Holly followed Madam Sykes towards the table, caring very little that her chaperon was nowhere to be found; it wasn't as if she was wandering around in the company of a disreputable woman - this was the Slytherin matron! The mention of Hogwarts (or rather, the possibility of not returning) was enough to make her chest tighten.

"What, and go to Hogwarts without being able to use magic?" she pointed out, her brows knitted together in frustration. "What's the point of going to school then? Do textbook lessons instead?" She'd be condemned to study Herbology and Astronomy forever, then!

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