Penny was exhausted and ecstatic ; the first day of Charms had gone much, much better than she could ever have anticipated. The first day was almost always theoretical ; basic wand work and pronunciation of the Latin for those who hadn't grown up with it.
Late on in the week, after an impromptu test she planned on giving them the bags of feathers and letting them perform their first magic. The Teachers Lounge was blessedly quiet and she was almost asleep before she heard Quentin make his way into the room and then - then there was the lovely smell of freshly brewed coffee.
It was enough to make a girl grin and she was content to lie in the chair before she felt her hand raised and the question she'd managed to avoid for oh so long.