Lydia liked Patrick. She could tell by his response that he was a big reader, which was great because she was too. Before the sorting hat had put her in Slytherin, she'd thought for sure she'd be in Ravenclaw just on the basis on how much she liked to read and how into doing well at school she was, but the hat had other plans for her apparently. It must've seen how determined she was to do well and be successful, and that drive was a trait of snakes.

"I went to a muggle school too," she confided. "I'm muggleborn. I'm still getting used to all of this, but everything has been brilliant so far. I've read a few of the Percy Jackson books too. I've always been a bit fascinated by Greek mythology so they were right up my alley. I've never read The Giver though. What's it about? What do you like about it?"

Lydia listened to Patrick talk about being from Kentucky. She'd never been to America before but she really wanted to go. She knew it could be expensive to travel, and her parents weren't super rich or anything. But money had never been an issue exactly; her parents just didn't like traveling much. They were perfectly content to just live the rest of their lives in London, which she thought was boring.

"What's it like in Kentucky?" asked Lydia. "I've never been there. Is Kentucky famous for something special? Were you sad that you had to leave and come here?"

Lydia hoped she wasn't asking too many questions and sounding like a total busybody, but she couldn't help but be curious. Again, it seemed like she definitely had a few Ravenclaw traits in her too!