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Elsie was about to roll her eyes with Kyra sounding so worried abouting trying spells with a broken wand. I mean, course we barely learned any spells, thats the whole point of trying things out! To learn! She was readying her argument when Kyra reasoned it might be safe to try a repair spell. Her only experiences with spells were when she was younger and they were accidents. She sometimes saw Markelm cast spells when things broke around the house. They looked easy enough. "Brilliant! It will work out, I just know it." She said with a nod. After all, what harm could they do with repair spells??? "Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful to know more spells than the others in class?" Elsie dreamed of knowing advanced spells and making Markelm proud. She practically skipped as they walked ahead.

While Kyra talked with the older boy, Elsie was dealing with two ninnys. She had the one called Fawn eating everything she told her, and the Gina girl seemed to be a dolt as well. More innocent than... simple, however. While Elsie debated how far she should go, she was watching Gina. Fawn seemed to eat EVERYTHING Elsie said, it was Gina that Elsie had to be careful around. She seemed to be the type that would question, after a while. Though, she decided to have some fun with the mention of the curse. Maybe Elsie could get some people to spread rumors to not mess with her. "Oh yeah, phoenix curses are nasty things. We have a fierce temper...so never mess with a phoenix. We're rather rare too. Not like you saw others like me, right?" Elsie started to say when Kyra was done with her conversation. She waved with a smile, wondering if Kyra had an impish side as well. She would soon find out, it seemed... because Fawn spazzed and gushed about a unicorn. Elsie hid her smile as she cleared her throat from a laugh that just wanted to bubble to surface. Elsie was going to introduce them, but Fawn rushed ahead and was pratically hopping like a bunny in excitement. She waited for Fawn to ask Kyra all kinds of weird questions. Just like she had been asked. Grinning at Kyra, Elsie saw her friend's confusion so she cleared her throat after Kyra answered. "By the way, I am Elsie. Kyra, this is Gina and Fawn. So, Kyra... did you learn how to get to charm class? Maybe they can help. After all, they are another house. Maybe they had the class already." She tried to offer a new way to get information; but as she glanced over at her friend she was starting to notice Kyra was a bit uncomfortable from all the attention, so she added; "Unless you were wanting to get that school work done. I can go find the classroom. Or; wander about, I have lots I can get done." She shrugged trying to give Kyra an out. Whatever choice Kyra made, Elsie wanted to have a little bit more fun as she leaned over to Fawn; adding with a whisper, "Also, I can tell you more about Phoenixes and unicorns. And if you really want to know more about Kyra... let's just say she, like other unicorns, really loves hair ribbons and takes special care of her hair."

Gina was shocked, completly shocked. A real unicorn and phoenix! How was such a thing possible? "Are there others like you?" she just had to ask, it was too incredible. Elsie, however said beings like her were rare. Pity.... She could not wait to learn more about it in classes. In fact she might get some books for late night reading. The new girl, Kyra seemed to be quite enchanting. Elegant even. The phoenix, Elsie; was a bit more lively and spirited. Not surprising, from what she knew about phoenixes. This was rather amazing!" Can you do fire spells?" she blurted and wondered if she was becoming annoying. The curse sounded rather scary so she wanted to know more. But, before she could ask more about this curse, the Unicorn girl had come over and the conversation became confusing. Gina was now not sure when to speak, or what to ask. "Um... i...is there a Unicorn curse too?" She asked, though Kyra seemed to not want to talk about being a unicorn. Especially once Fawn reassured that the secret would be kept. She eyed the unicorn girl wondering if she had secret powers. "Did you two grow up together?" maybe mystical creatures stuck together...

"Great! I can't wait. We can do that while we wait for astrology class." She said. And Kyra had presented a great point. They could impress the teacher tomorrow if they knew basic spells already. In fact, impress every teacher with their spell work! Already plotting to repair her wand and win the favors of all her classmates by gaining back not just the lost points; in fact gaining more. Markelm had said something along those lines earlier, so... being the top student again might be worth the hassle. Potions class was already fun, and flying class... so if we work hard we can get people to like us by showing how awesome we are at these lessons! People here actually appreciate hard work, unlike the other school. She decided while daydreaming giggling with friends and being happy walking into the grand hall; waving at all the faces she knew. Elsie was in a daze thinking of the future practically rubbing her hands together as she plotted. "We will be living the posh life in no time." She said quite happily thinking that popular girls were all treated like upper class princesses.


While Elsie and Fawn talked; Gina was pondering on all she heard. At first she had been excited. The idea of being related to enchanted creatures was just, wonderful! But if Kyra and Elsie were so rare, would that mean Gina was just an ordanary witch? Gina was not sure if she wanted to believe Phoenixes were so rare, she had in fact seen another kid in school with red hair. But if red hair was the only feature that identified them... were all redheads related to phoenixes? And all silver haires, unicorns? She watched the Unicorn girl Kyra stand patiently; even though she did not seem to want to talk much, she was polite and friendly. The Phoenix girl, Elsie was chatty and funny. Something about her made Gina smile. Reminded her of her rough and tumble brothers and cousins.


Elsie smiled and shrugged at Fawn who was gushing about being the first to meet a phoenix. She doubted that fawn was the firsr, since there are plenty of famous people from Hogwarts. Or so said Markelm. Surely one of them had seen a phoenix before. It made her wonder what she would be as an adult, would she become a famous witch? Oh, that would be wonderful! She got all dreamy eyed again before Kyra was coming over. Poor Kyra, she was not only assaulted by a bunch of questions and accused of being a Unicorn; a cool accusation to be honest... Elsie was egging the two girls on. She felt slightly guilty using Kyra like that, but by all that is good ... this was just too funny! These two Hufflepuffs really believed they were a Phoenix and a Unicorn! It took everything from laughing in their faces. And Elsie would explain to Kyra once they were alone. So, she was not doing horrible things to her friend.... not really.


Gina had to facepalm quite physically once Fawn tried giving them directions to charms class. The blotches of ink and the map that no longer existed. No wonder they had gotten lost wandering around earlier. Fawn was probably trying to follow that silly map! "Maps should be written on paper, Fawn..." She said putting a hand on her friend's shoulder with a sigh. She was up for learning the school and making a map... eventually. But not if the map was a smeared one on someone's hand...


Elsie had to giggle, she just had to! Oh man, I thought I was bad but then I meet you Fawn and you make me seem together. Thank you. Elsie thought to herself with a shake of her head. A hand map? That girl was lucky there was not ink all over her then... However, a map did sound like a great idea... so Elsie made a note to make one with Kyra once they had the right supplies. Ha! Like Gina just spoke up. Paper is needed to make a map. So, ok Fawn's friend was not as bad as her. Good to know. "Well, thanks for getting that Kyra and yeah; really appreciate the offer Fawn... but as Kyra says she already got the directions." Elsie did not want to get lost again, not unless they had time to kill.

Gina stayed quiet for the most part, knowing Fawn would take up most of the talking. Though she had to ask a few here and there. Wait, Elsie's dad was a teacher? Was that why they all were talking about her? "Is your Dad also a phoenix? Would you mind telling me where I can find your dad? I would love to learn more." Gina had to ask, or were phoenixes only girls? So many questions. so many things she just had to know.

Elsie had to snicker, "No, my Da is not a Phoenix. Though he is as cool as one." She said rather proudly, nodding to both Fawn and Gina. Yes indeed he is super cool. And she knew she would never ever let Markelm know she was making up stories of her being a phoenix; so they would probably not meet.... but. "If you write up a bunch of questions, I can take it to him." She offered with a grin. These two girls could hopefully tell everyone not to mess with Elsie and Kyra; they have curses when they are bullied. Sometimes, I'm bloody brilliant. She thought rather smugly. Fawn's question of wanting Kyra's hair startled Elsie a bit then she shook her head, "Sorry. That is kinda like phoenix feathers. Only granted as a special gift and such. Besides; has to be gifted by the unicorn themselves to hold the best magical properties. She won't hand it to just anyone. Only nice and kind people." Elsie nodded at that. Hopefully it won't get Kyra harassed for her hair, but no way would I give someone her hair.

Gina was smiling to hear how Elsie and Kyra had met. That is so wonderful two magical creatures, failed to be friends just because they shared a train car. What were the odds? "Well, you two seem very close. I can tell you will be the best of friends." she said almost gushing. She had wanted friends like that. But, she kind of found herself watching over Fawn. Not that Fawn wasn't fun to hang around... she just was a bit ...wild at times. Were they friends? Gina had to pause at that. Maybe. "We met in our dorm commons. But, she seems to be rather nice. But, yes. From what I can tell.... she is. I.... try to refocus her when I can." She admitted as she glanced over at her new friend. Fawn might be a bit; odd... but she had a good soul. So, I will be your friend Fawn. She decided.

The group of girls chatted a bit longer before Elsie got nudged by Kyra and she stared at her friend a solid ten seconds with a blank look before she said, "Oh! that... I almost forgot. That. Sorry for the chat and run, but gotta dash. It was nice meeting you two, Gina; Fawn." Elsie said with a wave and she started to run ahead of Kyra with a skip as they headed the opposite direction than where they had wanted to go. Guess we are going to visit Markelm. When Kyra spoke, Elsie finally started to laugh, "Oh, she was hit with something alright." She said, slowing down as she leaned forward with the giggles. She also glanced behind them and shook her head. "I mean, she just made it easy to keep makin up stuff." She giggled a bit more as she spoke. Kyra told her about the classes tomorrow and their basic directions. She calmed down some and nodded. "Sounds good. We can leave breakfast early too. I don like eating a lot in the morning. It's hard enough to wake up let alone chew..." She nodded at the decision and pondered, "Guess we can help Markelm unpack. He is prolly still busy with school stuff. So we can clean that place up for him and then he would reward me with my broom." Eyes sparking at the idea of using her own broom at class, and taking flights. She would pass that stupid class with flying colors and get to use her broom in no time.

Gina was not sure what to take from that encounter. It all seemed a bit like a storybook tale. The girls did seem enchanting, but so did other students. Maybe I'm just too plain Jane..."Ribbons? Why do we need ribbons Fawn?" She sighed at the answer and nodded. "I see. Well, we can get a snack before we go back to our room. It is getting late after all..." she suggested.
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"Oh? I hope we learn lots! I won't mind school work from that class; In fact I'm more worried about that grumpy teacher you mentioned earlier... Shimpett?" Elsie did not want to deal with grumpy teachers. She tended to get on their bad side, somehow... Potions class was fun, even though she was up front... And Herbology ....well ok all plants really were similar. So that will be tough. If the other classes were like those two; it would not be too bad. In fact; it reminded her somewhat of her other school. Deep down, Elsie felt that her earlier schooling gave her a leg up in some things as she was starting to realize most of her classmates had no schooling before. Though; she bit her lip and remembered that a lot of them have been raised in the wizarding world. Unlike her. So, she had to learn fast to catch up and not stand out like a proper ninny. Elsie was balancing on her heels for a moment as she pondered on solutions before she skipped a bit. Kyra seemed like a smart girl, she could probably fill Elsie in on all kinds of wizard information. And, Elsie could tell what it was like living in the Muggle world. In fact, Elsie was so determined to learn like a proper witch. She would give each class her all! Even the evil class with the grumpy teacher. Bring it on!

Gina had to sigh with a smile. Yes Fawn, paper. "How about this weekend we can work on the map. We still not have found, the spot..." She suggested. Not wanting Fawn to be out wandering around at night. Gina felt responsible for Fawn now. As Gina listened, only speaking when absolutely necessary... she realized a few things. She knew why the magical girls were in Ravenclaw. She had heard talk about that house. It was a noble house, filled with brilliant students. I'm glad to be Hufflepuff. Gina realized. It was too much pressure to be so elite.

Fawn seemed to be so sure about everything, Gina had to blush once Elsie, AND Fawn told her that the Professor was not a Phoenix. Though, she had to ask... "Well, then if you're an expert... why are you asking her all kinds of questions?" Gina was so confused, and wondering if following Fawn around was a wise idea. They had gotten lost and wandered; so far. She did not seem to be the type to give directions. However, Gina was not the type either... "Is it ok to bother the Professors during mealtime?" Gina asked Fawn, who just brushed it off with her confident reassurance. Gina barely noticed Fawn's mutterings to herself... she was more focused on wondering if Elsie and Kyra were really a Phoenix and a Unicorn. The girls seemed normal enough, though... a bit... different. Did that really mean they were magical creatures?

"I only had my family before. Friends are new for me." Gina admitted with a blush as she agreed. It was very scary. "Oh, I do hope so. I was rather worried she would lose our house some points. I heard the Ravenclaw house lost some. Which is very scary, since your house is to be better than ours at .... everything. " She could just picture it, negative twenty thanks to Fawn. Oh dear...

Gina waved farewell to the two once they had to help with the Professor. Though, Gina was not sure she liked the excited look in Fawn's eye as the girl talked about ribbons. "What on earth do we need Unicorn Hair for? Oh Fawn..." She sighed but did not finish the sentence. Potions might need it, so I guess it might be useful later. But, it still seemed rather odd... Shaking her head they went to get a snack then head back to their common room. "Well, what do you want to do before bed? I finished my schoolwork already... I can help you with yours; if you want."



Elsie caught her breath from the laughter before she answered, "I should think so. Did you not listen? That girl was off her rocker! She was a nutter alright. I simply agreed with her. Nothing more. Oh, it was such fun. She actually believes I am a phoenix. Of all things." Her laughter returned as they walked towards the groundskeeper's hut. She explained a bit of what she told Fawn, about the apples and hair ribbons. Harmless things that may come in handy. She shrugged off any scolding, then skipped ahead.

"I guess... but Eggs and toast won't take much time. We'll see tomorrow then. I wanta get good seats." Elsie said, balancing on some stones then hopping off onto the grass. Elsie shrugged at the Reparo suggestion and mused about that. "Would be neat to see Markelm use spells. He rarely used any back in London..." She said out loud. Then hurried to the hut. As she got closer, it did seem like the hut was empty. "Nah, he won't mind if I clean it up a bit. He said I can visit." She said and she tried the door. It thankfully opened and she smugly grinned back at Kyra as if saying they were welcome inside.

Once inside, Elsie saw signs of the place being cleaner than before; though some of the trunks were still half full. The fireplace was simmering at a low burn, about to go out and the lights were on low. "We can even practice the spell here I bet." Elsie realized since there was a nice wide space to use.

Gina frowned a nanosecond then plastered a fake smile as she agreed. She would have friends in no time. Even if she never had friends other than family before... Speaking of, maybe some of them would write to her... Or... Maybe they all thought she was a curse just like her mother. She quickly hid the growing dismay and kept that plastered smile right on her face. Instead thought of the convercation. She was quite interested to learn how important Point loss was in the school, as well as how important the houses were. She understood that being a Hufflepuff was important, but to be honest she wasn't really paying attention earlier when they were announcing all of the house cup rules. There might be other muggle-born students clueless like her, but so far she hasn't found any. The only schooling she ever dealt with before was Sunday school at the church. So being at Hogwarts was beyond overwhelming. "I'm not quite familiar about being a Hufflepuff just yet, but I know every person has their own strengths. And I'm sure Fawn will gain us some house points... Over the year. Thank you for reminding me about that." She blushed before she added "I wasn't sure who to ask but, the house cup... Do we get to take it home?" she had wondered if she could maybe regain her parents Pride.




Elsie scoffed loudly as she rolled her eyes. "It was funny! And come on! I adore apples and you could always use pretty ribbons for your hair. So it's a win-win so no harm." She Shrugged as she skipped off ignoring the scolding Kyra was giving her. The outside air was nice and crisp is she breathed it in and spun her arms loving this time of year. Once at her father's Hut she just open that damn door like she owned the place. At the question she paused. "Something else broken?" She asked and looked around as she spotted a box on the tiny table nearby. "Here we can try fixing this!" She said as she took an old gray mug from the box it was already chipped and look well loved. She flung The Mug into the room and it shattered at their feet ... at least a few feet away for them but the bits and pieces got a bit too close for comfort. Elsie was a bit startled by Kyra's outburst and put her hands to her hips. "Well how else do you break something?" She asked in a huff of frustration. She then huffed again and threw her hands in the air grumbling saying that she was going to look for something to eat. Like a ravenous squirrel running around fall for forage, Elsie was searching every cabinet, box, and bin that she could find that didn't seem... either dangerous or locked away. Aha! She thought to herself as she found a few sealed bottles that looks like soda. She grabbed one, smack the cap off using a chair then took a experimental sip! It tastes like Christmas candy! "Kyra! Bloody got to try this! It's Ace!" She brought a few bottles over with her and held out the open one. "Come on! After all we need to have energy to do the spell properly. Trust me!" She said as she waved the bottle in front of Kyra's face. Whether the bottle was taken or not, the two girls eventually started to get to work with the spell. Elsie took the bottles of what she did not know as butterbeer, and left them by her bag. She took out her broken wand and it sparked."Oh come on ya old loon. Work with me here!" She muttered to it while rolling the sleeves of her robe and glared at the newly broken mug. Let's door this. Reparo right? Don't backfire wand...

When Elsie proudly showed Kyra the Exotic drink, she expected a form of excitement but instead the girl was unfazed. Apparently the drink was called butterbeer and Kyra acted like it was common in the magic world. Why did Da keep this from me all of my life!? Elsie was in dismay as she happily gulped another mouthful. Now that she knew about it she will beg for it every holiday... And special events and possibably for father daughter days.

Truth be told, Elsie was partly curious about the history of a spell but not right before using it!!! Especially when you had Da's favorite mug shattered on the floor before you. Okok I bit off more than I should but smash our heads together and we got this! She thought while glancing at Kyra. We're Ravenclaws!!! She took her wand out and started mimicking the image in the book. So... Like this? She mused while flicking her wrist one last time then she attempted the spell with a confident shout. The sparks flew from her wand and instead headed towards the window. Both girls shrieked as the glass shattered. Though it was fascinating how it mended itself before shattering once more. Maybe that meant she almost did it right? She mused and she rolled up the sleeves of her robe. She changed the way she said the word since she was sure she got the wrist movements right. This time a dark smoke billowed from her wand. Startled, Elsie dropped her wand in a panic as the two girls tried to clear the air with their cloaks. Dread filled Elsie as she realized she REALLY had to learn this spell to fix things now. Da was going to ground her till Summer!!!! She thought whilst choking on the nasty smoke.

Finally the air was clear enough to try again. And this time, boy this time she was cursing at her stubborn wand. Her deep cockney accent was quiet obvious,a and the swears were quite colorful as she vented. Why was her wand being this way? Didn't it WANT TO BE FIXED? She tried strangling it but it was a wand. "OK now bloody work dammed you!" She muttered as her accent stayed around. She then took a calming breath as she stepped before the shattered mug. One last time then let Kyra try she told herself. "Reparo!" She said with great determination. Again the magic flung out at an angle and before anyone could properly react; the charm book was now paper confetti. Elsie was in shock as she slowly lowered her wand feeling horrible. She was about to say something to try and somehow fix things or cheer Kyra up but instead another voice spoke up. She didn't bother looking towards the voice. Due to the frustrations of the day, Elsie was done trying to hide her temper. Or slang. No matter how long her old school tried to get that stamped out of her. "What ya mean give up? I never give up. Even ask me Da! Not me fault this wand wants ta be as stubborn as I and not wantin to work the way I want it..." She said rather hotly before she realized this was an adult before them. Not a fellow classmate. Annnd... Most adults at this school; worked at the school. And from through look of awe Kyra had, this woman was one of the teachers. Mental Note to self; always look at Kyra first to see if Adults are near. Will safe myself lots of trouble... Though at least this teacher didn't seem offended by her language. "Mum..." Elsie quickly added awkwardly with a sheepish curtsy and look to Kyra. It took Elsie a moment to realize the teacher said something about her wand. She took a quick glance at it and frowned as she dug deep and calmed down to find the right words. "Pardon my asking," she cleared her throat and soothed her robes bringing back some of her manners. "My Father told me I can come here anytime I wanted to study in quiet. Were you here looking for him?" She knew it was best to stay on the good side of most adults. Especially teachers. They had this thing about wanting respect from everyone. Plus, they don't need proof against you to punish you and cause trouble for you. Truly unfair. So, she even added a freckled smile for good measure just to be safe. What did this teacher want?

At the anwer; Elsie mused and once again shared a look with her friend. "I'm Elsie Nicholas and this is Kyra Hallow. You caught us at a bad time. My wand seems to be acting up and I want to get it acting... Normal by class tomorrow since my Da can't take me to get it fixed till this weekend. Figured if I learned the reparo spell proper it would fix my wand or; Kyra could do it. Instead things just went haywire. Things are not normally like this for us..." she sheepishly chuckled as she lay the excuses on thick but adding cute innocent green eyes does not hurt. When the teacher asked to see the wand, Elsie handed it over eagerly. Maybe she would fix it for them! But instead her hopes were crushed and tears started to fill her eyes as she was informed that her wand was beyond repair. "But... ..." She started to say growing quite upset. She had tried her best and still failed. "I knew it... It's a sign... I'm not meant to be here after all... " she sobbed as she looked at her broken wand. She wanted her dad right now. Or a hug. Magic school was way harder than normal school.

Elsie blushed deeply at the chuckle but was grateful there was no long ranty scolding right after. Upon hearing 'daughter of Professor Nicholais' Elsie swelled with pride. Though at the mention of smoke, she glared at her wand in embarrassment. "Yup! He's me Da!" She said with great pride while ignoring the smoke. She did, however, glance at Kyra and the two girls greeted the professor warmly. Elsie's niceties came peeling away once she learned they may have taken the entire hut down. "If a stupid bloody reparo spell can knock down a hut, shouldn't it mean it wasn't properly built in the first place?" She cleared her throat then smiled before she looked at Kyra to have her clarify. Once asked to take a look, Elsie blanked for a brief second then realized the Professor meant her wand. Handing the wand over Elsie watched curiously. Her temper started to flare once more as she tried to explain the damn muppet her over causing her wand to crack in the first place but she bit her tongue and calmed down once she heard there was nothing to be done. In fact, a lump went to her throat and her poor little heart sank as tears started to form. She blurted her worries and the professor knelt by her trying to be reassuring. Sure diagon ally seemed fun but she sniffled as more tears fell and she merely nodded to both of them she even attempted a smile to Kyra but her heart just wasn't in it. "Thank you..." Was all she could manage and she gloomily sniffled while looking at her unfixable wand. How am I able to do classes tomorrow then??? Was swimming in her mind. But she did get momentarily distracted when Professor Erwood used magic to fix the book, clear up the smoke and repair the glass. It was beautiful to see this magic go to work! When the mug was all that remained; Elsie was surprised to hear Kyra lie for her. She wanted to wrap her friend in a huge hug just for that alone. She made a note to thank her proper once alone.

It was a bit discouraging to watch a magic lesson and not be able to participate, and just remembering that her wand was utterly broken brought more tears to her eyes. She tried to keep the crying quiet and not interrupt things but just remembering what classes she had tomorrow and how school had gone so far brought more tears in a steady flow. I want Da.... She sobbed inwardly and hugged herself. Eventually, the private lesson was done with the cup almost repaired but it fell back apart. The professor announced she had to be off and the girls decided to stay in the hut. Finally alone once more Elsie hurried over to Kyra into a hug as soon as she spoke. "Thank you... You're a good friend..." She cried.

Once the sniffles subsided Elsie released Kyra, straightened her robes and then muttered they needed to still fix the mug. "Where did he put the glue..." She frowned as she started digging around. Plan of attack? Glue it; hide it annnnd hope he never ever learns what happened here this day!!!

"Markelm!" Elsie was once more in tears as she tackled her father in a hug. She told him of her broken wand and how Professor Erwood said it was beyond repair. She then confessed she feared that everyone would laugh at her because she did not have proper clothes for the school, her now broken wand was dreadful and she was just simply not meant to be there. There were many tears before Markham relented and super promised to get Elsie not only a new wand but new clothes and any other school supplies that she needed. Elsie eventually calmed down then announced that she was staying at the groundskeeper hut until they would go on such a trip. Which of course produced a fight and poor Kyra felt so out of place overhearing such an argument. Eventually, things calmed down then Markelm confiscated Elsie's broken wand and both Kyra and Markelm convinced Elsie she was to go back to the castle. After all, if any bullying were to happen she could easily outsmart them. Before she left, Elsie had a secret plot to learn hexes from Markelm very soon just in case.

"Da?" Elsie asked as she opened the door. Markelm glanced over hoping it wasn't more to do with spending money. "Can we have dinner together this weekend?" Elsie asked nervously as she rocked on the back of the heels of her shoes, a classic sign of unease. She was trying to get used to not seeing Markelm as often, but maybe during weekends, we can have a proper dinner just the two of us. Like before. Markelm paused then suggested; "while we are wand shopping we can go get dinner." Elsie's smile lit up the room as she excitedly agreed. She was practically skipping while she left after thanking him. The girls started heading back towards the castle and Elsie's joyful skip slowed the closer they got. If Kyra mentioned anything; Elsie would confess she was worried about tomorrow. How their classes all seemed to need a wand. What if she were punished for not having the proper items?

Eventually, the conversation went towards Astronomy class and Elsie was gushing with questions. Would the wizards know about the muggle Hubble? Or Herschel? They HAVE to know Galalo... Right? What if there are famous wizard/witch astronomers they will learn about? Will any of the classes be in the Ravenclaw commons? The enchanted ceiling always looks like nighttime showing the stars. The few times they studied the stars at her old school she wanted to learn more. In fact, she is so excited to look at the stars she won't be able to sleep! Kyra seemed confused by some of Elsie's questions so she decided she would ask the Professor tonight. They went to grab some early dinner, but the butterbeer surprisingly filling. Talks were of hopeful school year dreams and some friendly chatter with fellow Ravenclaws. Flying class got the first years all in a better mood and some bragged they planned extra credit to gain back the missing points. If that's true, Ravenclaw had little to fear! Elsie enjoyed a bite making sure to bring up a snack for Pyx.

Once back in the west tower; the girls were tempted to flop right there in the common room and work on the mug but, it was so crowded. Older Ravenclaws were taking over with hanging out with friends, some were working on projects with classmates for extra credit and others were doing wizards chess. No tables were free. It was suggested they go somewhere more private so they dragged their bags up more stairs and went to the dorm. Elsie flopped by her bed and sighed dramatically then giggled when Pyx came over to cuddle. "Hello to you too," she said giving the ferret a scritch to the head. Japopo came slithering out from under the bed, slowly saying hello to Kyra. There were two other Ravenclaws in the first-year dorm. One was reading a fiction book while the other was studying potions. Kyra carefully placed the mug pieces on the floor by Elsie's bed. Elsie then remembered a spell she read about last night when she was having problems sleeping. Digging through her books she pulled out her charms book and flipping through before she found the spell. She fed Pyx while talking about the spell that may work on the mug. "I was flipping through the book before. It came to mind when you were saying you never heard of glue. This must be what you all use! See?" She flipped the book around to show Kyra and she sat on her bed. Placing Pyx on the bed she gave the little ferret the rest of her snack and went to look at the shattered mug. "We can take turns trying. Professor Erwood was sayin its ok to not get it right on the first try. So can I borrow your wand? I'll try then you!" She was rather convincing and soon with Kyra's wand in hand she stood before the mug and cleared her throat. She was about to wave the wand when one of the girls peeked in. "Oh! You're doing magic! Let's see!" Elsie's confidence wavered greatly but she squeaked out; "Epoximise!" Instead of a fixed mug, it was a shower of sticky rain getting on everything within fifteen feet from Elsie. She was standing in a shock and tried to drop the wand but it firmly stuck to her hand. In fact! Gobs of the glue-like sticky substance was in hair, clothes, shoes, fur, beds, curtains, rugs and more. "M...maybe we should have put the mug back together better before using this spell..." Elsie said quietly.