Not much happened for or to Briallen for the rest of the month leading up to her birthday. She went on a few more dates with Hermione, mostly to the nearby library or the parks to play and chase each other around. Petunia made a couple of trips to the Ministry to confer with Director Griselda Marchbanks and Minerva about the new professors that had been hired for the start of the new school year. Petunia learned that they’d also have to look for a new caretaker since Argus Filch had grown more tired and sore than previous years, decided that enough was enough, and put in for retirement. "Does the castle even need a caretaker? Don’t the elves already take care of the upkeep of the castle?" Petunia had asked after hearing about Argus.