"I get these certain hobbies," he tried to explain, "Which are unlike most of my peers. It just so happens that memorising all of the portraits names has become one. I am also trying to make my own runic alphabet, but it is proving rather more difficult than I had expected, so I may chuck that idea altogether."

"Maybe you are right, but it couldn't do more harm than good?" he said, finishing off his slice of cheesecake, not daring to take the last slice and leaving it for Kayla.

He smiled at his prefect's obvious, slight annoyance toward the Friar for suggesting she look after the corridors instead of letting her in on the secret the ghosts seemed to be holding. "Dynamic duo, eh?" he snorted as he laughed, which seemed to be becoming a regular occurrence. "I just really don't know where to go from here though... not when there isn't anyway to sneak into that ghosty room and eavesdrop."