Oh, of course, our wands are kept safely locked away until we can be trusted to use them well.

Oh, I don't mean to say that I'm expected to wear black all the time, but at a social gathering like the hospital gala, my father would think it most inappropriate for me to wear anything gaudy or self-promoting, and I suppose that if he prefers black, I can wear it. After all, he's paying for the robes!

Yes, I'm definitely hoping to qualify for the Auror programme. It's what I've wanted to do for the longest time--really from the first moment I learned what an Auror does.