The third year quietly put on the eye-wear, gloves, and cloak before realizing she didn't have her wand out. She reached for it and stared blankly at the fruit and vegetables she'd gotten, resisting the urge to destroy them. Yes, because destroying her materials was really the only way she felt comfortable expressing all the emotions that were built up inside her right now. A person wasn't meant to feel this much. They just weren't.

Before she could begin slicing things, the blonde heard Max's voice and turned her head in his direction. She didn't dare make eye contact with him because as her Hogwarts brother, he could probably tell just by looking at her how she was feeling at the moment. She did really want to jump up and hug him, though. Because what he'd asked made her feel a bit better, even if most of her still wanted to cry at the moment.

Wand pointed at a strawberry, Ella frowned slightly and tried to concentrate on slicing it in half. "Diffindo." She watched as the strawberry was slit though it wasn't nearly as neat as she'd hoped it would be. MEH. It didn't really matter anyway.

Someone who did matter though, Hulk. Ella gave her friend a faint smile as she joined her and Kurumi, trying not to let on how sad she was. "Hi Hulk." She said quietly, eyes flickering from her friend back down to her fruit. She didn't dare hold eye contact too long with Alice either, knowing she was quite the detective. She wanted her feels to be her own for now, even if it was extremely comforting to be around people who felt like she did about this assignment.

"Diffindo." She said again, slicing the strawberry into small pieces. She looked up when more people joined their group, offering a sad smile to the other girls. Ella didn't speak though, not trusting her voice at the moment. She needed to focus on chopping fruit, that was what was holding her together right now.