"Dont apoligize!" Thump said shocked to the slytherin girl "dont feel bad for telling how you feel, Freedom of Expression remember" Thump said smartly referring to one of AMMZ quotes from class.

Taking a cookie,not the least bit concerned with his wieght,and from watching Professor "Op" eat them not worried about them being poisoned So what if i dont dance or play sports anymore ill be fine and taking a huge bite out of it he said still slighty upset at AMMZ inital cold reaction to his concern said "Yumm,just lovely"

"Heh," said Andi with a little snort as the memories of the dropped jaws and the aghast faces hit her memory again. "Who said I altered my personality for the approval of others?" But of course, there was no way she could admit that she had done it as a rather vindictive joke on Opteryx and on the students. And that she had rather thoroughly enjoyed herself, though her throat was sore from all that cheerful stuff. Also, the dress itched. "If that's all, Ms. Hale, Mr. Nixon, you may leave. Good day to you."

She nodded, and pushed the plate of cookies towards Op. "Here, you can have the rest if you want. Go hand them out to your class or something."

"Goodbye" Thump said taking another cookie off the plate and sticking his tounge out at the Professor and leaving "glad to hear you will be returning to your normal self next class,ive just been dying to get back to "The real world. Tata" and he walked out of the class singing " Tralala"

Professor Opteryx nodded. "Thanks, I'll do that. Well, I suppose I should take my leave as well. And...the cookies are quite good. I like them."

With one hand balancing the plate of cookies and the other tipping his deerstalker hat at Andi as a farewell gesture, Opteryx left, closing the door behind him.

"Come in," snapped Andi, after just having sent Opteryx out with the cookies. She had just begun to brew some tea and the room was steamy sweet the the scent of it.

"Oh really? I wasn't aware, but then again, I didn't really care either way." She glanced at Tia. Of course no one realised that it was a joke, on Opteryx mainly. After all, she didn't do joking. Andi's lips twitched. She probably wasn't going to get the shocked faces out of her memory for a long time.

Her eyes focused properly on the girl, and she noticed that this student looked a lot like the other people who had bothered her repeatedly to: notice her, give points to Gryffindor and to help her breathe. "You again, Ms. Roy? Dear me. I only notice the good, the bad and the irritating. Probably not a good sign that I recognize you then. You do realize this isn't your home away from home?"

No one could have figured out that the Professor's words were not to Tia's taste - The look on her face wasn't one of anger, or distaste. She actually felt pity for Professor Mao-Macdougal. The poor woman had probably never known what attachment was. Or maybe she just didn't want to admit that she was attached to someone - Or someplace, at least. She shrugged and looked up at the Professor for a moment before replying.

"This is my home, Professor," she said slowly. "I don't have any other home to be away from, might I add that," she said, without the least trace of sadness. Who cared if she didn't have a place to live, despite both her parents living? She didn't, and she hated when anyone tried to sympathise with her. "It's your home too," she added. "I bet you are more attched to this place then you care to admit, Professor," she said quietly.

Andi's face twitched a little at the constipated (sentimental?) expression on the girl's face. "I'm sorry," she said, trying not to smile. "I wasn't talking about Hogwarts. I was talking about my office. Which, yes, come to think of that, I am rather attached to. I can't stand dirt and debris in it."

"Do you know what, Professor?" Tia asked quietly. "I can't stand dirt and debris in it, either." A smile played around her lips as she spoke, but it wasn't a smirk. There was something rather odd about it. "And I'm sure, since you like this palce so much, that you love it when students flock here," she added. Or are ordered to flock here, so you can deduct points for what you, yourself, cause in class,, a voice in her head further added, though she took care not to say that aloud.

"Oh, not particularly," said Andi airily as she studied the girl with a raised eyebrow, not entirely understanding what the girl wanted. She had been in this room many times before, often for trivial reasons. "I have quite a bit of work to do, so I don't like people randomly visiting unless they have a good reason. Which leads us to, what exactly do you want, Ms. Ray? I have something rather important to research."

Andi sighed, and rolled her eyes to the heavens. She had been through this before. "Yes, thank you, Ms. Roy," she said. "Very kind of you, I'm sure. Several people have told me this. Much obliged to them of course. Yes, I am aware of those who rather approved of the change, but what the hell. Is that all? Well then, thank you and good day to you."

Obviously she expected the girl to go out immediately. Her hand was inching towards the book on her desk already.

"Oh right, that," said Andi, settling down behind her desk. "Well, anyway, thank you Ms. Ray, and good day to you." She paused a moment, and then looked up, raising an eyebrow. "The door is over there. Navigate left, turn slightly right, take hold of knob, twist it, step out and there you go. Simple."

"Then, might I inquire why you are still in my office?" asked Andi, as her bored expression gave way to a slightly irritated one. Her sensitive fingers played with the quill, and magical static sizzled a little as the sections of the feather curved to her hand.

Andi rolled her eyes. Really, maybe it was time to get a sign. Something that read: Yes, I hate you. No, there's nothing you can do about it. For a moment, the hypocrisy of it angered her. Okay, yeah, you can't be all cheery and things because that scares me; just be yourself except you're not allowed to be mean to me. Yeah. "We've been through this, Ms. Ray," she said impatiently. "I don't hate everyone. I just don't really like people."