Sophie caught most of what had been going on as she entered through the classroom door. She made a quick mental note of things.

- West and Nigel had to pull their hair back.
- Some girl got called by her name and her year, for some reason.
- That Gryffindor guy, who was just excited about his OWL, got yelled at and told to re-enter class.

Conclusion: Who died and left Bellaire to be Queen?

Sophie had always tried her hardest to respect the Transfiguration professor, but she did think her rules and procedures were a little out there and unnecessary. Didn't every teenager dislike something about the adults they were around, though? Shrug.

"Good morning, Professor Bellaire," she said, as she passed by the woman. Then she found a spot and stood waiting to be told to sit down.