She was prompted further this time, leaving Holly resisting the urge to pout. How much did the house matron expect from her? Apart from her slight temper, she'd been a start student and a good example for the others, hadn't she? Sure, she may have been met with detention once or twice, but that was the risk one took when striving for greatness!

"... I'm sorry for belittling one of my classmates?" she offered, unsure of what the proper answer was.

Was Madam Sykes expecting her to apologize for hexing Mr. Blackwall? They had been in dueling class; had she been expected to stand there passively while the Ravenclaw showed off his supposed "amazing" display of spell-casting?