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Seeing Isabelle holding a damaged photograph and frame was strange, but as she listened to her colleague explain what had happened, it didn't surprise her. "That's terrible, I'm so sorry," she said understanding what that felt like. First having to restore greenhouse three and now all this fire business... it was just ridiculous. "Did anyone see what did it?"
It hadn't been a student... surely.
Looking down at the bundle of barely toegther parchment, Seren heaved a sigh. "I haven't... but something did."
Again she didn't think it was a student, they didn't have access to her shed, it had wards on it, and for good reason.
"Something burned my research shed down," she said with just a little venom in her tone. "A whole years worth of research... gone!" she added indicating to the blackened parchement. "The shed, my tools, the seeds... can all be replaced. But this, this will take time."
Isabelle wanted to nod her head, yet shake it at the same time, in response to the question. It was a yes and no, which just made it all the more confusing.
"Minerva was in the room and saw it happening, but she couldn't see WHAT was doing it. And I was in my back room, saw nothing," she shrugged and sighed.
Burnt her shed down?
"Oh, Seren, I'm really sorry." Isabelle tilted her head and looked down sorrowfully at the burnt parchment. All her work, ruined. What on earth could have wanted to do that?
"You don't think maybe....it was the same thing that messed up my room, do you? I mean, there can't be two - destructive, for want of a better word - things around, can there...?" Issy frowned and looked towards the gargoyles. They really should go and speak to the Headmaster.
Whispering the password, the gargoyles moved to the sides and opened up the staircase. Isabelle gestured for Seren to go in front of her.
"After you, your problem is much more serious than mine!"