>>5573380With your brother holding your spot in line you turn around and approach the girl behind you.
When you step up to her a bead of sweat appears on her forehead.
You aren't sure what her deal is but you just calmly introduce yourself.
"I'm Adrian Blackwell." You say nonchalantly and extend your hand to shake hers
Your calm demeanor seems to put her at ease and releases at least some of the anxiety she was feeling. She meekly grabs and shakes your hand. Her hand feels a little rough, you can feel she has little calluses on her hand.
"Hi, I'm Bethany Nortle." She speaks softly but actually maintains eye contact when she does
"I saw you looked kind of scared and this line is pretty long so I figured I might as well introduce myself and meet someone new while I wait for my wand." You explain. The line moves forward.
"Oh, well its just that I've never seen anything like this before. I was brought here by an odd man who said I could do magic and that there was a school to help me control it. My parents said that if it was true that I should come here and get the help I need. Bizarre things always happen around me but I never imagined it would be magic or anything crazy like that. But the odd told me to wait in line here by myself while he grabbed some other supplies and I'm just a little overwhelmed I guess." Bethany says deflated
Already meeting non-pure bloods you think to yourself.
You didn't think meeting your first non-pure blood would be this different. Shabby clothing, callused hands, no knowledge of magic. It seems so alien to you.
Your face must be showing a strong emotion because Bethanys turns from shy and scared to slightly frustrated
"Why are you making that face? You're looking at me like I'm weird or something. This is all crazy not me." She gestures the store and street
You explain to her that you've grown up around magic your entire life and that you've never interacted with someone like her before. Someone who has no concept of magic is indeed bizarre to you
Her expression softens a bit at your first explanation but rehardens when you double down that she is weird.
"Well you're weird to me too so I guess we're even."
Remembering your brothers words from earlier you try to extend an olive branch to this poor uneducated girl.
"If you want I can try to explain magic and some of the things you're seeing around here." you offer
Bethany looks a bit surprised "Oh well yeah that'd be really nice"
And so you spend the next 20 minutes or so giving a very brief overview of magic that an 11 year old can give before you finally reach the front of the line.
"Adrian its our turn" your brother turns back and tells you.
Bethany offers a look of gratitude "Thanks for trying to explain this stuff to me. I still don't really understand." She chuckles "And thanks for-"
Mid sentence a black glove comes down on her shoulder and a tall man with an eye patch appears behind her.
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