Julien had to wonder if he'd gotten something wrong at the blank look Alfie gave him until the other boy laughed and reassured him that no, he wasn't going crazy just yet. He tilted his head a little, idly noticing how nice Alfie looked when he laughed. "What are they?" he queried, intrigued, and then - because he knew where Alfie's strengths lay after tutoring him - reassured him that, "I don't think you need any help when it comes to the greenhouse Alfie, you've got whole green hands nevermind green fingers."
He was about to give the Hufflepuff a brief overview when he caught sight of said fingers and the bruising on them. "Hey, what happened there?!" he asked, shocked and concerned all in one, reaching out and taking one of the injured appendages gingerly without realising he was actually holding the other's hand.