Professor Airey was sad. And it showed. And Marsha didn’t like it. At all.

Really, she didn’t know if there was any way to help him, especially with Pebbles missing… but maybe a nice GRYFFINDOR red wall, would remind him of his Pride and of his family and of the people who would help him if he asked for it. Right?

Marsha had had a constant argument with herself on the way here. Professor Airey would love it. It would upset him more. He would like it. It would annoy him. Love, sadden, Like, annoy. Gosh. She still wasn’t fully sure that he would like it - but it was homework… so surely she couldn’t get into trouble… Especially if she was doing it with the best intentions… right?

Right.

She would take the consequences and hope that her Head of House loved it and remembered his Pride was behind him.

As she looked around the waiting area, she grinned at how empty the space was. She moved towards the end wall, it was the smallest wall - but also the one to the side of the couches and to the actual office door. OKAY. Here it went.

”Colovaria!” The first year said, watching the dark Gryffindor red spread towards the edge of the wall, and the floor. When the colour stopped spreading it was covered in a bizarre pattern. Shaking her head, she aimed her wand at the other side of the wall, ”Colovaria!” She said again, watching the rest of the bottom segment fill in.

This time about 75% of the wall was filled in, except for this weird semi-circle type of white across the top. Raising her wand, and up until she was on her own tip-toes (as if the extra two inches would help) she said the charm for a third time and watched with satisfaction as the rest of the wall completely turned to red.

THERE.

Taking a few steps back, she grinned. That looked pretty awesome… even if she did say so herself. Smiling wide as she turned around and left, Marsha hoped it at least made Professor Airey smile a little bit.