Ashley fidgeted with her fingers, drowning out Dumbledore’s faux lamenting. She only focused back in on reality when the food appeared. Alas, she had no appetite for any of it. She ate as little as was possible, avoiding the twins’ dismayed looks and her friends’ confused glances. After the meal, which wasn’t much eating on her part, she got herself ready for the first class of the day. She wasn’t blind to the sympathy sent her way from her peers all around. It was gonna be a long day...