 Mod Babysitter | be curious, not judgmental
Max had already fallen behind on his schoolwork in the first month of school. It wasn't his fault, though.
Well, it WAS his fault. But he didn't MEAN to be irresponsible this term. It just kind of... happened.
Though he wanted nothing more than to use his free period to take his daily walk on the grounds, today Max realized he needed to set his priorities straight. His fifth term he overworked himself, then last term he slacked off to shake off his perfectionist tendencies and live a little. This term, he needed to find that middle ground by balancing school work, Quidditch, friends, and relaxation.
Unfortunately, during the first month, he found it easy to balance the last three. Now he actually had to TRY to add the first component in. That was disheartening.
On his way to the library, Max took the long way to kill time and dragged his feet through corridor, his black bag slung over his shoulder. He didn't even know what subject he was going to work on first. Maybe if he just took out the few textbooks he brought with him and stared at the covers long enough, one of them would appeal to him more than the others? Maybe?
He turned a corner and slowed his pace. At the mirror ahead, Max tilted his head at the sight of Genevieve. Was she... trying to take the mirror off the wall? Did they need one in the girls' dormitory? Or... did she know something he didn't? It was Hogwarts, after all. He had found many things he was sure he wasn't supposed to know about during his first few terms of exploring. He couldn't say he ever stopped to examine a mirror, though.
Max continued toward her, his footsteps nearly silent. Once he got within a few feet of her, his eyebrows raised and he whispered, "Is something behind there?"
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