Re: Lyra and Hannah
"Not really," Hannah said, "my parents aren't super old fashioned about pure blood stuff, so I mean, I don't have to worry about getting married off, but they do expect me to have a plan. My brother took some time off—" seven years of it, "—and I think they're hoping that I don't decide to do the same thing." It didn't help that she gave them the impression that she did have a plan.
She smiled, "Maybe, but it's at least time for you to get school out of your system before you're tossed into everything else, right?"