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Gaston looked up from examining the treasure at the sound of Charles's voice. His blue eyes widened at the history professor's reply to Miss Kemp. He did not think another hunt was a splendid idea at all! Had everyone completely forgotten about the grindylow attack the last time? No treasure was worth putting the students through that again! Unfortunately,, the final decision on another hunt wasn't up to him, so he kept quiet on the matter.
His expression changed when Charles mentioned the skull in the last panel of the tapestry. Perhaps he misspoke... "I mean, what could've happened to him to make him think taking that treasure was a good idea?" he tried to clarify. "And do you think he was responsible for... whatever happened to that skull in the last panel?" Maybe the skull was that of the wizard? Retaliation for stealing the treasure, perhaps?
Turning his attention back to the tapestry, Gaston stared at the image of the wizard, as if that act would somehow reveal the answers to his burning questions. What happened to you? he thought. Why did you take that treasure? He was lost in thought, trying to put himself in the wizard's shoes. Then an idea dawned on him. What if something tragic had happened to the wizard - or someone he cared about? That could explain why he'd double crossed the Vikings. Maybe the tragedy caused him to go mad...
or what if the Vikings had been the cause of said tragedy?
He was so lost in thought that he barely registered Ignatius speaking; he greeted the other man with a polite but silent nod, so as not to distract him from his thoughts - or distract himself form his own. Moments later, he heard another voice and finally tore his eyes form the tapestry to see Argyle dusting. "It's no trouble, Argyle," he replied with a slight smile. After all, the house elf had as much right to be there as they did.
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led
If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true... |