Elise nodded at Professor Scabior, before looking around. Oh, great. She was stuck with the train from the time with the snowbank. Turning towards her left for the first time, she realized that she was seated alone. Oh, well. She wasn't the only one without a deskmate, was she. Prodding the train with her wand, she racked her brain for a bit to try to figure out the source of the problem.

So it had started snowing, and the tracks got icy. And then the train had just skidded off the tracks a little. So logically, the first step would be to melt the snow. Now, she just had to figure out how to. Possibly a hot-air charm, but the incantation was lost on her.