Cedric's hand slides up the wand out of habit, feeling the connection there that keeps him safe. It's going to be his best friend during the war, he can already tell.

"I've been studying magic for the past six years. We learn about potions and magical creatures and star charts and predictions, but I like Charms and Transfiguration best. I think I'll need the defencive spells most, though. I was just using one---the Reductor Curse. It blasts things apart."

He looks up at the sky longingly, wishing he could fly up and take a look. "I like flying and Quidditch too, but I don't think the ship saved my broom. It's not really important anyway."