Apparently it was just warm enough that they wouldn't die the second they stepped outside. How great. But at least it was an improvement. Still, Hayden was not the happiest Hufflepuff as she made her way to the end of term feast. She was not pleased at having to leave the warm common room. The inside of the castle had not warmed up considerably, or really all. Hayden hoped desperately that whatever the problem was would be resolved by the time they all came back to school next year. She refused to put up with another year of that freezing cold weather. Refused.

Hayden made her way over to the Hufflepuff table and sat down, not paying attention to her surroundings much at all. She did notice, however, that there was no food on the table. Great. She stared up at the Staff table and willed the Headmistress to make her speech ASAP. She was starving.