For the most part Tom was happy enough to keep eating and chatting with Jazz, mostly ignoring Lucas who seemed to be concentrating on his food. He always made an effort to be at least grudingly civil to the other boy, if only because they had to work together on the quidditch pitch. He'd given Lucas a quick nod when he'd sat down, though that had quickly changed to a frown when he saw how he'd greeted Jazz. He knew Jazz got on with LUcas even worse than he did and tried to raise the other boy's spirits as they ate.
He was halfway through a portion of roast beef when he head the shouting coming from the Gryffindor table and turned around in his seat to see Slick giving his speech to the rest of the Lions. He grinned at his friend's antics as he riled up the rest of team and got various food items pelted at him. The Lions were his favourite team to play against, both because of his friends on the other team and the prospect of a fair, tough game. He turned back to the table to continue eating when Lucas finally chipped into the conversation with a mouth full of mashed potato.
Thomas snorted,
"If we really are the best team, we won't need any tricks to prove it, will we?" he asked rhetorically.He didn't think Lucas was being too serious about it, but he never liked dirty Quidditch.
"Badgers for the cup though, eh Captain?" he said jauntily, looking at Madison. He took another few bites of his dinner as Lucas asked how they were going then started talking to Jazz. Lucas name-dropped Johnson Leeds and he watched as Jazz stopped and sat there blushing. Tom almsot said something but suddenly Jazz was up and walking away, presumably to find Johnson. He didn't believe Johnson had actually said anything about Jazz, mainly because he knew Lucas didn't like the younger boy at all, so they only reason he'd be saying it would be to stir things up.
He sighed inwardly. Too late to do anything about it now anyways - he'd just have to try and do damage control later or pick up the pieces. There went any doubt he'd had about Lucas having a sudden change-of-heart over the summer.
"If Jazz goes and gets his heart broken I'm blaming you" he said evenly, then kept talking,
"Summer was good - worked, studied, got a new broom, you?". He took a few more bites of his dinner as the conversation around him resumed.
From across the room he saw Eva catch his eye and wave at him and he waved back happily. He'd have to try and catch up with her sometime soon, see how her summer had been.