‘Come on! Let’s go! One more rep!’
These were the words found in my waking nightmares, barked over and over until my body collapsed in exhaustion. Then when we weren’t outside, running drills I was hearing the chalk on the blackboard of his study, scraping against the slate until I answered correctly.
‘How on earth have you survived in this world?’ He sighs, when I once again get the distinction between a boggart and a hobgoblin wrong.
‘I seemed to be doing just fine in Hallow…’ I mutter.
‘You know I can hear you…’ back turned, pointed ears pricked up.
‘I’m well aware…’ I sigh, wishing I had all the instincts of the high fae. Perhaps then I would possess the same stamina and therefore not feel the need to fall asleep all afternoon.
‘And are you aware that the opening ceremony is
