Where are we going?"Jordan focused on driving. "To Fort Worth, so you can cash in that ticket."There were other things that were more important at the...moment. "That can wait..." I said.She shook her head and interrupted me. "The sooner you take care of it, the sooner you'll have the money to get an apartment." An apartment?" I asked. "Why do I need an apartment? My dorm room is paid up through the semester."She rolled her eyes and shook her head, saying, "Dorm room," under her breath. "Do you. I had to figure it out for myself." Oh." And now I know. But thanks for... you know... whatever it is you're tryingto tell me." Oh," he said again, and at that point I took a deep breath and let itout so silently he couldn't hear me over the phone.Everything's cool, I told myself. The worst was over and now we could--"I... I kinda have something else to tell you, too. And this is kind ofhard to say."Oh shit. My stomach dropped. That's what I got for assuming the worstwas over. The worst. .”It was 3 when Harry and Gloria made it to the Great Hall.“Where are the kids?”“If they’re smart, still asleep,” Margo replied. “According to the staff, they had to wait until after 9 this morning to go in and get the laundry.”“Oh, to be young and full of boundless energy again,” Harry said, stumping over to the buffet.“I’ve sent instructions to have them stop by on their way out,” Beebee said. “Otherwise, after what my laundry staff said, we might not see them, unless we go wait at the. Merily looks up. “I was airing out the place.”“Oh, well I can come back, I guess.”No we can’t.“But I’m rather a bit in a hurry,” the witch quickly recovers. “You helped me before.”“I thought your voice sounded familiar,” she says, smiling at the girl. “Though you looked a bit furrier that last time I saw you.”Penelope returns the smile. “Yeah, mixed up a spell,” she admits. “Which, ironically, is why I’m here again.”“I take it you found the high wizard?”“Yep,” she says, nodding.Found, fucked.