Iliya smiles as he watches Kenzie rush away, then tenses a little, feeling Cameron's touch on his shoulder. Hogsmeade isn't like Gooseberry— nowhere is like Gooseberry, where a boy can kiss another boy outside a classroom and no one looks up. It's been months since Iliya's had to worry about it, although of course, he still does. He's still him.
It doesn't matter. He shouldn't care, not now, while he's surrounded by friends he trusts. Iliya takes a deep breath, and lets himself lean back against Cameron. "Chocolate. In America, it is... very sweet. Not as smooth. Not as much cocoa. Here." He picks up a distinctive pentagonal Chocolate Frog box. "Be careful, they will jump away from you. And these—" Iliya shows them a box of Pepper Imps next. "You can breathe fire. And Fizzing Whizzbees, well. We have seen what Billywigs do."
He points out several more items, which only encompasses a fraction of what's on offer. Iliya picks up one of each, and looks over at his Ebonhide roommates. "Do you like the dorms here? What are they like? We are not allowed to see the other common rooms."
Kenzie and the Ebonboys raid a sweets shop
It doesn't matter. He shouldn't care, not now, while he's surrounded by friends he trusts. Iliya takes a deep breath, and lets himself lean back against Cameron. "Chocolate. In America, it is... very sweet. Not as smooth. Not as much cocoa. Here." He picks up a distinctive pentagonal Chocolate Frog box. "Be careful, they will jump away from you. And these—" Iliya shows them a box of Pepper Imps next. "You can breathe fire. And Fizzing Whizzbees, well. We have seen what Billywigs do."
He points out several more items, which only encompasses a fraction of what's on offer. Iliya picks up one of each, and looks over at his Ebonhide roommates. "Do you like the dorms here? What are they like? We are not allowed to see the other common rooms."