"Motherf--" He bit down on the curse, realizing that he probably shouldn't drop an MF-bomb on new company. Or in a school, for that matter. His nostrils flared as he took a deep breath to shutter his temper.

"That's ... B.S.," he said with a guilty look around the hall. "I didn't, no, but ... I'm sorry it happened, for whatever that's worth. I don't know much magic yet, just how to sense it in a really, really annoying way. But once I start learning, I'll share whatever I got. You know. In case it helps."