Cas knew that much harm couldn’t happen within the castles, there were too many spells and other protections in place. The aurors, however, meant that there was a reason to worry about being within the walls. Unless it was a ministry show of power, in which case, seemed fairly pointless. Scaring school children? That took away people from the front lines, where they were needed. The world is changing. She thought to herself.
If America was different in one way (there were many, but in the ways it counted), it was that the magical world was much smaller and it was easier to keep a watch on those with “dangerous” ideas. You would know if someone was against what your family believed. Over here, one could guess, but that didn’t come without making assumptions. Ones she didn’t want to make without some hard evidence.
Cas let out a light chuckle at Izzie’s exclamation, “I agree, if one doesn’t wander one doesn’t have stories to tell, and what else are you going to talk about at the family dinners?”
She knew that answer very well, but that was a situation for another day, “I can’t say as I’ve made friends with them. Seeing the elves is always an odd experience.”
House elves were uncommon in America, and to her it was uncomfortable to know that they had no choice in employers or how they’re treated. They seemed happy at the very least, but looks could always be deceiving. She gave a non committal hum to the stress comment, best to keep things light for now.
After watching the cat run off, Cas stood up and stretched, “shall we?”
Izzie loved going on adventures, whether they were inside the castle or not. Though, she was aware how much more dangerous the ones outside of the castle would be, now. There had always been an intriguing factor to her of never knowing where the night might end up or what was going to happen next. She knew others hated that feeling, but it gave her a rush of adrenaline unlike anything else.
“I already have quite a few stories to tell when I go back home for the holidays.” She kept a book, hidden in between the mattress, full of the things she wanted to make sure she remembered. She tried to write at least one thing a day, if not more and had already sent an owl to her mum asking for another one because hers was getting full. “Speaking of the holidays, do you normally travel home or do you stay here?” Izzie had always thought of staying, not because she didn’t want to see her family, but just to see what it was like to be in Hogwarts without having classes going on.
She thought for a moment about Cas’ response to the elves. She knew that a lot of people who hadn’t grown up with them, weren’t sure what to make of them. Personally, Izzie liked to make friends with the elves and other creatures. But, she had seen them since she was just a babe and had grown very fond of them. She knew some were mistreated in their homes and she truly felt bad and disgusted at the thought, but she knew the others seemed to enjoy what they did.
“Yes, we shall! My stomach is already growling just at the thought of food.” She said with a laugh, making her way across the common room.
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