Billie wasn't completely sure why her comment had caused Gideon to laugh so hard, but she took it in stride and giggled along with him, appearing almost proud that she'd made an adult laugh.

She dumped another pan full of shavings into the bucket and squinted about to make sure she hadn't missed anything. "Ohhh. Then, ya gotta be real careful with them fancy ones. Sure sounds like too much worryin' to me," the child commented, honestly. She couldn't imagine having to be concerned about breaking something she didn't even know how to use.

Billie shuffled away to put the broom back while she listened to Gideon, "Two weeks is forever! What if they don't find nothin'?" She nodded to him. "Yeah, all them kids who is goin' to that Hogwarts place are all talkin' 'bout how they can't get their wands."

"Ya want this for your stove or somethin'?" She gestured toward the bucket of wood curls.