Sadie took the champagne, holding it to her lips for a moment to hide the blush that ensued at the casual brush of fingertips. She was being silly, flighty, but she was enjoying herself. That Mr. Ashford was humoring her was just a lovely bonus. "I would never." No tale of Hogwarts would be boring. She had gathered quite a bit of information from her conversations around town, but she wished to see it, to know what it was like to walk the halls.

"Was it as much fun as I’ve heard?" She urged instead, knowing she would hang on every word until she was hauled away for the next dance on her card. "I’ve been allowed to study herbology and some other theories, but nothing with a wand." That she wasn’t allowed a wand was a practicality, she knew, but it was a dreadful bore when learning about magic with no true way to cast.