Oh he had been doing quite fine until a sudden movement caught his eye. Maybe if he had been focusing on the task at hand fully he wouldn't have noticed but he couldn't lie. He was still distracted. Anyway, the movement was AJ sipping her tea. Adi wondered if she was distracted as he was.

He studied her once more until she closed her eyes. A second later, he closed his, tried to focus on the music and push ALL thoughts out of his head. He was just going just listen to the music. And he did just that.

Once again, the Hufflepuff's mind was calm and clear. Back to gazing at the Ball.