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Gregory was bracing himself, almost certain that Cassius would hit him, would fly off the handle as he always used to do. But perhaps the other had grown a little, got wiser. He could see that his anger flared but he didn't react, at least not physically. He gave an attempt at a casual shrug...

Gregory wasn't sure why but there was a moment when he was sure that he had failed some test or something in this interaction. But he pushed it aside as she said that she was a poet. That felt like a little easy to do as a costume without having to really make an effort. He nodded but didn't...

Gregory wasn't sure why but having the plate thrown at him felt right. Like he deserved it. Like he needed it. He was just about able to move out of the way and he stared at where it fell. He knew there were enough people around him to have them see what Cassius was really like. He glanced back...

Gregory knew in part that being alone at Hogwarts was hard, especially at an event, perhaps it was why he was pretty surprised at time with how much and how often he drove people away. The amount of friends he didn't have. He glanced at the girl, Leah or something and just nodded. "I'm just me,"...

Gregory hadn't been having a great semester, and he knew that he was just going to feel worse and worse. There was nothing at Hogwarts he liked anymore, but he was more than willing to just try a little more. Do a little more. Try, just a little. So without a costume, just wearing his usual...

Gregory couldn't believe that there had once been a time, pre-Hogwarts where he'd thought Cassius was a little cool, the boy was just the worst person. Gregory wasn't sure how no one else saw it. How they didn't realise what a terrible, terrible person he was. He glanced up at him nervously, his...

Gregory did not want to be at school. He didn't want to be there. He didn't want to have to interact with the other students or do his OWLS. But he found himself at the school, found himself, having to do all of the things that he didn't want to do. Gregory was sitting at the very end of the...

Gregory's morning only got worse, as the one person he really didn't want to see was suddenly in front of him. He noted the prefect badge and then the boy spoke. Gregory immediately looked away, staring at his plate and feeling his cheeks redden. He wasn't surprised by not being picked, but it...

Gregory hadn't clocked that this would be the year that his year group would end up having the chance at becoming prefects. It was unsurprising to him that he didn't get it. After all, he was a bother to everyone. His head of house probably hated him, and his grades were pretty awful. He wasn't...

Gregory glanced at him and then looked back out at the lake before nodded. "Sure," He wasn't sure he would actually reach out, but he might at least entertain it. Or try to entertain it. Perhaps spending time at home would give him a little perspective and he wouldn't feel as bad as he did...

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Gregory just nodded, since those were both things that they could figure out. He glanced at Ezra, a little just trying to sus out what this boy's end game was. Was he worried about him? Gregory didn't think he deserved anyone to be concerned about him, this was all his own doing. He had been the...

Gregory wasn't sure if what he'd said had been reassuring, or convinced him that he was fine. He knew he wasn't fine, but he didn't think it would help him to drag others down with him. He then raising an eyebrow a little at the offer. "My family's muggle, and we live in Rakiura, which isn't...

Gregory was a little surprised that Ezra seemed to have picked up on the fact he hadn't been doing great for most of the year. Though that was pretty much his whole life. "I'm fine," he assured him. "I'm just quiet," he replied. He thought about being honest, but Ezra wasn't even a friend, he...

Gregory shrugged slightly, he had always imagined that Ezra was really smart. That he was certainly smarter than he was, but apparently, he also expected to fail. At the question Gregory just nodded. "Sure," he replied, which wasn't the best answer to it, not quite really giving a good answer in...