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Lockhartian 
This was ridiculous, honestly, how could a stick say much more than one's own dream. He was sticking to Arithmancy, though, Hadley didn't have to worry for losing a student, but the reasons for doing so had nothing to do with the subject in the first place.
But now Arya was going through her textbook. Man, if his textbook had caught fire in the Common Room, then...well, he's sit with Arya until the new one arrived, or ask Hadley for one. His eyes were on the stick as she started to speak. The stick was dropped, as soon as he heard what she had to say, "Say what now?" he was frowning. There was no way that Arya knew about his plans for the holidays, because he hadn't even informed his family yet.
Freaked. Yes, he was. "What? Let me see the book," he said, as he took it from her hands. So much for being a gentleman, no? He read and reread the meaning. It's not that he thought Arya was lying, but she could've read some other number, no?
Huh. She'd been right. And this Christmas was going to be a different one.
A smile.
"Do it again, do it again," he said, as he placed the stick with the others again, and then gave her back the book.
This didn't seem too ridiculous now.
Eyes flicking up from the book, she let them go from the stick to her friend. Was she wrong? Frowning usually meant she was wrong, but maybe it meant something else since they were both no good at this.
Well, she supposed that was as close to his being a gentleman as she was going to get with asking for her book. Though her she was more worried about her interpretation than his manners. The young girl chewed on her bottom lip nervously as she watched him, a smile breaking across her face when he smiled.
He was smiling.
Good.
That had to mean she was doing this right.
Taking the book and sticks back, grinning at his excitement, she thought up another question.
"Will this semester be a good one for you?"