Derek couldn't say it wasn't at least a little odd being back at Hogwarts. Even though he'd been a little sad to leave, Derek mostly enjoyed not attending classes anymore--that is to say, at least he started training to be a Hit Wizard. But even then, he had to admit some of the classes here had been more rigorous than training could ever have been.

And it was very weird that his work should bring him here, but with a suspected criminal in Hogsmeade and the general Dark Activity, Hit Wizards and Aurors were soon to be maintaining a watch over the general chaos of Hogwarts releasing for the summer. After reporting to Professor Dumbledore for information and general direction, he took a little walk through the grounds, remembering tidbits from when he had been in school. All of this, of course, was going quite peacefully until he saw a flash of blond charging from nowhere.

"Oi, oi, OI! WATCH I--"