Text Cut: Stone Gargoyle!
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Stone Gargoyle 
When a boy he hadn't seen before came up to it, the statue carefully watched him -- though that was nothing new. Though it was tempted to respond to the boy with nothing but laughter. How daft was this boy? Of course it was password protected. The heads of the school didn't let just anyone pass by freely.
Though the boy's shouting for the headmistress did not go unheard. The woman who had been casually reading that day's edition of the newspaper in the seating area behind her desk heard him, and moments later the gargoyle broke its silence (a rare occurrence) before moving aside, "There's no need to shout, boy. Up you go." It decided against scolding him about not setting an appointment or getting the password ahead of time. It already had said too much.
OOC: You may now post in the office.
Brent was still standing there in awe of the stone gargoyles. Professor Hawthorne was guarded by these things! Duuuuuude. She was suddenly a lot more powerful and a lot more awesome! He was so caught up in studying them, that he was caught off guard when they spoke, and he actually found himself jumping back and instinctively reaching for his wand. He didn't actually draw it, though, and he also got the impression that he was probably making himself look really silly...
...especially if the headmistress saw him.
So he was being allowed inside?
"Cool!" he said.
"Thanks, man!" he told the gargoyle, giving it his usual slang response. He had no idea he was supposed to make an appointment and all that jazz. When the pathway was cleared, Brent started the journey upward. He was going into the head honcho's office! Duuuuuude.