"Thank you for apologizing, Jason," Anna said, giving him a huge smile. "I'm sure Cale appreciates it, too. A lot of times you just have to ignore others when you think they are picking on you. Often times, ignoring them and moving on to talking to someone else will help a lot. I do really appeciate you apologizing, though."


Anna looked a little ways down the table and saw a fellow Gryffindor she had yet to meet. "Hello," she said, looking in Piper's direction. "I'm Anna. I don't think we've met yet."

"...and Melinda!" Anna exclaimed, seeing her Ravenclaw friend walking near the Gryffindor table. "How have you been?"