As he entered the room, Daniel rubbed his eyes and ran his hand through his shorter hair which he had cut the evening before. He hadn't gotten a good night's sleep because his cat had been meowing loudly all night. It had gotten so bad that he had to leave the dormitory and sleep on the couch in the common room. The Hufflepuff had a sneaking suspicion that she was going deaf.

He was present though because he refused to miss any classes unless absolutely necessary. "Hello Professor" he greeted as he passed by and walked over to the dummy next to Brandon. He gave the younger boy a curt nod before putting his hands behind his back, waiting for the activity to begin.