Kate was still standing there in shock over her sudden pumpkin, when she was budged over by someone else apparently overly eager to get started. Kate rocked a bit then steadied herself on her feet. Looking over, she spotted a Slytherin girl who couldn't have been just a few years older than her. Kate sort of frowned at the girl's actions but said nothing else about it. "Hey," she said, drawing herself into the conversation. "Yeah, but it was just pure luck. I wasn't even sure what would happen there for a second."

Kate's blue eyes flickered toward the girl's wandwork, and she watched while the girl performed the spell, as well. "A unicorn tree would have been cool," Kate agreed. "I'm Kate, by the way." As she said this, she stepped toward a second pot and got within a good aim line of it. "Second time's the charm?" she wondered aloud. Even though people always said it was the third time around. "Vitari!" she said, giving her wand a flick toward the pot. The soil shifted and something rose to the surface, but other than that, there was no big insta-pumpkin like last time. "I think I jinxed myself," she told the Slytherin.