Poppy was having an absolutely wonderful time getting to know Ms. Natsuko Mounbatton! She was surprised, perhaps, at how lovely a lady could already exist in society and yet Atticus had entirely failed to notice her! It only spoke volumes of the help her cousin evidently needed, and Poppy felt even more justified in her meddling.

“That sounds so incredibly wonderful!” She intoned. Just imagining floating along in a river surrounded by falling flower petals was enough to make Poppy positively swoon. She was surprised however when Ms. Mountbatton suggested their own travel! (So elegantly, too.) “I would adore to go traveling.” She dropped her head a little shyly. “I must admit, it is one of my more selfish dreams, to go off and see the world!” Poppy thought back briefly to her conversation with Professor Lissington. Even he had agreed it was a worthwhile venture, and she couldn’t help but feel a small tickle to engage more on the topic. She didn’t, but she wanted to.

Instead, the conversation turned to her debut and Poppy here took another small sip of her tea. She nodded appreciatively. Ms. Mountbatton was likely right; there would be so many distractions here at home this first year that the travel bug would hopefully not take too much of her attention, and - if she was lucky - if and when Poppy found a husband, they could travel together! Or better yet, she and Ms. Mountbatton could travel if the tiresome gentleman was not interested! She’d be a married lady after all.

Thinking on Atticus however, she pondered the question. “He’s not averse to it, by any means,” she replied delicately. She’d never specifically heard him talk of wanting to travel much, but then again, Poppy had always been very careful to leave her cousin out of her daydreams. “The Foxwoods have an estate in Bath, and he travels back and forth regularly. As for adventuring on the continent or outside Britain, I know he did a bachelors tour upon his graduation from Hogwarts.” Poppy smiled at the thought. It would be nice for them to have something interesting to talk about upon meeting.

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