[ Occasionally he thinks of Bartemius, in Azkaban. And Bella, and Antonin, and the people who were far kinder to him than anyone on the 'good' side of things has ever been. ]
Come talk to me about grudges the next time Sirius Black breaks half the bones in my face. I've done nothing in the past months but help people, but it's not changed anything. It never will. I know that.
[ 'Bullying'. He rolls his eyes. Black isn't a bully. He's more of a monster than the bloody werewolf. Severus thinks of-- when he first got here, dazed, trying to make his way unsteadily from the lockers to the lifts. Freezing because out of the corner of his eye he thought he saw Regulus's ghost and then getting his teeth knocked out and spending the next half hour coughing up blood. Of getting his nose broken during the engineering crisis. Of getting his face slammed into a locker. Of Black's friend coming to try and actually kill him over a lie Sirius told.
Yeah. Gryffindor house can go fuck itself t b q h.
But that's none of her damn business.
So, ]
Good luck with your optimism. And settling in. I work in xenogen if you need anything.
[And this is why she tries so damn hard to get his attention in class. Because he's difficult and he presents a challenge. But she quickly learns that his verbal bites hurt. Yet that pain is part of what toughens her for the war.]
I won't stand for the bullying, I assure you. Good night, Professor.
[She'll leave it at that. Ron was right when he called her scary.]
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[He can do the math.]
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[ Occasionally he thinks of Bartemius, in Azkaban. And Bella, and Antonin, and the people who were far kinder to him than anyone on the 'good' side of things has ever been. ]
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Sorry for bothering you.
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It's what I'm here for, apparently.
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[She recalls those beaver teeth and him saying he didn't see a difference. Ouch.]
I think it's a shame you feel that way. How far will we get if we stay in opposition of one another based on grudges held in our world?
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[ He must be younger if he's arguing like this. ]
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[She is having a strange moment where she is mixing Sirius up with Draco. The desire to bully is there, but it's...
She has a feeling Sirius can be crueler. Brave bullies are the worst. At least Draco is a coward.]
I think the House conflicts are silly, personally. Quidditich only exacerbates them, so it's good that game can't be played onboard the ship.
[Except she feels a twinge of guilt. Harry would enjoy flying.
She hates it.]
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Yeah. Gryffindor house can go fuck itself t b q h.
But that's none of her damn business.
So, ]
Good luck with your optimism. And settling in. I work in xenogen if you need anything.
[ Is that a dismissal? It's a dismissal. ]
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I won't stand for the bullying, I assure you. Good night, Professor.
[She'll leave it at that. Ron was right when he called her scary.]