"Ah, true," Cecilia smirked back at him. "Couldn't have that, could we? I mean having to read those dull and dreary books from the library rather than the thrilling Herbology reports?" Sirius' chuckle was a welcome sound, and not one she had heard from him before. She had seen him smile, smirk, even scowl and heard something that could have been a sharp bark of laughter, but the soft sound of his chuckle, she found, suited him. "I wasn't a scientist until I came here," she said with a small sigh. "Back there, I was just an Herbologist growing medicinal herbs, using my knowledge to enhance their Healing properties."
His touch was gentle, the gesture chaste in itself, but the few times his fingers brushed against the skin of her forehead, felt scorching and even when he withdrew his hand, she could easily have pinpointed each tiny spot precisely. Quirking an eyebrow, amused by his teasing, she reached up to take his hand. "I don't think it takes an Auror to find a man who's already given you his address and invited you over for dinner," she smiled at him, giving his fingers a gentle squeeze before she let go when he moved to take a drink from his glass. She considered his offer for exactly two moments, then nodded. "You know, I might take you up on that. Perhaps get a good vegetable patch going that you could use as well?"
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Date: 2012-12-16 02:17 am (UTC)His touch was gentle, the gesture chaste in itself, but the few times his fingers brushed against the skin of her forehead, felt scorching and even when he withdrew his hand, she could easily have pinpointed each tiny spot precisely. Quirking an eyebrow, amused by his teasing, she reached up to take his hand. "I don't think it takes an Auror to find a man who's already given you his address and invited you over for dinner," she smiled at him, giving his fingers a gentle squeeze before she let go when he moved to take a drink from his glass. She considered his offer for exactly two moments, then nodded. "You know, I might take you up on that. Perhaps get a good vegetable patch going that you could use as well?"