 ~ Rise and Rise Again, Until Lambs become Lions ~
Statute, statue. The English language really needed to stop being so similar. That or he needed more rest.
Shifting slightly, he gave a shrug of his shoulders. "Its not that I don't like the quiet. I do. I really do. Especially after....last year." Last year, the school had been relatively quiet aside from the tournament, but his home life had been hell. "It's more that...Hogwarts has a history of being a plank in some rocking ship or another. And at the beginning of this year, it was rocking quite a bit. But it just went quiet." Something like expecting another hit, another crashing wave and just waiting for it. "It's a little unnerving."
But then, there was that. The invitation that he had received. Perhaps it was the next wave? "Why....were we invited?" His eyes went back to Lafay, a frown creasing his brow. "I understand that some of the students are good representatives for Hogwarts and others have a diplomacy and natural ability to forge good impressions and relationships." But some of them were more likely to be a hazard than anything. Including himself. [b]"I...don't understand why I was invited. I'm probably one of the worst people you could bring to a political gathering."
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I'm not scared of the dark._________________________________________
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