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Finn was surprised the boy's first reaction was whether he'd been hurt. Surprised, and sort of flattered that this stranger cared. "No?" he said, a little questioning because his own question hadn't been answered. "Thank you?"
He tucked his soon-to-be-own transfiguration textbook under his arm and looked the boy up and down. He didn't look much older than Finn, but he wasn't in any of Finn's classes, so... "Are you a fif--uh, sixth year?" It was only logical for him to be slightly older. Unless he just looked young. Or maybe was a transfer student? Finn wasn't sure. He looked back down at the bag he'd tripped over. "I think we should move this, so nobody else trips," he added helpfully, gathering that it didn't belong to this other boy, so maybe someone had set their things down and forgotten about it.
Judging by the guy's surprised reaction and the uncertain 'thank you?' he must have misjudged what Daniel's actual meaning behind the question had been. He hadn't asked because he was worried. Why should he be concerned about some random dude? He'd asked because he wasn't in the mood for an argument, so if the guy had said he'd been hurt, Daniel would have pretended the bags weren't his.
However, things seemed to go better than expected, and as he was asked more questions, the Hufflepuff nodded his head.
"I'm starting my sixth year" he said, reaching for another book on the table. It wasn't one he needed, but it piqued his interest.
"It's fine, those bags are mine. I left them there because it was inconvenient to carry them all while putting the books in a basket." He hadn't intended to trip someone with them; it was an honest mistake.
"What books are you purchasing?"