`All of those memories

Ben was sitting in the Hufflepuff common room. He had managed to get the small sofa near the fire to himself that night, a rarity. He was lying down, a Herbology book by his side. He was trying to do his homework, but he just kept on getting distracted. He gazed up at the ceiling.

Ben felt like he had changed so much over the holidays, since that 'chat' with his parents. His parents were ashamed he had been kept back a year, and were hoping that if Ben did really well he could go up two years at once. Not going to happen. Unless I can get the new Headmaster to like me... He began trying to think of things he could do to get up to his proper year. He hadn't had time for much of a social life recently. He used to love hanging out with people, and being around them all the time. He missed it, though knew his parents would rather he worked and didn't want to upset them anymore than he already had.