Tanya inhaled and let the cold air flow through her until her bones felt thoroughly chilled. She then exhaled with a small shiver and looked around the garden. The weather was perfect outside, and she intended to enjoy every moment of it, unless something better came along of course. That's how Tanya had always lived her life; always moving forward, never looking back. Moment to moment. For instance, one moment she had been running from death eaters, and the next she was a member of the Ashes. Deep down she knew it wasn't always the most responsible way to live, but it certainly kept things interesting. And now she was here, outside of a fancy mansion attempting to practice her jinxes. If it were up Tanya, she'd be back inside exploring every nook and cranny of the building's endless rooms, but it would probably be easier without the all-seeing Aldenberg staring her down.

Squatting down in front of a manicured hedge, Tanya rolled up the sleeves of her robe and pulled her wand out from her jeans. She'd start with something basic. Tanya pointed her wand at the hedge. 
[i]"Engorgio!"[/i]
The hedge remained still. Confused, Tanya looked at her wand and then back at the hedge. Why was nothing happening? She began inspecting her wand when movement and a soft rustle of branches caught her attention. Tanya slowly looked back up and found that her spell had worked after all. Crawling up from behind the hedge was a caterpillar now the size of a small dog. The insect had a pale yellow color to it with black spots on top and short bristly hairs sticking out all over.
 "Well, that answers that," she said with a satisfied smirk. "Now. Do I let you run free good sir?" 
The caterpillar blinked its beady eyes and started to crawl away from her. 
"Hey! Where are you g-" A loud bell interrupted her and she instinctively snapped her head towards the noise. Turning back, she found herself staring at an empty hedge. "Oh boy." Tanya stood up and circled the hedge and then spotted it skittering off the path and out of sight. She started to follow it, but a second thought stopped her. This could be interesting later on.

With that, Tanya slipped her wand back into her pocket and meandered back to the mansion as though nothing had happened. The meeting hadn't quite yet started, but it seemed she was the last to arrive, which of course suited her just fine. She entered the room and gave a small wave and a "hiya everyone" to no one in particular. Without waiting for a response, she plopped down in a chair as close to the door as she could find and began bouncing her leg unconsciously.