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Hirsch was oddly surprised to find that he was receiving a nod from Dora and not something along the lines of a scowl or a rolling of the eyes. It didn't matter if this was only a start or a one-off or if the nod was more out of politeness than anything else, he was going to accept it.
But before he could say anything, suddenly there was an outburst from the person he had clapped on the shoulder. He looked around and withdrew his hand instantly, as though it had been shocked. "No no, I should be sorry," he said, still smiling somewhat. A smile that, actually, grew when he heard about Mason's opinion of the years spent at school. It as funny, actually, because looking back, Hirsch felt as though the time spent at school was too small and here Mason was, more than ready to leave. "Crazy is one word for it. Eight years is a really long stretch, especially if you were just starting," he mused, "Give it a couple of years, your time spent here will look more like one big blur than anything else. But you're going onto bigger and exciting things now." Did he have plans?
The wiping of the eyes hadn't gone unnoticed but for Rooney's sake, he wasn't going to make a point of mentioning it. It was probably to be expected, actually, but something that wasn't was the question. Hirsch, looking slightly amused now, shook his head. "I think she's letting it slide. It's not everyday that you graduate, is it? Besides, that was a nice display of magic and theatrics." A combination that suited the boy very much.
He opened his mouth to launch into his speech but before he could do so, Gaston was here, talking to the boys as well. The Defence Professor stepped aside to let them talk, giving them some form of privacy in the form of looking around at the Ravenclaw table. Green eyes landed on one Kyle Baker and he decided, maybe, he should say something to the quiet boy. "Mr Baker? I just wanted to say congratulations for the IMPS challenge. You did an exceptional job." Even if some of the challenges were..... well.
A fleeting smile was given to the boy and another one to Gaston as he left. There was a sense of understanding there but he didn't dwell on it, not when he had a few things to say as well. So, he turned back to Rooney and Mason and took a deep breath. "I'm not very good at this so I'll keep this...... short." Or try to. "I want to say congratulations, firstly, for graduating. A lot of hard work and effort would've gone into this, I'm sure. Both of you have grown remarkably over the years and shown attributes that would make Rowena herself proud. In fact, I'm proud to call you my students." He didn't own them, of course, but they were in his house and he did feel a sense of protectiveness over them. "So good luck for the future and know that I'm always here for you, should you two need anything." And he did expect to hear about what they were up to. Just saying.
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