BECAUSE SHE HAD BEEN ABANDONED!

That's what Daphne wanted to shout. Instead, she contented herself by immediately plopping her elbows on the now clean table. Sweet and thoughtful Phoebus had cleaned it up for her. For this, Daphne graced him with her best grin. "I guess everyone's busy," she murmured. "You know, Celly likes to spend time with Copernicus so they're probably around doing something fun."

Whatever it was that Copernicus Kettleburn ever did for fun. Daphne had no idea.

"And Plymouth is somewhere with Willow Kovac," she remarked a bit haughtily this time and gazed at Phoebus through her lashes, chin on her hand. Poofy Haired, Phoebus. Despite it all, that nervous little smile was kinda cute. "He said they were on a date because someone needed to be nice to Willow. Apparently, Plymouth declared himself the Female Protector of Hogwarts."

HMM. Again, she found herself distracted by his hair. Tentatively, she reached out and patted it down. Poofy.