Hermione nodded in agreement. Of course she knew Ginny's quick temper-- it matched Ron's, and she had the misfortune of being on the short end of both of their tempers once or twice. Must be a Weasley thing.

"Right, I'm sure she'll be fine... I'm going to send her an owl right when I get back to my office. I've really missed her. I don't know how I've lost track of something as important as this in her life." She really was too focused on her career, wasn't she?

"I only ordered the vegetable soup... well over twenty minutes ago. I know they're busy, but honestly, how long could it possibly take to ladle out a cup of soup?"

She craned her neck about the crowd to try to find Finley so Katie could order. "Now where's that scrawny little git who called me madam?"