Mamie was precious. Aboli wanted to protect her at all costs. Literally.

"Of course it was. I wouldn't levitate you for nothing." She shushed the nearest paintings being RUDE and gave them a GLARE. Hufflepuffs were great, honestly. If anything, Gryffindors were the troublesome ones. Except Noah. And even then, Noah COULD be dumb.

"Maaaagic. Helpful magic should you ever get in a bind," she grinned and held up her own wand. "I figure you should have a chance to practice. Since..." well, she looked around at the portraits. "Since our defense class looks a little different this term is all." She tried to play it off as suuuuuper casual.