Yep, totally a bad time to be making those kinds of jokes. Adi hoped Henric knew he was there for him no matter what. If things went south, the younger Puff could always look to him. Hmhmmm. Alright, so Ilia wasn’t there as yet. This was good. “Just keep calm. Deep breaths, man. Tell her EXACTLY what happened. If she does get angry at you, don’t loose your cool. Let her say what she has to then you try to calm her down.’’ Heh. Look at that. Adi was suddenly a wise badger. Actually, his advice was coming from his experience with AJ. If Henric and Ilia had been really dating, he would have suggested Henric kiss her as a calming method but that would make things awkward if he even brought that up now.

Adi shook his head. “I dunno what you’re talking about. You owe me nothing.’’ This was what the type of things Hufflepuff buddies were for! Hearing Henric’s muttered words, the sixth year frowned. “Stop blaming yourself. You know this could have happened to anyone.’’ Whatever he said, it was NOT Henric’s fault. Merlin knew how much he took care of Princess.
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The voice that announced Ilia’s usual greeting for him and Henric had Adi turning to get a look at his next friend. Poor Ilia. He hated that they had such bad news for her. “Heya, Ilia,’’ he replied casually but smiling all the same. Awh, she knew something was up with Henric right away! It reminded him of himself and Benny but he pushed the thoughts of the other boy away. Instead, he gave Henric an encouraging look.