It was often that Lucy forgot that for the most part, she and Nikolas were meant to be rivals. She knew that the match on Saturday would be rather tense. No matter, Lucy would be cheering on her house team. However, and she was unlikely to admit this, she knew she would secretly be cheering on Nikolas - if only to hope that he plays well. She had a feeling that being made Captain put just a little bit of pressure on him.
Especially as he pointed out just how disliked the Slytherin house was as a whole.
At his question, she perked up.
"Really well," Lucy told him. Lately she found that this was one topic she could get excited about. "I've been reading up on personal accounts now of some of the registered Animagi from past and present."