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Nordic Witch Classes had ended several hours ago and the dinner in the hall had been delicious as usual. The house elves wonderful cooking made it hard for Laurel to hold on to her vow of only eating dessert on weekends. After her early patrol shift she had gone down to the dungeons to look in on her snakes.
When she left the snake den many minutes later than planned after sorting out some fights and damages after pranks pulled, nightfall had come. Laurel tiredly headed back up to her tower and courters to answer a few personal letters before heading to bed. But first she couldn't forget Kitty Valentine.
Heading into the Meditation Room as they had agreed on Laurel hoped that Kitty hadn't given up and gone to bed, since she was very late. Spotting the dark haired head of the head girl with some feeling of relief Laurel called out quietly. "Good evening Kitty! I'm sorry I'm late. I had to sort out a number of things in the Slytherin Common Room which kept me away."
Laurel looked from the shattered pieces of crystal ball glass to Flynn and back and around the room trying to piece together what most likely had happened. Even though Flynn said he knew nothing about the crystal balls demise and was in his own little bubble reading she somehow doubted his sincerity. He was the only other person present. Of course someone could have slipped out before she got there but it seemed more probable to assume that Flynn was responsible for the precious balls shattered state.
Taking her wand out Laurel whispered a non verbal spell that lifted up the shattered crystal pieces from off the floor and into her opened purse. With that done she turned her attention to Flynn. "What are you reading about?"
It was a very comforting room. Plus, it had been a long day, and now it was late. After a few minutes, she'd gone to sit in one of the chairs. She was just starting to nod off when Professor Vance called out her name quietly. Snapping out of it, she stood and shifted on her feet a little awkwardly.
"It's okay Professor Vance, I understand," she said in the same quite tone the professor was using. The mention of Slytherin house piqued her interest.
"Ooh, really? I suppose it's none of my business, but I always wanted to see the Slytherin common room. And the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor ones. Those are the only places of the castle I've never been in." Not counting secret passageways or boys bathrooms and dormitories, of course.
She paused for a few moments, now not sure how to phrase what was on her mind.
"There are some things I've been wondering about recently, now that I'm going to graduate." It actually hurt saying those words. She didn't want to leave.
'And I thing you were the best person to ask some of those questions."