Drawing her gaze away from the staff table and so-far lack of speech, Sam smiled and gave waves to her fellow year mates: Hady, Jace and Azura. Her face really lit up though when her bestie appeared at her side, and Sam shuffled up the bench to make room.

"I figured," she replied, knowing exactly how much the seventh year meant to her. "Thought it best to leave you to it." No point barging in. And as for being excited? "Of course! We're going adventuring. Pretty sure it's gonna be the best summer ever." Funny how things changed: her first year she had dreaded leaving for the summer. "Y'all packed up?"