Twirling her hair around her finger, Holly looked up at the first voice that spoke to her. She’d half expected to see Alis, but it wasn’t Alis at all… It was Vita. She gave the older Prefect a soft smile and nodded. ”Hi.” Holly didn’t move far, well, she didn’t move at all really apart from looking at Vita - but she’d gotten a small smile which nowadays was more than most people.

Holly just wanted to be home.

But she was so close. She could almost taste the freedom now.

Still silent, partly brooding as the end of term feast just didn’t feel as good as normal. Not without Taddy… who still wasn’t found. Really, she was doubting there was going to be any good news now - but the lack of any mention of him by the Headmaster just made her frown all the more…. Even as she looked around the room and gave Gunnar and Patrick nods…. But sorry guys, that was all you were getting.

There was no way she could be happy right now (other than the small part of her that was screaming for home) when her friend hadn’t even gotten a proper mention. </3 Unhappy, sad, Holly.