When he went and straight out asked questions like that...it kinda made it hard for her to beat around the bush, did he know? She supposed it was for the best...lions didn't avoid things, they tackle them head on and though she didn't plan to literally tackling the man but you got the idea.

Lex tried her best not to fidget, ignoring the rising feeling of restlessness again. "I did--but before you completely explode and start yelling about detentions and point loss I think you should let me explain."

Would he?

Deciding she didn't want to give him a chance to stop her, the Gryffindor lunged right into her explanation. "It wasn't meant to be disrespectful, it was meant to be a joke--and I know I got in trouble for the exact same thing and you gave me that whole lecture about Prefects and jokes and such but really, it's like...tradition; older students filling Firsties with Castle stories before they get there. Nothing more. Kinda like in my first year when this seventh year told me the Headmistress liked being called Hogs Head." Granted that turned out HORRIBLY but in the end it was a JOKE.

Surely he had enough of a sense of humour to see this?