While Dani agreed wholeheartedly that it was a relief to be out of McGonagall’s office, she didn’t really share Roze’s enthusiasm for traipsing through the woods in the middle of the night to serve out their detention.  Still, she nodded along as the two of them walked towards their next class, a little concerned as Roze mentioned the brooms hurting people worse than something called the “Whomping Willow.”  Though Dani had no clue what all Roze was talking about, it certainly didn’t help loosen the knot that had formed in the pit of her tummy concerning the next class.

When they did finally make it to their class on the lawn overlooking the forest, Roze went up to the instructor and informed him that Dani would be sitting out, leaving the smaller girl to stop and stare at her for a moment before following her over to Dan, a rather sullen expression on her face.  Sure, it was a relief that she wouldn’t have to participate in flying that day, as it probably wasn’t safe and the mere thought of getting into the air made her shake like a leaf, but it hurt that Roze hadn’t even considered [i]asking[/i] her if she wanted to sit out before telling the instructor.

Unfortunately, Dani’s displeasure at being spoken for without her permission seemed to go unnoticed by Roze for the most part as she explained that McGonagall had punished her for her involvement in the fight by deducting ten points from their House, whatever that meant, and that the two of them were already due for a detention in the spooky-looking forest.  Despite feeling that losing points was an unfair punishment, Roze didn’t seem to dwell on it for too long, asking the two of them if they had plans for joining the Quidditch team.

Though Dani knew virtually nothing about Quidditch, understanding that it had something to do with flying and having met some of the people who participated in the sport meant that she definitely didn’t want anything to do with it.  To answer Roze’s question, she simply shook her head no, offering up no other explanation.  If either of them were really curious, they would ask.  Hopefully, the professor would arrive shortly so that class could start and be over with.