Professor Morgan walked into her office, shaking off her cloak. Right away she spotted Jake, fast asleep in her chair. Careful not to make a sound, she hung it by the door and sat down on the window seat. She could do with some sleep herself. The day had been exhausting.

"The sun's finally out," she whispered, smiling over at Vanessa. "How long's he been sleeping?"

Vanessa looked towards the door when she heard it open, and she smiled at who it was. She watched her for a few moments, until she was sat down. After this, she wandered over to stand in front of the teacher, so that she wouldn't wake up jake when she spoke.

"Only a few minutes....I told him I'd wake him up when you got back." She spoke quietly, glancing back at him for a moment. "But I think it might be wise to let him sleep a little longer"

Stretching her hands above her head, her fingertips brushed the soft, gossamer curtain that hung there. "Yes, we'll let him sleep," she said as she lowered her arms. "Though... is he warm enough?" She wondered aloud. Silently, she pulled out her wand and pointed it at the sleeping Hufflepuff.

Once his clothes were dry, she tiptoed over to pick up the puppy. "There. Now he can rest comfortably," she said, walking back and cuddling the puppy in her arms. "Thanks for all your help today, Vanessa."

"I gave him that other blanket you mentioned." Vanessa spoke as she watched Jake, also hoping that he was warm enough, she didn't want any of the badgers freezing, not now anyway
"Oh. It was nothing." Vanessa smiled, turning back to face Professor Morgan, and that adorable puppy! "Aww." She grinned, oh dear. She wanted a puppy now. Oh Poor Miles. She sighed at the thought of him.

"Are you warmer now Professor?" She asked quickly, trying not to think about Miles. It wasn't that she didn't want to, just it would make her miss him more. Stupid studying time table, making her miss Miles.

"I see that," she said, looking over at Jake. He was so adorable when he slept. It almost made her forget why she was so angry with him. (ALMOST :evil:)

Catching Vanessa's eyes on the puppy, Professor Morgan squeezed it a little closer to her. She really needed to return him. Or at least take him for a nice long walk. She was sure he'd miss him Daddy though if she didn't stop putting it off.

"I feel fantastic, thank you," she said. Noticing the distant look on Vanessa's face, Iliana frowned. "Are you okay?"

Something was wrong... Iliana wasn't blind. And she knew Vanessa well enough to know the difference. Frowning again, she sighed. She didn't want to push the issue. She'd learned her lesson about that dealing with Jake.

Though maybe... just maybe girls were different. Especially 7th-year-Prefect-girls. "If you're sure Vanessa," she said. Raising her wand again, she summoned two overly-large mugs of cocoa.

Quietly she sipped the warm liquid, watching Vannie over the top of her mug. If they had time for hot chocolate, surely they had time for a chat.

Laying the puppy on her lap, Professor Morgan ran her hand along his furry back and quietly sipped her cocoa. "We can talk about anything," she replied. And she meant just that.

Well actually... Vanessa would have to hold that thought. Hearing a knock at the door, Professor Morgan picked the puppy back up and set her mug on the coffee table. Then she walked over to her door, pulled it open and smiled down at her visitor. "Hello Fyo, won't you come in," she said, stepping out of the way so he could enter.

"Good day, professor," Fyo said, entering Professor Morgan's hut, as instructed. His eyes widened at his first look around, and it was with some effort that he checked a low whistle. "Wow, this place is awesome, ma'am!"

It was then that he realized there were other people around. Umm, looks like he had just crashed a partaayy. Or at least interrupted what looked like the beginnings of a snug talk. "Sorry," he half-mumbled. "Guess I disturbed you. I -- just wanted to ask if I could keep Shelsha in the Creatures Sanctuary. She's my kneazle, you know," he added, still sort of hesitantly.

She smiled, taking a quick survey of the room. He was right; it was awesome in here. She was truly blessed to be provided with such nice quarters. "Thank you Fyo, I agree," she said. "And you're not disturbing me at all," she added, giving him a warm smile. If he thought this was busy... well, it was obvious that this was his first visit. Her office was usually bursting at the seams with people.

"That would be lovely. I'm sure Shelsha will love the sanctuary," she replied after hearing Fyo's request. "There are still some empty cages along the west wall."

"You're welcome," Fyo said, feeling better because of Professor Morgan's tones --- she wasn't making him feel like he had disturbed her, or something of that sort, you know. Which meant, YAY!

Still, he had a feeling Vannie [wait - wasn't she the one Tor had a crush on?] might like to have their Care of Magical Creatures professor all to herself. It was a woman-woman thing, you know? [Just like his little sis, Nova, always, always, ALWAYS wanted their mother all to herself.]

"Thank you," Fyo said, speaking up again when Professor Morgan mentioned the west wall. "I'll be.... going then." Oh goodess! He was crawling back into what he called his shy!shell, the one he'd thought he had finally managed to put behind, this term.

Vanessa smiled at Professor Morgan, she knew that she could count of her favourite teacher. She was just about to open her mouth again, when there was a knock on the door. That put a halt to her talking.
As Professor Morgan went to answer the door, and some other boy came in, Vannie glanced at Jake. Oh he'd waken up. Well that would put a stop to her little talk with Professor Morgan

Well that was short and sweet. She thought, sad to see the Gryffindor go so soon. "You're most welcome dear. And feel free to stop by anytime. My door's always open," she added, with her sweetest smile. "Bye."
Sitting back down across from Vanessa, Iliana placed the puppy back in her lap and resumed her stroking, as though nothing at all had happened. "Okay... where were we?"

Vanessa smiled at Professor Morgan came back to where she had sat. But now she was feeling a little more shy again, she hated really talking about these kinds of things. "Erm...oh...that." Vanessa nodded, how could she word this now without sounding stupid.

"I need help with things..." She spoke quietly, looking down at her hands which were still holding the cup. She hoped that Professor Morgan would understand.

Erm... she was being vague. Vannie was hardly ever vague. This could only mean one of two things. Either this was an embarrassing subject... or a sad one. She prayed for it to be the former. She was in just too good of a mood lately to feel sad. "Help with what, hun?" she asked, waiting for her to elaborate.

Concern took over Professor Morgan's features as she listened to Vanessa speak. The poor girl sounded so completely overwhelmed. "First of all Vannie, take a deep breath," she said, taking one herself. "Seventh year is hard. That much I remember. You just need to take things one at a time. We can fine tune your time management skills if you'd like. That's bound to help free up some time to spend with friends."

"Vanessa, you're one of the top point earners in Hufflepuff. I'm sure you're grades are fine." She stroked the puppy head again, gently rubbing his soft ears between her fingers absentmindedly. (she liked puppy ears) "Now what classes are you taking? I think we should devise a system for you that will get you organized and prepared for your NEWTs all at the same time."