"Granddaddy," Orinda said thoughtfully, "You could have gone a lot of places. Grandmama said you might leave any day when I saw her last and I didn't know what she meant. I figured you were going to be leaving Hogwarts. That'd be the worst day ever." Settling into a perch at the end of a table, Orinda swung her legs back and forth as she contemplated her grandfather.
"Although," she caroled softly, "I believe you would have told us yourself if you were going somewhere." Humming under her breath, Orinda nodded when Ellsworth said she could have done better. "You're right." Straightening her back, Orinda beamed at him as she continued humming. "I could have definitely done better. I will strive for perfection next time. Did you see that Hufflepuff get the spells right the first time? I was quite jealous, it took a few times for me when I was a first year. But, I can do them now, wanna see?"
Whipping her wand out of the pocket she had it tucked in, Orinda focused her attention on the tip of the wand. "Lumos!" she said cheerfully. The tip of the wand lit merrily and she swished it about in front of her face, mesmerized by the glowing light.
"My summer," she said, still mesmerized by the light, "It was good. Quite boring though, because of the fog. Acacia was gone almost the whole summer and Chrysanta basically ignored me. I wish that Dunstan--" Trailing off, Orinda pointed the tip of her wand at the floor and muttered "Nox." The wand extinguished itself and after a second, Orinda perked back up and smiled prettily at her grandfather. "I saw Grandmama a few times but I missed school. At least now that I'm back, I can see you whenever I want to!"
"Although," she caroled softly, "I believe you would have told us yourself if you were going somewhere." Humming under her breath, Orinda nodded when Ellsworth said she could have done better. "You're right." Straightening her back, Orinda beamed at him as she continued humming. "I could have definitely done better. I will strive for perfection next time. Did you see that Hufflepuff get the spells right the first time? I was quite jealous, it took a few times for me when I was a first year. But, I can do them now, wanna see?"
Whipping her wand out of the pocket she had it tucked in, Orinda focused her attention on the tip of the wand. "Lumos!" she said cheerfully. The tip of the wand lit merrily and she swished it about in front of her face, mesmerized by the glowing light.
"My summer," she said, still mesmerized by the light, "It was good. Quite boring though, because of the fog. Acacia was gone almost the whole summer and Chrysanta basically ignored me. I wish that Dunstan--" Trailing off, Orinda pointed the tip of her wand at the floor and muttered "Nox." The wand extinguished itself and after a second, Orinda perked back up and smiled prettily at her grandfather. "I saw Grandmama a few times but I missed school. At least now that I'm back, I can see you whenever I want to!"