Was she surprised that the badger had finished the cookie in about ten seconds? Not at all. Athletes had bigger appetites, after all. And this one used up so much energy with his general air of BOUNCE that she was actually more surprised he wasn't taking FIVE cookies.

She took one herself and began to munch away quietly as he began his story. Tiara nodded appreciatively at his news. Yes, she had been keeping tabs on those three already. "Busy all summer? Oh I highly doubt that." If he had truly been that busy, he would not still be courting anyone with enough sense to be in Ravenclaw. "But enough to be getting on with, I'd say. What position did they have you playing?"

As for the old foot-in-the-door policy, there was some truth in the saying. She was about to open her mouth to say so when...


Three knocks sounded upon her door. Normally she would keep whoever it was waiting, but she happened to be expecting a visit from the Headmistress this week. "Enter," she said simply. It would not do any good to keep Anastasia Truebridge waiting.