"Oh," said Gracie, clearly surprised. "Why?" It was clear she was unable to contain her curiosity.

Lily hesitated as an internal battle raged inside her. Should she tell the truth about her wand?

She settled with saying, "She wants to tutor me before I go to your classes."

"Oh," replied the other girl, with the curiosity still raging beneath her eyes. "When will you come to my classes? I wish you could be there, the
teachers are really strange, and the other kids are kind of mean, and –"

"I'm not sure when I'll join your classes. But could you tell me what they're like?"

A/N: Okay, 7 more reviews and you get a long chapter. I got a few reviews yesterday and they make me smile.