“The pleasure is entirely mine,” Jemima protested in haste, beaming at him now, and only relieved that if there was one thing she didn’t seem mortifyingly terrible at, it looked to be dancing. She might make a successful debutante of herself one day yet!
She felt quite certain he was from a titled family, but she did, in fact, possess the self-control not to correct someone on their own name. Instead, she looked brightly at him when he admitted to being once a Hufflepuff as well. Wasn’t that wonderful, to have things in common? “And do you miss it?” She inquired. “Hogwarts, I mean.” The Coming Out Ball may not have lost its sheen to him yet, but she imagined all his schooldays had washed quite over him and out. “Though school must seem terribly dull compared to your life now?” She prompted, wondering if he would drop in that he played quidditch of his own accord, or whether she would have to coax him to that, too.
She felt quite certain he was from a titled family, but she did, in fact, possess the self-control not to correct someone on their own name. Instead, she looked brightly at him when he admitted to being once a Hufflepuff as well. Wasn’t that wonderful, to have things in common? “And do you miss it?” She inquired. “Hogwarts, I mean.” The Coming Out Ball may not have lost its sheen to him yet, but she imagined all his schooldays had washed quite over him and out. “Though school must seem terribly dull compared to your life now?” She prompted, wondering if he would drop in that he played quidditch of his own accord, or whether she would have to coax him to that, too.
