#17 Dinner

Jax smiled, glad that his brother had had such a good time. Quidditch was never really something he took much interest in, but that didn't mean his siblings would share his opinion. He wondered if Ezra would take more of an interest in sports as he got older, it was always entertaining to see how fast the younger kids interests and priorities changed over time.

"I didn't, I had other stuff I needed to do" he gave his brother an apologetic look, glad that no one from the team was around to note his absence. "But if anyone asks, I was totally there... Right?" nudging Ezra good naturedly, he ate a few more grapes and looked around the room. The table wasn't as busy as it usually was, most of their house probably opting to retire early and begin the celebrations.

"I don't know why Grandpa is visiting over summer, but I was thinking more along the lines of if she has friends over" he'd almost forgotten that their Grandpa had mentioned he might see them over the summer period. That made him all too eager for the school year to be over, it had been too long since he'd last seen his grandparents.


As the food disappeared from the table, Jax retrieved his bag and slung it over his shoulder as he readied himself to leave. "She's fine, she's just really looking forward to hearing about your new friends" he hoped his words would reassure the youngster, not wanting to cause him any unnecessary worry.

"Let's get back to the common room, I hear there are more snacks waiting" he said, ruffling Ezra's hair as he moved past him. He hadn't missed the expression of disappointment on his little brothers face when the food vanished, the promise of snacks might cheer him up a little.

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Dinner was surpirsingly short, with students filing out of the room almost as quickly as they had arrived. It seemed the Ravenclaws were desperate to party and the Slytherins wanted to drown their sorrows. As Saoirse ate in silence, Grace sat down next to her. Saoirse smiled and took a moment to respond to her, as her mouth was currently full of roasted potatoes.

"I collected ingredients for the potions kit. Did you have a good time?"

But then curfew was called, and Saoirse found she was still hungry. The ingredient hunting must have taken more out of her than she thought it would. She filled up on some extra bread to snack on the way back to her dorm room before nodding in her farewell to Grace and exiting the Great Hall.

[Exit]