#thread:Jessica and Harry

[acciomusa]

Jessica smirked "Really? I've been told I have incredible Wit and Humour." She smiled at him as she looked up at him. "Admit it, I've made you think, even laugh a little. But honestly, everyone thinks we Hufflepuffs are just docile little creatures, We can be quite surprising." She smiled.

"But I wouldn't put it past some of them to have Orgies." She then laughed.

She smiled at him as he spoke about what he wanted to do. She could imagine him as a teacher, teaching defence of the dark arts. He had a skill when it came to defence. "I want to become a MediWitch, help others as much as I can, work in St Mungo's." She explained. "Just like my Mother is." She added. "From a young age she has taught me to make healing potions, and I wish to be able to continue that, to help others."

"Well you have missed out not paying more attention to the old Friar, he is quite entertaining." She told him. "He's always a little drunk, but always quite a funny guy. His conversations are extremely." She chuckled.

“You have an awful sense of humor.” Harry said dryly, glancing over at her “I refuse to believe Hufflepuffs are having giant orgies.” But a snort escaped him before a small laugh finally make its presence aware.

The idea of finding a grown up job was kind of terrifying, but he knew what he wanted to do; had figured it out in fifth year and the war had only cemented that further.

“I think I’m gonna be a professor, or at least that’s what I want to do. I have to meet with the headmistress and everything but I think teaching Defense is where I’m heading.”

He shrugged and looked at her “I did not, I’ve met the Bloody Baron a couple of times and even the Ravenclaw Ghost but the Friar is kind of a mystery to me.” he confessed.

“What about you? What do you plan to do now, work for the Ministry?” It was a shame Harry hadn’t gotten to know more Hufflepuffs, but he’d always been rather isolated with Ron and Hermione (in some ways it was a comfort, in others it was very much not).

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Jessica laughed "We only do it if we have to." She then joked softly as she looked at him. She wondered what he was thinking. She also hoped that he knew she was joking. Though, a lot of people did underestimate the Hufflepuffs.

She furrowed her brows a little, she wondered if anyone else noticed that his smile never truly reached his eyes. She knew she was an observant person. She didn't think much on it, after all, after everything he had been through, he was entitled to keep himself to himself.

"Yeah, I can't believe its finally here, after everything." She said. "Its kind of daunting, to be stepping out in the real wizarding world after all the years here." She said. "Not that I didn't know about all of this before, I did, its just... well, have to look for jobs and become proper little adults now." She chuckled.

As they watched the old Friar, Jessica laughed again "You clearly have not been watching the Friar after all these years." She chuckled "Anything but Graceful." She added.

She then rose a brow "Oh, they are just big giant orgies." She joked and laughed "But no, there is loud music, dancing, eating, making out... your usual teenage party really. We're not different from anyone else."

"Oh is that so? I didn't take Hufflepuffs for the subterfuge type." Harry said dryly, but maybe he just didn't know enough Hufflepuffs. Merlin knows he didn't try to reach out past his own little friend group, even in fifth year he hadn't taken the time to know many of the people he was training.

Maybe that was his mistake.

"I'll keep that in mind." Harry replied, giving her the faintest of smiles. It was the normal smile he gave most people- a half one that never really reached his eyes but still fooled most people into thinking he was genuine in his smiling.

Sitting down he stared over at her, "Final year and all." he agreed numbly, it didn't feel quite real that this was his final year, that he had made it this far. "yeah, I guess I did." That seemed like an understatement...

"How can a ghost be...like that? I thought they were all graceful?" Harry asked, sounding mildly amused. "I can't imagine a hufflepuff party." he confessed, "What are they like?"

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She smiled "They tend to keep it quiet about what we Hufflepuffs are capable of." She teased lightly, "Lets just say, you don't want to mess with any of them, people wouldn't find the body." She smirked, joking with him.

She then laughed again. patted the space beside her once more. "Well, everyone knows you have had other things on your mind over the years, but final year and all, have to make the most of it now." She said.

She then looked at her watch and pressed her finger to her lips, motioning with her head to the end of the hall, where a rather jolly fat friar was floating around the halls, but looking rather tipsy, seeing some strange song that she had only ever heard him sing. He would be tripping into objects if he were a real person, but instead, he went through them, but apologised as if he had walked into someone.

She watched him for a while till he disappeared out of sight. "He's the life of every Hufflepuff party." She chuckled.

Harry could understand the mind not wanting to switch off, he had been there before- hell it was why he was out wandering the castle at... God only knows what time. "I guess I don't really know that many Hufflepuffs."

He'd never been very good at branching out.

"Guess I'll find out, huh?" Harry replied before giving her a small smile before shrugging "Sure. Honestly I should probably take studying more seriously it's just like... sometimes my mind won't let me focus, you know? What are you studying?" he questioned.

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Jessica gave a soft smile and nodded "Yeah, just my mind wouldn't switch off, and I find it best when its like this, to just... cram session, but the common room was still pretty active." She explained.

"Everyone thinks us Hufflepuff Tame, but you should see the common room after hours." She chuckled a little.

She moved over to make room for him, tapping on the wall beside her "Care to join?" She asked. "We don't have to study." She then added. "Any second now, the Fat Friar will come by. He does the same time every night, looking his usual self... he can be quite entertaining to watch." She breathed.

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Sleep was something that had escaped Harry for a long time, he got enough to function but he wasn't sure the last time he had gotten a great night's sleep... He didn't want someone from his own house to find him and start worrying so he had just kind of, wandered?

Harry was vaguely aware of the other, but there were so many people in this castle and his social circle was mostly limited to Ron and Hermione... But maybe he could change it.

"Couldn't sleep." Harry confirmed, biting his lower lip and looking at the Hufflepuff, "Guess I just started walking." He let out a soft sigh, "Everything okay?"