So, Risu was a bit late. He'd underestimated just how long it would take him to find the Potions Laboratory. Of course, as a student he'd been forced to attend Potions many times, but while the memory of a pair of signed eyebrows was hard to shake off, the location of that unfortunate incident seemed to be long-forgotten.

And thus he'd wandered around for a good five minutes, trying not to look lost when students passed. Most of them were, of course, Slytherin, and he had a sneaking suspicion they had figured him out. They were smart kids.

He reached the wooden door to the Laboratory. He could hear murmuring behind it, so there were people there already. Such a shame Avery couldn't make it - he would have liked to introduce her to some of his colleagues. Perhaps another time, he thought, knocking briskly twice and opening the door.

Against his expectations (after all, what kind of place for a dinner was the Laboratory), Hecate had fixed it up nicely. "Good evening, Hecate, er... Lexi." He decided just to go for her first name. She had an oddly expectant look on her face anyway. "Hello, Sage." He smiled happily at all of them. "How are you?"