Noooooooo.
Noelle had been so devastated to hear that Ichihara wouldn't be back this year. Noelle had been studying non-stop, getting tips from Hady, her big sis, and even talked to the professor last year about doing the animagus program this year.

Only to find out that she wouldn't be here this term.

Noelle had spent all night going over everything. Making sure she knew something so that this new professor would want to train her. It was finally her fourth year. She'd wanted this since second term, after she had gotten out of the dungeons.

Please please please.
Noelle repeated in her head. She took a seat and looked around. She gave Haddie a little wave as she waited.