Lucy stay in her seated position on top of the desk, her legs swinging back and forth and her hands propped behind her as she watched Nikolas begin to pace back and forth. Her eyes followed him, taking in his appearance and the expressions that flickered across his face. There was something slightly mesmerizing about him when he talked. Especially so passionately.
She tended to agree with him. Although she was fairly certain she wanted to teach, she wanted to teach Care of Magical Creatures. But how could she ever know what she was talking about if all she ever did was read out of a book? She needed to get out in the world and see them for herself.
"What exactly do you want to do with your life, Nikolas?" she asked him after he had finished with his small speech. "Or, um, what about your future is so settled?"