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Having finished their respective entries, Eiji and surprised Nina with the whispered intent to make a stop by the Gryffindor house table before they returned to their own table. An intent that he knew Nina would likely jump on the bandwagon of and not simply because she enjoyed his company. Though what he, the of-age Slytherin, needed to accomplish required a bit of isolation and quiet. Two things he knew near impossible when it came to Gryffindors, but he was going to make an attempt. An attempt by sitting aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way at the very front of the table closest to the staff dais. He knew Nina would understand though...and hopefully not try to impose friendship while he acted on this impulse.
All during his time at Hogwarts, he had avoided this table. He had avoided the Hufflepuff one as well and only sat there at times because of this little sister. Content with this rejection until tonight, Eiji knew he would feel something close to regret if her did not sit here at least once.
He made no eye contact as he did, though he was sure someone was going to ask him what he was doing and why he was here - likely with displeased glances as well seeing as he was not particularly fondly thought of - and it might give them an answer.
Might.
He held his breath as he slipped on to the bench, his posture so straight it was as though his spine had been transfigured into the handle of a broom, and ran his coarse palms over the table's surface. His mum had sat here...at some point in time...and now he had too. Had just taken seven terms, an inferi invasion, a toxic academic regime, an infestation of pink furries, a boggart infestation, term aboard in France and being put on trial during said time for false accusations, near decapitation by Godric Gryffindor, and translucent time travel to get here.
And in that moment...James Eiji Rasting was actually smiling.
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