Bag of Chocolate Frogs in hand, Lux made her way towards the Headmistress' office, pausing near two stone gargoyles. Staring at them curiously, she waited for the Headmistress to come down, since she had no idea what the password was, and besides, it was rather rude to go up to someone's office without waiting for permission first.

Hopefully the woman would be nice and like the Chocolate Frogs.

Her original thought was to wait over by the seats, since most professors atleast had a seat or two outside of their offices and that's where students usually waited to be seen, it seemed, but seeing as another girl stood by the gargoyle statues, maybe that's where she was suppose to wait, too?

Slowly approaching the girl and the statues, Hayley kept her pink bag tucked under one arm, her fingers tracing patterns on the side-screen. Tulip was quiet as ever, laying down inside.

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Bag of Chocolate Frogs in hand, Lux made her way towards the Headmistress' office, pausing near two stone gargoyles. Staring at them curiously, she waited for the Headmistress to come down, since she had no idea what the password was, and besides, it was rather rude to go up to someone's office without waiting for permission first.

Hopefully the woman would be nice and like the Chocolate Frogs.

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Her original thought was to wait over by the seats, since most professors atleast had a seat or two outside of their offices and that's where students usually waited to be seen, it seemed, but seeing as another girl stood by the gargoyle statues, maybe that's where she was suppose to wait, too?

Slowly approaching the girl and the statues, Hayley kept her pink bag tucked under one arm, her fingers tracing patterns on the side-screen. Tulip was quiet as ever, laying down inside.

Annie was on her way to tea time, big floppy hat on her head and all, and was surprised to see visitors outside her office.

"Oh! Hello!" She greeted the two girls with a faint smile. Ooh. Hmm. What was that smell? It was... just a bit off..... smelled like an animal, actually. She eyed the smaller girl's pink purse. Maybe it was something in there.....

The redhead forced her eyes up to meet the two girls'. "Can I help you?"

Noticing a girl come over carrying a pink bag, Lux smiled at her. She was sure that she could detect the smell of an animal like a dog or something, and was about to say hi to her when the Headmistress appeared.

"Hello, Headmistress. I came to say hello to you...and wondered if you would like some Chocolate Frogs." Blushing slightly, she held the bag out for the woman to see. Since she had never attended a school before, she had never had a Headmaster or Headmistress. This was all so new to her!

Although she had seen the Headmistress at the feast, this was the first time she'd properly gotten to see her, up close and everything. She was pretty, and Hayley liked her red hair. It reminded her of her great aunt Savina, Noel's grandmum. Of course, the young Ravenclaw refrained from blurting any of this outloud for either the Headmistress or the slightly older girl to hear.

"Hello, ma'am!" Hayley chirped, suddenly wanting to fold her hands behind her, which she couldn't with the Tulip's carrier being held up by her arm. And speaking of which, she would have to start taking the cruppy outside more often, she was beginning to get heavy. Could she help them? The small girl looked to the other girl, as if waiting for her to go first - she had been here longer than Hayley, so she should go first.

Once the Hufflepuff girl had finished, Hayley shifted the bag on her shoulder slightly, blue-grey eyes traveling up to meet the Headmistress with a small, polite smile of her own. "My mum sent you an owl over the summer to ask permission for me to bring something," or someone, "with me when I started school. She said I should meet with you after I arrived, so you would know who we are." At the we part, Hayley patted the carrier. Her smile grew, just a bit. "Her name is Tulip. And she's only a little cruppy, but.. well, we actually think she's half-cruppy.." And yeah.

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Noticing a girl come over carrying a pink bag, Lux smiled at her. She was sure that she could detect the smell of an animal like a dog or something, and was about to say hi to her when the Headmistress appeared.

"Hello, Headmistress. I came to say hello to you...and wondered if you would like some Chocolate Frogs." Blushing slightly, she held the bag out for the woman to see. Since she had never attended a school before, she had never had a Headmaster or Headmistress. This was all so new to her!

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Although she had seen the Headmistress at the feast, this was the first time she'd properly gotten to see her, up close and everything. She was pretty, and Hayley liked her red hair. It reminded her of her great aunt Savina, Noel's grandmum. Of course, the young Ravenclaw refrained from blurting any of this outloud for either the Headmistress or the slightly older girl to hear.

"Hello, ma'am!" Hayley chirped, suddenly wanting to fold her hands behind her, which she couldn't with the Tulip's carrier being held up by her arm. And speaking of which, she would have to start taking the cruppy outside more often, she was beginning to get heavy. Could she help them? The small girl looked to the other girl, as if waiting for her to go first - she had been here longer than Hayley, so she should go first.

Once the Hufflepuff girl had finished, Hayley shifted the bag on her shoulder slightly, blue-grey eyes traveling up to meet the Headmistress with a small, polite smile of her own. "My mum sent you an owl over the summer to ask permission for me to bring something," or someone, "with me when I started school. She said I should meet with you after I arrived, so you would know who we are." At the we part, Hayley patted the carrier. Her smile grew, just a bit. "Her name is Tulip. And she's only a little cruppy, but.. well, we actually think she's half-cruppy.." And yeah.

Oooooooh a gift of chocolate frogs? "Who told you I like those," she stared at the girl, her face completely deadpan for a moment. "Because... I LOVE chocolate frogs! I'd LOVE some!" Her blank stare turned into a smile and she put a hand out for the bag.

"You didn't do anything to those frogs, did you?" the redhead added, a little wary. She asked that question of everyone though, ever since Alexa Cambridge had happened to this school.

And the little girl with the dog.... yes, her nose was still working fine. Well-groomed or not, dogs still smelled like dogs. "Hi dear, remind me of your name again?" She tilted her head at the Ravenclaw and tried to recall a letter about a Tulip... the dog, not the flower. Hmmmmmmm.

Aah, so the other girl had a half-Crup in her bag. That explained a lot, like why it had seemed almost like a dog to her.

Turning her attention back to the Headmistress, she beamed at the enthusiasm she had for Chocolate Frogs. They both had a love for Chocolate Frogs!! "They are my favourite candy, and I wanted to share them with you." Because really she ought to get to know her new Headmistress. It was not bribery or anything, since Lux did not believe in it; she was not trying to suck up to the woman to get anything out of it.

Gasp.

"I would never tamper with Chocolate Frogs." So it was okay for her to eat them! She handed the bag over. "Erm, has anyone given you ones that were tampered with before?"

Oh, her name. Hayley hadn't even thought to give her that, although she should have. Where were her manners? "Hayley Ann Diggory," That was her name, which the young girl said oh so sweetly as she beamed up at the Headmistress. "My mum is Savannah Mae-Diggory." That had to be said, of course, since Hayley only had a Diggory at the end of her name, and no Mae (even though she had LOTS of Mae in her too), while her mum had both.

Hayley, being Hayley, practically ignored all of the candy and chocolate frog talk both because it didn't involve her, and because she didn't care for candy talk. It was strange.

Her Aunt Lexi would be so disappointed in her.

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Aah, so the other girl had a half-Crup in her bag. That explained a lot, like why it had seemed almost like a dog to her.

Turning her attention back to the Headmistress, she beamed at the enthusiasm she had for Chocolate Frogs. They both had a love for Chocolate Frogs!! "They are my favourite candy, and I wanted to share them with you." Because really she ought to get to know her new Headmistress. It was not bribery or anything, since Lux did not believe in it; she was not trying to suck up to the woman to get anything out of it.

Gasp.

"I would never tamper with Chocolate Frogs." So it was okay for her to eat them! She handed the bag over. "Erm, has anyone given you ones that were tampered with before?"

"Well that's very sweet of you, Miss... sorry, but I don't think I caught your name?" She seemed authentic, and she was a Hufflepuff. Hufflepuffs would never put something in the food of another Puff, right? "Thank you, then," she accepted the bag graciously and had to refrain from smelling or eating them on the spot.

Tampered ones... "Not chocolate frogs, no." The redhead's expression darkened for a moment. "But other chocolates, yes. I have a love-hate relationship with potion-laced confections, let's just say..."

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Oh, her name. Hayley hadn't even thought to give her that, although she should have. Where were her manners? "Hayley Ann Diggory," That was her name, which the young girl said oh so sweetly as she beamed up at the Headmistress. "My mum is Savannah Mae-Diggory." That had to be said, of course, since Hayley only had a Diggory at the end of her name, and no Mae (even though she had LOTS of Mae in her too), while her mum had both.

Hayley, being Hayley, practically ignored all of the candy and chocolate frog talk both because it didn't involve her, and because she didn't care for candy talk. It was strange.

Her Aunt Lexi would be so disappointed in her.

"Miss Diggory." The redhead nodded politely, simultaneously trying to recall where she had heard that name before... it must have been on the letter this little girl's mum had sent. Must have been! Why else would the name ring a bell?

Anywho, the crup. "Right, I remember the letter now." She still didn't, but they'd roll with it. "You'll be wanting to see that sh-- Tulip gets lots of exercise and fresh air, and that she doesn't spoil your dormitory with her... cruppy presents for you." Poo and such, you know. "So I'd recommend keeping her with the other pets, in the animal sanctuary Professor Thompson has set up? He has some lovely playpens out there." Just a suggestion, though she did also admire the girl's PINK animal carrier.

Maybe she should get one of those for Gingersnapple. Did they make them in Feline XXL?

Oh, right. Where were her manners. "I'm Lux Carrington. It's nice to meet you, Headmistress." She would have called the woman Mrs. Truebridge, but she was worried it was not formal enough. Or would the woman rather have been called that? It was all so confusing for Lux! She watched happily as the woman took the Chocolate Frogs. Seemed that she trusted her, which was a good thing, because there was no way that Lux would ever tamper with food meant for an adult; she was a good girl. "Oh well... those people are just mean to have given you tampered food. Shame on them!" She wondered why they would do that, because the Headmistress seemed nice.

For a moment, Hayley began to worry that her mum hadn't sent the letter after all. Surely, she had though. Her mum never forgot to do things like that.. important things. Actually, Hayley was fairly sure her mum never forgot anything. She was a mum, and they just didn't do that type of thing in Hayley's experience. The Headmistress' silence made her just a bit nervous.

"Maybe my dad sent it," The small girl suggested, a frown evident on her face. "Curtis Diggory? He's a chaser for the Montrose Magpies." If that helped any. "Both my mum and dad went to school here, too. Hufflepuffs. Actually.. a lot of my family did. My Aunt Sam told me about you, she said you taught Herbology in her last year at school. She use to be a Gryffindor, though.." And that was all the little one was going to say on that note, because the things Aunt Samantha had told her hadn't all been very nice.

Oh, thank Merlin, she remembered the letter!

The frown disappeared, only to be replaced with another bright smile. The little Diggory nodded here and there when necessary, all polite and cheerful as the Headmistress spoke. Wait.. animal sanctuary? Slowly, the Ravenclaw nodded once more. Animal sanctuary. Professor Thompson. "Thank you, Headmistress Truebridge. I'll make sure she gets lots of exercise and fresh air, and I'll talk to Professor Thompson too."

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Oh, right. Where were her manners. "I'm Lux Carrington. It's nice to meet you, Headmistress." She would have called the woman Mrs. Truebridge, but she was worried it was not formal enough. Or would the woman rather have been called that? It was all so confusing for Lux! She watched happily as the woman took the Chocolate Frogs. Seemed that she trusted her, which was a good thing, because there was no way that Lux would ever tamper with food meant for an adult; she was a good girl. "Oh well... those people are just mean to have given you tampered food. Shame on them!" She wondered why they would do that, because the Headmistress seemed nice.

"So nice to meet you too, dear, and thank you ever so much for the chocolates, but I must be going. I'm late for tea time!" She beamed at the sweet Hufflepuff and nodded her head. "Indeed indeed... well, karma came back and got them in the end. Ta ta now!"

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For a moment, Hayley began to worry that her mum hadn't sent the letter after all. Surely, she had though. Her mum never forgot to do things like that.. important things. Actually, Hayley was fairly sure her mum never forgot anything. She was a mum, and they just didn't do that type of thing in Hayley's experience. The Headmistress' silence made her just a bit nervous.

"Maybe my dad sent it," The small girl suggested, a frown evident on her face. "Curtis Diggory? He's a chaser for the Montrose Magpies." If that helped any. "Both my mum and dad went to school here, too. Hufflepuffs. Actually.. a lot of my family did. My Aunt Sam told me about you, she said you taught Herbology in her last year at school. She use to be a Gryffindor, though.." And that was all the little one was going to say on that note, because the things Aunt Samantha had told her hadn't all been very nice.

Oh, thank Merlin, she remembered the letter!

The frown disappeared, only to be replaced with another bright smile. The little Diggory nodded here and there when necessary, all polite and cheerful as the Headmistress spoke. Wait.. animal sanctuary? Slowly, the Ravenclaw nodded once more. Animal sanctuary. Professor Thompson. "Thank you, Headmistress Truebridge. I'll make sure she gets lots of exercise and fresh air, and I'll talk to Professor Thompson too."

Right, good, she was nodding in agreement. "Excellent m'dear, well I shall be going now." She gave her a polite smile. "Run along with your little pet now, and take good care of her!" Or him! Whatever it was!

She herself hustled along down the corridor and over to the stairs. Time for tea with Sophia!

But what was wrong with Cece? Did she really enjoy reminding Annie of her--of her--little problem with remarks of carrying her? She didn't want to be carried, and he didn't see the point in asking it. 'Sides, there was a student now--who didn't look like a student at all Merlin where had he come to?!--so he offered her a small smile that could well pass as 'pity' and helped Annie upwards. She said they should be coming to her office, and it was going to be very interesting to meet this board at last, so he didn't speak much on the way but tried to imagine how those people would be like.

Cece wasn't stupid, she knew what Anastasia meant. She had only suggested they carry the woman since there wasn't and elevator lift in the school. Which was something Cece had never understood. A school this huge, with this many floors and there was not one single elevator in it. Even the ministry had elevators. Right now wasn't the time to talk about this though. No, right now they needed to get their boss up to her office.

Wait!

Was that... Sophie?

What the hell was really going on around here? Poor little Sophie looked almost as bad as the heasmistress here. "Sophie, please ask the Governors to come to the Headmistress' office." Because apparently the woman would rather walk up two more flights of stairs than go to the board room that was on the same floor they were on.

After what seemed like hours, they finally made it to the gargoyles that blocked the entrance to the office. "Would you like to rest here for a moment before heading into your office?" Maybe those governors would show up and help get the woman the rest of the way to her office. That is if Sophie was able to get them to come up here.

Maybe she should send a patronus to make sure they showed up.

...and finally, after many long years, Sophie made it to the second floor. What was it with the adults in this castle not wanting to carry the little ones around? First, Mr. Reynolds told her to come with him to the Tower Patch, and then he took off and left her to follow him. Then her own Head of House and the new Potions Master just took off with the Headmistress and left her to be!

Grr... She knew her grandmother should have stuck around!

Sophie felt like falling against the gargoyles the second she got up there, but lo and behold that didn't seem possible. They wanted HER to go back down there and get the Board of Governors?! What gives?! If the old age wasn't going to kill her, the adults around here would.

But she had to help. She had to do something. Besides, the Headmistress actually looked worse than Sophie. She had to be...what? 256-years-old by now? "Okay," Sophie said with a nod. "I'll let them know." She drew in a breath, coughed a little, and then headed on her way.

"Noooooooooooo............." Bunz wheezed and propped an elbow on one of her stone statues, "Waaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttt," she called after the Sopha girl rather breathlessly. Literally breathlessly because she was out of breath. She made grabby flaily hands with her free arm but the girl was gone... or was she? Her vision was going now too.

Shooooooooot.

Now what was the password to her office?

"Cosgrach, Cece," Bunz turned her pathetic face upwards at them. "What's the password to my office?" Where was her deputy--- Seren? Seren should know. Should know. But she couldn't remember having told her the updated password for this month or not... or was it last month's? When did she last change this thing?!

"It starts with an R.....or...noooo.......... a P?" A Q? What was it??!?

Carter took the stairs up here two at a time? Why? The old going around kind of freaked him out and it was good to feel his age.

Oh sweet merlin.

... wasthat?

He slowed to a stop outside the Gargoyles. Were they waiting on something?

Sophie was nearly crawling off in search of the Board of Governors, when she heard a low wailing noise as if something no one was expecting had suddenly happened. It was followed by another low noise, which sort of scared Sophie. She had no idea if someone had fallen down a staircase or gotten eaten by a Nundu.

With wide eyes, she turned to see the Headmistress clawing away at---HER?! At first, Sophie was alarmed, and she honestly thought she was about to get eaten alive. She was just that scared of the Headmistress. "Uhh..." What was going on? "Yes, Headmistress?" she asked.

Uh oh. Apparently the password had been forgotten. Sophie didn't know it, but she knew some words that started with the letter P. "Potatoes? Pumpkins? Peanuts?"

"P...p....pppppp......." Bunz made 'p' sounds and stared at the little Sophie girl as she came back. Oh she came back! Good, good good. The old folks had to stick together after all. Who was that man behind her? She squinted in the governor's direction but didn't recognize him.

Now, back to the p thing she was trying to remember. "PASSWORD!" the Headmistress shouted at the gargoyle she was leaning on. Nope, it didn't budge. "PANTHER! PLASTIC! PATHETIC! PRAGMATIC! PRADA!"

The gargoyle jumped to upon hearing the last one and hopped aside, startling Bunz so she had to stand up and support herself for once.

"Oh oh oh oh!" She grabbed Cosgrach's wrist and stumble-dragged him along onto the one escalator inside the castle. "UP TO MY OFFICE WE GO." Finaaaaallllllly.

Cece, Sophie, Stranger Man.... you coming?

Sophie just looked on and occasionally blinked as the Headmistress tried to sound out the letter P password she'd established. Great. At this rate, they'd be here forever, and Sophie just might see her hundredth birthday pass as they waited for a cure.

Sophie jumped as the gargoyles sprang into action and began the process of letting them into the office. "Prada," Sophie repeated. "What's a Prada?" Was that some kind of creature? She didn't really expect anybody to answer her question, though. It was more to herself than anything.

She shrugged and followed the group into the office. Ohhh, she was going to the office of the powers-that-be! That meant she was AWESOME, right?!

Carter blinked several times. Wow. She couldn't remember Prada? That... wasn't good. As Carter remembered it, she was some sort of fashion... person. What were they called? Fashion gurus or something?

He followed after the slow moving group. He was now more anxious for answers. Was the healer around too? And how soon could they get those ministry healers in?

So not only was Anastasia starting to look like a shriveled up prune little old lady, but she was losing her memory too? And of all things for the woman to forget it had to be the password to her office. Maybe Cece should just summon Seren. She would know the password. Right?

Wait a minute.

What was Sophie doing there with them? She had sent the girl to get the governors. Had she forgotten what floor their boardroom was on? Guess it was a good idea Cece had also sent a patronus to the governors herself. And look, there was one now. A rather young one at that. Not only that but finally Anastasia remembered her password.

FINALLY!

Cece followed everyone onto the escalator. Could they please get to the office now?

Cosgrach had remained silent during the whole exchange, because he was far too worried for Annie than anything else. Her memory had deteriorated too. What was happening to her? He didn't want her to die or look unpretty this old! She had been so easy on eyes, what was the problem now?

...she couldn't even remember the password--

"HAHAHA!" the man ROARED, although it wasn't the best time to laugh. WHO cared? That her password was Prada--"You are fiiiine," he said with a huge grin, "just a bit down with flu or something." But it didn't matter as they entered her office with this man of B-O-G following them.

Yes, hello... this was all a bit too familiar for the former Headmistress, and Cassandra actually paused in front of the gargoyles and expected them to leap apart for her. They did not, but still. Like a homecoming.

"Please announce the Board of Governors to the Headmistress." She ignored the sad eyes from the gargoyles and waited for their entrance.