Kiri had only ever seen coffee made magically, so she watched with interest as Professor Lupa busied herself at the stove. It was a very old one that fit in well with the look and feel of the office, dark and full of intricate patterns made out of cast iron.

What was she preparing, though? The pot the professor was handling began to hiss and steam, but it didn't smell like coffee. Not exactly. Maybe some Muggle variety? Why were the cups so small? "Thank you," Kiri said, taking the little cup carefully. The smell issuing from it was pretty strong.
She sipped carefully.
And just managed not to spit it out. This was not normal coffee, this was espresso! Kiri had only ever tried it once - some of her mother's friends had adopted it as the fashionable thing to drink, but Kiri thought it was much too strong and bitter.

She swallowed hastily. Now that she came to think of it, this one wasn't quite as bad. Professor Lupa had added a lot of sugar.
But a moment later, she wished she had done something to cause a scene. The professor wanted to talk about Raiden? This wasn't going to be about Quidditch at all, then.

"Hmm..." Putting the second piece of the apple slice into her mouth, she wondered what to say. "Well, I guess he's, er, good. I haven't actually... talked to him so far. Term's started just a few days ago, and I guess everyone's busy, so... so we didn't have a lot of time." That was so obviously not true, Kiri felt embarrassed as soon as she'd said it. After only a couple days' worth of lessons, no one had had to do any work so far. But what else could she say? She hadn't seen Raiden much, except at breakfast - where she'd always sat somewhere else.