<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 quite pleased with Mack’s reaction to his gifts, well initially only the first.  It was a weird thing, trying to translate how someone acted and sounded in magimail (where you had no tone or inflection to go by) to how they would act in a real face to face encounter.   Coupling that with the fact that he had to concentrate a bit to ACTUALLY translate, and he found himself paying far more attention to Mack’s features than he might have anyone elses.  Yes, surely that was the reason.<br/><br/>As the first gift transitioned into the second, Aleks was a bit more nervous.  It was bold offering a piece of jewelry as a gift to a girl on ones first meeting, but he consoled himself in that it was Mack to whom he as giving it, and she never struck him in her letters as worried about being overly girlie, and also by the fact that it was a very rough, simple piece.  It was impossible to read too much into it, or so he thought.  As if reading his thoughts, Mack’s joke made him freeze for a quick second before his smile at her humor overtook him again<br/><br/>“I believe that would have to have been a ring…” He laughed  “I am afraid I decided to leave that back at home for now.”  Glad beyond measure that she appreciated his gift, he nearly found himself shifting from foot to foot in anticipation for what type of gift she found appropriate to give him.  Soon enough that question was answered when Mack produced a funny looking stuffed fox, which she proceeded to have dance on the table for him before flopping over.  Amazed at the gift, Aleks was already reaching out for it when her last words sunk in.<br/><br/>“Anymore you say?  So it exploded into flames before?” He asked, his hands only pausing for a second before taken the fox and bringing it up to eye level for better inspection.  “I love this gift.” He rumbled affirmatively.  “And so much magic within.  Surely you are far better a wizard than I am.”  Bringing the fox close, he peered against it's button eyes for a moment before lowering the gift and switching his gaze over to Mack’s own.  “This is not for spying on me, now is it?” He teased.<br/><br/>