Time and time again, her brothers had urged her to hone her skills with defensive and offensive magic. It was just so much effort, and the truth of the matter was: she was lazy. And extremely busy, as of late anyway. But when one very sweet Katherine Moss requested a day of practice, Althea could not bring herself to say no. So, they'd arranged to meet in the dueling arena - though, if she were completely honest, she was not ready - and Althea had made a great effort to be there on time.

Despite feeling overwhelmed by the impending end of year O.W.L.s, Althea would always make time for friends. When she arrived, she took a quick look around the room; she much preferred the training room instead. The Hufflepuff couldn't deny the elegance and intensity of it, though, and moved further into the room as she waited for her friend, in awe of all the areas they could practice with. She hoped that Katherine wouldn't want to...duel duel. Practicing spells seemed more appropriate - right? Right.