Irene had heard that there was cake here and she needed some STAT. And she found treats AND PEOPLE.

Ooh yipeeeeeeee!

Ahem. Best behaviour. Or she'd attempt it.

She made her way over to the table, gracefully greeting the Hogwartian Charms Professor. "Professor Marchand, is it? I hope you are wel!" she said, crossing her fingers as she hoped she said his name or at least got it right. Then there was the adult that some of her fellow schoolmates had gushed about. "Hello!" Happy smile because she was feeling more like herself. Then Skylar and Brent had just disappeared. Sad. But there was another girl there (Kitty). "Hi!" Happy wave for this girl. Maybe another person she could befriend. "I'm Irene Avery. What's going on? I hear they have cake here but what kind..?"

OOH. SCORE.

But standing by the cake was Professor Williams and Valerie Gray. She tended a little at the sight of Valerie after the interesting confrontation that she had witnessed between her best friend and the Wampus. Speaking of the event and the competition, Irene was glad that she was out of it. Sure, she had enjoyed her time but the last task that she had participated in made her feel less confident in herself and her own capabilities as a witch and perhaps as a person.... Yes, she was bummed that Aurora didn't make it through but she was also secretly relieved that her friend wouldn't have to go through the torturous events any longer. The last event had just been cruel even to Valerie Gray. Though Irene couldn't help but agree with Aurora with how poorly Valerie acted in general. She wondered what had made the girl the way she was. Pressure from parents? Super dark secret? Perhaps.

And she used to be afraid of her but for some reason... She wasn't anymore. Valerie was just another girl who she didn't particularly warm too but she'd never ill wish her. So she decided to congratulate her. And had she overheard something about pie? "Professor Williams, pardon the interruption." See? Manners? "I happened to overhear the comment about pie. I haven't seen any but I'm sure if there are house elves nearby, they would be happy to help. They're wonderful," she said with a nod and a happy smile. The house elves had been really kind to her especially when she had shown up in the kitchen with tear stained cheeks after the second task. She had just been so disappointed and they had let her speak about it and offered her several cups of tea to calm her. It was a very kind guesture and she was grateful.

If she had learned anything from this competition, it was to, of course, be herself but also learn to lower her volume. Irene was going to find Kyle and Levi and congratulate them so she would have to be fair and congratulate everyone. Irene turned to Valerie and smiled. Even if Valerie didn't like her, Irene didn't care anymore. Too long she had wondered why the girl disliked her. Was it the way she looked or because she enjoyed herself too much? Who knew. To Irene, it was physically exhausting to worry about that anymore. She didn't have the time. So instead, she stopped worrying and decided to congratulate her fellow schoolmate. Good sportsmanship was important. "Congrats, Valerie. That must have been a hard event to go through. I couldn't imagine going through it myself. I was cheering for you in the stands."

And then there was the ickle lioness who loved the world "gullible". Uh oh... Was Zoryn going to...? Irene nodded in the direction of the younger student. "Zoryn, going to bring back the gullible trick?" she offered with a wink. "Great commentating by the way."