The soups looked delicious, but Cassandra didn't comment. There was time to comment, and this was not it. A bowl of split pea soup was placed in from of her and she glared at it... Why split pea?! There were other soups... she would have gladly taked a minetrone, or something else without meat... but split pea? Too many bad memories. But at least this time she was going to eat it... and not wear it.

But this was an etiquette lesson and as silly as it was to learn etiquette in DADA, she wouldn't complain. Headmistress Rae had her reasons and she trusted her... for now at least. She took the napkin and adjusted it flat on her lap. Her left (as Cassandra was left handed) picked up the spoon and she tipped the bowl away from yourself, spooning it in the outward fashion.

She took two spoonfuls, whiping her mouth with the napkin after each one, and left the rest in her bowl. She looked over at the roll on her bread plate. Cassandra broke a small end of the bread with her hands and then charmed her knife to spead a little butter of on it. After eating it, she whiped her mouth with her napkin and put it back down in her lap. Cassandra was never much of an eater...

She then looked at the house elf and gave it an encouraging smile. "May I please have a little water?" She asked of him.