She took his hand as he helped her back on her feet. Emily just looked down and dust off herself as he spoke to her. Even if he didn't say anything, she had a feeling that he was talking about her father. "...fighting duty seems wrong ..." she commented dusting her skirt. "You were so quick Earl....very good" she added
"I learned to fight wjen I was little. Same tactics work with wands."
"ah so a full on trouble maker since you were born....you came to this world fighting I see" she teased as she shook her head
"I told you I grew up in an orphanage since I was six. Some of those blokes were dealing with abandonment issues." He said. "Not all of them were reapoy orphans just unwanted. That does things to your head."
"I know you did...." Emily responded feeling bad she had teased him in such a way. "I can only imagine..." Emily added feeling bad for Earl imagining how difficult it might have been grown up in such an environment.
"I'm alright. I had the benefit of knowing my parents. And knowing that they loved me." He said. "Not everyone there got to have that."
Emily gently nodded what he said was true. "true..." was all she said deep in thought as they sat on the dueling table.
"Hey Johnson. You up for a round?" It was a third year Ravenclaw
Emily looked over at the third year Ravenclaw and hopped off the dueling table/stage to give them both some room. Emily stood back and watched.
It didn't take long tonrealize even as a second year Earl was among the top duelists in the school
Emily was quite amazed at his abilities as a duelist. Emily could see that Earl was defently very skillful for sure.
Omce the meet was over it was time for lunch. With nothing better to do and a no team fo play on Earl decided to go with Emily to visit Hagrid, who was currently loading tanks of grindylow into a wagon
(Poor Earl he cant play)
"It's a secret." He said with a knowing smile. Earl gulped. "When you smile like that Hagrid I get scared. Professor Weasley told me about the blast ended screwts." He looked at Emily. "Said they were a cross breed of a fire crab betweren a manticore and a fire crab. And that the only ever exploded, tried to eat people, and tried to sting people."
Emily noticed the look and smile Hagrid gave them before looking over at Earl. "Well thats true the Blast ended screwts sound intance....however Professor Weasley is a bit of a scardy...and and over exaggerates things.." she added
Hagrid guffawed. "Not my best work. The little tykes didn't live kong past a year." He said. "But I don't do that anymore. Got in trouble with the headmistress last time I tried. On accoint of magical crossbreeding bein' outlawed n all.x
"Oh thats quite sad they didn't..." Emily said hearing that the Blasted Ended Screwts didn't live past a year. "So....if its not outlawed crossbreeding what could it be thats a secret?..." Emily asked looking back at the wagon.
There was a wtinkle in Hagrid's eye. "Can't tell yeh that." He said. "Gotta keep 'em uner wraps until after my first class with them."
"Awww no fair .....oh well guess we will have to wait then..." she said with a bit of a pout
"Well yeh know it's a surprise for everyone we gotta- EARL!" He shouted as Earl was lifting the taro to try and peek.
