Ooooh, they were staring now. Two could play that game, Lafay. Milton stared back with a rather content look on his face. He wasn't really angry, probably because he got what he deserved, but he wasn't scared either. He had gotten over that.

Why did she call him in here? Because she was testy, manipulative, old woman who liked getting her annoying students in trouble. But Milton knew better and held his tongue. "Because, like you said... I was bold enough to stand up to you when you got my name wrong for the nine-hundredth time, but not when you took points from the wrong house." Which was selfish, much like himself. Milton had to give the woman props; she knew what she was doing.