‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆.

⠀⠀( …͟ ) ⠀ ⠀ IS ⠀⠀ THAT ⠀⠀A ⠀⠀STUDENT ? ⠀⠀ —— ⠀⠀IT’S ⠀⠀A ⠀⠀ 𝐶𝐴𝑇 ! ⠀⠀* ⠀⠀ 𓃠 ⠀⠀… ⠀⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

https://t.co/pOpYw7KKAv

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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having   gilderoy   lockheart   as   the   dada   professor   here   gave   her   more   trauma   than   both   wars.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

@mendereIIa Ahem.

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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you   lot   have   been   awfully   quiet.   what   mischief   are   you   up   to?
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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everyone   back   to   their   dormitories.   we   have   a   troll   on   the   loose.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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…   well,   so   much   for   a   quiet   evening.
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[͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𓂃 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 𝑶N⃣𝑻𝐻𝐸 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 𝑴𝐸𝑁𝐷. @mendereIIa]

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trials, trolls, ﹠
the 𝑡𝘩𝑜𝘳𝑛 in between.

╱ @tcxique.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

@mendereIIa “Right, the house elves.” Oh, she was old but her eyes still worked just fine. “Yes, I shall pass on the compliments. They will be most pleased.”

A nod.

“Short but well. Then again, at my age one can only hope for a few hours. How about you?”

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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it   appears   you   are   having   one,   hm?  good   morning,   dear.
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[͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𓂃 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 𝑶N⃣𝑻𝐻𝐸 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 𝑴𝐸𝑁𝐷. @mendereIIa]

.. a-ah. good morning, headmistress.

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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oh,   for   the   love   of   godric   gryffindor   …
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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everyone   will   stick   to   their   assigned   tasks,   thankyouverymuch.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

@AzkabansQueen ‹ still keen as ever, held something else now — not weakness, but the quiet gravity of someone who had seen far too much and kept standing anyway.

“There are many things you don’t know about me, Miss Lestrange,” she said calmly. “And most of them were earned, not taught.”

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

@AzkabansQueen ‹ — dry, fleeting, and gone in a breath.

“I once believed discipline was the highest form of strength. Now I know it’s the ability to carry memory without letting it consume you.”

She turned then, finally meeting Beatrix’s eyes across the firelight. Her gaze, ›

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

@mendereIIa « I had friends like him.”

Again, her gaze shifted to seek out Margaret’s in order to emphasize her point. “Not just colleagues——𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴.”

A small smile.

“There’s much more to these walls than just the infirmary.”

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

@mendereIIa « she finally hummed, wiseness edged into every syllable, “this castle is vast and old. Its history is just as demanding as its presence.”

Her chin then lifted when the cry of a hippogriff echoed across the sky.

“And I only survived this long with my sanity intact because »

[͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𓂃 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 𝑶N⃣𝑻𝐻𝐸 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 𝑴𝐸𝑁𝐷. @mendereIIa]

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𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔
𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤. ଂ ˖
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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one   small   glass   of   fire   whisky,   yes,   yes.   𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑯𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑀𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆. @mcgonagetcha]

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