Erik watched and silently waited for the girls to leave. Once they were gone and the door was shut behind them, he let out a long exhale that left his shoulders in a slump.

"Yeah, see you in detention," he muttered, glancing down at the tea on his desk. He vanished it with a wave of his wand and looked back up, half expecting Ivy to have left already. When he saw she was still standing there, he moved closer to her with a small step, then another small step, and then another. Erik paused, then surprised himself pulled her into a tight, warm hug.

Just because he needed a hug.