Mick attentively listened to everything said and quietly made his decision, he wasn't too proud of himself but something had to be done. He wouldn't do anything to hurt Laura, and if being friends with Elliot falls under "anything" then he has to fix this. And it kind of stings because Elliot helped him take his mind off his fear of sleeping at the dark Great Hall when the common rooms were locked. Sure, she did that by asking about his parents' divorce but it took his mind off worser things.

He turned to wave to Sophie, as a little thankful for weighing in on the subject, and noticed the person she was sitting with. That guy from the Quidditch match altercation...Laura's ex. I'll worry about that later...And then he faced Laura and choice his next words wisely. While doing that, he quickly searched the Ravenclaw table for the person in question, to make sure she was there for what he's going to do. Mick had already figured that she's going to feel some sort of anger (or sadness even) for what he was planning to say, but he's prepared for that. "My sweet, girly-girl," he said, after kissing her cheek. "I'm going to have a little talk with Elliot and itll be the last talk me and her ever have."

This is for the good of my relationship with Laura. This will make everyone happy. I'm doing the right thing. Those were the words he repeated in his head as he got up, straightened his robes, and mentally prepared himself for a good yelling by Miss Morganzo (because he knows he's going to get it.) But before he did anything else, he lowered himself back to Laura's face level and planted a big kiss on her lips for luck. "I love you," he whispered in her ear. And then Mick headed over to the Ravenclaw table.