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Leon Kennedy's reaction almost made Regina break her firm facial expression and bust into laugher. His sheepish smile, the almost bowing, and the fact that he ran back to his place at the Ravenclaw table like a dog with its tail in between its legs was hilarious. The woman was glad that the message was received immediately, and it amused her that she still had it in her to be able to terrify a student that was graduating with just a look.
The Head Girl, however, was a different story altogether. In all honesty, she was expecting Natalia Franks-Mundie to mouth her off now that she was on the cusp of leaving the school forever. Her head did tilt to the side when the girl spoke to her. Thank you? It's been a pleasure? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. The headmistress smiled and, before the Slytherin returned to her table, said, "Best of luck to you, Natalia." She was going to need it with that attitude of hers.
Now that the dais was free of students, the American gradually slipped out of her chair and loudly clicked her away to the podium one last time for the term. "Good evening," she greeted the masses, her voice suddenly echoing throughout the entire hall. She stood there for a moment in silence to wait for the voices to quiet and for hundreds of eyes to gaze up at her.
"In all of my years in education, I do not think I had quite an eventful term like this one," Regina began, a smile on her face as she kept matters rather lighthearted. "While plenty of school rules were broken and some acted rather foolishly, I cannot let that overshadow how impressed and relieved I am that all of us are sitting in this room today. Because of the great perseverance and team work we all displayed this term, I feel that a deserved round of applause is in order for surviving the mysteries of the portal. Remember the lessons you learned this term and always stay vigilant."
The woman clapped her hands together. After a few moments, she stopped and looked over at the Slytherin table.
"Slytherin house also deserves a round of applause for, as I understand it, once again claiming the House Cup and keeping it in their possession. This term, the snakes have earned a total of three thousand and sixty points, winning the house-point championship title by a landslide. Congratulations, Slytherins, for your hard work over the course of this term. You have raised the bar even higher and have astounded us all with your house pride."
Again, the woman led the hall through another moment of applause. She searched through the table of students, mentally identifying the good apples that had helped their house make such a great accomplishment. This applause specifically was for them, not the bad apples that wanted to turn her hair grey.
"Lastly, I wish to recognize our graduating students and wish them luck as they venture off into the adult world," Regina continued, this time taking the time to glance at each table independently to glance at those who would soon be leaving the castle for the last time in the morning. "Please remember the lessons you have learned here, within and beyond the classroom, and take what you learned to do phenomenal things in the world and make us prouder than we already are."
One final applause was cued, this one lasting slightly longer than the others. The woman waiting for the hall to grow quiet once more for she had one more thing to say before it was time to eat.
"With all of that said, let us enjoy one last feast together before we head off to enjoy summer!" she said with a grandiose movement of her hand. Food from the kitchens suddenly appeared on all of the tables while the headmistress returned back to her seat.
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