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With that thought, Renée turned as she heard two voices, and smiled at Selina and Nika. Both young Gryffindors had seemed to connect to her somehow, even if she couldn't really explain how. Well, Selina was easier to understand than her housemate, as she'd actually provided the redhead with a lot of support when she'd needed it. At least she thought she had. "Hello, Selina, Nika," she replied to them, before an inquisitive look crossed her face as Selina continued. Glancing down the table, she'd seen that a few others of the professors had gotten gifts as well, which made her feel a bit more comfortable about the situation. But it was still unexpected, and the miniature speech had only made her more, well, honored that the girl had thought of her that way. "Well, thank you," she said, giving the redhead another smile as she slid the gift towards her. "I hope you can continue moving ahead with things. Understanding is always better than the alternative," she added, hoping the girl would understand that she was talking about her skills without revealing them. And then she opened the gift. "It's beautiful," she said, looking up again. "I wish I had something to give you in return, now." That could go on her list of things to look for over the summer, however. Provided Selina came back next term.
"No the best gift you could give me is being her next term to help me some more. I know my... condition isn't the easiest to relate to but I really appreciate the fact that you did. So many people I feel wouldn't understand, I don't even understand, but you did. Truly ma'am you inspired me this term to keep moving forward." Selina said shyly. Bishop in a way was the small girl's hero. She understood her like no one else and tried to make her feel comfortable with her ability. Although it would be some time before Selina could accept her role on her ability having a helping hand was always a positive.
Looking down at her feet and squeaking her shoes Selina said, "Ma'am please stop me if this is too forward, but uh if I need any assistance over summer holiday could I owl you? Purely for school sake of course."