 Bathes in Maple Syrup | Dancing Lobster | Mrs. Charlie Weasley | Seneca's Beard | That's So Fetch
She had to admit that there was nothing about this gathering that wasn't awkward. Regardless, the blonde was playing it cool. That was the secret: keep calm and carry on. And that was exactly what she was planning on doing. It was all part of the plan after all.
"Nice to meet you," Nora replied to Derfael. A smile was given their way. See? Nothing weird going on here at all.
But she wasn't at all surprised by Derfael's questioning. He didn't know her. None of them did. Leave it to the boys to prematurely drop names and stir up the cauldron. "I've actually not been here very long," she explained. "Late school exchange program."
Then there was another person strolling on by, and at a rather convenient time too.
She gave a nod at Natalie and then at Bel. "Hi," she said simply.
Avoiding the potential of an awkward silence, she then looked at the three of them and asked, "So ... what is the deal with Hogwarts? It certainly isn't how it was described to me. Has it always actually been like this?" The morning exercises, the old mean headmaster, hundreds of nit-picky rules, she was referring to all of it.
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