Re: Mandy, Viktor and Open
Viktor was pleasantly surprised by her return teasing, and his shoulders dropped as some tension left him, always trained to be stiff and formal when first meeting new people. He chuckled at her correction, and put his hands up in mock defense, "England, yes it is England, I should of said. And I work in the Department of Magical Transportation I am afraid to admit. It is not where near as glamorous as the Magical Sports Division. There were no openings there, so I was encouraged to try in other departments. It's a bit far from a pitch," and he had to smile again, "Unless there's a Floo entrance about one, which is not exactly likely."
He walked at her side, now finding it more interesting that she was very much a Quidditch fan, and yet hadn't thrown herself at him, or stammered out words to him in any sort of girlfannning. It made him relax even more so.
"I would very much like to battle you on the pitch," he said, his voice deep and teasing, "But I think if you knocked me off my broom, I'd be in hospital again. No, best I wait on that, if you think you'd be interested in a month or so?" he asked, watching her face carefully for her reaction, "And that doesn't sound like much of a boring lot, to be focused on learning. I like to learn myself," and he paused, "And read. But those are not things they put into the fan magazines I'm afraid. I might be labeled a bit soft if people knew how I spent my free time."