News spreads like wildfire in Hogwarts. Even though he'd technically been away for a good half of the term, Lelouch wasn't surprised to hear the rumours that had been spreading around immediately after he touched down.

He was glad to hear that even though he had been away, without prior notice, his friends had been living their lives normally, if not, doing just as fine as well. Bailey had always been a source of concern for him, seeing that she was rather a confused, sweet girl in need of help when it comes to relationships.. Lelouch is rather glad that at least now, Bailey has found someone in Dorcas, and that the both of them are doing fine, as much as he had heard. He knew Dorcas, and he knew perfectly well that the Gryffindor would be able to take good care of his Hufflepuff friend.

Rounding up the stairs to the Astronomy tower, Lelouch shuddered as memories of this place flooded his head. Not good. At the least, he had to concentrate on not tripping/falling, so he wouldn't roll down the stairs. At last, he'd reached the top - Without even pushing the door open, he'd already knew who was in there. His sense of Legilimency had sharpened, but that also meant that it was more stress applied to his head.. And that he had to avoid physical contact with others, unless he wanted to shock them with his legilimency in a bad manner.

Pushing open the door gently, Lelouch stepped into the Astronomy tower, and shut the door equally quietly as he turned to face Bailey with a smile. "Hey there," he whispered softly, not wanting to startle his hufflepuff friend. "Doing fine?"