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04 [backdated to the early morning of the 19th]

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[Inkblots. Oh God, inkblots, inkblots everywhere. And the following is scribbled hastily.]

Just woke up to quite a surprise and after nearly being shocked into having a damn heart attack, my biggest question is -

WHO THE HELL TAUGHT SHERLOCK HOW TO GET INTO HUFFLEPUFF?!

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Wouldn't matter. It's all fine.

... and, I'd admit, not unexpected in his case. He doesn't seem to have a very high opinion of most girls.

Yeah, he's kind of obvious about that. With maybe one exception I know of.

Well at least you're cool with that then.

There's Molly and... yeah, no, that's it.

Why would you think I wouldn't be fine with it?

[John blinks in confusion and opens his mouth to speak, comes up with nothing, and shuts it. Then he tries again.]

Well, that's... that's certainly an elaborate if rather odd plan. I don't know if I should be flattered or utterly baffled. Right now it's a little column A and a little column B.

Hardly elaborate. Just appealing to the lowest common denominator.

Do you need anything from your room before we head off now that you've safely escorted me into the hall?

Er... no, no I think I'm fine. Though again, can't really be expected to be thinking too clearly this early, so I could be wrong. Besides, if I went back in while there are people in the common room, I'm sure I'd get questions on what I was doing out so early.

What, a young man can't utterly destroy the plumbing in the public restrooms instead?

[Sherlock starts walking down the halls. He hasn't slept but that doesn't matter~ Things to do! Tonys to avoid~]

[John scoffs, but follows.]

Like I'd let them think that.

As long as they see me at breakfast, it doesn't matter. They'll think I just left when they did. You might be incredibly wrong about people not noticing you, but I know for a fact that people find me completely unassuming and gloss over me.

And yet you've managed to get yourself a reputation. I think perhaps you like proving people wrong.

Molly? Is she cute?

Wait, no, not important.

Well then, there's two girls.

You mean the possibility of him stopping giving you his almost complete attention because he'd be giving it to someone else, would be, what? Fine with you?

Huh. Who's the other girl he can put up with if it's not Molly?

I meant I'd be fine and absolutely unsurprised if he liked blokes, and I didn't understand why someone would think I wouldn't accept that. But as far as what you're saying now goes... well, I guess I'd be less fine with that. If he just wrote me off entirely, I mean.

"Reputa-"...

[He flushes as he realizes what Sherlock may be talking about.]

Ah. I didn't know you'd heard the nickname. And if I prove people wrong, well, show's them right for making assumptions.

I've researched you. You were a test subject after all.

[he smirks back at him.]

I'm sure just being a Hufflepuff you deal with all sorts of assumptions.

[John grins a bit in response.]

"Were"? So I'm not anymore? Willing to admit it's rather nice having actual friends instead of just research subjects?

[The grin turns a bit dry and sarcastic at the mention of Hufflepuff.]

Ah, yes, everyone's obsession with calling Hufflepuff the dumb also-rans of the Wizarding World, and of course all the jokes. I'll never understand why so many people forget that one fourth of everyone who goes or went to Hogwarts is or was a Hufflepuff.

Could be worse. You could be a Slytherin trying to live down that particular reputation. Though, in your case, that probably wouldn't be an option.

[He's certainly glad he chose Ravenclaw all things considered...]

I stopped taking scientific notations on you. One day I just.. enjoyed it. Us taking and just doing things. And now it's a little late to pick back on the habit. So by my own mistakes, I think I have admitted it.

Natasha Romanoff. She's a third year in our tower.

She's in our dorm a lot.

Well, it is Sherlock, when he's interested in something he gives it his complete attention.

Well, it's a habit I'm glad you've kicked. There's nothing wrong or shameful about enjoying the time you spend with friends. That's not a mistake. I like you and the things we get up to too, y'know.

Even when you shock me awake and all I can do is hurl a pillow at your face.

It could be a mistake. It just hasn't proven itself to be one yet. You can't prove a hypothesis, you can only attempt to disprove it.

Oh, right, that redhead on your Quidditch team. Looks like she'll be a stunner once she grows up.

His focus can be pretty narrow, yeah. But I guess it's to be expected, all things considered. And that's why I know you're just bullshitting me with your hypotheticals. If Sherlock was that interested in someone, it'd be pretty obvious.

She's a stunner now. She'll be dangerous when she grows up. Well she's dangerous now, but in a different way.

Well you're right there, it is more than a little obvious. Especially to his dorm mates. And I can tell you for sure that I know exactly who he's into.

[John squints in thought, then looks up at Sherlock with a cocked and curious brow.]

So is there a point where you'd declare that mistake hypothesis completely disproved, or will this be running as long as we know each other?

[Sherlock gives that a thought.]

All lives end. All hearts are broken. Caring is not an advantage.

I think, from an intellectual standpoint, there is really no arguing the point. Attachment will always lead to pain.

It's whether that still quantifies as a mistake, I suppose, that matters.

Anyone below 4th year has started to look like a little kid to me, so I'll just take your word on her already reaching stunner status.

I see you getting punched hasn't changed a thing. He isn't interested in me like that.

I'm 14, she's 13. It's not that weird for me.

See, I never said it was you. So you've been seeing it too. I mean I wasn't even trying to suggest it was you. I just said that it's obvious he's into someone.

[John worries his lip a bit, thinking about Sherlock's rather bleak words.]

Well, then, that's why going at things from a strictly intellectual angle's just not going to cut it. You need emotion so you can look back on it all at the end and see if it was all worth it. You need a mix. Sort of like how the body can't take pure sodium or pure chloride, but put them together and you've got salt.

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