Lonan knew people would start showing up if he just waited. Skylar had shown up first, and even though he didn't mind hanging around with the girl, he found it hard to form a real connection with her. Probably because she was from a different house, and didn't spend very much time together. She'd never accidentally walked in on him like Nicholas had either; such experiences were bonding moments as far as Lonan was concerned.
“I didn't study at all this summer,” he admitted. “I didn't even play any music. We're going to win the Quidditch Cup this year. Not to...dash your hopes or anything, but we are going to win, or I am going to die trying. I'm not even going to party this year. I'm not even going to try and pull girls. I am going to win that cup.”
Nicholas showed up after that, and told him about Gryffindor's new keeper.
“Good. I'm glad that happened. I just...feel so bad for the other teams. They all think they have a chance to win.”
Lonan explained how he spent his summer, how he abstained from anything but Quidditch practice (the part about his dad giving him all that money on his own had convinced him that it was true, no matter how unbelievable. Nicholas had met Lonan's dad a handful of times and it just...all made so much sense after that.
“There's not even a little chance that we lose. Last year was...unacceptable, to put it gently. I'll just have a year worth of pent up frustration to drink away at the end of the year, so I'll get it all out of the way then and during the first few weeks of summer”