Lucy gave a fierce nod. "I didn't even know," she admitted. The thing she resented most about Hogwarts was that it had thrust her into a world in which she was good at nothing and stopped her from learning she actually had talents in the muggle world. But now that she knew... after all, Susan inadvertently made a good point. Even wizards needed to handle money, if she could convince them she was good at numbers maybe she could find a job. But were there jobs that required no magic? Probably not. Still, perhaps she should investigate - talk to Alicia.
"No," she admitted. "It's easier just not to say anything when people start talking about school..." Not that it happened too often - but it still bothered her. As much as she'd ignored magic since the war, she still knew about it, still knew she was a witch and couldn't tell anyone. "I don't really juggle, though. At least, I didn't before." Now... Yeah, now she was lying more than she liked - about where she spent her evenings. 'Old friends' was what she said when her flatmates asked, but she couldn't talk about them in any detail.
Susan's explaination eased Lucy's prickliness somewhat. She knew Susan was right. Her friends were good people who helped others in general, not just her, but she'd never felt as if she had anything she could volunteer in return. Maybe now things would be different. "I would," she said, "if I knew who it was."