Re: Lyra/Ash
Ash could've throttled Poppy and he contemplated a spell to do it. But in the end, even if he was of age and allowed to do magic outside of school, he knew that James would step in and James could protect Poppy well. He was actively practicing to be an auror while Ash casually did it and said it was just a hobby to kill the time. The same way he ended up reading after he had sex.
"Yeah, yeah," Ash said, seemingly disinterested now and shooting another glare at Poppy. She seemed to take the hint and said, "I'm gonna take a spin to see who else is here."
"I'll go with you," James said, not far on Poppy's heels and the two were soon gone, leaving Quinn, Ash, and Lyra on their own. Quinn looked at Lyra, "How good of a friend to Ash are you?"
"Quinn—" Ash warned and the dark-haired boy waved him off, "She can answer for herself. Her dad is the head of the auror department, right? I doubt he'd leave his daughter some simpering girl that couldn't speak for herself."