It has been nearly a year since Madison Bennett, a Hufflepuff friend Cassie met on the train to Hogwarts has interacted with Cassie. In this nearly a year, Cassie feels she grows a lot, she has more friends, she knows more spells, she also grows taller. Short before the spring break, she thinks of her friend Madi, so she sends her an owl, inviting her to her house. It is very big. Madison agrees.

It is now eight twenty eight, two minutes before the appointed time. Cassie stands in the entrance hall of the Jiang's manor, waiting for a knock from the door, which must come from Madison. She must be somewhere near already. Cassie's heart pounds fast. She is very excited to invite someone here. Her parents is out for work so she will be the only one in the house for the two days during the spring break. Well, except for some house elves.

Just then, she hears a knock. She runs to the large wooden door and opens it. Yes, it is Madison, standing in front of the door. 'Hello Madi! Welcome to my house! Let me introduce you around, and we will have some fun! It's great to have you here!'

@Madison Bennett
OOC: Sorry for the delay!

Madison was excited, today was her first sleepover with her friend Cassie Jiang!! Although they hadn't spoken much since the train journey in their first year, so much had happened for Madi and she was super excited to tell Cassie all about it!!

After Madi's parents dropped her off, she knocked on the door of the Manor and stared at it, whilst waiting for someone to answer. Woah, this place is bigger than mine!! Madi thinks to herself. She smiles when she sees Cassie and hugs her "Hey Cassie, thanks for inviting me! Your house is amazing by the way" Madi says, walking into the entryway. Madi nods and follows Cassie around the Manor. She was very excited to hang out with Cassie, it felt like ages since they'd last caught up. "I'm so glad you invited me Cassie, I feel like a catch up between us has been long overdue" Madi says with a smile, and what she said was true. Since she and Cassie were in different houses, it wasn't easy catching up all the time, but she was glad they'd get to do so now. As she was being shown around, Madi took in how different Cassie's Manor looked to her house in Kensington, in a good way though, Madi loved exploring new places and seeing different people's homes, it gave her an insight into the type of person that they were, though she already knew Cassie was a great person and friend, she hoped soon they'd even be best friends!! Cassie was one of the first friends Madi ever made on her journey to Hogwarts and they'd had such a blast on the train together their first year.

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Madi's outfit

@Cassie Jiang

Cassie takes Madi to her bedroom. It is the west bedroom on the second floor. She will be sleeping there at night. 'Madi, this is your bedroom during your stay. You will be sleeping here at night. It has an independent bathroom, you can get there through this door. If you get out of this glass door, it takes you to this balcony. You can oversee the garden here. Please put your trunk in your room, you can take your things out later. Now,' she leads her out of the room. 'You know, this room is the best of the whole house. It has the best views, and, out of the room, it takes you directly to the reading room.' Cassie opens a marble door. 'This is about half as large as the Hogwarts Library. It has several sections too.' on the marble floor are many wooden shelves, books with different leather covers stand there, quietly.

'And, what you might like best, is that this reading room contains some of the books very hard to find outside in the bookstores! You can read any if you want, you can take it out of the room, just put it back on the trolley next to the entrance when you return it! Now, let's find a nice book to read together, shall we?'

Cassie is proud of her manor.
@Madison Bennett

Madison placed her trunk onto the floor and looked outside at the view from her room, "wow Cassie, this room is so cool!!" she says. She soon follows Cassie to another room, it was her favourite one for sure as soon as she saw it. A room full to the brim with books!! Ooo restricted section library books... Madi thought, that does sound cool.

"Ok thanks Cassie and sure let's find one to read together, do you have a favourite?" Madi asks. Some of the books she saw, her parents had in their library back home in Kensington, others she'd only heard about and some she'd never heard about.

Once they had decided on a book, they found a nice comfy couch to sit on and started reading it together. Madison was enjoying spending time with Cassie, she knew she'd have to invite her over to Kensington soon. She soon looked at Cassie and smiled "I'm getting kinda hungry Cassie, do you think we could find something to eat in this vast house of yours?" Madi said with a giggle.

As they walked, Madi could hear her tummy growl at her, damn she was hungry. It made her think of the Vanilla and Cinnamon buns at Hogwarts, she'd probably eaten her weight in those but she didn't care, they were so good!! Madi admired the architecture of Cassie's Manor, it was very impressive and a lot bigger than her house in Kensington

@Cassie Jiang

Cassie giggles too as Madi asks for some food to eat. She looks at the nearest clock, yes, it is indeed lunch time. Perhaps the house elves have prepared food for them already? Her parents are out for extra work, but the elves have been assigned to make food for her. 'Of course! Let's go to the dining room.'

'My favourite is the Astronomy Encyclopedia. There is one copy in the reading room's Astronomy Section, there are also two copies in the Hogwarts library. I have my own copy, I usually take it with me at school. It is now on the desk of my room. I love Astronomy. Perhaps in the future, I would like to be an Astronomer in the future, you? What's your favourite book and what's your dream job?'

They arrives at the dining room. It is on the first floor, next to the ball room. It has a long large crystal light on the top, and oil paintings of fruits and food hanging on the marble walls. A long wooden table similar to the tables at the Great Hall of Hogwarts. Food are already well prepared and put in the middle of the long table. After all, there is no need for the elves to make as much food as needed at Hogwarts.

'It's lunch time!' Cassie says, as she sites down at a wooden chair in front of the food, she asks Madi to sit beside her. 'You can have whatever you want! Desserts and fruits will be served soon!'

@Madison Bennett

Madison pondered the question as they walked to the dining room for lunch. She'd thought a bit about what she wanted to do when she was older, but she also wanted to keep her options open."Woah being an Astronomer sounds cool!! I'd say anything to do with plants or animals, or Quidditch. As for my dream job, i'd either like to play Quidditch professionally like my dad, or work as a Herbologist either at Hogwarts or in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures within the Ministry of Magic" Madi said with a smile.

Madi looks around the dining room before sitting next to Cassie and digging into the food. They talk more about Hogwarts and their classes before Madi stopped eating and had some water, "I've seen you around school with your Pygmy Puff, it's so cute!! My dad is going to take me soon to get a kitten so I'll be bringing a pet to Hogwarts too at the start of the school year" Madi said with a smile as she put her knife and fork on her plate.

As she and Cassie talked more, Madi remembered how much she'd loved hanging out with Cassie, all the giggles and laughter they shared together, she'd missed. "So what do your parents do for work Cassie?" Madi asked curiously, wanting to learn more about Cassie's family.

@Cassie Jiang

Cassie keeps enjoying the nice food, stuffing her mouth with the delicious food the elves cooked. After she finally chewed all the food, she gets a chance to speak. 'Herbologist? That is so cool! I like Herbology too! Good luck! Quidditch is also cool! I am waiting to be a Quidditch player. Hope I can be a beater soon!' Cassie smiles as she imagines the feeling of playing a Quidditch Game for Ravenclaw. 'Ministry of Magic is wonderful, hope your dreams come true!'

'Thanks Madi' Cassie says as she looks at her pygmy puff Wisdom. 'A kitten? It must be so cute! Have fun playing with your new pet!' Cassie smiles again.

'My parents? Oh, my mother is a Herbologist, and my father is an Unspeakable, he studies brains. They both played Quidditch before though, however they feel such jobs will earn them more fortune. What do your parents do by the way?' Cassie asks curiously. She is very proud of her father's job, and likes her mother's job too. She is very proud of them.

Cassie stuffs some more food into her mouth and realizes little is left. 'I think, it is time for desserts!' she calls the elves, and soon, the table is replaced by icecream and cakes.
@Madison Bennett

Madi smiled "Thanks Cassie and yes I completely agree, Quidditch is super cool!! I had the chance to go to a World Cup when I was 2, my Dad used to play for the England Quidditch Team but he retired when I was four due to him wanting to spend more time with me and my older brother. My mum meanwhile is a high ranking member of the Accidental Reversal Squad so she's away on assignments and stuff quite a bit" Madi said.

"No way you want to be a beater? That's cool, I've put my name down to be a Chaser, my dad's been training me since I was little to be one, maybe one day we'll play against each other" Madi said with a giggle. She hoped that, even though she and Cassie may play against each other in Quidditch, they'd still be friends once the game was over. "I will don't worry, I'll introduce her to you once I have her" Madi said with a smile.

"Woah no way, your mum is a Herbologist? I'd love to speak to her sometime to get an insight into what that kind of job would be like, if that's ok with you" Madi said before continuing. "An Unspeakable? My mum's told me about those guys, that's really cool!!" Madi said, staring at all the ice creams and cakes. She ate a bit of cake and ice cream, though not a lot as she was quite full. "Could I have more of a house tour please Cassie, is that ok with you?" Madi asked.

@Cassie Jiang