Cassie took a deep breath to steady her nerve as she stepped up, exhaling slowly, just like Mum had taught her. This was the moment that would define much of her life going forward — she had to make it count. She approached the hat and the deputy headmaster without issue, remembering to pick up the front of her robes as she stepped up.

She had to take another deep breath as the hat was placed upon her head, slipping down to cover her eyebrows. Now or never...

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If Cassie had a whole week of unlimited resources and freedom, she'd probably spend most of her time playing with her siblings, making flower crowns, and feeding the poor children in the town near her home. Or maybe Hogsmeade. She didn't like that there was an imbalance of who had what, and she'd try to help as many people as she could in the week she had.

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Cassie wanted to learn how to become an animagus, oh, so badly, and would hope that her animagus form is a dog. Maybe some kind of retriever.

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It was certainly be tempting to keep that point, but Cassie knew better. She raised her hand and politely corrected the professor (hopefully earning house points for her own house in turn).

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It depended, really, on what the uncomfortable request was. If it was something simple, something like trying a food she'd had poor luck with in the past (or breaking a minor rule, when none of the staff might know), she'd give it a try. If it was something major, something...untoward? She wouldn't just deny her potential friend. She'd report their request to the nearest authority. There's a limit, after all.