Paul cursed his foul, rotten luck as he left the house. He didn't see Hermoine right away, but he found his friend on the other side of the house, waiting for him. Sheepishly, he approached her. "Well, that could have gone a lot worse actually. I'm just stuck with bathroom cleaning duty, as opposed to death. " 

The two of them walked back to the Hermes Cabin. Despite the disaster that happened earlier, he was glad to have a friend here. At least she could try and save him from further embarrassment. The two of them talked about their excursion, but Paul tried to stay away from the "kiss". [i]Just as well,[/i]he thought to himself. [i]I wouldn't want to kiss me either.[/i]