She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned her head slowly, instantly recognizing the excited voice. "Hello, Plymouth. I didn't think you'd be here," finished the blond with a little frown. Curious boy.

Calmly, Daphne extricated a bag of almond cookies, neatly tied with a baby blue ribbon. They were her favorite kind of cookies and Daphne hoped everyone liked them as much as she did. The cook back home always put a dash of vanilla just for Daphne's tastebuds.

Bumping her friend gently, Daphne nodded at Livvy and she would have waved at the others but she didn't recognize them except for that one Hufflepuff. Daphne thought she'd seen her over the summer at the ball. MM. What had been her name?