With the entire Grimm family in tow, Ella supposed she ought to be grateful they were even allowed at the park. It took a lot of people though, Mama, Nan and Flopsy were all entertaining children. Vivi was drawing and the twins were napping in their prams, but Flopsy had her hands full chasing around Edith and Rosalie around. Fortunately it left Ella time to sneak down to the waterfront to skip stones with James.

"It seems overkill," Ella agreed miserably. "I just got a new one for my birthday, too." Her father did work in the Broom Regulatory Office after all. And her mum had played professional quidditch. What happened to that girl over the lake was awful, but did they really expect any more freak storms? Perhaps there should be an investigation into that instead of banning flying!

Ella skipped a stone across the water, watching it go a measly three hops before sinking. "At least at school we can fly whenever the pitch is free, that's what Mama says." And Grace Grimm would know. "You can use my old one at school if you want." It might not be much better than the school ones, but at least he wouldn't have to share it?