 ~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
Excellent.
Kay would not be the sole staff at the Dais for much longer. It wasn’t something she minded anyway. She watched the new Head make his way up to his spot then returned his nod with one of her own and a smile to accompany it. In all honesty, she was wary of him and possibly would be of almost everyone now. There were just too many events that had occurred at Hogwarts over the terms and that had finally begun to make her less trusting.
Next to arrive was Alice. Despite them being hardly being familiar with each other, Kay liked her. However, the Muggle Studies Professor was not going to be rushing into a true friendship like she would usually do. Alice had once stood with Scrimgeour, did she not? The smile was returned and the hug too. “Hello, Alice. It’s wonderful to be back at the Castle. I’ve missed so much thanks to what transpired last term. Oh, the summer was peaceful. It gave me a chance to recharge. How have you been?’’
“Hello, Amelia.’’ It was plain to see that Amelia was nervous. That was to be expected. It was a big change to be teaching at Hogwarts from a previous career. The new Flying instructor would adjust. “Good evening, Joyce. I sure did. Are you fully settled in now?’’ Tea-loving Kalen received a nod to match his own when Kay noticed him. Dolly was quite... the spectacle. Kay couldn’t help but beam. “Hello, Dolly!’’ It was something to hear the ancient woman call the Headmaster ‘Treble’ and give him a kiss. Kay’s eyes widened in surprise, immediately wondering what Trent’s reaction would be... which turnt out to be outright surprise and perplexion. Now her gaze found Joseph, Kassandra and Tristan soon after. They all got a pleasant “Good evening’’.
Almost at the same time that Joshua arrived, Kay noticed him. It took her a moment to remember that he now had the additional job as Groundskeeper that would have kept him from being early; after all, someone had to see all the first years safely across the Lake. Her blue gaze averted from him. The sight of him still vaguely annoyed her because him and his presence had a proclivity to do so. The fact that he paused behind her did not go unnoticed but she ignored him still. That is, until a stream of water came pouring down on her head and freshly shampooed and conditioned hair. Kay managed to contain her shriek (unlike last term) but spun around to glare at Joshua. Before she could say anything, there was an apology and hot air blowing her hair dry. “Leave it,’’ she hissed quietly but the damage had been done. Her long, brown hair was much too dry and now sat puffed out on her head so that she looked slightly fluffy. She dragged in a deep breath and exhaled slowly as she turned to face the Hall again. Why, in the name of all Muggle things, did that Herbology professor insist on annoying her? Why was it that she had to be a little friendly to him now and could not follow up that episode with a snark remark? Because Kaysha would need Joshua’s help for her lessons that term. She needed everything for those to be copacetic and being rude to the man would not help.
Trent’s questions made the woman pay closer attention to the students that were now gathered. There was something up with her Ravenclaws. “I’m not sure. I can’t exactly see.’’ Her reply, hopefully, drifted down to the Head. It helped that she was facing his direction at present. “Would you like me to go check?’’ For all she knew, one of the Claws had acquired a new cat or something of the sort. |