If he was honest with himself, Alex got the feeling that he might dislike the Scottish girl. She hadn't even acknowledged his answer, let alone respond; maybe that's just what wizardy types were like? The other boy seemed pretty cool though and it wasn't just because he came bearing sweets; he had a chipper air to him that Alex approved of. His thoughts were cut off once more, this time by a high-pitched shriek from the hallway; whatever it was, it scared the living hell out of Fugly, who tried unsuccessfully to bury himself deeper into Alex's hood.

Out in the hallway was one, scratch that two girls around their age; two rather cute girls, a certain shrewd part of him noted. The Scot, as he as coming to think of her, wasn't half bad either if you could ignore those eyes and her gradually darkening expression... Alex was about to make the first move and invite the girls in, but found himself beaten to the punch by the other boy; so focused was he on his own thoughts that Alex hadn't even registered the boy's remarkably polite apology.

If there was one thing off about the boy, it was that [i]name.[/i] Aluwhut? Alex wasn't one to judge, but he wondered if the boy was foreign or came from an odd family... [b]'Uh, yeah. Hi! I'm Alex.',[/b] he piped up as Aloyisius cued them in. [b]'I guess you guys are first years too, right?'[/b]

He flashed a gregarious smile, but a passing thought made him pull his hood a little tighter. [i]Why do they all have pets that eat rodents..?[/i]