Isla nodded at the sound of Cole's name. "Oh, yeah. I worked with him a few times in classes," she said. She WOULD have added that she thought he was super cute, but judging by the way Claudine said his name, Isla thought now wasn't the time for that kind of thing. Ohh, so they had a small misunderstanding? Yeah...better leave that 'he's super cute' part out.

It was probably a good thing she hadn't launched into more conversation because Sammy, who used to be Cole's pet but was now Claudine's pet, had apparently decided it needed some of her attention. Weird. Did rats usually take to humans or something? It wasn't the candy in her pocket, was it? "Oh, so he does," Isla commented, replying to what Claudine had said about the rat liking her. Isla placed the palm of her hand flat on the seat and allowed the rat to climb aboard and scurry up to her shoulder. It didn't poop on humans, did it? "Cool pet!"

She tried hard not to pay attention to Bernie and Claudine's conversation, but it sounded super interesting and full of juicy details. Claudine broke her concentration by asking how her first year had been. "Honestly? It was kind of boring. I mean, save for all those founders. I need to get out more next year," she admitted.

She noticed Bernie's huff, but it didn't really stand out to her as anything she needed to concern herself with. Bernie was always keyed up about something it seemed, and who knew what had tugged at her strings this time. Then she brought up the fact that Isla had come running with Gryffindor's sword, and Isla's facial expression took on a look of indifference. "Look, I know it was dangerous and all, and I should have done differently, but honestly, it'll always be one of those most awesome things I've done," she said. I mean, how many people got to say they came running into battle with THE sword of Gryffindor?