Almost an entire year here visiting Hogwarts, and Kyle still hadn't extended his social network much wider than it already was (read: not very wide at all). The IMPS competition had, unfortunately, taken up a lot of his time. He studied for it in the same way that he studied for his classes; unwaveringly.

Now, though, there was only one challenge left to go, and only a matter of weeks left of the school year. Things were winding down, and even Kyle had succumbed to the idea of taking an extra break here and there. In terms of the competition, he had of course already faced his two worst school subjects, and despite the importance of the upcoming challenge, he had felt the pressure lessen significantly.

The most Kyle had seen of Hogwarts was the library, and the corridors that led him there. The grounds too, of course, seeing as that the ridiculous Beetle had been stationed out there. Kyle had paid particular note to certain aspects of the castle... the portraits, for instance, steeped in history as they were. But there were a great many things here at Hogwarts that he had yet to devote any attention to at all.

The hourglasses, for instance, the ones that counted house points. The colours were vibrant, standing out magnificently against the grey of the stone Entrance Hall. Today, rather than pass them by as usual on his walk through the castle, Kyle decided to give in to his curiosities and take a closer look, instead. He stopped in front of the four hourglasses and inspected them, his eyes naturally drawn to the one full of red rubies.

Gryffindor House took no prisoners, apparently.