As soon as Kevin's voice turned sad, Anthony was wrapping arms around his waist and pulling him close, burying his face into Kevin's neck and warmth. "You do have a choice. I don't much like the alternative, is all." Kevin could always give up the world that had turned against him, get his muggle schooling done and go off to some Uni. His mum could probably even forge the information, or he could with some magic, that showed grades all through muggle schooling years, which Anthony knew was a lot more then seven years. He had done a few years of primary school before going to Hogwarts.
"But, don't forget that I'm going to be right with you the whole year. Wont let you out of my sight until you get tired of me, or your asleep and wont know any different." He chuckled at that, pulling far enough away so that he could see Kevin's reaction, see if it had cheered him up even a little. "And not just me. Stephen, Michael and Terry too."
And all the other kids who were returning after a year of being on the run. He was going to have a group of them, the only people who could truly understand what was going on in his head.