"From the source, even."

"Actually meet some of Fay's mystery friends."

"Assuming they exist and she hasn't just been writing all these monographs while we're asleep."

She snorts. "I don't have that much free time, sadly."

"Well, you'd say that either way, wouldn't you?"

"Possibly - guess I'll just have to introduce you to everyone to prove myself."

"Guess so."

"I think you guys will like most of them. And I've been bragging on you two, so they'll want to meet you."

"Will they get us a cake, like your dad did?"

"We'll see."

Smile.

Soft smile. 

"Dinner soon?"

"Sure."

She can get that set up then - with all their favorites, of course - and spend the meal showing off all the fifth year spells they haven't seen yet (not many), as well as a good number of highly useful NEWT spells.

All very impressive.

Anathema has lots of questions - and requests for repeats, and slower wand motion demonstrations - but she's mostly having fun. (The questions are the fun part, of course.)

She laughs and obliges them, explaining some of the differing theory as well - "The big thing you'll learn in the first semester of NEWT Defense is actually nonverbal casting, but that's mostly an issue of just drilling the spells until you have them memorized, and you don't need it for the OWL and shouldn't need it for the Task."

"It's kind of like what I'm doing for Animagus modifications. Except that's wandless, too."

"Somewhat more free form as well - or less rigid than wizarding spells, at least."

"Yeah. I've been practicing wandless levitation and summoning too."

"Quite a bit ahead of the curve, then."

"Can't let you down in front of all your friends, can I?"

She laughs. "I don't think you ever could."

Hee.

Anathema flops on Ellie, happy. "We'll also have to talk to our other professors about lesson plans, though..." she says, thoughtfully.