Looking between the three girls, Marcus was struck with the realisation that they were actually upset that he was going. Well that just made it all the more harder now, he had been expecting the girls to jump for joy knowing that he was going.

And here he thought Jake was going to be the only one to make him feel guilty and get upset about his announcement.

“Yeah I am serious Evelyn.” He looked at her and noticed the sudden restlessness and waved his wand over his desk and conjured up a goblet containing a calming draught. “If you think you need it…” he said quietly.

These girls were actually starting to make him feel really sad now and he was thinking about shoving some more chocolate into his mouth just to make him feel better when Destiny spoke up.

Marcus blinked at her in confusion for a moment before he burst out laughing. He laughed so hard that he almost slid off the edge of his desk. “No” he finally managed to wheeze out as he wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.

“I should have known it was you.” He looked at Evelyn and raised an eyebrow at her, “I suppose you were in on it as well?” Marcus chuckled again and shook his head, it was moments like these ones that made his question his decision.

“I’m leaving because I miss the whole music scene. It was what I was really good at it and it’s a part of me.”

Not to mention, that he really did suck as a Professor.

“But don’t worry” he said quickly, “I’m not going to be running around on stage in tight pants and playing guitar. I’ll be working behind the scenes.”

And there was that fluttery feeling of excitement again. The thrill of being back to where he belonged made him a little giddy.

He turned to Marie when she spoke and he smiled, touched that she didn’t want him to leave and wow she wasn’t going to stomp on his feet anymore. That comment in itself meant a lot.

“I’m leaving at the end of term” he replied sadly.

He really, really was going to miss them.

More than he had first thought.