To say that he was stressed lately would be an understatement. For once Terrence was unhappy for the respite from his work as it left him no alternative but to focus on his personal life – and that presented him with a hell of a lot of chaos. Engaged to a woman he barely knew, missing the woman he loved and being treated like a pariah by random people was certainly enough to put Terry into a constant state of confusion, so that doing ordinary things to distract himself suddenly looked like a great idea.
And that was how the Slytherin found himself on the way to the grocery store. He had to get milk for the cat and more food for the turtle and surely there had to be something that caught Barney's attention enough to get the dog to stop chewing on his boots. Still lost in thoughts and denial, Terry didn't even realise that he was on a collision course with a witch until it was almost too late. He came to a sudden halt and evaded her at the very last second.
"Oy, sorry." He apologised, half-expecting a confrontation again.