Now it was his time to listen, and there was a mild frown on his face as soon as she started...only it dissipated as she went on. Plus, that small laugh was enough to bring a small smile to his face.

Yes, what Kurumi was saying made complete and total sense. It was also the same thing that he'd been doing since he was a first year himself since he wasn't one to get in trouble. Granted, Scabior had messed him up today.

'The Head Boy before him.' Before Salander. That would be Finn. AND Kurumi HAD a valid point. They hadn't been anything alike. Sort of like Treyen and Cedric hadn't be alike as Prefects. Then Kurumi mentioned Vashti and Evelyn and he chuckled, THAT was amazingly correct. For starters, Vashti didn't scare him.

So, really, Kurumi was right. Period.

"That...makes total sense," he said, standing up, "You're right." Now he was displaying a regular smile instead of a frown. Basically, what was expected from him was...to be himself, since that's what he's been doing the past years...and...he must have been doing a nice enough job too, or Tate would've skipped him. That was an expectation he could work with. It made everything tons easier than he'd thought. Also, it'd be better if he just...moved on from that point loss and simply tried to earn them back. Like he'd done with Bentley before. Instead of focusing on what had happened.

He was still not attending Scabior's lesson.

"Thanks, Kurumi," he said, before walking towards her and giving her a very quick hug, "I can deal with that." His expression had improved considerably. For the better too.