When he pulled her into a hug, Katie hesitated only briefly. Dropping her broom then, she leaned up, wrapping her arms him as she pressed herself close into the hug. She didn't want to let her emotions get to her, didn't want to start crying like a fool just because he was hugging her and Merlin she missed her mother so much, but Katie felt herself shudder just slightly in his arms. In response she wrapped her arms tighter around him, pressing herself close and burying her face against his shoulder. She couldn't remember the last time someone had just hugged her like this, she'd been distancing herself so much lately.