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He believed them, he honestly did. Being around his students this long--save the First Years but he'd grown accustomed to them as well--this just...didn't seem like something they'd do. Not the ones present anyway. He could think of a few who might have thought this could be a funny prank to put the French in their places but one of those had come to him for help GETTING a date for this bloody ball.
Nothing was adding up.
Those witness statements she was harping on? The ones from her students that directly contracted his, he didn't know what to make of them. On the one hand, he didn't want to bring insult by labeling anyone a liar--wrong time, Rasting, shhhh--he also couldn't and wouldn't believe they were telling the truth.
"Noble is right." And thank Merlin the man had spoken up while Malachi gathered his thoughts. He spared a glance to the Ravenclaw Prefect when she entered, half wondering if she knew anything about this but doubting it as much as he doubted any of the others did.
"Innocent until proven guilty. I won't put my students in detention just to make you sleep better tonight." Bold words for the man borrowing a castle but it was true.
"A trial, then. A fair one, with testimonies from both sides." Couldn't call it fair then tell her her students were excluded...slippery slope as that turned out to be. "That's how you usually handle disciplinary matters, isn't it? Let's not skip that necessary step this go around. If there isn't enough evidence, that's that, we drop this. No more." No comment on what happened in the Astro Tower. There was STILL no proof that was his students either. This way, the man felt slightly more confident. If they didn't do it, there would be no evidence. If there was no evidence, there was no conviction.
"Summon your witnesses and suspects. We'll do the same."
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