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[alt_draco]

I will say one thing for Ragnik: he's a good deal more talkative than the other goblins I've been around. Which is to say that he's not particularly talkative by wizarding standards, but definitely speaks up more than the goblins at Gringotts. All business, that lot. Maybe it's because he's young, or has just spent more time with wizards and witches than goblins. Anyway, I'm glad I happened to remember Binns' dreary lecture on Urg the Unclean. Somehow I doubt that Ragnick is really a direct descendent, but I reckon it's best to humour him on that point.

Oh, and Tim and those flowers? That was a downright massive bouquet. Was it equal in size to whatever he did wrong? Because he probably didn't mean it, you know. We men are just generally more idiotic than women - and pretty much everyone is more idiotic than you.

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[alt_draco]

Well, nothing wizards do would surprise me, really.

So I take it you don't like flowers?

Well, you can't blame him for not knowing that, since a lot of women fancy flowers quite a bit. But next time he wants to apologise to you he ought to send along books.

[alt_hermione]

I like flowers just fine.

He wasn't apologising, exactly. He was--well, all right, he was but like I said, he hadn't done anything wrong in the first place.

We broke up. Or, maybe I should say, I broke up with him.

[alt_draco]

Oh. Why didn't you ever say? And here I thought he had just made you cross.

Are you alright about it?

[alt_hermione]

I don't...I didn't really want to talk about it. There's nothing really to say.

I'm fine.

[alt_draco]

Alright.

If you do want to talk about it later, you know where I am.

And I don't know - I feel like I frequently work through my hopelessly tangled thoughts and emotions with you, but I never get to return the favour. If that's how you want it, I understand. No worries at all. But you would never be putting me out. Just so you know.

[alt_hermione]

I know. Thanks.

I don't feel put out, either, when you want to talk things through. That's how you and Harry have always been. It's...harder for me, I guess. I don't know whether that's because I never could express myself freely growing up, or because I just don't tend to confide in people. It's not that I don't trust you or anything.

[alt_draco]

Yeah, I figured it was something like that. Or a combination of those things.

Anyway, if you ever feel compelled, you'll know. No need to force it.