That’s a relief. Jace turned pink when the professor greeted him. He did feel bad though because he didn’t even utter the man’s name. Though he bowed to him, he felt like it wasn’t enough. The Ravenclaw realized that he should be grateful to his sensei for keeping his mouth shut. He will fix that as soon as the meeting starts. He planned to be active in the meeting’s activity anyway. The awkwardness was broken when his eyes met Azura’s. The greeting was reciprocated by a soft, “Hi.” And a small grin.

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It didn’t take long for the meeting to start, and when it did, Jace’s full attention was given to the man up front. Etiquette? Bowing? He’s been doing that ever since he could walk, and even if he’s not in a duel. It’s an everyday thing for the half-Japanese since it is a sign of humility, and respect. He doesn’t have any plans to remove the custom from his system. More like, never.

And of course, the golden galleon question for the day.

It was nice to hear everyone’s answers really. If only his father allowed him to join the tournament, he would have memorized each and everyone’s strongest defensive spell, and try to find a loophole for each. Jace glanced around, unsure whether or not he should answer the professor’s question. Will people know it was him who stunned the Headmistress during the Hag’s escape? By the looks of it, most of them were in a daze to even notice. It was enough reason for Jace to slowly raise his hand and answer the professor’s question. “I’d use the Stunning Spell professor. Not only the caster can disarm an opponent, he could also make the other party more vulnerable to offensive spells.”

Gulp. And that’s exactly what he did to the Headmistress. It was an accident though!