 be curious, not judgmental
Sipping her hot chocolate in between devouring large bites of cookie, Sophie wiggled in her bean bag chair and settled down in it beside Tobes. It was storyyyytime today, which was mega exciting, and Soph continued enjoying her cookies as she took in Glendower's own story, then the students that followed suit. Cute stories, the lot of them, and the sixth year finished up her cookie just before it was her turn, when Tobes was talking - and of COURSE his was about Quidditch. Especially endearing, his story was, and when he was finished, Soph offered up the first thing that came to mind that no one else had said.
"I kinda have two notable historical figures, not just one - former Hogwarts Headmistress Rae-Branxton and her best friend and Deputy Headmistress Anjelica Lainey. They were, like, connected at the hip 'n my parents have told me how they were such good leaders TOGETHER because of just how close they were and they played off each other's strengths to keep Hogwarts safe and secure and they were, like, Aurors together, too, and they're just two super powerful, brilliant women who did a lot for this school 'n the wizarding world at large." She took a brief sip of her hot chocolate, then, but continued on, "They've influenced me 'cause they're like the defiNITION of 'girl power' and if they can be some of the greatest leaders of all time, then I can, too. I wanna be super cool and important and make a difference in a big way they way they did."
Of course, professor or headmistress of the school had never been a career path she had considered... but they made the job look pretty appealing in a big way, didn't they? If she wanted to make a difference in the world and make waves in helping people and saving the world, being a leader at a super dangerous school like this sounded like a perfect fit. Heh.
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