He had to grow up quickly to take care of his sister. Despite having an older brother and father still in the picture, Simon noticed that they were very hands off with Allison so Simon always made sure to look out for her. They understood each other. Muggle and Wizard. Just two siblings keeping up with each other. He dismissed the thought as he sorely missed his younger sister.

Simon nodded and shivered slightly. It felt a tad bit chillier in the office when they were speaking about the weather. It was definitely going to be a bone chilling year. "Huh, interesting. Yes, it does," he said with a shy smile. Now he could go back to his Common Room and think about a good time to approach Professor Culloden.

"Um, thank you, Professor." He held out his hand outstretched in a handshake. It seemed like the thing to do. Sometimes when it came to social situations, the boy didn't know what to do at all and he felt as if he made a complete fool out of himself. Shrug. It happened quite a lot.