"How'd you know?" she scowled, making a face. "It's... James. Al isn't threatening enough for anyone to care about him lashing out, but James has been really preachy and trying to sabotage anyone I even get close to, but then I find out that he's been making his way around the school and hasn't even talked to me about any of it." She couldn't even place her finger on why it was bothering her as much as it was.
"He's just... he's so holier-than-thou sometimes. He talks to me like I'm five and he's dad. Al getting all preachy would be different, since he never does anything bad, anyway, but James doesn't get to act all high and mighty and then... act like he does. Did you know he's dating a Slytherin?"