Yes she absolutely did come up with that amazing insult all in her own head. The problem was that Aurora was a terrible liar and even if she did blame it all on Solly, she wouldn’t be able to insult him too much or the Portraits would see straight through her. “I can call you something MEANER if you’d like?” she smirked at him. Like smelly or a nincompoop. It was his choice.

Rora was definitely a touchy-feely type person. She loved hugs and physical interactions but her Ma had engaged her in a long conversation about how some people didn’t like their personal space invaded. She was trying her hardest not to be too intense when it came to greeting others although some did deserve the biggest hugs anyway. A boop on the nose would now be her new thing. She giggled at Solly’s slight blush but quickly moved on when he did.

“Maybe she liked being in there! She got fed all the time and didn’t have to go catch it herself. And maybe if she escaped she’d grow super big like those Acromantulas and I bet even you are scared of them.” Rora might not have had a fear of spiders but she certainly didn’t want to come across a giant one.

As for what she was doing there? She couldn’t exactly answer that question because quite frankly she didn’t know. “I was bored! I’ve finished my homework and as it’s raining outside I didn’t want to go out and I couldn’t find anyone I knew in the Common Room.” In other words her sister wasn’t around nor her dormies. “So I thought I’d find some places in the castle I hadn’t been before. Maybe you could join me? We could go on a scavenger hunt!” Her speech quickened the most excited she got in her own thoughts.

A secret passage?! Now he was talking! “Do you think so?! Do you reckon there’s a secret password we have to say to one of these paintings?” She was practically bouncing at the idea. “Come on, let’s find out!” she beamed grabbing hold of his hand and pulling him along the corridor to the next group of paintings.