Closed Can You See Right Through Me?

It was nearing curfew and Anisha was still in the library. She knew she should go soon, but she was having fun reading and taking notes. Sometimes she wondered if she wouldn't have been a better Ravenclaw, but she did enjoy being in Gryffindor a lot. Ravenclaw seemed like it could potentially be kind of boring in comparison. After finishing her notes on a section, she sighed and closed her book. She should go. She packed up her things and started to head out of the library, only to realize there was someone else there. She stopped, watching Teddy Pirrip hunched over his books. She had never seen him like this, he always seemed to act like him getting all O's and top points was just something that happened to him. She had known that couldn't possibly be the case, but seeing the proof was still kind of strange. She wandered over to his table and tapped on the wood. "You know, curfew's in a bit." She told him conversationally. "Also, you'll hurt your back sitting like that."

Teddy sat hunched over his parchment, completely in the zone and trying to finish his essay. He could not say how long he'd been in the library for, one maybe two hours? He hadn't really stopped to think about it since he had to get his work done. He had a short window of time before he'd have to leave the library and he wanted to get the last bit finished.

He looked up annoyed when someone tapped on his table, he was ready to snap at them but held off when he saw it was Anisha, "Oh hey," he replied, trying to not appear flustered, "Right. Is it? I must have lost track of time." Teddy glanced at his watch, his eyebrows shooting up. He’d been there nearly three hours. Stretching his back, he winced as the tightness reminded him just how long he’d been hunched over, and that reluctantly, the head girl was right. "Oh yeah, I'm feeling it." He drawled, "Wouldn’t mind giving me a quick massage, would you?” he asked with a cheeky grin.

Anisha watched Teddy closely. He was good, he seemed unbothered. But it was also obvious he hadn't meant to stay out after curfew, and the way he looked at his watch made her think he was surprised by the time. "No." She said as he asked for a massage. "But take care of yourself, okay? Your grades aren't worth getting in trouble over, or losing sleep." She said, eyeing him. "So don't just go on when you're in your dorm, alright? Get some rest." It was a guess, but an educated one. She had been there in her OWL year.

Teddy huffed at her refusal to give him a massage. "The previous head girl would’ve done it," he mumbled, though he doubted that was true. His interactions with Milo's sister had been limited and mostly him testing her patience, which had been pretty good patience from what he remembered. He wondered if Anisha had the same patience as he stretched his back, then paused as he processed her words. "Wait, am I in trouble?" he asked, raising an eyebrow when she said grades weren't worth getting in trouble over. He couldn't quite tell if she was scolding him, encouraging him, or doing a bit of both.

He appreciated her concern though, even if he wasn’t quite ready to take her advice just yet. “But can you give me like, ten... no, twenty minutes? If I finish this last bit, I promise I won’t have to do anything else tonight.” He gave her a hopeful look, hoping she’d soften a little.