 Wowza!
Both of his siblings were definitely going out of their way to keep him from making any friends. It was almost like Declan and Althea had agreed behind his back to make it one of their missions to keep Levi isolated from the rest of Hogwarts. Which was a total possibility and it wasn't like he'd help matters much (or at all) but it still made him frown at the back of the Declan's head and tighten the arm he had around Althea's shoulders.
Well, Daisy wasn't exactly helping herself either.
Levi brought himself closer to the two Slytherins and dragged Althea with him. Though, in second thought, he should have just left her behind. He shot her a brief, wide eyed look. "Hey," He said, flashing everyone a smile that would have made his father proud and his mother roll his eyes in annoyance. "It's all good! Right? Daisy was just trying to defend herself, too, obviously." Obviously. Though Levi had to admit threats didn't exactly sit well with him either. It wasn't like his brain was wired to forget those easily, and it was possible it was already thinking of ways to prevent the threat from actually happening. Levi tried very hard not to narrow his eyes at the whole thing, so he just focused on the cobblestone floor beneath them.
In truth, he was a little offended that Declan was not choosing to trust someone he'd trusted enough to bring them here. Not that he'd known Daisy very well (or much at all) but Levi thought he had good judgment. The scarab had crawled up to Althea's shoulder, the one where Levi's hand rested and he frowned it. He did not trust these sort of things easily, unlike his siblings, especially not after Anubis' little display of his temper. But. "I really don't think you should take that chicken, Daisy. It's been there for a good while." The three second rule for sure no longer apply. "You don't want to end up at Healer Reed's for food poisoning." Levi let go of Althea and went to his brother, grabbed his arm, and wound it around his own shoulders. Just in case he needed support in the literal sort of way.
"Alright, not that I'm against getting into trouble because it does keep things interesting and fresh," though he totally was against it; he was not a fan of howlers, "but if we're all done posturing here," mostly Declan and Daisy because Slytherin, he supposed. Which was rich coming from him because Gryffindor and all that, "then can we please go back inside? It's cold and I'm already behind on my scheduled revising." Not to mention that he, too, was hungry, as the way his stomach growled quite loudly pointed out.
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