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Anastasia really had to refrain from rolling her eyes at the Greingoth girl. She'd tripped on her own feet and had scraped her knee, or whatever, and had then felt injured enough to need to limp to one of the first carriages to arrive so that she could get to the castle safely.
What a load of crock. Anastasia just shook her head as the rest of the Slytherin 'leaders' spoke, her eyes lighting up in an a-ha moment when the Groundskeeper revealed that it was Genevieve Branxton who had coerced the Slytherin captain into helping. Well well well!
"Good thing as least one daughter of a Hogwarts staff member has the sense to aid her peers in their time of need," she stated clearly, looking straight at Sierra as she delivered the burn. She stood and brushed an invisible speck of something off her brooch. "We are finished here. I expect better from Salazar Slytherin's house, and if I don't see it, I will personally have all your badges, and perhaps your Head of House's title too."
Throwing a scathing smile toward Hecate, Anastasia swept out of the room without another word.
Hecate was expecting venom from the Head Mistress, however this response had shocked her. To put down one student by elevating another, to their face, was not only mean, it was uncalled for. She didn’t need to suck up to the Board of Governor’s president when she wasn’t even in the room. Threatening the student leader’s badges was one thing. Sometimes it helped motivate the students never to fail again, but to threaten her Head of House status,
in front of the students, was simply unprofessional.
Hecate had not taken the students’ side neither in front of them, nor to the staff in private. She simply didn’t appreciate being stepped over, and she’d wanted the groundskeeper to know it. Privately. She wouldn’t say anything in front of the students.
For the Head Mistress to attack her title could have meant one of three things: One, Either the headmistress thought the Slytherins would jump at the chance and purposefully fail, trying to get the Head of House-ship taken away from the woman they referred to as the Dragon Lady; Two, Truebridge had never worked in an environment where respecting your staff was the correct way to lead; Or Three, the Head Mistress had simply gone insane.
Yes like any other boss the Head Mistress had the power to indeed threaten her title, and her job for that matter, but you just didn’t do it in front of the students.
It was a blessing the woman left when she did. Hecate was sure to have been sacked had she answered the way she had an impulse to. Then again, contrary to what the Head Mistress thought, Hecate was not unprofessional.
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Mell Seb had to bite back the groan that threatened to leave his mouth after the Potions mistress spoke. She was ordering the students to thank him. Oh that was going to go down well. He had just taken points from them and now they were supposed to thank him for doing so. Guess he wasn't going to be making friends with these three.
He was just about to pick up his tea when the Headmistress had her say and Seb couldn't help but cringe a little at the cutting remarks. He would make sure never, ever to get on the wrong side of the red head. And then she just left. And all he could do was stare after her for a moment. He was very aware that he was now surrounded by four very angry people.
So he stood up from his chair just as the three students were making their apologies and thanking him and he waved his hand dismissively. He knew that they didn't mean one word of it and that was fine by him, so long as they did their jobs like they were supposed to then that's all that mattered to him.
"Well I guess I'll get going too. No doubt it will be easier to call me names when I'm not sitting in the room." Seb inclined his head at Lafay before making his way out of the office.
She watched the groundskeeper leave.
Easier to call him names if he wasn’t in the room?! She would need to have a talk with him… she would have never allowed ANY student to disrespect a staff member in her presence, no matter who it was.
She waved her wand, making the door close behind the man and then looked at the three.
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Anna Banana WHAT.
So that was how it was going to be, hmm? Garden Boy was just going to claim they were at fault because they'd been elsewhere when the chaos had ensued?! Or, at least, far enough away so that they hadn't exactly know what was going on?! She'd nearly FACE-PLANTED for Merlin's sake! ...and no scrapes?! Just able to brush herself off?! If only it were that easy. Her PRIDE had died a little bit that day, thank you very much.
Okay, so they were losing points. THAT she could deal with. She just couldn't promise she wouldn't remain annoyed at Garden Boy from now until graduation. She gave an inward sigh. This really could have been so much worse.
...and then her mother spoke up, and she felt her heart catch in her throat. Points were...well, just points, but it'd bruise so much more if her mom ended up disappointed over this. That was what would do Sierra in over this. She listened with her breath held and her eyes wide. ... Why did her mother have to be right?! They really were lucky, she guessed. ...and why did Sierra have to be raised to be so respectful? She inwardly blasted the groundskeeper. BLAHHH.
"Thank you, Mr..." MERLIN. What was it again? "...Gibbins." That was right, wasn't it? "...and as I said, it won't happen again." She hung her head. Her mom was disappointed. The worst had happened. Well, not the worst. All three of them had arrived thinking her mother was dying. Sierra didn't look up again until the headmistress spoke.
...and then Sierra felt her heart drop to her toes and possibly even roll out of her body.
"Good thing at least one daughter of a Hogwarts staff member has the sense to aid her peers in their time of need."
Okay, THAT was the worst that could have happened. Blast Vivi Branxton and her Perfect President Mother. Sierra wondered if her relationship with her mother would ever be the same. They'd come so far, and now... WAIT. WHATTTTT?! They'd take their badges and possibly Lafay's title?!
Okay, her father was officially going to ground her until she was eighty.
"I apologize," she said, but her voice came out weak, as if a thousand balls of cotton had been shoved into her throat. She wasn't even sure if the headmistress had heard her before she'd swept from the room. She cleared her throat, swallowed, and tried again. "I apologize," she said more clearly.
Was the groundskeeper going to leave soon? ...because Sierra thought she might shed a tear or two, and Greingoth's didn't cry. At least, not in front of others.
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Stop apologizing and shut your mouth." She said coldly to the child. If she cried, Hecate would hex her… no question.
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Bubbles Kennedy breathed through his nose as what-ever-his-name was spoke. He was less than happy, but there was some sort of truth there. They could have moved a lot faster, but there were too many students and chaos. If they groundskeeper had been alerted of this, which it seemed he had been, why weren't other professors there? They could have helped as well. Just saying.
Could he sue someone for this?
Because it wasn't fair. They were placed in a situation they had no control over and just because a few students had ended up hurt didn't mean they should be held responsible for anything. And he was standing by that. Kennedy has been in a mood lately, so not anything changed his mind so easily or at all.
...They were supposed to THANK the groundskeeper?!
Kennedy bit the inside of his cheek. This was not fair. "Thank you," he said, his voice coming off a bit resentful, but only those who knew him well enough would be able to tell, otherwise it just sounded serious.
The snake's eye brow arched a bit at the Headmistress' comment. One was Sierra, but who was the other she was referring to? Whatever, he didn't care about them. He stood aside as the older woman left and took hold of Sierra's hand. Kennedy knew that wouldn't sit well with Sierra. Right about now he preferred Headmaster Tate, even if the man had glued him to the ground.
So, now their badges were at risk and they had points taken off. Just peachy. Great start to the beginning of the term, no? [/sarcasm]
Kennedy gave Sierra's hand a squeeze and tugged it a bit as if telling her they could leave now, unless she wanted to stay behind and have a word with her mother.
She saw the Head Boy take hold of Sierra’s hand. Her wand flicked and sent a shock to both their hands.
Naughty Naughty… no PDAs in her office.
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THE Govoni For the most part, Dylan just stared at the Headmistress and Ground's Keeper. There wasn't much else he could really do...seeing as how he was backed into a corner. It was odd, not being able to properly defend oneself. Was this how Hufflepuffs felt?
...And really, this adult person was so...rude. Had they expressed the same sarcasm and mocking in their tones? Kinda uncalled for, guy. Whatever, though. If he wanted to play this sort of power-card, fine. Dylan just hoped he wasn't expecting to gain some type of respect from doing so.
After all, this Slytherin didn't respect liars.
"Thank you, Mr. Gibbins." It was said with the utmost sincerity, but mostly because Dylan was sincerely glad the man had stopped talking. Yes, THANK YOU for that.
Turning a remorseful eye on his Head of House, the Captain bowed his head. "I'm sorry for disappointing you, ma'am." Really, that was one thing he could really be sorry for. "I can assure you it won't happen again." Nope, most definitely not. Even if he had to shove his help down someone's throat...
"May I leave now?"
He was still a little shook from thinking the lady had died...Gah, he needed fresh air...
…
The captain had surprised her. He’d apologized for disappointing her. She knew Sierra was sorry, and she knew her daughter would try her hardest to never fail that way again. But Sierra loved her so she expected that from her, and that wasn’t as surprising as Dylan’s apology. It was as if the Head Mistress and groundkeeper hadn’t been there. The boy seemed genuinely sorry. He’d also been dismissed by the Head Mistress herself and didn’t need Hecate’s dismissal, but the respect he demonstrated by asking her, was very much appreciated.
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You know I love you all
Hecate had been ready to explode when the Head Mistress had spoken, but the Quidditch Captain had softened that. Good thing too. Had she let loose on the kids she'd have triggered her illness and although Dylan had already witnessed her first 'rotting incident', and Kennedy seemed man enough to be calm in that situation, she didn't think Sierra could take seeing her... ooze.
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What. Is my. Number one rule?" she asked her leaders, but before they could answer, she answered for them. "
Dont. Get. Caught." She could feel herself getting angry now, "
If the Head Mistress has to visit my office again because of any one of the three of you, she won't need to take your badges, because I'll have already ripped them off of you!"
She felt something wet at the side of her mouth. She instinctively wiped it off with a finger and looked at it. There, glistening in the green light of her office was a small smear of the rotting ooze.
The illness had spread to her stomach now.
She closed her eyes and in her head, she thanked Cece.
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Questions?" She asked opening her eyes again, though her tone gave the impression she was expecting none.
She had to go to St. Mungo's to have whatever was rotting in her stomach rebuilt.
Oh...
...and she needed a breath mint.