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A sleep out lesson in the very first week of term. Suffice it to say, Regulus had not been thrilled by the news, and the prospect of sleeping surrounded by all these people. On the other hand, the dormitory now seemed the lesser of two evils, at least for the moment.
He'd been careful not to react. This was nothing. This was easy. This was practically expected. Nothing could or should or would surprise him. One thing he couldn't bring himself to do, however, was to turn up in, or bring, pyjamas. He arrived dressed in sweatpants and a hooded sweatshirt, black-and-blue stripes, loaned to him by none other than his half-brother, who already towered over him (though Regulus seemed to be one of the taller students in his year) and whose hoodie came halfway down to Regulus' knees. Apparently the stripes - all stripes - had a protective quality, but Regulus was fairly sure that was Just One of Those Things his brother said sometimes.
As he arrived at the pastures, Regulus took stock of his surroundings, his gaze lingering on the stuffed animals when they first caught his eye, though he consciously reminded himself to keep his expression neutral. Before he did anything, he went right to the stack of sleeping paraphernalia and tugged out the best sleeping bag, pillow, and blankets that he could find for himself while he still had the chance, and scoped out the tents, but held off on deciding if he would sleep inside of one.
Only then did Regulus join the group properly, lingering near a cluster of first years, and replying to Everleigh Evans' - no relation, apparently - question by adjusting his fairly won goods under one arm and saying, "That's what I did." He watched the interaction between Aurora Ackerly and the one older girl for a moment, before seeming to snap out of his distraction and turning at last to the professor, his gaze catching just for one moment on an owl in a branch up above on the way.
"Hello, professor. Is all of this stuff clean?" He was thinking specifically of not wanting to catch lice from someone else's pillow, but now he wondered if fleas would also be an issue, this being Care of Magical Creatures. Either way, it was better to check and be sure.
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