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Professor Ethan Truebridge, complete with the usual dark glasses, walked into the Great Hall, the double doors opening before him ponderously, perhaps wondering if the man would ‘exit’ through the window like he had once before, saving said door from the necessity of opening again.
He paused on the threshold and looked to the Dais.
Ah.
Well that was a thing, wasn’t it? Sitting in what would be his new spot, wouldn’t be simple, not for the man who saw how things used to be, and who used to sit where and… why was there a man in Max’s seat?
It smelled of ministry in here and yet… not. A puzzle for another day, for another brain. Rather than head to the staff table, Truebridge turned his attention to one that was far more constant, and felt more like home. The Slytherin table, naturally.
Those who were first year when he last taught at Hogwarts would be third years now, and many students had graduated of course. There were still hundreds of familiar faces at all four tables, and he remembered the names too, but it was Slytherin he was interested in at that moment.
He stood quietly, just observing. Had they kept their spirit? Had they kept their pride and ambition and not let it waste away like he had found after his return from Azkaban?
More importantly perhaps, had Lafay set any more of them on fire? And why were there so many students from other houses there, interrupting all the green?
Slytherins. Friendly bunch. Marie had no sooner sat down when she felt like someone was watching them. Slowly turning her head towards the door she hoped she was going to find her favorite 'Claw looking at her but that wasn't to be. However, who she did see brought a smile to her face.
Professor Truebridge was back!!!
Turning back to Evelyn she said in a rather cheery voice.
"Hey Ev, look who's back." She knew he would bring a smile to Ev's face, even if she was having a bad day.
If they were lucky he would come talk to them. If not, well they would just have to follow him to the staff table.