Hope wasn't particularly afraid of the dark, since she was used to going about in the country at night. Still, having a little light on the path was handy to keep one from stumbling or falling into a bog or something.
"Hello, Professor," she called out as she approached the gathering. "Hello, everybody..." Hope had meant to say more, but her attention was caught by the sight of Hamish up in his tree. After staring at it for a few moments, Hope came out with a pretty fair imitation of the owl's "Hoot" |