Sophie paid close attention to most of the story, but by the end she had lost it completely. She was actually enjoying it, but when it got too long she started thinking about other things and missed the rest of it. She shook her head just in time to hear Professor Jenkins asking if anyone had questions. Well, she didn't, since she hadn't listened to the full story and was obviously not going to ask him to repeat it.

Some other students were already asking questions, so she decided to pay attention to the replies.