 Phone post sorry for lack of highlighted mentions! Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll
Norman quietly slipped into the great hall, taking his seat at the far end of the table a few minutes before the headmaster's speech. After greeting each of his colleagues with a polite nod upon arrival, he sat silently, looking out at the house tables. This was seven end-of-term feasts under his belt now, but something about this one hit different. This graduating class had started attending Hogwarts at the same time he started teaching here, and they were the last firsthand witnesses to Lucien Rosier's tyranny.
That meant that once the students boarded the train home tomorrow, Norman would have fulfilled a promise he made long ago to atone for his inaction by staying on until the last class present that term left Hogwarts, to protect them from any further threats.
While his thoughts were elsewhere, he wasn't oblivious to the conversations going on around him. Javier was right on the money about this term! Quiet terms like this one were a rarity. Anyway, he doubted it was possible for anyone to have a more stressful first term than the one he had - Merlin, he hoped it wasn't! He wouldn't wish that on anyone! Marilyn's mention of Peeves got a slight smile. She wasn't wrong, especially considering the poltergeist antics last term!
Norman listened politely to the headmaster's speech, applauding for the seventh years. He was proud of them, their hard work and resilience. Not that he would ever let on, of course. He wasn't the type to wear his heart on his sleeve!
__________________ 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... |