A rhythmic tapping echoed clearly through the damp and chilly corridor.
When no one answered after another moment of waiting, Wenxiu Lord figured that Regulus might be in class right now. He turned around, preparing to head back to the Common Room for a while, only to lift his gaze and see Lucius emerging from a doorway, looking thoroughly exhausted.
The two had not seen each other in a long time. Lucius had been busy with his seventh-year N.E.W.T. examinations, while Wenxiu Lord’s routine outside of classes consisted entirely of the library and his dormitory; today was their first meeting outside of meals in the Great Hall.
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