Mariel turned to stare incredulously at yet another small Hufflepuff who now felt the need to speak. But speak of what? Peaches? What on Earth was this child on about? Perhaps it was one of those diseases she was now growing paranoid about. One that made you utter complete nonsense.

Raising an annoyed eyebrow at his next words, she was sure that she hadn't been talking to him, but whatever. Not that she hadn't ever been guilty of butting in to a conversation. Well, normally not, but maybe on occasion. "So happy to have entertained you both today," she said sarcastically. Then chuckling, added, "At least you're honest.." The girl could definitely appreciate that. "Of course you're quite an entertaining sight yourself..." she told the newcomer with a grin.

Assuming that the boy was introducing himself to everyone present, including herself, she felt inclined to do the same. Nodding at his ramblings, she spoke up when he was finished. "Good to meet you. And I'll just call you Jake.."

"I'm Mariel... Morgan," she added as an afterthought. Both names were always so formal, she thought, but when someone else offered their last name she always felt obliged to respond in kind.