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griffin 
Penelope had already completed her planet, so she had time to practice the locomotion charm on it. Focusing on the blue planet in front of her, she pointed her wand at it. "Locomotor planet!" Guiding the planet with her wand, she moved it around in front of her.
Was that Thornton with his head on the desk? Did he need help? Penelope made her way over to Thornton, trying to control her planet. Letting the planet spin without her control, she turned her attention to the first year claw. He had a planet. "Well done on the planet, Thornton. Do you need any help with the locomotion charm?"
Was someone.. oh.. oh they were. Thornton heard his name but refused to raise his head and look at the girl who had said it. Instead, he squeezed his eyes shut and mumbled into his arms.
"He said may want to, which means 'don't have to' so I'm not going to." Biiiiiig shuddery intake of breath. Thornton could feel the anxiety balling up in his stomach again and he bounced a little in his seat trying to keep it at bay.
"Please, kindly, go away," he whispered, never once having looked at the girl. He didn't want to see who it was, so he didn't have to be embarrassed running into them in the corridor. It was bad enough that they already knew who he was and that he couldn't manage even simple spells.