Billie had proved a delightful little thing, and Ama made a mental note to check up on her from time to time, certainly giving her a few more odd jobs before she started at Hogwarts. Ama smiled down at her, knowing full well that most of the neighbours did not approve of the eccentric Mrs Zabini, but she had long ceased caring about such things.

"I think we've earned some refreshment after that", she announced, and with a flick of her fingers made two sparkling glasses of iced lemonade appear on the rickety wooden table nearby. "And your payment, of course", Ama passed Billie a little pouch of coins.

Ama sank into the garden chair next to the table with a quintessentially middle-aged sigh, and took a sip of lemonade. "Now — do you still wish to see my Animagus form? It is very big, and like nothing you've seen before", she warned mysteriously.