#8 Dinner

More students out of bed than usual? What were they, stupid? Must be, if Filch noticed. Still, she appreciated Elizabeth sharing some information and it was certainly useful to know. Of course, the idiots raising attention made it harder for those who had to sneak around for important reasons, like getting ingredients, so Amara was annoyed in that regard and made mental note to be especially careful if she had to stock up.

With dinner and dessert concluded, Amara had no other reason to linger. No way was she going anywhere near the ballroom tonight, as last year's Frivolity was suffering enough. It wasn't as if she needed it, anyway.

'I'm going to settle for a quieter night tonight,' Amara said, mostly focused on Elizabeth as she stood. 'If you'd prefer that too, I'll be in our dormitory if you want to talk or just hang out.' She shrugged, hoping "hang out" was the right phrase that people used.

It also wasn't often anyone got such an invite from Amara Seabrook, so she hoped Elizabeth at least appreciated the privilege. Not that Amara really had much say about it, as it was Elizabeth's dormitory too and they had a civil agreement in place since 1st year, but it was the principal of the matter to be invited.

Bored of the Great Hall, Amara adjusted her collar and headed towards the dungeons.