Patricia was passing by the Hourglasses for another look at Ravenclaw's disastrous first day. As she stepped closer, her foot slid over something. "What the...." spilled out of her mouth as she righted herself before she could fall. She looked around the floor to see what she had stepped on, and found a light blue pencil. Its tip was broken off but the rest was fine; she picked it up and turned to see who was around.

She noticed Casper and a slytherin girl standing a few feet away. The boy had a pile of pencils at his feet, so Patricia assumed the one she held was his. She walk over with a smile. "Hey Casper!" she said as a greeting, nodding to the girl at the same time. "I think this is yours... I'm sorry, but I think I broke its tip when I accidentally walked over it." She hunched one of her shoulders sheepishly.