Faustus was in a bad mood and he wasn't bothering to hide it as he stormed through the corridors of Hogwarts. He'd had an argument with his father about eating in the Great Hall. Dad had insisted that while they could have breakfast and lunch in their rooms, they had to start eating dinner in the Great Hall. He didn't want to though. He didn't like it there. He was sure everyone was staring at him when he was up at the Head Table with his father and he hated that. He tried to explain that to Dad but he hadn't listened, simply stated that they were going to do it and he had to live with it.
He winced as he stalked along the corridor. He'd yelled that he hated Dad as he ran out of the room and he knew that wasn't true. It just seemed like ever since they got to Hogwarts, his Dad was there for everyone but him. He was always off teaching or at staff meetings or meeting with the Slytherins. He was gone early in the morning, he had only made two lunches since school had started and now he had to share his Dad at dinner with the whole school. It wasn't fair! Dad hadn't even started to teach how to fly and he'd promised that he'd do that. And now Dad was probably out looking for him and would be in a foul mood when he found him... just what he needed.
He was just working himself back up into a real snit when he rounded a corner smacked right into someone, both of them tumbling to the floor.
"Ow," Faustus grumbled as he rubbed at his elbow where it had hit the floor. He then gave Ben an unconvincing half-smile. "Hi, Ben. I'm hiding from Dad."