Elara's POV
Miss Lily walked into the hall during lunch with the kind of energy that made everyone stop talking at once. She had that effect, the ability to command a room just by entering it, and she used it now, moving to the center of the hall with her hands clasped in front of her and that expression she got when she was about to announce something important.
"The House Games begin in two weeks," she announced, and her voice carried across the entire space without her having to raise it. "I hope all house captains are prepared and ready to represent their houses with the discipline and honor this competition demands."
The hall erupted instantly. People were on their feet, cheering, whistling, the noise building so fast it felt like the walls were vibrating with it, this was the big
