Life was easy when events were extremely close to her front stoop, and Zelda was happy to attend the Sanditon Picnic. She'd even managed to give Orion to Katia for a few minutes, which gave her time to play badminton with some individuals she knew loosely from Hogwarts. They hadn't quite gotten set up when the blonde woman asked if she could join them.

She didn't recognize the tall youth, but Zelda smiled at her. "I need a partner, if you're interested!" she said. She was playing badminton to play badminton — so it didn't matter if the teenager was bad at it.

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