Peyton had arrived to the Snake's portal, skipping and thinking how everything should get better from then on. She needed to stay positive. That's what her aunt had told her. The loopy one that thought she was a Seer. Peyton doubted they were even related. Had to be adopted, that one.

She came to a halt. What were the snakes doing waiting out here? Why weren't they inside the common room? Had she missed something? Hmm. Peyton squeezed herself through...and might of have stepped on someone's foot. MOVE IT PEOPLE.

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What...was going on? Wait...Did they seriously have to pay to get inside? She had money. Honestly. It wasn't a problem. BUT. There WAS a problem. Her money was inside her trunk. Which should be in her dorm INSIDE the common room. "This. Is. Stupid," she mumbled. First plastic chubby forks and now THIS.

Peyton dug into her owl purse - good thing she carried that thing everywhere. There were so many things in there. Ugh. She started dumping things out. First was her bat, a portable toothbrush, Sugar Quill, lollipop, and a comb. What? They did learn the undetectable extendable charm last term. Came in handy.

Out of all the things, she didn't even have bloody Knut with her. She shoved everything back into her purse and glanced over at Dylan. Was he going in alone? "You don't want someone to go with you? Not that I don't think you can, because I know you can, but..." She trailed off, sinking her teeth on her bottom lip. Someone needed to have his back. For sure she wouldn't go in there alone. Give her a Hufflepuff as a shield, then maybe.

Things were shifty, man.