throwing her a curious look. They all have their own lives, however dull they may seem. ItвЂ™s not like everyone aside from myself and maybe Potter is dealing with back-to-back life and death situations. Then again, what should I have expected? I thought. вЂњItвЂ™s justвЂ¦вЂќ She stopped her agitated pacing and sent a look out of the window. I nodded, gesturing for her to keep going. Ugh! Yes, thereвЂ™s a lot to do, but IвЂ™m working hard on it, like with the Shield Charm.вЂќ вЂњNo.вЂќ Mira said, frustration entering her voice as she began to pace around. Things have been a little difficult for me this week.вЂќ вЂњGlad to see you feeling a little better.вЂќДЄfter a few more seconds of laughter, she began to wind down, sending me a grateful nod. Mira burst into giggles, filling the room with her pleasant timbre. вЂњMonkey canвЂ™t aim.вЂќ I gave a few light pounds to my chest. Mira rolled her eyes, though there was the barest hint of a smile playing at her lips. вЂњThatвЂ™s when you, ahвЂ¦ practice to hit the target.вЂќ вЂњYes.вЂќ My voice was as dry as the great desert lands of the world. вЂњTarget practice?вЂќ The girl repeated, confused. I stared at her for a moment and shrugged. вЂњI want to know what youвЂ™re doing with this.вЂќ вЂњMaybe in a bit.вЂќ She countered, pointing at the pile of cubes in my hands. Mira blinked, but I continued before she could get a word in edgewise. вЂњStanding over here, lazing around- you must have mastered it, eh?вЂќ 'Shouldn't you be working on your Shield Charm?' I gave her a false-disdainful once over, almost looking like I was dealing with the common riff-raff. Probably take the lecture and shrug it off? I thought, rolling my eyes at her attitude and at my own compulsive need to answer questions, even if they were meant to be teasing. 'Oh, whatever will you do if I go and report this to Professor Flitwick?' Clarke.' Mira affected a scandalized look upon her face. 'It looks like you're vandalizing school property, Mr. 'What does it look like?' I smirked and focused back on what I was doing. 'What are you doing?' She asked, stowing her wand in her robe pocket before moving over to me. She had stopped her practice of the Shield Charm in favor of watching me work I thought, catching Mira's eye as I glanced in her direction. I stared at the pile of wooden cubes held in the palm of my hands for a moment before looking down at the desk I'd cut them out from.

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