"Excellent!" Ari (still in casual robes) makes himself welcome, and is followed in by Sally, who waves somewhat shyly and sits down. "I have to say, trains are delightful. I kind of want one."

"What would you do with your own train?" asks Miranda, waving at Sally.

"I have no idea. Treasure it?"

"You could get into model trains."

"Ooh, there's a thing. I'll think on it. How've you been since briefly France?"

"I've been pretty good. I like having an owl, and I like the new apartment, and I've been reading through some of our books and they're not exactly well-crafted prose but the content's interesting. Oh, and we're allowed to practice spells on the train, I braided three of my uniform ties together first thing and nothing caught fire so I think I can do the plectere spell now."

Sally bounces slightly. "Can you d- can you do mine?"

"Oh, well done. I kind of want to try some of the household charms, but I feel like I have a higher setting-things-on-fire quotient."

"Yeah, I can do yours," says Miranda. "It'll probably take me more than twenty minutes though. Do you want me to do it right now?"

She hesitates. "Maybe when we're there."

Nod nod.

Ari elects to take out his wand and a rock and try to transfigure the latter into a dove. It is apparently fairly difficult. He still seems to enjoy it somewhat.

"Do you have any more questions about wix things that Ari couldn't answer?" Miranda asks Sally.

"Maybe you should carry a notebook everywhere and write them down as you think of them."

"Maybe? That... hm. I don't know. I should do that. I probably won't? But. I should."

"I carry notebooks everywhere," says Miranda. "And Muggle pens because they're easier to take quick little notes with - you can't really pull out an inkwell in a shop when you're writing against a wall."

"Oh, definitely, the- why do you- why do we use quills? It seems- It's strange. Are we not allowed pens?"

"I brought quills and ink just in case - and got novelty pens with feathers on them - but I don't think it should be a problem. With the teachers, anyway, the students might be right twits about it. I don't know why we haven't switched to pens."

"Why would the students be- wouldn't the teachers be worse?"

"The teachers have to act professional, at least mostly - you might get teachers who won't have pens in their class for some reason but probably none who'll make fun of you for it. If there are bigoted students they can do anything as long as they don't get caught and the worst case of getting caught isn't being fired, it's losing a few House points or getting a detention."

"That will get you in trouble," Miranda points out.

"I would like to ask what about me makes you think I care."

"If you're in detention you can't be Sally's bodyguard at that time," suggests Miranda.

"Honestly, I'm- I'd probably just come with him," Sally murmurs. "We don't really separate."

Ari responds with hugs.