hogwarts housed every young witch and wizard under the english sun, creating an almost homey feel to the students. once they’ve found their place, that is. theo found his place later in his years. it took him awhile for the castle to feel like home. maybe it was the way he needed a new one once his father was exiled to azkaban that he began to feel this way. either way, it didn’t matter. not to him at least.

for the past hour and a half, theo hadn’t been doing much of anything but stay seated in the great hall on a late saturday morning. it could hardly be even classified as morning by now. with the same unpeeled orange beside him on the table, the slytherin was silently reading. he looked a bit tried, but that was normal for him. his plan for today was to relax. he couldn’t remember the last time he hadn’t had a day with at least one page of homework to do. he should be grateful. however, the library was probably a better suited place to read.