"Actually, I am. I really am," Brinley said, "I mean, it's not like I'm going to some boring public school, and I'm sure if you ask me around Christmas time, I'll tell you that I want out and I want out now. Because that's how it always is. I guess when you spend a lot of time around Muggles, you start to miss the novelty of going to a school for witches and wizards." While all of her siblings had magic in their blood, there wasn't a strong wizard presence in Idaho.
She then looked to Keara, "What about you? You excited to go back or wishing your summer was a bit longer?" She could see that Keara likely had an adventurous summer.