Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

Why wasn't professor Bentley here? Ooooh, right. She was history, and that must mean that Mr. dance on tables was their new head. Awesome. He was going to be lots of fun. "Are you our new head of house?" She had to ask for confirmation purposes.

Of course he would have noticed the tackle and wallowing from his table. Since it was her mess, AJ thought that she should tell him what was going on. Even if IAN was the one who created the mess for her. "Well it all started on the carriage ride over here. The blubbering puff that you saw on the floor is Ian, and well he was riding in the carriage with me. He got jealous that I was sitting by Adi and started bashing my beloved unicorns." Did he understand why that would set her off? "He started calling me names so I stomped his toes." Just to let him know that she wasn't the one. "Then when my back was turned he shot out a hex at me." No need to mention that she was hopping out of a moving carriage when the attack happened. "Thankfully Benny was there to block the spell from hitting me." Or else Ian would still be digesting his wand that AJ would have shoved down his throat. She wasn't that good with spells herself, you see.

"Then I came to MY house table like a good little gryffindor, and the next thing I know here comes Ian AGAIN. I figured he was going to apologize only he looked like he wanted another fight." Did she need to mention that she wasn't the one again? "He started to get those crazy eyes again, and before I knew what was happening he kissed me." That was the worse thing that he could have done to her. "Who goes around trying to hex people one minute, and then snog them the next?" It had to be clear WHY she knocked him off his feet. "So naturally I tackled him." And shoved her wand into his trachea, but did he REALLY need to know that part? "Oh, and Adi saved Ian's life several times today." If it wasn't for him diffusing the situation several times Ian wouldn't have made it to Hogwarts. Of course that would have saved him the embarrassment of assuming the fetal position in lion territory. Maybe Adi didn't do him any favors.

AJ heard the ghost, and she nodded in his direction. She was too occupied to make sure that Ian was going down to do much else.

Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

"We got luck on our side now, see," with Sir Nicholas mentioning Airey for Head of House, "our new Head of House is all sorts of squeamish. You tell him you're in pain and throw in a few tears and I reckon he'll stand guard to make sure the Healer doesn't cause more pain he'll have to deal with." And that was some good logic on the Professor's side too. Lex wasn't one for tears but dramatics had become a speciality of hers thanks to a certain former Head Girl best friend.

Oooohhh and they were doing that hugging thing now? Lex blinked down at Aubrey for a moment before deciding to simply roll with it. Hugs were alright depending on who you got them from. In this case it was Aubrey and the little lion was more than alright. She chuckled, heart of gold? Her? Absolutely. Far be it from her to avoid educating the less intellectual amongst them. "Whacks are a good start, then you move up to something a little more....conducive to correction, like proper curses when you learn them." She enjoyed casting a good curse or two, but she needed new ones.

As for this....this thing.....here...no she didn't care that Aubrey got violent and NO she didn't care that the violence wasn't to be condoned. You don't want to know what Lex might have done were she in the younger girl's position. In fact...she didn't know many spells back then...she'd have gotten physical too.

Then the girl went on explaining as Adi had tried a moment ago. If Aubrey was Adi she'd have shut her up with a big, fat 'I don't care' but she wouldn't be mean to her cub who was defending friends and reporting a problem. That was counter productive if nothing else. "Sounds like you've got a right problem here with that Puffer. Can't have him annoying you and can't have you getting in trouble for what I fully give permission for you to do to him next time he bothers you so...I'll talk to Professor Hadley." Adi could talk to her all he liked, Lex had a different message.



"I don't think you'll be bothered too much by the feasts in between. Those are the legit ones with food that you get without even needing to wait for the Headmistress to have her fill of conversation." Events like Halloween and Christmas just weren't THAT serious and most weren't around for the Christmas anyway. No point preaching to the masses that had gone home.

Lex reached into her bag, fishing out a sugar quill. The cupcakes and cookies were fine but it was a spur of the moment craving and those she hardly ignored...if ever.

"What are who like?" She questioned, sucking at the tip of the treat. It was only a moment later that understanding hit her. "Oh you mean the elves? They're lovely. Super nice and always offering to help or make you something. A bit nutty though and they tend to hurt themselves when they think they've done something wrong." It was....unnerving to say the least but apparently that was how they liked things so...who was she to question it.



It was the erratic movement that drew the Gryffindor's eyes to this one. She hadn't walked to the table like most others, nah, skipping tended to draw more attention. A closer look got her realizing it was the kid from the luggage compartment. Merlin, if she'd known she was talking to a future Gryffindor things could have been different...maybe. Personality was still a determining factor in everything.

"Welcome to Gryffindor." She said with a grin as the girl squeezed between two others on the opposite side of the table. "House of Champions, you know!"



Make no mistake, if she hadn't just spent all that time with her grandparents and their associates, his words might have been lost on her with the ramble and the accent of it all. As it stood Lex was grasping at words to fit into a proper sentence when he suddenly shut up and went back to taking on the house colour. Such pride....? Sureee. She loved Gryffindor as much as the next guy but her face would stay this colour thanks.

"Knox would never have died, that's the point. There was another Professor, Mr. Vinteren, they were joined at the hip sorta and he'd have killed every dementor in the room for her because I think they might be a thing." But you know they probably weren't on account of Vinteren saving himself for her, duh. "Mr. Firth overestimated the situation and felt he had to jump right in. You can be brave and think straight. It's not hard to link the two." Only...it was hard, really hard and she was still learning how to do both at the same time. It was just the way she saw it. "Not discreditting his bravery, just saying he'd be around longer with a different sort of bravery."



"No? Nothing eventful? Sounds like you need to have a summer with me then." Lions needed to have epic moments in their lives...like at every waking moment. The fact his summer was uneventful spoke to something else entirely and she didn't think she could leave without him remedying it. "Could make a big boom out of the whole thing, if you'd like that its." After all, summer was still a long way off and Zander could develop even more epic plans before then. He wouldn't need her in that case and she'd hardly want to burden him...or herself if it came to that.

The enjoyment of the cupcake was slowly leaving his eyes, she could see it and at first linked it to maybe something being a bit off in the treat?...Was that it? The one she'd eaten earlier was just fine and no one else at the table seemed ready to drop dead so.....OHHHHH!!

Lex gave a playful roll of her eyes. "That's what the badge says, reckon it must be true." Though it could have all been one big hoax. Maybe the Headmistress thought it'd be funny given the conversation they had and right after the feast she'd be kind enough to take it back? "Lottie says it means I'm proper in charge but I like to think I was always proper in charge and able to do what I want." So.....theory blown away adequately, yeah?



Wait what?? Hahahaha!

"Brilliant!" And a good show. It only took a Gryffindor and the hat couldn't have had any other notions for the boy. "Don't think you gave the hat much choice." And it probably wasn't even the threat even but the kind of threat and the fact he'd made it. The newest of their house were usually among the most rash. No denying that. "D'you reckon your mum will mind too much?" She remembered him going off about that for a little. Something about her being a Ravenclaw and wanting him there. Why anyone would wish that on their child was beyond her.

The apology was all and well but explanations too? Muggleborn? Ah--eh?? Lex squinted at him for a moment, not sure she was understanding anymore. "Your mother was a Ravenclaw...................how are you muggleborn?" And some staring too. Muggleborns had muggle parents...muggle parents used to be muggle children and muggle children weren't invited to Hogwarts.

What even?



Then the other Valentine happened and Lex just raised an unamused brow at her. At no point did she remember asking for her input....at all....especially the irrelevant kind so Lex simply nodded to indicate she'd heard, then turned her attention elsewhere...or rather...to the Hufflepuff Prefect.



She didn't think she'd have the patience to explain to him a second time that she didn't care...so him finally giving up and leaving was for the best. She didn't like drama being brought to her doors and the lions were trying to make do with having no food yet. They didn't need this...whatever this was and the puffers could enjoys their soaps from their own table, just not here.



Lex noted the departure of the younger lion after she'd explicitly told Adi that all her lions were here and in check but she didn't make any moves to get her back here...she did, however, wish she did after she saw the scene the child had gone over there to make. MERLIN, they would give her gray hairs if she let them! Lex decided they wouldn't. She wouldn't have an aneurysm over any of them.

Thankfully the girl came to her senses and made her way back before anything could become too much of a problem. Lex expected she'd go back to the group she was defending but she was making her way to her....? Okay then....

"You can have a word, yeah. Have a seat too if you can find one." With everyone squeezing in to join the conversations around her, they'd become a bit cramped on space. Lottie might have been wishing she'd stayed at her own table now.




Oh thank Merlin, no requirements on that one. "Good. I don't fancy myself a Lady and it'd get irksome after a time..........might try my luck though. Maybe once. Maybe just to see." But Circe what if the Professor went along with it??? Talk about a major backfire!!! Er...she'd have to think VERY carefully about this on second thought because yeah.....not a Lady and 'Lady Cambridge' would not do....

Oh but the knighting!! She twisted a few times. "Aren't you going to need a sword? Shame we never nicked that one from the goblin that time but we could make do, couldn't we?"

Questions, she had them because tonight she would be a KNIGHT! HUZZAH! Or whatever it was knights said, so of course she got up from her seat and did the kneeling. SO READY FOR THIS OKAY???



Oh but the Professor. For a moment she forgot about her knighting and rose from her knees to meet the gaze of the Professor. Whoa there this was close. She took a step back, fixing him with a serious look because yes this was serious and she wanted something done about it.

Lex gave Aubrey some time to give her version, in case there was something she was likely to miss out later then it was her turn to speak and wrap it all up.

"Puffers at our table Professor. We were just fine before they started trickling in, then one came over and kissed my little lion and she took care of him proper but then he was curled up on the floor in a pathetic ball of heart break and what I imagine might have been pain from the abuse but that was his fault. Would'a kicked him to get up but he got up and left so I tried talking to the Puff Prefect who should have been manning his own table as even Sir Nicholas suggested," ahem cough, "but he got a tone with me and if he didn't leave I'd have hexed his feet to the ceiling." That was as brief as summaries got around here when you had so much to cover.

"Not sure, but I think we're fine now for the most part? No red shirts causing the problem this time, just yellow." Ironic at the red table, wasn't it?

Soooo not their fault.

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