Like a ray of sunshine, Caroline swept in with a hug and Elsie gave her friend a little squeeze in return, settling back down as Caro took a seat across from her. "Tea will be ready in a few moments," Precisely when Mrs. Robinson thought it should be served, along with the delicious treats she prepared. It was no wonder Elsie felt a little bit like an erumpet these days, there always seemed to be sweets around...

"Oh, I'm so glad to hear it." Lillian was near a full year younger than Ben, but because of his late birthday they would go to Hogwarts the same year. It was such a wild concept to try and wrap her head around. "He's off and running, I mean that quite literally. He takes after Tyb in more than just appearance." Though his eyes were still blue, that didn't seem to be changing. It was nice, after growing him for nine months, that he had even the tiniest evidence of Elsie in him. She loved his wild mess of curls though. "I am well, it's harder this time around, chasing after a toddler, thank goodness for good help." Elsie would have managed certainly, but the help of Miss Halliwell and Mrs. Robinson made everything manageable. "I feel much bigger than last time, too." Despite Tyb's vehement disagreement.

"And you, and Mr. Darrow?" Els could not pretend to know Caroline's husband well at all, not like Caro knew Tyb, but she hoped her friend was happy in her first years of marriage. But marriage was hard, it had ups and downs and while Elsie knew she was beyond fortunate to marry her best friend, she knew that was not always how it went.