"Hmm, that does sound nice," said Lydia. Hogwarts was so massive she still hadn't explored all of it, not by a long shot. Sometimes it could be quite overwhelming. Her first week at the school she had gotten lost on several occasions just trying to get to her classes! "So far my favorite place is probably Professor Myers' music therapy greenhouse. It's such a nice, soothing place where I go to practice with my violin."

At Patrick's vague words, Lydia was more intrigued than ever, but she wouldn't press the issue, at least not yet. She didn't want to upset Patrick, and maybe not all the things that had happened to him last year were good things. "That I can believe," said Lydia, agreeing about different experiences.

Something occurred to her. Patrick had way more experience with magic, and he came from a wizarding family. He'd probably know all sorts of things about what life was like after Hogwarts.

"This is gonna sound kinda silly and cliche, but...what do you want to be when you grow up?" she asked him. "Like...what sorts of jobs do witches and wizards even get after school? Aside from being Hogwarts teachers that is."