“So,” Tina asked again, “do you like him?” She couldn’t be serious. Then I looked up and down the long table of eavesdropping girls, and realized she was totally serious! I couldn’t believe she was asking me that. In the Grand Hall. With boys…everywhere! It was as if Tina didn’t know that it’s standard protocol to do a basic security sweep and activate a bug scrambler before engaging in conversations that classified. I mean, sure, it was pretty loud in here, but the Blackthorne Institute could very well have an excellent lip-reading curriculum.