Ooooh, Minerva AND Wade in here? THAT WAS SO COOL. With Ella (who had ruffled his hair on her way in, to a beam from Toby) that made THREE of his best Hufflepuff friends all student leader-y and stuff. So that made him cool by association, which was AWESOME.

Tobias made to step into the compartment after both Wade and Min said he was fine to (which, by the way made him EVEN HAPPIER), but he stopped before his stepping foot even managed to hit the ground once. The girl at the door hadn't let him in yet, and Tobias could DEFINITELY detect some negative vibes from somewhere in this compartment, though he wasn't sure from whom. He was un-official Happiness Bringer, so it would be a dereliction of duty if his arrival would make people UN-happy.

Before he could say anything else, The-Girl-at-the-Door had commented on his badges. Tobias looked down at his chest and for a moment or two it might have seemed like he was hanging his head in sadness... but then he looked up again, all HAPPY SMILES.

"Yup, they are." Pretty thin, that is. "I was gonna make just one super special one-" Tobias pointed at the Hufflepuff parchment badge on his chest. He'd pretty much just totally given away that they weren't real, but the Hufflepuff never actually was trying to fool anyone with the parchment. It was all for a bit of fun. "With lots of parchment and then something to make it shiny. But then I decided I wanted one from each house, so I could show of our school unity, right here on my chest!" And THAT was more of an explanation to the other ickle that was in the compartment, though he was kinda telling everyone else too.

He couldn't leave any houses OUT, right? Right!

WAIT THAT WAS DERRY IN THERE TOO! Tobias gave a waaaaave. Hi, Derry! HI!

Tobias was, through all this time, still stood just outside the doorway of the Prefect's carriage. He was about the describe the kitty to people and maaaaaybe shuffle inside a bit, when someone inside stood up. A Slytherin who'd been on the Quidditch team last year. The one the Gryffindor captain had bit.

Tobias couldn't be sure but he had a feeling that the VIBES he'd felt earlier were coming from this dude. He took a mini step back and bit his lip, more out of reflex than anything 'cause, you know, they were tall and he hadn't grown in over a year. 'Cause there was The-Girl-at-the-Door twoo and they were both pretty tall. Plus, negative vibes were scary. But Toby soon recovered himself and smiled again. 'Cause he was trying vanquish those vibes from everywhere ever.

"It's okay, I mean... this is your compartment and stuff. If it makes you all happy that I stay out here, then that's okay with me! 'Cause I like for people to smile!" So he'd stay out here, see? Feet were behiiiiiiiind the line. Then maybe those prefects wouldn't want to leave.

Toby then addressed everyone else that he could see inside who'd offered to help him. Particularly Derry, 'cause she could speak to CATS after all. "I do need my cat though. He's only a baby and I only got him last week. He's teeny and he has blue eyes and he's black. And he doesn't like staying still. I lost him down at the luggage compartment and I've checked there every single compartment all the way up the train, except this one." So he kind of HAD to be here. Tobias hoped he made a good show of covering his concern with his smile. If the cat wasn't here, he probably wouldn't be found. But he WOULD be here. "His name's... Bludger." Because that's what he called it the most: You little bludger!

Toby paused for a moment and looked in at them all. "Would that accio spell work?" Or would it be too dangerous on a living thing?