Elijah walked side-by-side with Kay over to where the rest of the school was congregating. Surverying the area, Elijah noticed a few of their housemates huddled together, and in the distance he also saw Julia, whom he nodded and waved to.

"Right then," he said, turning to Kay. "Where to?" he asked.

He had to admit... his insides were doing complete flips on him, and he could have sworn he felt his cheeks flushing slightly.