Her parents hoped her friendships with real children would flourish as well as her imaginary ones, but it was not to be. She remained on friendlier terms with Lachlan, but they never bonded to the point of visiting each other. She latched onto Claire for a while at school, but their blossoming friendship floundered after a fight that resulted from Hermione’s insistence that demons and magic were real – she’d hoped Claire might want to learn about them too, but she’d gotten really angry about it when she realised Hermione was serious, and said it was wicked and sinful.