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Jun 3, 2017 21:56:52 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2017 21:56:52 GMT -7
Hugo smiled, glad that Jamie seemed to understand what was going on with his point of view of the future. Most people assumed that knowing the future would fix everything and make life so much easier, but he didn't believe that at all. From Hugo's point of view, knowing everything would only make life difficult and boring and predictable. "I feel the same way," he told her.
Jamie was positive that Anna would be alright and Hugo nodded, hoping that she was right. He believed that Anna was a smart witch and that she knew what she was doing, but the Triwizard Tournament was unpredictable and dangerous and he just hoped that something didn't happen to her. "I'm sure you're right about that as well. Anna's very smart, I just ... she's family. I wish she didn't have to go through this because I think it's harder than everybody anticipates." He hadn't really talked to Anna about that, which was possibly something he wanted to change, but obviously he couldn't do that right this second. He smiled when she mentioned graduation. "I know, but that's next year. I'm trying to focus on the year I'm on. You're graduating this year though, right? What are you planning on doing afterward?"
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Jun 13, 2017 19:39:17 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2017 19:39:17 GMT -7
Jamie listened when Hugo said that Anna was smart, but that didn’t mean that he didn’t wish she didn’t have to go through the Tournament. Jamie wished she could say that she sympathized, since her brother was a Champion (and he had gotten beaten up worse than Anna had in the first task), but she didn’t really understand pitying the Champions. Yes, the Tournament was probably more difficult than they expected, but they had still volunteered to do what they were doing, and there were plenty of others who would have loved to be in their position. Maybe if it was involuntary Jamie would have been more sympathetic, but as things stood… she couldn’t find it in her to share Hugo’s soft-heartedness. Hugo said that he was trying to focus on one year of school at a time, and Jamie chuckled. “That’s a good way to avoid thinking about the future too much, huh?” She asked. It was hard to think thirty or fifty or however many years down the road if you wouldn’t even think of the year following. Hugo asked what she was going to do after Hogwarts, and Jamie laughed louder. “That’s the million-dollar question!” It was what everyone seemed to be asking her lately – not that she minded. Repeating her answer over and over made it feel more real. “I’m going into pro Quidditch.” Jamie said confidently.
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Jun 13, 2017 20:06:29 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2017 20:06:29 GMT -7
Hugo nodded in response to her question about avoiding thoughts of the future. "I don't really mind thinking of all the future, I just ... see enough of it that I like to live in the moment. So many people focus on where they're going and what they want to do that they miss what is going on in their lives right now. At least, that's what I've seen." Hugo gave a small chuckle as he stopped. That was one of his beliefs, which probably stemmed from his ability to see the future, but he really believed it. People focused too much on things that weren't there yet that they missed the important things happening in their lives now. He smiled. "Oooh that's cool! Have you gone to any tryouts or anything? Wait, will they even start having those before graduation or anything?" He liked to hear people's plans and Jamie seemed to have lots of those, which was cool.
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Jun 14, 2017 9:10:18 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 9:10:18 GMT -7
Hugo explained that he didn’t mind thinking about the future, but that living in the present was more important to him than thinking ahead. Jamie was the same way, really, but it was hard for her to keep her mind off of the future when it seemed to be looming over her so closely. She was trying not to miss what was happening in the now, which was part of the reason that writing her letters and having violin lessons with Brandon was so important to her, but it was still a difficult task. Hugo asked about tryouts for Quidditch and Jamie grimaced. “We had one in the fall. I didn’t do as well as I had hoped.” She admitted. “There’s going to be another event in the spring, I think, so we can show our growth, so I’m hoping I can do better on that one.” Jamie had been careful to practice every week, sometimes four or five times a week if she had the extra time, so she knew that no matter what the scouts had thought of her in the fall, she would be better in the spring.
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Jun 15, 2017 17:54:59 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 17:54:59 GMT -7
She grimaced as she talked about the fall tryouts and Hugo felt bad. He knew- from all the Quidditch matches in years past- that Jamie was a good player and so he wondered what she could have done to make herself react like that. Then again, she might have been tough on herself about it. Hugo kind of wanted to ask her what happened, but it didn't look like she really wanted to talk about it, so he wasn't going to push her to. He nodded when she mentioned showing lots of growth from that first trying to the one that was coming up. "That sounds reasonable. I'm sure that the Quidditch teams are looking for people that can recognize when there are things they need to work on so they can improve. Especially since professionals are supposed to always work so they can increase their abilities each season." He paused for a second. "I'm not a big Quidditch player, but if you ever need someone to practice with you, I'm willing to try and help." Hugo probably wouldn't be much of a help, but it was just his personality to want to help people.
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Jun 30, 2017 16:33:53 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 16:33:53 GMT -7
Jamie smiled gratefully when Hugo said that what she was saying sounded reasonable. She knew that most people were going to agree with her anyways – Jamie didn’t like talking to the type of person who would disagree about something like that, knowing it would make her feel bad – but he actually gave a reason why her proposition made sense, and that made her relax a little. He wasn’t just mindlessly following what she said because he thought it would make her feel good, and that was nice. “It’s kind of weird, because people who don’t play Quidditch assume that professionals don’t really have to try to improve anymore.” Jamie said conversationally. Professionals were the best of the best, but they also always had to work to make sure they had the edge over their competition. If they didn’t practice and try, then someone who was better than them could, and would, come along. “That sounds great!” Jamie agreed. “My old Quidditch partner dropped out of school…” She added quietly. She didn’t know what had happened to Dastan, but considering the way he had behaved when they had last practiced, Jamie wasn’t surprised that he was struggling. She was just upset that she hadn’t done more to help him.
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Jul 1, 2017 12:40:23 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2017 12:40:23 GMT -7
Hugo rolled his eyes when Jamie mentioned the fact that most people didn't think that professionals had to practice. "That's because they don't really think about it. No matter what profession one goes with, they have to stay up to date or else they fall behind and lose their usefulness. I think Quidditch players might have to do that more than most other professionals, since the strategies of the game are always evolving." He paused, figuring he probably was saying too much. She already agreed with him, it wasn't like he had to convince her that he was right. He smiled at her enthusiasm. "Alright, well how about you just send me an owl when you want to practice and I'll see what I can do?" Hugo was sure she'd agree to that. He glanced at his watch and started a little. "Sorry, I've got to go. My girlfriend is going to wonder where I am, but it was really nice to talk to you Jamie. Have a good day, alright?" He gave her a wave and then started to walk off, hoping that she didn't think he was being rude. He wasn't trying to be, but he was more than half an hour late to see Xan and knew she'd probably be wondering where he was.
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Jul 6, 2017 16:39:36 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2017 16:39:36 GMT -7
Jamie let out a surprised laugh when Hugo rolled his eyes at her comment about people thinking professionals didn’t have to practice. She knew that he wasn’t rolling his eyes at her, but she hadn’t been expecting something like that form him. Of course even he would have gotten a little bit of the Weasley sass. That became even more evident when Hugo spoke, saying that people only thought that because they didn’t think. Jamie couldn’t argue with that. It was a common fallacy with young adults to believe that the learning stopped as soon as they left Hogwarts, when really, that was when the real learning began. Hugo suggested sending him an owl when he wanted to practice, and Jamie nodded. That made things easier, not having to plan. Hugo said he had to leave, and Jamie just smiled brightly. She understood that – she didn’t want to keep him from the rest of his day. She waved goodbye to Hugo and went on her merry way, thinking that maybe she understood the future a little better.
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