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BanaBatGirl · 07-23-2014, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

You know what else sounded improbable? Spirits rising from Egypt and hopping into man eating plants that take Professors at what's meant to be the safest school ever but Lex didn't say this, she just kinda...stared, wondering how improbable it could really be. "Stranger things have happened." And that was all the argument she had left with that. It didn't sound much like she'd be able to convince her.

Oh but she'd talked to the Centaurs? This could prove interesting. "What did they say?? Did they tell you what they're running from??" Might put her mind at ease. The spark of curiosity in her eyes dimmed at the question and her expression sunk. Why wasn't she doing all that? Easy. She wasn't doing it right and felt stopping was the better option before she completely ruined things. "I was told I don't go about leadership right....don't reckon you'll want my help calming anyone."

The hmmmm-ing didn't help. The woman actually sounded like she was wondering how much she should agree. Of course she could agree, nothing wrong there but it still might have been equivalent to her eating her last chocolate frog. But then....she didn't see any rubbish Prefects. Glasses were a thing yeah? She'd get her a pair if they ever got out of this place. For now, Lex gave her a very serious look. "How do you do it Ma'am? Leading without hexing the exceptionally stupid and annoying amongst your numbers?" Very serious question here. Legit. If given half a chance, she'd hex Kevin again, and again, and again until he didn't LOOK like Kevin anymore.

Look, the girl wasn't even blinking now. That was as sure a sign as any that she needed sustenance more than anything, and the redhead was about to raise her wand to summon a house elf up here when Alexa spoke again. And sounding so cryptic for a Gryffindor, too. Fascinating. She forgot all about getting a house elf with the topic of centaurs.

"Well," she responded slowly, wondering just how much she would be safe to indulge, "they said their typical centaur mumbo-jumbo about stars and signs aligning," which of course the Headmistress dismissed with an airy wave of the hand, as she didn't put much stock in Divination, "but then they also emphasized how all the children should stay in the castle. Specifically, they said that the forest was an unsafe place to be anymore. And really, Alexa, that was all they said." Honest to goodness. Nothing about ice monsters.

Now hold on to a hippogriff's feather.... "Who told you you don't 'go about' leadership right? You do realize that that is an opinionated statement," or so it sounded, "possibly coming from a person not well versed in leadership anyway?" Possibly. Hopefully that hadn't been a professor who said that. Annie bit her lip at the corner to keep from smirking at the girl's next question, about.... well, idiots.

"Become a master of the cold shoulder and the art of ignoring stupidity and you won't have this problem," she replied with a casual, cool shrug. "Also, and this is something you might have to really work at to develop," she gave Cambridge a pat on the hand, "you need to work on developing some zingers. Some short and sweet snippets that really put people in their place. Then they'll be too insulted and/or stupefied to open their mouths and expose all the world to their idiocy." Twas the Bunbury way!

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BanaBatGirl Banshee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gotham Posts: 51,213 Hogwarts RPG Name: TBD Gryffindor Hogwarts RPG Name: Zara H. Bunbury-Foster Slytherin Fifth Year	:d Professor Pink \| Mrs. Bruce Wayne \| I'm on a Goat \| Glitterpuff \| Dumbledore's Defense Squad \| BHB Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo You know what else sounded improbable? Spirits rising from Egypt and hopping into man eating plants that take Professors at what's meant to be the safest school ever but Lex didn't say this, she just kinda...stared, wondering how improbable it could really be. "Stranger things have happened." And that was all the argument she had left with that. It didn't sound much like she'd be able to convince her. Oh but she'd talked to the Centaurs? This could prove interesting. "What did they say?? Did they tell you what they're running from??" Might put her mind at ease. The spark of curiosity in her eyes dimmed at the question and her expression sunk. Why wasn't she doing all that? Easy. She wasn't doing it right and felt stopping was the better option before she completely ruined things. "I was told I don't go about leadership right....don't reckon you'll want my help calming anyone." The hmmmm-ing didn't help. The woman actually sounded like she was wondering how much she should agree. Of course she could agree, nothing wrong there but it still might have been equivalent to her eating her last chocolate frog. But then....she didn't see any rubbish Prefects. Glasses were a thing yeah? She'd get her a pair if they ever got out of this place. For now, Lex gave her a very serious look. "How do you do it Ma'am? Leading without hexing the exceptionally stupid and annoying amongst your numbers?" Very serious question here. Legit. If given half a chance, she'd hex Kevin again, and again, and again until he didn't LOOK like Kevin anymore. Look, the girl wasn't even blinking now. That was as sure a sign as any that she needed sustenance more than anything, and the redhead was about to raise her wand to summon a house elf up here when Alexa spoke again. And sounding so cryptic for a Gryffindor, too. Fascinating. She forgot all about getting a house elf with the topic of centaurs. "Well," she responded slowly, wondering just how much she would be safe to indulge, "they said their typical centaur mumbo-jumbo about stars and signs aligning," which of course the Headmistress dismissed with an airy wave of the hand, as she didn't put much stock in Divination, "but then they also emphasized how all the children should stay in the castle. Specifically, they said that the forest was an unsafe place to be anymore. And really, Alexa, that was all they said." Honest to goodness. Nothing about ice monsters. Now hold on to a hippogriff's feather.... "Who told you you don't 'go about' leadership right? You do realize that that is an opinionated statement," or so it sounded, "possibly coming from a person not well versed in leadership anyway?" Possibly. Hopefully that hadn't been a professor who said that. Annie bit her lip at the corner to keep from smirking at the girl's next question, about.... well, idiots. "Become a master of the cold shoulder and the art of ignoring stupidity and you won't have this problem," she replied with a casual, cool shrug. "Also, and this is something you might have to really work at to develop," she gave Cambridge a pat on the hand, "you need to work on developing some zingers. Some short and sweet snippets that really put people in their place. Then they'll be too insulted and/or stupefied to open their mouths and expose all the world to their idiocy." Twas the Bunbury way! __________________ yeah, there's one thing about me that you should know________________________________ __________________________________________that I can't help from speaking my mind