Julien held his knees tighter towards his chest, mortified that Alfie had picked up on that - although thinking about it, it was more surprising that the Hufflepuff hadn't mentioned it before now.
He looked down at his knees and feeling inadequate. "I'm sorry Alfie. I did want to hang out with you. I do." he insisted quietly, wondering if the next question would be the one that asked him to leave.