Hazel had heard a grumbling, but she couldn't say anything about that. After all, she had to make sure it wasn't herself. It was definitely a flaw in the system to make students wait so long before food. It would make much more sense if the speech came after the food. "I agree! It was like the teachers were trying to make up for the cold weather by giving us fun assignments!" she said to Leah. Not that she was complaining, of course. She'd enjoyed those homework assignments a lot. "It is warming up! The sun seems to be out for the first time in a long time." She certainly hoped it stayed that way.

Hazel reached her arm out and shook Toby's hand. "Nice to meet you, too," she said to him. She followed his finger to the window. The sun was finally out! She hadn't seen it in so long, it was like meeting up with an old friend. "Hope so." It was so nice to see the sun again. She smiled. "What are you planning on doing over summer?"

Hazel grabbed a piece of her long brown hair and began twirling it around her finger, an old habit. "That's really cool! I've never been to Florida before. Is it fun to be there?" she asked Lux. In her head, Florida was all oceans and sand and palm trees. It was supposed to be beautiful, and she couldn't help but feel a slight twinge of jealousy. The jealousy quickly melted away, though, for the sun was coming out from behind the clouds. Finally.

Hazel turned and saw a firstie (Norah) sit down at the table. "Hi, I'm Hazel," she said to her. The girl was happily bouncing in her seat, and Hazel couldn't blame her. For the first time in a long time, they would be able to leave the castle. And it would be warm! "Are you excited for summer?"

So Marigold was going to Greece? "Wow, Greece. That should be really fun!" she said. And then she asked about Hazel's summer. "I'm going to my sister's flat in London for a few weeks." And boy was she excited!