THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF FUN | QUINN

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It was growing close to the start of the new school year, and after returning from the Bainbridge Family vacation, Peyton had the best summer that she’s had in a long time. Not only did she have fun on vacation with her family, but she also went on a date with a cute guy named Daniel. While it hadn’t been because he asked her out, it had been because of a blind date, and she counted it. But now it was time to get things ready for heading back to school, and now that she was heading into her sixth year, she had some new things that needed to be purchased.

Separating from her family in Diagon Alley, Peyton knew just the shop that she needed to head to. She had promised Hugo when she met him that she would visit the store his family owned. And she was always held onto her promises, which is why she found herself entering the legendary joke shop, Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. She slowly began looking around, it was a rather exciting shop, but she had never been on for jokes and tricks like these. Hell—she had never really heard of some of the things in the store, but that didn’t stop her from traveling deeper into the maze of jokes, tricks, and love potions.

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For the first time since Quinn had started at Hogwarts, the Summer was actually passing way too fast. She supposed it was because she was actually enjoying this one - unlike her previous ones where she had been more eager for it all too end and go back to Hogwarts - what she considered as 'home'. Now she was safe and happy and actually enjoying the break, it was passing far quicker. Even with her missing Sephy so much more now with the changes between them. She had been awaiting the Bainbridge family to return from their vacation, counting down the days until she could see Seph as they had arranged to meet up a few days after. It was still another few days until that though, so to distract herself she had headed off to Diagon Alley to get the last few things she'd need for her sixth year at Hogwarts. 

Well - almost the last things. There was still one more thing she was going to get but that she'd wait for Sephy to join her for. Quickly she shook her head, a silly smile curling on her lips. It seemed things always went back to her best friend lately. Not that it was a bad thing exactly, honestly it was kind of nice. With another shake of her hair - currently pink locks fell around her shoulders, her green eyes landing on a different shop than she'd had in mind to visit. Why not have a bit of fun? So with that in her mind she headed into the joke shop, eyes lighting up as she took in all the different things. It was by far one of the more fun shops in Diagon Alley that was for sure.

She was just wandering around aimlessly when she almost bumped into someone, a hand coming out quickly to make sure the girl didn't fall when she realized who it was. "Peyton?" her surprise was obvious but she gave a wide smile, "I didn't know you guys were back from your vacation yet - when did you get back?"

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It was through her wandering, looking at different things, picking up different objects, that she was ran into. While Peyton – being the clumsy girl she is – most likely would have fallen, she didn’t. And it had to deal with the person that bumped into her grabbing her to make sure that didn’t happen. It was then that a familiar voice rang out her name and she looked at the person, “Oh—Quinn, hey!” she said with a smile, “Sorry about running into you…and thanks for grabbing me, I’d be on the floor if you didn’t,” she said with a embarrassed laugh. It was then that the girl asked her when they got back and she smiled, “A few days ago, we haven’t been back long,” she said with a smile on her face. “I’m surprised Sephy didn’t tell you the moment we walked through the door,” she added with a small laugh. She knew about Persephone and Quinn had gotten together, and she loved seeing Sephy happy.

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Quinn was used to helping someone when they almost fell, or tripped - or even stumbled. She was almost always around Seph after all and - a small fond smile tugged at her lips - the other girl was often a little on the clumsy side. But this time it wasn't Seph that she caught before they fell, it was in fact one of her sisters. The sight of Peyton though did mean something important. Still she shook it off and gave a small laugh and offered a smile as she helped the other blonde back to her feet, "It's fine Peyton - I'll be honest - I'm a little used to being around a few clumsy accidents." her lips tugged into a small grin and shrugged before listening.

"She's probably got a plan in her mind - I wouldn't be surprised if she had a plan to try and surprise me." The fondness in her voice was impossible to hide, but she wasn't yet sure if Sephy had told any of her siblings about the change in their relationship or not yet. She'd have to ask as soon as she could. "But - how are you? I haven't heard much about you even in Seph's letters."

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The grin that appeared on Peyton’s lips as Quinn quickly told her that it was fine and that she was used to being around clumsy accidents, with one that was genuine though filled with slight embarrassment. She got that way easily, especially when almost falling flat on her face. She was surprised a blush didn’t appear on her pale skin – something that she wished had changed from her time in the sun while on holiday with her family. She mostly just got burnt, though it hid beneath her hair and warmed the back of her neck constantly. And don’t even get her started on her back and the back of her thighs, it was just horrible. She should start dressing for the winter when she went to the beach.

Peyton’s eyes widened slightly as Quinn concluded that her sister might have been trying to surprise her with her return from vacation, and Peyton quickly shook her head. “Shoot—I hope I didn’t ruin a surprise. If she tries to surprise you, pretend you didn’t know she was back,” she said quickly and rushed. God, if she ruined a surprise from Sephy to her girlfriend, she’d never forgive herself.

Peyton’s demeanor changed to a fake pout as Quinn revealed that Persephone hadn’t mentioned her much in her letters to Quinn, and she pretends to be saddened by this news. “Well I’m gonna have to give her a talking to – just kidding,” she said, her persona quickly changing to laughter as it slipped through her lips. She shrugged her shoulders, “I’ve been great, a little burnt and overcooked, but other than that…life’s been good. What about yourself? How was your holiday?”

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There was a genuine enjoyment for Quinn as she spoke to Peyton, eager to know more about how the other girl was and how her break had been. While she wasn't as close a friend with Peyton as she was with Seph - she did indeed consider the other girl a friend of hers all the same. Peyton was a sweet heart, much like Sephy was and it was enjoyable to speak with her and just relax for awhile. A small giggle escaped Quinn's mouth as she shook her head, placing a hand on her own lips as her eyes lit up with gentle amusement, "Don't worry - if she tries to surprise me I won't ruin it. I wouldn't dream of doing so let alone telling her I knew she was back because her sister let it slip." Although at least now she knew Seph was back, she could contact her again - the thought alone brought a quick smile to her face. She couldn't wait to see her girlfriend again.

At the pout that appeared, Quinn raised her eyes - a slight flash of concern slipping over her face. Spending so much time around Seph had made her very intuned with others feelings and signs of them possibly being upset. She always hated seeing Sephy upset and was always quick to solve whatever was wrong. Seeing Peyton pout brought a similiar concern before she realized quickly that the other girl was playing and a quick giggle bubbled up, "Don't be too mad at her at least, I'll be honest it was probably a bit of my doing - I always ask a million questions in my letters." Quinn spoke lightly, tilting her head before nodding slowly - her nose scrunching slightly, "I always tend to get badly burnt myself - it sucks but some of us are just more prone to being burnt I guess." she gave a slight shrug before lighting up once more, "Its  been fairly quiet but - thats a good thing I guess, I've had a lot of free time to work on my art and write letters to my friends." she wasn't sure if Peyton knew much about her living situation so she didn't bring that up just yet.

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Peyton smiled, letting out a small sigh and nodding her head, “Okay—thank goodness,” she breathed out. She prayed that Sephy wasn’t trying to surprise Quinn because then she’ll feel bad about it for the coming time. But until that happens and she knows for sure, at the least the blonde wouldn’t let it known that she knew. Peyton laughed as her joking manner seemed to go over Quinn’s head, and she quickly shook her head, “Don’t worry, I was just joking.”

“Oh, you draw? Or paint? Or whatever you do for your art?” she questioned with a smile, learning something new about Quinn was interesting. “I didn’t know that. That’s a nice hobby to have,” she said with a smile on her face.

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