Victoria quickened her pace as she approached the Delemare house. They pureblood family was widely known and powerful by now; surely they wouldn't just want servants for cooking and such; they must have house elves. This was something else. But what if it wasn't? What if it was not at all as she thought it would be? Maybe this was one of those big, life-changing decisions. "Yes", she thought, "Running away from home like this is a big deal, when you're serious."

Victoria now approached a handful of people who appeared in their 20's. Her stomach churned. She wanted to disapparate on the spot. "But I'm not old enough", she thought bitterly, standing in a spot near them, staring off into the distance.