"Not really. But if you listen closely, you'll begin to recognize it when it's happening around you." It happened a lot in this school too.

Her eyes flicked back up at him when he started with more questions. He asked a lot of those, did he know? "All of this is in Hogwarts, A History you know. It wouldn't hurt to crack that open and read it." Because despite whatever he wanted to believe, she wasn't all that helpful and had no intentions of answering all his questions in detail. "Bentley's not that malicious." Just so he knew. As fun as that rumor would be to start, she didn't think it all that believable.

And also she had no interest in filling the kid's head with fears.

Didn't see, didn't want to shake. They were both the same thing. Not only was she surrounded by first years, she was surrounded by ones that were well mannered and it was weird.


"Still a professor, just not teaching anymore." She corrected, eyes staying on him as she studied his features and tried to recall an old class memory. "You were in one of the lessons." Fact, not a question. It was way back when she had attended as many as she could. Though he was obviously older now. "Want to help me study?"