Norah tried to concentrate on the fireworks but SOME people kept talking. She propped herself up on her elbows to look for the source of the ruckus when she saw the book. THE book. And then Professor Culloden was yelling. Uh oh. She shot a fearful look at Ian and flopped back onto the blanket, facing the sky.

Maintaining her calm and blocking out everyone else, Norah answered Ian's question.
"I like the kind that kind of...falls. Y'know? The ones that leave a trail of starry lights."She tried as hard as she could to concentrate on the fireworks, but then some other guy was yelling too, and Professor Culloden was telling them all to leave. The second year knew she shouldn't get involved, but it was getting difficult. With one more panicky glance in Ian's direction, she shoved her fingers into her ears and stared up at the sky. There. Nothing weird going on.