Alfie's hand still hurt from punching Terry. But really, he hadn't felt that good about anything since... well, since that night with Ayers that he'd been trying to ignore, really, but he didn't think about that. He just thought about how it had felt good to punch the bloke who'd hurt his friend, and now ... well, a lot of people he'd like to have around were staying for the holidays, too. It seemed like things were shaping up at Hogwarts.
He saw Julien sitting at the barer Ravenclaw table, and after he was done eating he made his way over. "So, you stayed too?" He asked, sitting down next to his friend.