Spike had dragged himself down from the Ravenclaw Tower, his eyes still bleary from sleep - or lack thereof. He'd usually be pretty excited for this lesson, especially given that he'd ridden a hippogryff in his OWL, but his heart just wasn't in it today.

His heart wasn't in anything, at the moment. Sigh.

He tried to muster up a small smile at the Professor laying in the dirt, something that usually would have him grinning and asking to join in. Not today though. He said a quiet "Hello Professor," and plopped himself down on the ground and traced patterns in the dirt with a finger.

Nothing to see here. Nothing at all.