Des gave Pam a small smile. "Yes, I'll be fine, just as soon as everything stops moving," she said. Having never travelled in the long, mundane way before, motion sickness was not something the eldest Black sister was used to. She appreciated Pam's concern - not many other people showed concern for Des.

Jez jumped up as she spotted a figure in the doorway. "Matt!" she shouted in delight, hugging him quickly before pulling him out into the yard. "These are Pamphylia Barstow, Nathaniel Stone and Jordan Macey, my best friends from Hogwarts." She pointed out each of them in turn, then reversed the introduction. "Guys, this is Matthieu Valentine."

Keegan, however, was more interested in the young man who'd followed Matt. He looked a lot like his little brother, with a shorter haircut that just seemed to make his hair look untidy and warm brown eyes. The two friends were talking animatedly. Keegan's smile was more genuine than it had been since the whole nightmare had started. He bent down to pick up one of the identical little girls that had come running out to see what all the fuss was about. Tessa giggled madly as Keegan turned her up upside-down, and Leigh quickly scooped up Mary-Todd and did the same before the other twin could whine for the same.