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Placing his arm around Jake's shoulder, he gave it a gentle squeeze and lent back in the seat casually, letting the boy rest his head against his shoulder. "I have no idea what was going on in Joshua's head but he will be punished. I don't think the kid was singling you out Jake, he was being a bit of a prat to almost everyone."
Marcus cleared his throat a little, "Well I'm glad you liked the class because muggle sports is the theme for the whole term. But I'll make sure to pick a safer sport for the next lesson" he added hastily before Jake could get upset again.
And there was that word again, Marcus sighed deeply and shifted slightly in the chair so that he could look at Jake properly, "Things will get better Jake, I just need you to stick it out for a little longer."
There, that was better. Jake felt a tad safer now… though he did wonder what might happen if he met the kid around the castle with nobody else there.
Gulp. "Hhhe cccalled me suhhh-slime. I'm nnnot sssslime," the boy whined, just for the sake of whining really. He was finally getting some attention from Lawson and he wasn't having to share it.
Hearing that Muggle sports was the theme for the whole year, Jake tried hard not to bury his face and whimper. All he needed was to have a lesson with equipment like a beater's bat. Ouch. So Jake didn't respond, he just let his lower lip tremble slightly.
This home thing really wasn't working for him. Why was everyone so keen on him staying? The boy hung his head slightly (which hurt) and sighed.
"I'll guhh-give it one muhh-mmmore year," he said simply. Anymore deaths or staff changes or crazy people or blackouts or floods or mysterious runes or mirrors and Jake was out.
Though it was a shame... Since...
"I mmmmanaged muhh-magic..." the boy murmured, half to himself, a little smile on his face.