 Slytherin by heart
ooc: Sorry, kiddies. Real life interference.
Armand nodded. "That's a lot of what it is. Another part of it was that we formed a network early on. We had connections to older students, a mentor, and each of us in these early groups kept an eye on each other... for good or for ill. And of course, it was from the very moment we were a part of Hogwarts, so we didn't have a preconception of what to do. We could only follow our mentor's guidance, knowing he or she was more experienced."
He chuckled, remembering his times as mentor. And the most troublesome student he had. "Now, I was chosen as a mentor in my fourth year. At that point, my mentor was a 7th year, and actually guided me in mentoring the other students. It was more than just a network at that point, it was a legacy. I mean, think about this... What I learned from my mentor, he learned from his mentor, who learned it from his mentor, and so on. Since whoever was the first who started the program. And of course, following this long tradition, I handed it down to the brightest and best of the students I mentored. And to give you an idea of the strength of this program, not only have I become a professor here, but the one I mentored entered the Ministry straight out of Hogwarts."
He looked about at the students. "So, what do you all think of that?"
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Armand and Damien Beta-Erikson
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