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Now that he had to focus on speaking and WHY he was here, Derf found his attention waning towards the younger Hufflepuff still outside the door. The jury was still out as to whether or not Derf respected Professor Fletcher, but he did at least think he understood the man. Alpha creatures were not particularly difficult to assess, especially when their actions were so blunt. Which was why his eyes briefly drifted towards the door, wondering just how long Reese Callum was going to stay out there. He reckoned things would only be worse if he was found out there by Professor Noble or.....the Headmaster.
Derf had fleetingly thought about his status as a member of his house's quidditch team and it being in jeopardy over his status as prefect, though he had not allowed his mind to linger there too long. Now though...now those consequences felt a bit more real.
Lost in thought, Derf only half heard the Divination professor when he was addressed again. The surprise clearly visible when the man called him intelligent, perhaps sarcastically, the 16-year-old's brow furrowed and his lips thinned into a straight line. "I know how you want me to answer, sir," he replied honestly, his tone even and lacking so much as ounce of sass in his tone. Though yes, the Hufflepuff did have a way of letting his mouth run away from him. Which was basically about to happen right now. "I acknowledge...the level of inappropriateness involved in talking back to an authority figure. That defending my integrity as a person was out of line and disrespectful...and wasted class time otherwise spent teaching." He paused, swallowing, part of his brain WILLING him to just shut up and end it there. And yet... "....I accepted and performed my punishments without protest. Apologized for my ignorant mistake. I believe an entitled person would have continued acting out, sir."
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