She stole a glance over her shoulder and found his steel eyes without even having to look for them. His left eye twitched for a fraction of a second into what would've been a wink if they had lived in a normal world. Instead, she had to force herself to scowl at him when in reality all she wanted to do was run over and throw herself into his arms and hug him tight. She hoisted her bag onto her shoulder and departed the Great Hall for her first lessons. Her surprise was tiny when someone caught up to her just halfway down the corridor and a hand ghosted along the low of her back.