Louis listened quietly as Tessa and Sander tried to assure both Lux and Bay. He couldn’t help feeling a little embarrassed that they had to witness that whole scene, it couldn’t have been a very pleasant show to see. He nodded his head as Sander gave Bay some words of advice, but kept silent.

The sight of Bay crying and looking so puzzled nearly crushed the Gryffindor boy. He’d never really felt so influenced by someone else’s happiness or misery, but he’d grown close to Bay in the last couple months and he’d grown to love him the way one loves their fun-loving, goofy brother. When the boy apologized for the earlier burst-out, Louis smiled sympathetically and shook his head. “We’ve got nothing to talk about, mate. You don’t owe me anything.” Bay was his best mate. He wasn’t going to hold a grudge over a silly misunderstanding. Following his instincts, Louis approached the boy and enveloped him in a brotherly hug. “C’mon mate, we’re Gryffindors. Lions don’t cry,” he teased softly before pulling back, smiling.

And then Lady Lux of the House of Hufflepuff was apologizing too. “I could never get mad at you, Lux,” he said, as if the girl was silly for even apologizing. Which she was. In his book, the Lady could do no wrong. He watched as she then went on to hug Bay, asking him if he was mad at her. Louis’s lips curved into something of a half-smile and half-smirk as he took a couple steps back, letting the other two have a little more space.