“Thanks!” Sadie chirped as she accepted the paper. Huh. Little gifs printed on the paper. Well, they were a little more involved, but it was nice to see something she could (sort of) understand. She hummed through it, nibbling on a sausage. She couldn’t make sense of a lot of what was being discussed, but she folded the newspaper. She’d unlock its secrets later. For now, food and conversation.

“Looks like we’ve got Herbology with Hufflepuff first,” Seine piped up, buttering his toast. Sadie had already memorized their schedule and prepped her composition books—because parchment was [i]ridiculous[/i]—and pens and read most of her textbooks. Her hunger to know was insatiable. “With Professor Longbottom. Dad says he’s a war hero.”

“War hero?” Sadie blinked, looking to Seine. “Like, Afghanistan or something?”

“What?” Seine returned her blank expression, shaking his head so his dreadlocks bounced. “The Second War? You Know Who? Battle of Hogwarts?”

“…Seine. You keep saying words but none of them make sense.” [i]Battle of Hogwarts?[/i] Sadie didn’t like the sound of that. She looked between Seine and George. Wizards had wars? Well, that wasn’t so weird, she supposed. War was everywhere in the muggle world. Why would it be any different just because of magic? Seine looked wary, as if he wished he hadn’t said anything. Sadie's frown deepened. She wasn't going to like this, but she had to know. "Okay, so this is obviously important, so I'm going to find out eventually. Tell me."