"It wasn't as if I lost it on purpose," Ellie sneered back, totally letting go of the hope that he would help her. "It slipped off my neck while I was outside earlier." Her fists were balled and she was suddenly very angry that they had to have such an early curfew. Why was it such a huge deal to be out of the common rooms past a certain time? It wasn't like she was going to sneak off the grounds or something.
For a few seconds, she contemplated turning around to totally ignoring him again, but Ellie knew that was a special kind of stupid and decided that she would just enlist the help of her friends to find the necklace in the morning. It was the easiest. "Fine," she said in a quiet voice. "But can I give you a piece of advice?"