"It is absolutely possible to express your problems without coming off as preachy, Miss Potts," she said curtly, her nose held high in the air. She would not beg for assistance, nor would she admit her wrongdoings when it was obviously the fault of others for being so meek! It wasn't her fault for knowing her own worth and acting on it.

"Yet I'm afraid you haven't managed such. If you have no desire to assist me — as a true Hufflepuff might do — you may leave me here to freeze in the night," she assured.