Right by the fireplace, Vi sat with a goblet filled with water in front of her and her wand at the ready. She had to transfigure this into.... "You're still working on that?" asked Mel. "Is someone distracting you?"

Silence.

"It's a boy, isn't it, muffin?"

".............................................Uh."

"It's Ace, huh?"

Bright red. "Oh...uh... what makes you say that?"

"Ace is my bestie. I can tell when he likes someone. And you are pretty easy to read yourself."

Vi hid herself in her textbook. "I wish I could transfigure my face."

"Don't think that's possible, Vi," tutted Mel with a chuckle.