Colin didn’t know what to do, so he just clung to his best friend. He wished there was something he could do about it all, some way for him to simply have his wand and take away all of the hurt his best friend was going through. Instead, he just squeezed him tighter.
“I’m here for you, you know.” Colin whispered at his best friend, his hand rubbing patterns into his back, “It doesn’t matter if it’s the middle of the night, or the middle of potions, or anything, alright? You know that, yeah? Whenever you need me.”