Wayne nodded, agreeing with what Justin said without actually looking at Justin. "Yeah, I've been asking Hannah where the hell she's got to. Something or other about NEWTs. But it feels like it has been forever."
His arm instinctively reached toward Justin but he stopped, instead raising his hand to ruffle his own hair.
"So Hannah," he began, "What do you think has been the most fun lesson you've had this year? It doesn't have to be a class-related lesson, either. Tell me a story."
He always loved listening to Hannah talk. It made him at-ease, maybe because she was a girl. Most likely because she was Hannah. It was probably horrible of him to think so, but she reminded him in the best of ways of his mam, and the way she'd spoken.