Quill poised above his journal, the wheels in Ethan's mind began spinning faster as he tried to organize his thoughts. Sudden mood changes - near hyperactivity.. extreme happiness and excitement over even mundane things.. giddiness and giggling.. making up nonsense and passing it off as real.. no regard for consequence.. seeming obsession with ice cream.. There were at least three people he could think of off the top of his head that all of a sudden fit those traits that hadn't before. Could he think of anyone else? Maybe that would help him piece this together. What about Flamsteed? Ethan wasn't sure as the guy seemed overly excited all of the time from the day he met him last year, so.. He didn't seem to have a drastic, sudden mood change. But as for anyone else, he'd have to keep an eye out.. And what was the connection?

The Prefect was so consumed with his own thoughts that he didn't notice someone sitting next to him until he heard a voice. Pausing his quill in mid-word, he looked up to see a remotely familiar looking guy beside him. "Oh, hey.. Wade, isn't it?" he said after a brief moment's thought. He made it his business to know members of the opposing Quidditch teams. Besides, he spent plenty of time watching Minerva practice, so he had familiarized himself rather well with the Hufflepuff team. "I'm Ethan, by the way," he added as an afterthought, just in case the other boy wasn't as observant as he was, having never formally met the bloke before.

Hmm? Ethan looked at Wade curiously before glancing down at his journal with one half-written word on the page. "Well.. I'm trying to figure something out, I guess," he started, eyeing the bloke carefully. He was probably a smart guy, maybe he could help a brother out? "Have you noticed anything.. uh, strange going on lately?"