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Sadde is surprised! But he accepts the hug and returns it. "It's fine," he says.

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"Well if anyone tries bullying you again I'll kick their arse for you!"

She releases him.
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He laughs. "Thanks!"

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"People will understand what a Metamorphmagus is," Miranda says, "but might not understand as much about the gender thing, I'm not sure."

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He shrugs. "I can deal with the bullying, I have a lot of experience. And I don't plan on exactly advertising the Metamorphmagic, but I don't plan on hiding it all the time either. I'll probably stick to these shapes and let people figure out what they'll figure out." He grins. "Besides, I'll have magic, now. That will significantly raise the upper bound on my creativity with bullies."

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Willow giggles.

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"It'll raise their creativity with you too," Miranda says. "You might want to learn counterjinxes just as a precaution."

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He nods. "Of course, but I think I can do better with the same things. I always have."

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"Hope so."

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He grins.

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So does she!

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The train eventually pulls up to Hogwarts. The first-years are ushered into boats.
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Sadde grimaces. "I really dislike the damp," he says, getting into one of the boats.

Willow could try to make less of a mess when boarding. She doesn't.
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Miranda tries, but that doesn't stop her from falling entirely into the lake. The enormous man who's shepherding them around has to fish her out.

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Sadde stifles a giggle. "Are you okay?" he asks.

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"I'm," cough, "okay, I just slipped."

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Willow beams. She didn't slip into the lake, but somehow she managed to get almost as wet at Miranda. She's looking pretty happy about this development, however.

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Miranda chews her lip, then taps the hem of her robe with her pine wand. "Desiccare," she attempts.

It doesn't work, but at least nothing explodes.

"Maybe I can get a teacher to do it," she sighs.
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Sadde looks around for one, and only spots the hardest one to miss. "Maybe he can help?"

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"He isn't a teacher, he's the groundskeeper. Maybe he could do it but it's better to wait until we're out of the boats in case I just fall again getting out."

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"Oh," Sadde says. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense."

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When they get to the far side of the lake, a teacher is waiting for them anyway. Miranda manages not to fall into the water on her way out of the boat, and she needs to talk to the professor regardless.

"Professor, two things, please, really quick? One, can you please use my middle name instead of my first?"

"What is your middle name?" inquires the professor.

"Miranda," says Miranda. "And can you dry me off, I fell in the lake."

McGonagall taps Miranda with her wand, and she dries off. "If that will be all...? Very well. First years, this way."
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Sadde was close by and heard the exchange. "You don't like your first name?"

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"It's not that bad but I like Miranda better, and my first name only sounds right if it's pronounced with a Nigerian accent, and nobody here has one."

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"Oh. What is it?"

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