Originally Posted by MadAlice

Violet had stopped writing in her journal, gotten out her carpetbag, and struggled into her robes and so had lost track of the conversation, though she was aware that students had come and gone while she was preoccupied. Finally she was dressed and could sit down again--robes were not bad, you didn't have to worry much with your clothes when you could cover them up.

She looked up while they were talking about visiting Hogsmeade and thought a minute, then said, "My governess told me that only Third Years and older were allowed to go into Hogsmeade."