Lex....felt like she was on a sugar rush. It was possible she was on a sugar rush, COULD YOU SEE HER BOUNCING???? Any minute now she'd stop of course but at the moment she was SOOOO excited. Finally she'd get into the Restricted Section and it would be legit. No getting kicked out, no costing her house points just her and all the books on the dark arts she could stuff into her brain before she had to leave. Could things get any better? She wasn't sure they could...in fact no they couldn't. She'd been waiting for this for yeeeaaars. Years of Romanos telling her maybe next term. There was no next term after this one and she was glad Professor Airey realized this without her having to point this out.

Knock. KNOCK. KNOCK.

...Maybe she'd need to bang louder? She could you know. This was some serious stuff. Her future happiness depended on the Professor handing her the most beautiful gift ever; that permission slip.

Knock.

Knockknockknockknockknock.

Stopit Lex, he was probably on his way to open it, or out...he might not be in his office--or SLEEPING!!! KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. "Professssooooorrrrr? You in there???" Sweet Merlin he didn't drop dead before giving her the slip did he??? Don't knock. Don't knock again Lex. No.

.........Knock. Okay. She was done now.