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[notthatpotter]

When James becomes himself again, he can't honestly say he had been expecting it.

But fortune would have it that he is close enough to the staircase so that when he does become boy-shaped again (and my, my, things are a lot bigger than he remembers!), he can bolt for his room

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[call_me_kick]

Lucky for James, Kick did not see a thing.

She does, however, notice him as he comes down the stairs.

She watches him for a moment, and then quickly looks back down at the paper in front of her.

It's full of little doodles of animals.

[notthatpotter]

He is so glad to be himself - and himself with clothes! - that he doesn't notice Kick at first.

He has The Tales of Beedle the Bard with him again when he comes back downstairs. It is tucked under his arm.

As he walks past her table, he notices the doodles - which makes him pause for a moment. They're actually a bit like Ingress', he thinks.

[call_me_kick]

Kick casts a sidelong glance at him, trying to look focused on her work.

Trying.

Her gaze eventually travels to the book and then up to his face and she says, very softly: "Hi."

[notthatpotter]

"Hullo," he returns - politely, even.

He adjusts the book so the weight of it bothers him a little less, then smiles a bit.

"What're you up to?"