From MC's Perspective:
Lecture Hall,
After entering the lecture hall, I headed to my seat. My classmates' gazes fell upon me.
"Where has he been?"
"Was he hiding from the other department wizards?"
"He is taking a lot of personal time."
The classmates discussed with envy. No one questioned the absence of Vincent Carey, including the lecturers. Whereas they had to suffer if they missed a single class.
On the other hand, I sat in the chair. Then I responded to everyone's gazes with a simple nod. Others snorted before stopping looking at me.
Shortly afterwards,
The lecturer arrived in the class. He swept his gaze across everyone before his gaze stopped on me. As I expected, he didn't ask any questions. He started his class straightaway.
The classmates who wanted to see some drama were disappointed.
Time passed,