It has been a week since his birthday, and Ethan still felt weird. He was officially no longer a kid because, surprise surprise, the Trace is finally broken. Seventeen, ladies and gentlemen. A grin was plastered on his face as he made his way to his DADA class. Well, Defense is always an interesting class, except for...probably the lecture part, but as a whole, it’s a fun class. What made it even better was the fact that they get to have an Auror to teach them things.

And...what will Professor Dakest teach them this time? Ethan stepped inside the classroom and found...patronuses. The grin on his face turned into a smile as he eyed the silvery otter, then to the man up front. “Good day, Professor.” With a polite nod, he turned towards the back of the room, leaned on the wall and crossed his arms as he watched the silvery things while waiting for the rest of the class to arrive.