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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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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.

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.

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.

What I've been seeing is you misinterpreting our friendship and beating this dead horse of a subject over and over! He's claimed he's incapable of romantic interest in anyone, which - I'll grant you - I'm not so sure how true that is. But if he DID have romantic interest in someone, that someone wouldn't be me.

Why wouldn't it be you?

Well... it's me. I'm not exactly the most amazing or interesting person. I'm really average. Even the most dramatic thing that's happened to me wasn't because of who I am as an individual.

Wow, I don't think I've met someone this humble before. I mean not even Bruce, well I mean he's pretty humble and thinks no one pays him attention.

And considering that Sherlock's been happier since meeting you. You can't be all that average at all.

I don't really see it as being humble, just honest and realistic. And speaking of Bruce, maybe you ought to concentrate your odd romance fixation on figuring out what's up with you two instead of sticking your nose elsewhere.

... I'll give you that one, I suppose. You'd know, since you actually share a room with him. He has changed since I first met him, and mostly for the best, I think.

Okay, I've been harassing you, so I'll give you this; I'm kind of working on that one there.

So let's play "Humor Tony" again. From 1 -10 1 being never, 10 being with in seconds.

If he was to ask you out, what would your reaction be?

Wait, working on it? How so?

Tony, I don't know. There's too many things involved for me to even see it as a hypothetical. It's not the sort of thing he'd do, and ~~even if a couple of times there's been somethi-~~ I've always only ever been attracted to girls. I just can't imagine it, okay?

I'm trying to tell him, okay?

I know about some of those couple of things. Not really something I could see Thor or Steve doing to other guys. Although I don't think Steve would be capable of doing that to a girl, when drunk and without any consequences.

And hey, I

I couldn't before Christmas either.

I don't think.

Uh-huh. How long have you been trying to tell him?

And what happened at Christmas?

Since after Sherlock bruised me.

Well considering I know you playfully fondled my room mate.

I kissed him.

He told you-... Of course. Of course he wouldn't keep that to himself, no. Please tell me he told you the context, because it makes sense when you know what was going on.

... oh. Really? How long had you, uh... thought about doing that? Beyond it being something you'd do for giggles, I mean. After all, you always seemed to give the impression that you were into girls as well.

We were trading Christmas stories. Oh, there was context alright, lots of context.

Well technically it's the second time I kissed him, because I sort of kissed him when he was a girl, then nearly again but I didn't that time.

But until New Years eve when he and the others were down. I was pretty sure I was into girls too.

Okay, now I know you're just being you. It was to scandalize the snotty portraits of his dusty, prejudiced relatives. ... also, he actually started it, and I just upped the ante.

That's an awful lot of times for you to snog or nearly snog one of your roommates while hassling Sherlock and I for far less. And, so... what, when you thought you liked girls, were you just being in denial?

Yeah, I am being me, but he did tell me everything. Surprisingly we're fairly honest with each other... Well, mostly. But what a daring way to up the ante, don't you think.

Yeah, but Sherlock doesn't really do emotions, so seeing them means harassment, besides, we have an agreement, or a prank war, something like that anyway.

Which reminds me, I need you to let him think you have Victor.

No, I liked girls, and I wanted to go a great many things to them, it's just well. You know it's Bruce.

It just popped in my head as something that would really set off those awful paintings, and it worked brilliantly. Maybe daring, but it got the job done.

I guess I might see where you're coming from, at least. Do you still like girls and you just think Bruce is more important... or what?

And what did you do with Victor?

Oh it would have gotten something done alright.

You know I don't think I've thought about it since New Years Day. I mean, it's not like I've ever gotten even half as far as it seems you have. Though that could be because not many people take a 14 year old seriously.

Technically I've done nothing, he's just managed to find himself in Herbert's trunk. But you have to imply you have.

That's the thing, though. Maybe if you took yourself a bit more seriously, you'd have an easier time of all that. I'd already had a fair share of decent experience by the time I was a couple of months shy of 15.

You know there's a giant, obvious hole in that plan, right? Sherlock usually keeps Victor in your dorm, doesn't he? Unlike Sherlock, I've never broken into a different house, so how could I have anything to do with that?

What makes you think I don't take myself seriously? I'm serious, if I wasn't then I wouldn't be in sixth year right now, I'd be in fourth with everyone else by age.

What kind of experience?

Okay, you're a muggle born right? You know those red lumpy things for dogs, that you put food in, and the dog will just chew it for hours to get the thing in it? This is the red lumpy thing. Hiding it all over the tower is getting too easy for him to find, but if he thinks it's out side of the tower, he'll use his deductions to find it. You can let on that I had something to do with it.

There's a difference between being intelligent and being sensible. Getting bumped ahead a few grades doesn't automatically bump you up the maturity ladder at the same time.

I've told Sherlock about a bit of it, though not all and I haven't said much about it lately. But if the fact that he told what happened at his manor is anything to go by, surely he's already passed some of the stories onto you.

... only you would compare a skull to a chew-toy. Fine, I'll go along with it. I'm not the best liar, so no promises that it'll work out. And if he thinks I'm hiding it in my trunk and he gets it in his head to sneak into my bed curtains while I'm sleeping again, it'll definitely be your fault.

Okay, well, how about this. I know how to have fun, and I like it.

Yeah, might have. And I might say one of them made kind of say you were kind of an idol. So there is that.

I'm just being Sherlock, making statements based on observations. If he thought it would help he probably would chew on good old Yorick. Yeah, okay, it's my fault, and you can thank me for it later.

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