"It seems likely," Bethanie agreed, using much the same reasoning as Laurel. "Have you been to the magical areas of other countries?" Bethanie was quite good at doing things alone - going to the cinema, to sit-down restaurants, to the Hogsmede fete and to the theatre - but she hadn't yet attempted a holiday alone that was longer than a weekend. She would probably be fine, but it seemed a lot of money to risk on the off chance it was more lonely than enjoyable.
Eagerly, Bethanie nodded. "It's called Hellenic pantheism," she said. "I read quite a lot about it. It's related to paganism, and its probably closer to that than to the actual practices of Ancient Greece. It all seems a bit..." Bethanie paused, searching for a word that wouldn't be too harsh. "Convenient? You know, if someone has a dream about the ocean or a dolphin then they interpret that to mean Poseidon has chosen to be their patron." Bethanie had been, honestly, a little jealous of how small the signs were that some people seemed able to build faith on, assuming they weren't exaggerating to make themselves sound special. Having been raised totally without religion, she'd never been able to flip that belief switch, no matter how much she'd sometimes longed to.
Bethanie laughed, though she tried to keep it brief. It wasn't Laurel's fault she didn't know the eponymous wizard was, in fact, one of the least magical characters. "He's... difficult to describe. Not exactly wicked but not exactly good either. There is a wicked witch, but there's also a good witch. And there's a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man and a muggle girl who all go off to find the wizard together, each in search of a different thing. That's what reminded me of the Fountain of Fair Fortune."