There didn't seem to be much going on at the staff table, which both bothered Brent and didn't bother him at the same time. Dude, he was hungry! What was the holdup? He half-grinned, half-laughed when he caught on to the fact that Skylar had heard his stomach grumble. "You'd think they'd have it served and ready to go," he said. "We waiting on another speech or something?" He had remembered that part from the feast at the beginning of the year.

Time alone with her thoughts? That sounded really mature, and it kind of threw Brent for a loop. He tried to remain focused, though, because he knew that episode with the monster had really freaked people out. "I know, right? I kind of think I'll think about it all summer," he admitted. He had even dreamt about it a time or two, but he wasn't going to admit that out loud. "So I guess what they say really is true. Before I came here, I always heard this school had some really weird stuff happen literally every single school year."

He grinned again when she told him how well he'd done. "Yeah? Cool, thanks," he replied. He'd been pretty surprised to find out he was a top student in Divination. He would have never bet even a single knut on that one. Speaking of subjects, he raised his eyebrows when she mentioned some of the professors might not be coming back. "Really? You think they might quit or something?" he asked. He eyed the staff table. Dude. He really liked all his professors.