Jamil has multiple lines about not wanting to stand out or draw attention to himself, and when Vil says that he “definitely stood out at school. In a good way,” Jamil responds, “Standing out isn’t always good. Especially in insular environments like schools.”
In a vignette Azul comments on how Jamil suspiciously shows “no outstanding weaknesses in classroom learning, applied lessons, or PE” and is “almost impressively middle-of-the-road in all regards. It’s almost like you prefer to keep it that way…”
Jamil silently reflects, “Azul has such a way of sussing out the truths people prefer to keep hidden. The last thing I need is to stand out over something this trivial. Such attention never leads to anything good. The surest road to success is to stay right in the middle of the pack without getting ahead or falling behind.”
When Jamil refuses to share the solution to a group assignment Azul asks, “What student wouldn’t want to earn high marks from their teacher? Besides, think about it. If we finish a potion that even Riddle couldn’t perfect, you’ll get recognition from all your peers!,” to which Jamil responds, “Therein lies the problem…”
Jamil says, “I prefer to avoid showing off” and says that, as he also has no interest in letting Azul take credit for having the answer, he would “much prefer to be subjected to Professor Crewel’s ridicule along with the rest of the class.”
Azul asks, “Why are you so averse to letting others bear witness to your abilities?,” and Jamil replies, “The last thing I need is to stand out in a crowd and get singled out for it.”
Azul then blackmails Jamil into revealing the answer anyway, saying he is lucky to have Jamil for a partner. Jamil responds, “Not so loud! Our success was merely a…happy accident, let’s call it.”
Despite Jamil efforts to avoid attracting attention, when when a TV reporter mistakes the non-Vil members of the Tapis Rouge group for models he does not seem displeased, saying, “It’s rather flattering that someone would think we’re Vil’s work colleagues.”
