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His gaze had been fixed on the table opposite where he sat. But although he was looking at the few students who were chatting away, he didn’t exactly notice them. He ate from the strawberry shortcake and wondered if he should head back to school to continue learning for his Ancient Runes exam when he caught the movement of someone taking a seat opposite of him.
Tired eyes focused slowly on the person to see that it was Lisa’s brother. He looked behind him, expecting to see her with him but then figured that she, of course, had her own set of friends she’d rather go with. He liked his own brother, even if he pretended that he didn’t, but he’d rather not spend time with him in Hogsmeade.
Daniel placed his fork on the table and took hold of the butterbeer. He took a large sip this time while Evan spoke and as he placed down the glass he wiped the ‘white mustache’ off his face and he shrugged his shoulders once ” I needed to get some fresh air” fresh air that was not the grounds around Hogwarts castle. ” Have you ordered anything yet? The line is quite long” he said before he noticed the butterbeer and shepherd's pie on the table. ” Oh…” he didn't understand how he had missed it. He was usually observant of his surroundings. He ran a hand through his hair, feeling a bit embarrassed, and continued to eat.
Even closer to Daniel now, Evan could see even more signs of exhaustion than he had at the previous glance. OWL year was stressful, but there were still months to go before the exams themselves and the Hufflepuff looked at the edge of a burn out. He picked up his own fork, taking a small stab of his food in front of him and taking a bite as he considered the boy.
"Fresh air is a good idea. Taking a break from the library is probably the best thing you could have done for your studying." Sometimes the brain just couldn't take anymore in. Another bite of shepherds pie went into his mouth as he decided to not further comment on the lack of observation, it was easy to miss something when your mind was so occupied.
"How are your ... 'powers' faring? Seems like a lot of the students are pretty off put with all of the quirks." Himself included. Though perhaps he wouldn't have minded as much if it were something that did not require having the powers of an animagus, without any of the perk of control.