Rusty had been very busy. Being twelve was exhausting, don't you know, and a couple of things had been wriggling around in her head and messing with her readings, so she'd done almost nothing for the quill all term... Nevertheless, she was determined to finish her article before Yule and hopefully that would put her back into the swing of things.

She was late, of course, but only because she'd spent all day practicing the warming charm from her spell book so that she could go outside barefoot without her toes falling off in the cold. But anyway, she was here now. All bundled up apart from her feet.

"Hi everyone!" she chirped, taking a seat on the blanket and settling down comfortably. She didn't risk the donuts, in case they contained eggs or something, but instead snacked on some raisins that she'd brought with her. "Sorry I'm late!"