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Kolyander 
Hadleigh smiled softly upon hearing that Laurel was indeed uninjured. Thank Merlin for that, a tumble down stairs was no joke at all. Oh! She had been a Slytherin?! "Really? I really would not have guessed that you were a Slytherin. My parents were Slytherin's as well when they attended." Main reason why she had felt like she was truly a snake deep down.
So the stones were hers. Alright then. Hady passed them over to her as she listened to what was being said to her. "These stairs tend to trip up lots of people. I myself have tripped many times, at least you weren't hurt at all." That there being the biggest most important part of what she was hearing.
Gah! There it was. The Head Girl was being put on the spot by a professor. Honestly she had expected this day to come up much sooner and with other professors as well...like last term the moment she had begun dropping lessons. With a small sigh Hady looked at the women and gave the honest truth. "I completely overwhelmed myself with my lessons and extra activities leaving no times for anything else. It wasn't until I lost a close friend for awhile before I realized it all, I stopped taking a few lessons to focus on the ones that I needed for my career." It was nothing at all personal. Just simply what she had felt was best.
Perfect. She had surprised the younger woman by sharing something personal about herself. Affirming Laurel said
"Yes, really. I was a Slytherin just like your Ancient Runes Professor Sokolov. We were in the same year at Hogwarts." Bending to pick up the bags Laurel asked curiously as she straightened up.
"What house did you think I belonged to?" Probably Hufflepuff. It wasn't so farfetched considering that she probably had some puff in her which she had inherited from some ancestor but she was foremost a snake.
Smiling Laurel reassured.
"No injuries." Glancing around for more stones on the loose she commented dryly.
"At least this isn't the moving staircase. That staircase I personally believe was designed to injure students and staff." She avoided it as much as she could. Hadleigh then admitted to why she had dropped Divination. It was fortunately not the only subject so it wasn't because of her teaching methods. Good to know.
"What career is it that you wish to pursue after graduation? Have you found a healthy class balance now?" Without consulting her cards or crystal ball she was going to assume something in the minstry.