“Am I okay?” The surprise quickly wore off into red-hot anger. “Just who do you think you’re speaking to!?” He yelled, shoving you off of him. “Stay out of my way.”
You fell to your knees. Everything quickly became one jumbled storm of noise and color. But you swore you heard her call you against the waves that crashed against your consciousness.
"Clearly, you were born to parents with no great magical capability. And as a result…" Riddle gave you the up and down, "You lack even the basic education necessary to attend a school such as this. It's quite sad.”
“You’re absolutely correct!” Flames licked at his body, setting the inky threads to a flame. “What kinda of Housewarden would I be if I allowed myself to be felled here!” He shoved his body forward, releasing himself from his prison, and racing to your side.
“I’m so proud of you, Riddle.” And it’s like years of being unacknowledged released a flood of unseen emotions.
Trey schooled his own features before addressing you. “And you must be the new perfect for that dump of a—” Your eyes narrowed. “a—ah, I mean, the rustic dorm.” He took a seat beside you.
“Sorry…don’t mind me.” You waved their concerned looks off. “Is this your signature spell, Trey?”
You fell to your knees. Everything quickly became one jumbled storm of noise and color. But you swore you heard her call you against the waves that crashed against your consciousness.
“I want to apology. The behavior I showed you before wasn’t right. I let my friendship cloud my judgment, and look away from the truth of the mater, and because of that I also want to thank you—for forcing me to see the truth.”
Cater jolted back, eyes wide. “For real? I’ve read about luddites like you, but never imagined I’d meet one in the wild!” Then he bounced right back, “I know a place that sells the latest models cheap. How about you and I go on a phone-shopping date?”
“Good to see you.” The Cater in the ceremonial robes, however, addressed you specifically… for some reason.
“Wait, stop! Do not dig this hole any deeper.” Cater hissed, grabbing both you and Ace by your elbows. “Riddle, please try to remember that they are new students—sans this one—who’ve only been here a few days.”