Truthfully, he sensed someone walking inside, but his eyes had been all too fixed in the badge to be curious about the newcomer. He was still secretly hoping it was Salander, though. Funny how he didn't think of Lexi this time since she was the one who cheered him up way too many times last term...but Salander...Salander had lectured him.

That's probably what this particular Lockhart needed at the moment.

Only the voice that came with his name was one that was probably never going to lecture him, anyway. Kurumi. He was truly happy to see her, yet he wasn't smiling when he greeted her, "Hey, Kurumi." Yeah, he wasn't too much of himself at the moment, was he?

"How are...things?" Life in general, OWLs, Jonathan, Quidditch, house elves, anything.

And...the badge was left forgotten in those robes over the chair...it wasn't until now that he noticed his bag had never landed on the chair but on the floor. Didn't seem to bother him much.

His eyes never went to Kurumi, though. Treyen was still too upset about it all, and Kurumi didn't deserve one of those looks.