Colin peered at Zach curiously for a moment. He hadn't considered that. "I don't know," he said quietly. "Maybe so. That could explain why he is sad...if something happened to him." He didn't like the idea of something having happened to Seamus...just because that could make Dean feel upset. Dean was really nice and he helped Dennis. It was something that Colin was happy about.
At the question, Colin frowned a little. "I think so," he said quietly. "I don't like the potion." It made everything worse. It made everyone worse. "It's really difficult for us when we try to explain something like that...but it hurts them or they don't believe us. I guess it's not easy being on the other side and feeling like the people you're talking to don't believe you either."
He frowned more, hiding his face against Zach's neck. Colin's hand held on tightly to Zach's shirt for a moment and he tried to keep from feeling as upset as he did. "We didn't even do anything." His voice was much smaller than usual. "I know it's probably lying, but tell me it'll be okay. Tell me everything is going to be okay. I'm sure your mum will forgive you. You can ask her later about it."