Miss Owens had already noticed the odd occurrences that Hogsmeade endured in her short time here; Eugene didn't dare speak of any of the previous ones. "I suppose it comes with the territory, magic can be unpredictable." And where there was a lot of it happening at once, all of the time, there was no doubt it was going to go awry. His department at the ministry did not often deal with such disasters, outside of the dragons, but he helped out enough that he was aware of the pattern.

"That part is nice. I have remind myself when I am out in London that I do not have the same freedoms." He said he adjusted his seat, wincing as he tried to find a comfortable position on his hip. It was leagues better than it used to be, but perhaps he had overdone it in the snow today.