"Oh, that's good, then," said Tom, relaxing a bit.
His father had always been very strict about making Tom and his brother keep early hours--he'd always said that wasting even half an hour of daylight was the sign of a lazy mind. Apparently Hogwarts didn't follow that way of thinking. School was going to be even better than Tom had thought! He had so much food that he could make himself sick if he wanted, a super comfy bed, and he didn't have to get up at the crack of dawn! All of this went through his mind in a few moments and a brilliant smile lit up his face. He was sure he probably looked like a loon.
"Yeah, I was hoping to look around the castle before classes start," he replied to Ethan's guess, still smiling.
"You're a seventh year, aren't you? I bet you know all the best spots!"