SPOILER!!: Dakest ^^
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Tazenhani Sabel nodded slowly, watching the minute changes in the boy's expression carefully. "That's some pretty good advice."
Putting the dandelion down between them, he retrieved his wand and cast the spell again. This time it was fire-weed that popped up. Just a few spigots, dotting among the dandelions. Folding his wand back on his lap, Sabel considered the flowers.
"What do you have to be sorry for?" He could hazard a guess, but he didn't care to. Guesses and assumptions could get one in trouble, and if Fuller-Thompson was willing to open up a bit, he might be able to provide a helping hand. Of course, that was only if he wanted help. Some students didn't. Some didn't think they needed any.
Toby watched as more flowers sprang up out of the ground, a different colour this time. He was sure he might usually have been able to name the plant, but currently his thoughts were locked on something else. He continued to twirl the red flower, but stopped when another butterfly flew over and took up temporary residence on top of it.
"For being so negative in your class. And for not wanting to go into the maze to help people. And for getting upset at the end of class." He could go on and on, actually. But there was one other big thing, of course.
"And for not even trying to cast a... a patronus." Toby looked up once again, unable to decide just whether he wanted to avoid eye contact or maintain it.
"I know it was really impolite and rude and everything and I really do feel bad about it, and I never wanted to be like that in your class, it just sort of happened. And I'm not a negative person and I'm not a 'Dark wizard'-" he said that part firmly, still frankly quite upset by the amount of people in class who'd seemed to believe in all that stuff
"-'cause that's impossible. But I just... couldn't do it. And I'm sorry."
That... had been more that Toby had really wanted to say. But though parts of it had been emoted a little strongly, he was quite proud of himself for managing to keep from getting too upset. He looked away, yet again, towards the butterfly, though it was like he wasn't actually seeing it.
"I just don't want you to hate me, or think I'm a bad person or student, 'cause of how I was all negative and stuff."