“petrificus totalus or another one?” He only knew the one, so if she had another he’d been very interested in hearing it. Even if he didn’t really like casting spells, it was still good to know them. “Trent, fake and real, reallllyy like those ridiculous first thing 8am classes don’t they?” Those used to be hard for him. But sleep was harder still back in the castle so it didn’t bother him nearly as much as it had done before. “It’s strange he’d forgot,” because wands were powers and dictator type personalities usually did not forget to remove other people’s power, “but definitely a lucky thing. Even if only lasted another week.”

He supposed someone wouldn’t be able to not be a traitor in at least some capacity when they had been the reason, indirectly or directly however you wanted to call it, for the imprisonment in the mirrors for some of their peers. And if anyone was going to call them that, or make judgements about the Slytherin, it seemed Ash or any of the others that had been in the mirrors were the ones who had the right. It seemed like an invitation to ask why she did do the things she did, so Evan decided to take it. “Why are you reckless?” Or maybe she didn’t know? He couldn’t claim to know why he did most of the things he did either. He had no idea why he wasn’t capable of having a conversation with his best friend, when he was having an easy enough time chatting with Ash right now. He didn’t know why he hadn’t been able to put aside all of his own feelings to be there for someone else. And now? Now he was alone. At least that he could explain away. So maybe she didn’t know. Maybe she just was, and that was okay too. So long as she did not get seriously and gravely injured.

“I think it’s an and/or situation there. The ministry is definitely dumb regardless.” And no, he did not feel bad about saying that.

Another thing he could understand was complicated feelings. And he was a firm believer in the fact they were kids and had every right to be complicated and messy and emotional as they needed to be. Maybe he didn’t practice that, but he still believed it. And he wished more of the adults would remember that too. They. Were. Kids. And they were traumatized. And no one was doing a good job of coming up with a way that made SENSE to help them. So yes, she was right, they had to find their own ways and if a closet helped someone then the closet was theres for the taking. “I hope more people are able to use it and feel better. If even just the smallest bit.”