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[catblog]

[How are you all doing Hogwarts? Hope you're doing well because Molly has no idea that the journal is on right now]

Hm...I wonder if this is right. Oh, I don't want to disappoint Toby by drawing him like this! Maybe I could add some more whiskers...

[Hi, Hogwarts, be prepared. There will a lot of cat drawings on her journal]

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[catblog]

It's nice to meet you, Arthur! I'll be there soon!

[And with that said, Molly arrives in the library a short while after! Now, let's see...where can she find a blond haired boy named Arthur around here...]

[rule_britannia]

[She might find him sitting at one of the tables in clear view of the door. There's no missing those eyebrows.

When she walks in, he looks up. He recognises her, but only vaguely.]

[catblog]

[Ahhh those eyebrows....

It wasn't long for Molly to find him as she walked straight up to him and...]

Arthur? Is that right?

[rule_britannia]

[Yup, everyone knows the eyebrows, even if they've never met him. Urgh.]

Ah? Yes. Um. Molly, was it?

[He stands up and offers his hand. Such a polite Slytherin, Arthur is.]

[catblog]

That's right, it's nice to meet you.

[With that, Molly takes his hand and shakes it. For a moment, Molly was staring at it a bit. Man, she's not use to people being this polite to her!]

Um...should we get started?

[rule_britannia]

[Arthur is always so polite. Usually. Especially with girls.]

Ah.. yes, of course.

[There's a bit of a smile, and he takes his seat again. And look at that, he even has some clean parchment with him.]

[catblog]

[Before she could start, Molly wasn't really sure how to approach this. She was pretty sure she wasn't teacher material but...hey, at least she can try right? With that, she got some paper of her own and started drawing some circles. A big one at the top and two smaller ones connecting next to it on the side. ]

All right, um...you can start by copying this drawing?

[rule_britannia]

[Really, Arthur's not sure where he's going with this either but she had insisted and he doesn't mind spending some of his time in Molly's company. She seems nice enough.

So he does as she says. How scruffy his writing is isn't even apparent in how smoothly he manages to draw.]

You don't do this kind of thing often, do you?

[catblog]

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No, I'm afraid not. [But at least she can say tried!] So if there's anything you don't understand, you should let me know.

[rule_britannia]

I understand the basic principle.

[Another of those small smiles. He's enjoying the company, at least.]

And I can draw well enough in pencil. It's ink that gives me difficulties.

[catblog]

If that's the case, it would require a lot of practice with pencil then! Or you can just trace over the pencil marks!

[Once she sees that he's done with the circles, she resumes back to her drawing and gives the basic features for the cat. Ears...tail...there are smaller circles under the two circles to the side...]

[rule_britannia]

[He hums a bit while he copies what she's doing.]

You're in Hufflepuff, aren't you?

[catblog]

[Sob, is she that obvious?]

Yes I am but...how did you know that?

[rule_britannia]

... Call it a hunch.

[He's had enough friends in Hufflepuff that he's decent at picking them out by now... and he has this feeling he's seen her before. A slightly more-than-lucky guess.]

[catblog]

[Meanwhile Molly is friends with mostly Slytherins and Ravenclaws.]

I see...then it's a really good hunch then!

[With that, she pointed back to the paper] Um...have you drawn the rest of the parts yet?

[rule_britannia]

I do rather pride myself on them.

[His nose briefly wrinkles in good-natured amusement, then he looks back down to the paper, finishing off what the conversation had distracted him from.]

There we are.

[catblog]

[And once she does, she adds in smaller details. While she is good at drawing cats, it was a little different when she was teaching someone how to do it. Uh...

Oh well, she'll just draw really slowly and hope that he catches up?]

[rule_britannia]

[He more or less follows her lead, copying the lines she draws and looking rather at ease while he does so.

There's something so very soothing about drawing.]

[catblog]

[As she continues to draw, she does try to make sure he is copying her in someway. She knows that copying isn't the best way to go but...how does I teach???]

It seems like you're really enjoying this.

[rule_britannia]

[Oh, you caught him out. Arthur betrays himself with a light blush that he ducks his head to hide, and a slightly awkward laugh.]

I suppose I am. It seems more often lately that I'm the one giving the lessons.

[catblog]

Hm? Like what?

Although I'm glad to hear that this is helping you relax just a bit!

[rule_britannia]

Charms and Potions, mostly.

[He pauses, smiles faintly.]

I don't object to assisting my fellow students. Having friendships is beneficial in several ways.

[catblog]

[GASP, what's this??? Arthur admits that friendship is goo- okay no.]

Yes, I agree...I'm willing to help my friends with anything they might have trouble with. [Almost anything]

[rule_britannia]

[VERY FUNNY MOLLY...]

I would have expected that.

[catblog]

Mind if I ask you something?

...Do you believe that it's possible to go too far when it comes to help people?