It wouldn't take a genius to know that Cassia would be both bouncing through the roof and sinking sadly at the same time. They could pet Henry but no riding? The snow was hindering them in new ways now. You think it'd realize how tired of it people were then like....shove off somewhere else or something. But anyway, Lex rose from her spot and went to join the line.

See how far back she was? No way was she going to wait through this, mess up then have to wait through it again. When she got to the front, the hippogriff better realize they were gonna be BESTFIRENDS if only in pretend. Patience wasn't her strong suit, not even when it came to potentially dangerous creatures that were easily offended.

After what felt like an eternity of waiting, she finally came to the front of the line.

Was....was Henry giving her a funny look? At the last minute, she remembered not to blink....but there was something else she was missing.