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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia "Mia" Adair
Slytherin Sixth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Leigh Upstead
Hufflepuff Fifth Year  x11
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Originally Posted by Magical Soul  Botros noticed how eloquent and diplomatic the young Prefect was in her speech. He admired this sense as it must've come naturally to her. "You won't. Your efforts and behaviour have been praised by your professors." So she was standing on solid ground in referring to the Prefectship. Did he mention how glad he was that the school was going smoothly so far? So happy.
Moving on to the purpose of her visit. She wanted to... thank him? Botros' wrinkles furrowed a little in attempt to remember what kind of favors he did for Sophie that wasn't his responsibility. He struggled to remember a much younger Sophie, less diplomatic and eloquent but equally enthusiastic and radiating. He smiled widely at her. "Not at all." She didn't need to thank him. "I should be rewarding you, you had the most scores of all the fifth year students last year. You did great." He was aware that Runes OWLs and NEWTs were really difficult to pass for the average student, so: "I'm very proud of you and how far you've gone since you started taking Runes. I am also glad you sought me out early in your education, that is not something any student would do." Students gave up too soon nowadays. "You're a true Ravenclaw, with Slytherin ambitious nature." He laughed, though he meant it. "Thank you, sir." Botros was being very, very kind to her, and Sophie tried to keep her emotions out of this conversation - it was hard, though, for she was deeply touched by a having a wizard of his caliber pay her such a high compliment about her leadership abilities. He didn't think she would let anyone down, which meant... she wouldn't, then, because she would make sure of it. She had to. For him, and any other professors he was referring to who had praised her. But as hard as she was trying to be calm, cool, and collected, her throat got tight with emotion at what he said after she finished her grateful spiel to him.
She'd... gotten... the highest score of anyone in her class? Even... people like Adi? Lux? Ethan? Simon? People who had been Rune Masters in the past and excelled on a regular basis?
"But..." Her voice caught in her throat and her brows furrowed in confusion. "How? Adi 'n Lux 'n Ethan 'n Simon, they're all like mega geniuses, and my practical was a disaster. I crossed out so many things and had to rewrite them, I thought the examiners were gonna hate me and fail me for sure." Maybe... maybe she knew more than she thought she did? But... MERLIN. "So no one got an Outstanding?" She hoped Botros didn't feel badly about that - certainly he knew his subject was just the hardest one for pretty much everyone - unless one's name was Tobias Fuller-Thompson - right? And that it had nothing to do with his teaching?
All of this made her feel LOADS better, though. If she was the top of her class in Runes... AND in Charms, like Quigley had told her... then... she wondered just how she had stacked up to her classmates in the other subjects, too. With the exception of Transfiguration, her worst subject, did that mean she was... like... THE top of the class? Had... all her efforts really paid off that much?
Tears were threatening to pool in her eyes now as the reality of the situation hit her. All she'd ever wanted was to soak up as much knowledge as she could while having fun and make a name for herself... and it seemed she'd done it. Her grades, the badge, the future opportunities she had lined up, the friends and connections she'd made... it was everything her first-year self could've ever hoped she'd become.
"That's..." Sophie got choked up and laughed a little in embarrassment, wiping one eye at a time before the tears could fall, and swallowed hard before continuing with a smile, "That's what I've been told. I've got Ravenclaw's thirst for knowledge, Slytherin's ambition, Gryffindor's bravery, and Hufflepuff's loyalty. I've got all those traits really strongly - m'kinda a cool hybrid of all the houses. I've been really lucky to have good influences in my life to strengthen and encourage all those traits."
She considered herself immensely fortunate to be where she was today, and she blinked back the moisture in her eyes before it could overflow again. Hopefully the professor wouldn't see her current inability to contain emotions as weakness, and she also hoped she wasn't making him ridiculously uncomfortable. Heh. Oops.
"Thank you for everything. Sincerely." His encouragement, his guidance, his belief in her... she was endlessly grateful for him. "I was thinking maybe I could give Feo regular walks as an expression of gratitude. I mean, I go for walks all the time anyway and spend loads of time outside, so... it wouldn't even be entirely out of my way or anything." It wouldn't even be close to enough of repayment for all he had done for her, but... it could be a start, right?
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