regulus stuffed the bag of coins into his inside coat pocket, concealing it immediately from the public eye. he took another step back from the eager fifth year, brow furrowed as he slipped her the small vial. ❝ just do EXACTLY as i say and it’ll work. guaranteed. and hey -- don’t do anything stupid, a’ight? they might get a bit loopy but they’re still gonna remember what happened. ❞ regulus watched as the ravenclaw grinned, nodding fervently before skipping off in the opposite direction. he scoffed, unsure for a moment why he even did this before he felt the coins rattle in his pocket. AH, that was why. chuckling softly to himself, he turned on his heel only to be met with the gaze of another ( less enthusiastic ) student. ❝ oi -- you keep that exchange to yerself, a’ight? ❞