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He was making his way back to the front of the room when he came to Night and Emmalyn, who he couldn't help but notice seemed sad. He didn't like that! Sad students made him sad too! "Is everything alright, Miss Walsh?" he asked softly, giving her a sympathetic look.
"TIME IS UP, CLASS!" he called as he stood beside his desk. He picked up a box he had hidden behind his desk, and with a flick of his wand, several small cages floated out of the box and landed on the students' desks. "Please put your mice in these cages for now; we'll be using them again later."
He gave them a moment to redirect their attention and follow his instructions before continuing, "Don't worry if your mouse didn't complete the course. The main goal of the activity was to get it familiar with the maze so it will remember it later on." Yes, class, his emphasis on those particular words was a clue to the subject of the lesson. "Now, let's say we wanted to magically make the maze more challenging for the mouse. What are some spells we could use?"
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As he approached, Emmalyn tried her best to keep the tears from spilling from her sad brown eyes. Night was right, maybe she would be able to adopt another mouse, but she LOVED this one. Sure, she knew it wasn't truly real, but she didn't care.
"Sir, please don't take Rose away." She pleaded, with the saddest look her little eleven year old face could make.
Then he announced they would be taking the mice away, for the time being. She instinctively held little rose close to her body as she saw the cages float up from the box and land on the desks. Not wanting to get in trouble or, Merlin forbid, lose house points, she very reluctantly placed Rose inside the cage. At least she was still on the desk with her.
A few tears fell from her eyes and slowly slid down her cheeks. She didn't even bother wiping them away. She knew she would be saving her ugly cry for later, when Rose was gone.
"Sir, I suppose you could make a few of the walls appear to be solid, when they are actually openings. Kind of like how we got on the the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9 3/4?" It was her best idea, and it wouldn't hurt Rose. The other students were already commenting on things that made her stomach swirl. Obliviate? Confundus? Jelly-legs curse?? Nope, she wouldn't be doing any of those to Rose.