Kyle laughed. It was a real one, quite but true. "Thank you." Hagrid helped the kids onto the boats. Kyle looked unsure of himself at first, but once he was seated he seemed more comfortable. There was a cold breeze over the lake, and he was thankful for the robe. 

"I don't think you'd look bad with yellow though. It'd look awful on me that's for sure." Two other students climbed into their boat. One girl with long brown hair in a braid and her friend, a red haired girl with freckles covering any visible flesh. 

"Hi I'm Charlotte and this is my friend Mireille." The red haired excitedly introduced them. 

"I'm Kyle, and this is my friend Siobhan." He felt a swelling of pride in his chest when he called her his friend. His first real friend. Technically they had been forced into the same room, but they got along swimmingly without the help of parents or siblings. He had made a friend outside the family circle. And she raised dragons, which Kyle had to admit to himself was really cool, even if it was dangerous. 

Their teeth chattered, and the boats started across the lake. Kyle grinned at Siobhan nervousness and excitement etched in his face.