<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/5be01bc09c9e28aec8d2ea970b3ca83f?width=650)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/f/f3/DurmstrangCrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20160112161151)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Aleksey Kozlov (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14666185#msg14666185)<br/><strong>YEAR:</strong> Fifth<br/><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-blood<br/><strong>WAND:</strong> 12 inches - Ebony - Dragon Heartstring<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> Durmstrang Male uniform<br/><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 25th October, Evening<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hogwarts Great Hall<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Searching<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mack, Open<br/><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> N/A</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><hr/><br/>Aleks was grinning wider and wider by the moment, especially as Mack revealed at last that it was her.  Perhaps the powers that be had decided to smile down onto Aleks, or a more cynical viewpoint might be that maybe this lovely redhead had been waiting from him as well, so it was less miraculous and more lucky coincidence.  Whatever is was, Aleks was quite glad for it, because it saved him from searching all of this castle for the girl.<br/><br/>Looking closer now that he knew this was Mack, Aleks was again struck by how very pretty she was, particularly in a way that he was not at all used to.  On top of that, he could almost see the clever troublemaker behind her eyes, and that made his pleased expression even more pronounced.  “Oh, is a hundred times too many?  I figured with the number we have exchanged, that perhaps that was two or three times each…” He contemplated, teasingly.  “But most of that was trying to translate, too.”<br/><br/>“Speaking of which, I remember you are not a patient girl, so I will get on with it…” The big Russian said, feeling his face immediately starting to flush as Mack made a comment about making the second present up to him.  Not a prude or anything, Aleks nevertheless tended to blush when girls made bold comments, which meant he was probably in a lot of trouble here.  “First, as promised, something to keep you warm!” He boomed, reaching into his bag and producing what at first looked like an arctic fox.  Spinning it in his hands, he quickly plopped a big fur hat (http://genuinefurhats.com/35-large_default/ushanka-white.jpg) on Mack’s head.<br/><br/>“There!  Should your fiery locks ever fail you, that should do the trick.  Even as cold as our winter is, never has anyone gotten cold ears in one of those.”  Aleks grinned, before getting a little nervous about the second gift, his meaty hands taking longer to take it from the bag.  This was a gift he himself had made, and he was far more worried about it's reception.  “This second one, is something my mother taught me to make.”  Sliding his hand from the bag, Aleks held a long chain, and dangling on the end was a translucent crystal (https://cdn-img-0.wanelo.com/p/cb5/5f5/0bb/3096336f3f7b20ffb0a9f3a/x354-q80.jpg), held by one end that seemed as if it had been dipped in copper.<br/><br/>“I know it is a bit crude…” He admitted.  “My mother calls these Spring Pendants.  They are made from ice, preferably late winter ice, but they are enchanted not to melt and to always hold a little sunshine, to remind you in the coldest winter that spring is always coming.”  Sliding his free hand down the chain, the icy pendant glowed with a soft golden light, indeed like it was being hit by a sunbeam.  “The best of these, like my mother makes, can keep you warm while you hold them.  Alas, my magic is not so strong.  So, maybe it keeps your hand warm.”  Aleks laughed, holding the second gift out to Mack.<br/><br/>“So, like you feared, one of your gifts is a rock.”  He winked.<br/>