 be curious, not judgmental
Though Soph had been dreading this class earlier in the term, today she felt... much better about it. Culloden had gotten over himself and they'd made up - he apologized for insulting Tobes and all - and she'd never even had to tell the Hufflepuff anything had been wrong. She counted that as a major success in their relationship, really. What the boy didn't know Culloden had said about him couldn't hurt him.
When she entered the classroom, though, most of the students were already there, and Sophie's gaze first landed upon Tobes, then Culloden.
...Even though they'd made up, Soph still felt a sense of needing to protect Tobes from Culloden. Just a little. And as she looked to where she usually sat - Merlin, since when did any kids voluntarily sit in the front in potions' class? She was usually always one of the lone kids so close to the professor's desk. Today, the many new faces didn't know they had crowded the area she usually sat in, and she gave a helpless sort of look to Culloden.
Well. She... could survive one class of the whole year not sitting in that seat right by his desk, couldn't she? ...Couldn't HE?
She offered him a regretful, helpless sort of look anyway, and chose to sit exactly one seat away from one Tobias Tempus, the one seat in between them being saved for someone she figured Tobes would want to sit with. "Kyroh's gonna sit here, yeah?" That's the way she wanted it to be, at least. They'd look out for the little Ravenclaw together, and she smiled at Tobes to let him know that she DID want it that way (and she wasn't sitting away from him for any worrying reasons) before unpacking her cauldron of equipment and doing her usual pre-class cleaning of everything she usually needed.
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