Ronnie lightly drummed her fingers on the table as the speech went on. Come on, come on hurry up! Ronnie was starving! She had barley any breakfast and a light lunch. She could eat anything right now.

She played with the spork in her hand as the headmistress spoke, listening intently. She raised an eyebrow and her eyes widened more and more at all the news. Assigned dinnerware...? All the fine china sold? A deputy headmistress? Hogwarts governors?

....THE HOUSE ELVES HAVE RESIGNED?!!!?!?!?!?!

Bloody hell! What in Merlin's pants was going on here? How could the elves just...resign? They were adorable. Sweet. Helpful. And made the most amazing food imaginable. She was so shocked at all this news. So she'd have to be washing her own dishes for the year? She glumly looked down in her lap. This was so...stupid. What a dumb start of term feast this was turning out to me. But there was still the delicious food...right?

She smiled as the headmistress finished. FINALLY. Then the food appeared on the table. She licked her lips, rubbing her hands together as she looked at all the food.

Wait..

What.

WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THIS FOOD?! It looked...odd. Different. She picked up a piece of chicken and hesitated before taking a bite into it. She immidiately made a face at the flavorless taste and dropped it onto her plate. Yuck! Okay, she wasn't hungry enough to eat that rubbish. What else was there? Oh! Mashed potatoes. . . she scooped it onto her plate and ate some and made another face. Grossss. What in the world? THIS was how Ronnie's last start of term feast was gonna be? She glared at the disgusting food on her plate when something caught her eye on the table.

Was that...ice cream?! She gasped and grabbed a bowl and beamed at it. This better be good or she'd be really mad! She dug her spoon into the ice cream and stuck it in her mouth and smiled at the delicious taste. Okay, this was a pretty awesome feast.