Things had been heavy since she'd come home, but Gemma had never been afraid of hard things. She had made a commitment and she fully planned to stick to it. Morwenna Skeeter, by extension of Professor Skeeter, had always been good to her and there was little that would change that. Plus she thought Mrs. Skeeter might be in need of a friendly face.

"You are, unfortunately, stuck with me." Gemma warned her as she stepped over the threshold, smiling. She had a basket of food under one arm that she'd convinced her family cook to give her and some flowers from Professor Skeeter's garden, just some wildflowers that had needed some clearing, but cheery nevertheless. "Shall I make tea?" She knew Mrs. Skeeter would oust her if she really didn't want the company, but Gemma would stay as long as she thought necessary before she headed back to her clean up of Professor Skeeter's yard.