Now that they were back from the holidays, Tobias could continue his routine again. It had been torture not being able to do his usual morning run or fly early in the mornings, so now he was taking full advantage of the grounds and going out for even longer. It was really doing him good, too. Tobias had never been unfit, not really, but now he just felt awesome. And it was a good way to get rid of at least SOME of his extra energy, even if there was no way of getting rid of all of it.

It couldn't have even been 7am when Tobias returned to the Hufflepuff barrels in soaring high spirits. He grinned to himself as he reached for his wand to tap at the barrels so he could go inside and get ready for the day, but...

...

... where was his wand?

Tobias' eyes widened and his grin fell as he did that frantic patting of his shorts pockets that anyone who has ever lost something important would recognise instantly. He momentarily wondered it he'd dropped it on the grounds, but when Toby felt at his right forearm beneath his hoodie, he noticed a distinct lack of wand holster.

Brilliant.

It was still on his bedside table. Tobias wasn't exactly organised, and during the break he'd had no need to wear his wand holster, especially in public around muggles, so he'd gotten out of the habit, and now kept forgetting it.

There was nothing for it, Toby could only sit there and wait and hope that someone would come out soon and let him in. Until that happened, Tobias slid down the wall opposite the barrels and sat there, waiting and tapping his feet rapidly on the stone floor.