Sutton froze. Seconds ago, she had been so proud of her accomplishment, and now she was mildly regretting her success. Hurricane-like conditions? Slapping sand? Looking around, she saw a few of the students her age going under the hut, but... Sutton had been rewarded for doing well, and it didn't seem appropriate for her to go hide under the huts.

And so, she would stay out here on the beach... among all of the older kids... who had pretty much been around magic and doing magic their entire lives. Suddenly, she realized that she was gripping her wand so tightly that her knuckles were turning white. Swallowing hard, she shuffled closer to Minnie to "prepare herself" as Professor Bellaire had put it. With a brave smile to her friend, she said, "Together?"