Aurora had made her way to the courtyard at the first possible moment. She loved it here, the acoustics were so beautiful and people never seemed to complain when she was practicing. And she wanted to try out her new bow. She placed her violin case on a wall and sat down, taking out the instrument and tuning it carefully before she removed the bow. Ahh... unicorn hair... it apparently made the sound far more enchanting than horse hair but, seeing as her birthday was so close to the beginning of term, she hadn't had a chance to try it out - it would have been far too boring to use it for the first time in the music room - and the courtyard was perfect. She carefully tightened it and ran the rosin up and down the length before bringing the instrument to her neck and playing a couple of notes. Wow... it really did work. She was going to ace her practical exam in December! She sat back and began to play a happy little Irish folk tune, smiling to herself.