"Simply about me? I'm afraid there is nothing simple about me", he admitted with a smirk. In all honestly, he wouldn't know where to start. "Well - if you want to know I guess that would be fine. I guess I shouldn't start with my father. I think that's a story everyone knows around here and there's nothing much I can add to it either", he said with a shrug, with an anxious expression on his face. He felt uncomfortable talking about his family to anyone and Avis was no exception. There was not much to tell anyways, his story was right there in the newspapers for the whole world to read. His father, who is know probably somewhere in Russia still hiding from aurors, regularly makes the headlines. With time, he learned to deal with it but he never learned how not to care.
He chuckled at Avis as she started carefully examining her hair, probably trying to find out if there was some truth in his words. "Yes, they are", he repeated with a silly grin appearing on his face. "Aren't you use to getting compliments?", he asked, quite sure that should be the case by now. "Alright, listen let's try this again. And this time, you just say 'thank you'. Ready? You have pretty eyes, Avis. And hair.", he said as he staged a repetition of some sort. The girl had to learn how to accept compliments in a normal way and today was a good time to learn as any. Saying anything else or doubting herself didn't suit her and she didn't have a reason for it either.
"Wait - really?", he asked with his mouth wide open, not being able to hide his surprise from here. "I did well then, didn't I", he said out loud with a playful and smug grin. How was he, the least obvious person she could pick, the first guy who she actually said yes to. "So you're a date virgin then. Never had those before", he said teasing her. "Sorry, it's just really weird you know", he added in the end trying to apologize. "But how come? I mean, I don't mean to judge Gryffindor girls or anything, but I know that most girls your age in your house are on their road to slutsville. How come you didn't go on dates before and all?", Andrei asked as his curiosity got the best of him.