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The door opens from Te Papa onto the Wellington waterfront as a Spring twilight is just starting to change the colors in the sky.

Tiwa steps through first and then steps behind James and taking him and turning him towards the water and says quietly in his ear,

"Haere Mai Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara."

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notthatpotter

He blinks.

This place is really unlike anything he's ever seen back in dreary London. Even at Hogwarts, the temperature is always so mild, the skies are commonly grey, and the warmth is ... nothing like this.

He turns to her, her breath tickling his ear.

"What's that mean?" he asks.

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piwakawaka

When he turns, he's rather closer than she expected and just smiles up at him,

"Welcome to Wellington, its old name means the great harbour of Tara. Can get closer to the water, don't think its going to rain for a bit."

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notthatpotter

"It sounds really ... pretty," he remarks, returning the smile.

Then he nods.

"Yeah - let's get closer to the water."

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piwakawaka

Her first instinct is to take his hand and almost does before turning a bit red and keeping her hands loose starts walking over.

Though there's quotes and pretty things on the way, but he's distracting so she's slightly forgetful as a jogger heads towards them.

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notthatpotter

"Careful," he says quickly, pulling Tiwa a little closer towards him in order to properly dodge the jogger before there occurs a full-on collision.

"Sorry -" he calls out to the jogger, before he runs past them and away.

"You ought to watch where you're going," he tells her, raising an eyebrow.

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piwakawaka

He keeps being unexpected and she hides behind her hair before looking up at him,

"Sorry, just...got caught by the sky I guess."

This isn't fair, she can feel his warmth and he's right there.

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notthatpotter

He lets his hands drop from her and smirks.

"Haven't seen it in a while?" he jokes, turning to glance up at the sky as well.

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piwakawaka

Now she turns red again as he turns to look up, looking more at him than the sky,

"Never seen it quite this color in a while."

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notthatpotter

"We don't get skies like these in London," he says, glancing back towards her - noticing that she's been looking at him.

Which - yeah.

Um.

Makes him a little more nervous than he ought to be.

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piwakawaka

He wasn't supposed to notice that, but he's gotten her all mixed up so she grins at him, trying to break this odd sort of mood.

Though she sort of likes it but it won't come to anything,

"Just been a pretty Spring is all and you're on the other side of the world after all. Hopefully it'll stay clear and after the movie can show you the Southern Cross."

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notthatpotter

"And what's that?" he asks, focusing on the question-answer period, moreso than the ... rest of the odd stuff.

(Such as the tension.)

The grin does help.

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piwakawaka

She's got lots of practice of grinning while inwardly flailing, its a gift,

"Constellation, can only see it on this side of the world."

To try and keep herself from doing something stupid, Tiwa puts her hands in her jacket pockets, she must have something in there she can fidget with.

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notthatpotter

If he notices any such movement, he does not bring any attention to it.

He glances back up at the sky briefly, then back at her.

"That would be cool," he says, smiling. "Especially if it's something you can't see anywhere else but here."

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piwakawaka

"Oh yeah, its beautiful, can find your way by it."

Her grin slips easily into a smile when he looks at her,

"They say that if you're out in the middle of the Pacific, if you can find the Southern Cross, can find your way home."

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notthatpotter

"Yeah? It's a bit like the North Star, then, isn't it?"

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piwakawaka

"Probably."

As the sun goes down, the light from the sunset starts to hit them as it comes over the hills and its the water, turning the glitter on Tiwa into reds and purples.

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notthatpotter

"It's so ... pretty, it hardly looks real," he says, turning his attention to the sunset for a moment before refocusing on her.

"And neither do you," he notices, half raising his hand towards her cheek where the glitter glows in fantastic colours. He can really see how otherworldly she is.

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piwakawaka

Tiwa looks up at him, tilting her head, pulling the bird and woman together as she smiles, not really thinking at all about what she's saying,

"Have to be careful, I'm all full of magic."

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notthatpotter

"So am I," he reminds her. "Wizard, remember?"

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piwakawaka

"Makes us a good pair."

Her smile just grows and turns into a grin.

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notthatpotter

He grins too, patting her cheek once - albeit playfully - before nodding.

"All right," he starts, and he seems to be back to normal, no longer affected by the beauty of the sunset. "So what'll you be showing me first?"

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piwakawaka

And gets gold glitter on his hand as she laughs,

"Sushi, I think. This way."

Then she turns away from the water and heads back the museum though they do pass a marble quote that can just been that says I live at the edge of the universe like everyone else.

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notthatpotter

He nods, following her lead, observing his surroundings with interest, noting the differences between this place and his home.

"That's an interesting quote," he says off-handedly. "Sort of relates to everyone who's been to Milliways at some point."

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piwakawaka

"Yeah, I guess, its one of my favorites, makes people think a bit differently."

They walk by the theater that looks rather English and to a big street, there is a crosswalk but Tiwa is keeping an eye on the cars.