Mirrors are not your friend

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[it's a typical day. Percy is hanging out when he catches a reflection in the mirror]

What's that? [and then he notices his own body]

What is THAT? [the girl voice does not help matters. At all]

[the loss begins. very open]

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[ Colour him absolutely confused. ] That would be your face.

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Oh. Uh... I thought I saw, um... A zit. [girls worry about zits, right?]

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[ Don't ask James. He still doesn't understand them. So he gives her a shrug because he's quite useless in these situations. ] You should see my mate - his face might as well be one.

[ In an attempt to reassure her worries - because isn't that what girls usually want when they act like this? ] Your face seems fine.

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[forgetting momentarily that he's supposed to be a girl, Percy laughs] A zit-face! That must be so gross! Awesome!

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[ James grins. ] Yeah, so just remember my poor old mate next time you're in a bit of a crisis. You'll never have it as bad as he does.

My name's James, by the way. Got plenty of stories up my sleeve in regards to bad hair days and facial mishaps. [ The former he's experienced rather a lot. His hair is his life. ]

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Psh, I can do better than just a bad hair day. How about blowing up a volcano? Now that was a bad hair day.

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[ This face. James is just going to stare at you for a moment while this sinks in. ]

You blew up a volcano?

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Not on purpose.

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[ James is still impressed. ] But you blew up a volcano!

Merlin, my sixteen year old self would've killed to have seen that. [ Lie. His twenty-one year old self would kill to see that. ] How did you manage that?

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[he really shouldn't be proud of this :x]

I don't remember much about it. And I wouldn't ever do it again. I kinda almost died.

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[ James quickly changes his tune, then. Having fun at the expense of dying? Not good. Not good at all. ] Merlin, that sounds a bit horrific. Dying isn't that great. [ Not that James quite knows whether he's died or not. Or has come to the fact that he is, indeed, classified as 'deceased' in his time. Oi. ;/ ] You a witch, by chance?

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[Percy makes a face, but then he remembers Harry's world] No, but I'm guessing you're a wizard. I'm more like, um... what's in between a Muggle and a wizard?

[it's the best simile he can think of]

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[ He thinks for a moment ] A squib?

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[makes another face. That's too close to the word "squid" for his taste]

No. Like... if a non-magic person and a magic person had a kid, what would you call them?