Ian was nervously shifting from foot to foot as he waited for a response. He wasn't quite sure that his head of house was even here. As he was about to turn around and try again, the door came open. Then the question was asked and he really didn't know what to say. He could only stand there dumb-founded for a moment to process her question.

Finally, Ian hung his head and shook it from side to side as his shoulders drooped. He very nearly turned and ran again. He'd lost any confidence he had gained over the last three years and especially over the summer and he was back to a timid Hufflepuff, unsure of how to navigate this new world he found himself in.