Ethan shrugged lightly and nodded. He was fairly confident that he had passed and would well be on his way to Apparating legally.. just the waiting part was hard. Then he grinned a little at her next words. Envy.. heh. She got a chuckle in return. "Yeah.. being Of Age definitely has its benefits.. It'll be nice to make full use of that fact during summer." And what all that entailed, he wasn't 100% sure, but he was eager to find out.

Ethan smirked a little as he listened to Minerva. Two weeks was a long time.. he was fairly confident he could do one week, but double that made him a little less sure. His mind wandered a bit as he wondered just what she did have in store for him, then he chuckled as he heard her do the same. "No, I guess we hadn't.. I just think it needs to be something good if it's going to be double the original challenge." Ethan gave her a little wink. He still needed to figure out what she'd do or what he'd get if he won her little challenge.

Then Ethan gave Minerva a small smile. He could tell she was still sad about the 7th years leaving, but he really didn't know what else to say. It was hard to see people leave no matter what one's intentions on keeping in touch were. He smiled a little and nodded when she mentioned Belle. "Yes, she did say something to me about meeting up with us over summer.. either in the States or Diagon Alley. Did you know her brother is coming here in autumn?" Of course if she met them while he was in the US, she would probably see him during his Muggle challenge and he had a feeling that could be potentially embarrassing.. but whatever.

Ethan nodded in agreement. Their schedules had just been too different this term to be able to put their heads together on any ideas or even just to hang out.. and now term was over already. Funny how at the beginning of term he thought he'd be less busy than last, but it turned out to be just as full.. for different reasons.

His brows raised in interest as Spike spoke of his summer plans. Whoa.. that was just.. "That really sounds amazing," the sixth year said, somewhat awestruck. Ethan nodded again, not completely hearing any more as his mind's wheels started turning, thinking of how incredibly cool an apprenticeship like that would be.. something to look into for the future.

And then his attention was diverted back to the present when he heard Spike turn the question back to him. "Oh.. well, I'm going to the US for a couple weeks, then back to Germany. I got a part time job at an Alpinehouse.. a lot of native plants there, but not much experimental stuff.." He had thought about mentioning it to them though.. so he'd see.. "I might try to help teach piano a day a week too, at the centre I used to take lessons when I was a kid." That still had to be arranged though and only if he could find the time. "And a little training for Quidditch.." Yes, it was turning out to be a very busy summer but he was sure it would be fun too..

Ethan raised an eyebrow at Milton's words. Really.. ? He thought he was a halfway decent chaser, but good enough to consider a career.. ? He couldn't quite tell if the Quidditch captain really thought he was that good or was just trying to be nice... Though Milton didn't really strike Ethan as the type of person to say something just to be nice so he opted for the former. "Well, thanks," he said with a grin. "I'll definitely keep that in mind for an option.." He knew of at least one person who would be happy to hear that.

The sixth year gave a nod in agreement as Milton continued. "Local place?" Thinking about it, he realized that he didn't know where the 7th year lived, but maybe he'd stop in now that he was of legal age now.. and if it was convenient.

Ethan nodded, a bit thankful that Elise had not thought him too rude. "Mhmm.. it's called an Alpinehouse, actually.. has a lot of botanical life native to the Swiss Alps." And they were often tricky to grow and didn't thrive well in traditional greenhouses. She wanted his help in Herbology? Ethan was happy to assist anyone in his favorite subject. Grinning a little, he said, "Sure.. anytime you need help with that sort of thing, just let me know. I spend a lot of time in the greenhouses here." When he was not hanging out with his girlfriend or busy with Quidditch, that is. Besides, that was part of being a Ravenclaw - to help each other out that way.

"Really useful, right?" Ethan said with a knowing smile as the younger Claw spoke of her success with the charm. "Yeah, you should have seen Elise when I first got her.. er, my Elise.. the cat.. She was constantly wandering off and getting lost. I'd find her in the oddest places," he chuckled, remembering how worried he was thinking he'd lose her for good. "Now I can let her go without feeling like I'm restraining her too much.. and she won't get lost." Yeah, he was pretty thankful that Slytherin girl had given him the idea..

Ethan nodded. "Sure, either way will work, I think.." Not that he would be spending much time in London, but he would have to go to Diagon Alley to get his own supplies. "That's nice that you'll be helping him out.. Is he excited to go to Hogwarts?"

He then grinned as talk turned of his girlfriend. "Belle.." he laughed a little. "I'm sure I could live without her." That was a bit dramatic, yeah? "I just meant that I'd never want to think about us not being together." As in breaking up.. his mind wasn't going there. "But I hope you're right," he said with a small smile. The way he felt about her, he hoped they'd be together for a long time.

Ethan glanced a little further down the table and saw Taylor sitting alone. And she didn't look very happy. Shooting the younger Claw a smile, he said, "Everything ok, Tay? Don't worry, I'm sure the Headmistress will give her speech sometime this century and then we can finally eat." You know, since food solved most of the boy's problems, or at least that's how he often looked at things.

He glanced up as Damon then joined her, giving them both a smile. Maybe the Puff would be able to lift her spirits a little. Nodding to the boy, he said, "Hey there, Damon.. Got any big plans for after graduation?" University, traveling, what have you..