Re: Lyra/Ash
Hearing the cat's hiss, Lyra was quite happy to take her kitten back and place it in her own lap. Gizmo didn't seem to care much anyways as he continued to purr as she pet him. Hopefully he'd smarten up sooner or later.
Lyra laughed with the group at the Hufflepuff joke and smiled. It was nice to be included in such a close group despite being a year younger and not in the same house. Plus there was this desire to want to belong since they were Ash's friends and she liked him.
But then their responses to Ash's comment had her sure that they were all thinking the worse until she explained. Then there was surprise and some playful heckling that caused her to relax. "Ash is just... Ash is a good friend." Because he wasn't just a friend. That kiss the other night had been much more than that.
"He was actually surprised and a bit impressed afer I told him that you protected me. He told me to tell you thank you, and that he is in your debt Ash Redfern."