They perform some more magic tests and run out of mana and recover mana and perform more tests and a second sleepover could be fun but it's decided that people can do coordinated tests in their own places and there is not actually a need for them to all be in the same place. The Maxwells' driver takes Jess home (and Maya, too, if she prefers that to staying with the Maxwells but they assure her she's welcome to stay there), then takes Sadde, Theo, and Tyler to the Farron residence, where Sadde prefers to be dropped—he'll go to his place by public transportation, he'd like to talk to the—twins?—yes, thank you, it was a pleasure meeting you.
"Depending on what we expect to get out of it and whether we need a local, we could just… go without you? Some of us?"
Theo shrugs. "Might be able to disguise you with the Change, depending on how long we're there for?"
"Yeah, I guess," he sighs. "Or I could just not care. It's not like he has any claim over me, he was the one who left."
"I mean, they usually are, but I usually don't care much about them. Now that I kinda do they're bound to be less fun."
"Year six SATs weren't really that bad – maths, English and science, all very basic." Pause. "Did Theo tell you he got ninety-eight in the maths?"
"He never!" Sadde's not going to comment on how hot that is, not with Theo's dad around.
"The paper! It wasn't that bad a paper, it's not like I did that well on a really hard one or anything."
"Should I just leave you all to revising and maybe small amounts of magic? Seeing as you do in fact have exams coming up."
"It's not really meant that way," says Tyler. Pause. "Well it was like once or twice, but not just now."