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It was absolutely brass monkeys outside and Julien cast a warming charm even on top of his coat, scarf and gloves just to go out in it... or maybe he just felt the cold more than other people. Whatever it was, he's brave sleet and thunderstorm to come out and speak to Alfie's twin.
From speaking to Alfie over the journals, Julien knew that what he'd have to tell Ellie, i.e. the truth about what had happened, would probably mean that he'd wind up with a black eye or at least a broken nose. Alfie was convinced that HE had been in the wrong, Julien knew different but he knew that Ellie only knew what Alfie had been saying. He hadn't done anything wrong, he hadn't. Julien was the monster in this scenario and he felt his stomach turn just thinking about it, wanting to run back and hide in his bed and lose himself in Daydream Charms which he'd bought from the money he'd made forging other kid's homework for them.
He almost bumped into the girl when he went outside, but stopped, looking unsure. "Uhm... hi... Ellie?"