Originally Posted by MeredithRodneyMckay

Well, that was actually quite rude. It wasn't that Isabelle couldn't be bothered to learn, she just never had the brain power to take it all in like some people. So Divination wasn't her best subject - sue her. And that had to be the first time she had heard the phrase 'too human' being used as an insult.

She opened her mouth to respond, but closed it again when Thereos replied to William. Take them into the forest. Well yes, that might be the best idea - if he actually wanted to prove anything to the 'too human' disbelievers.


And off they....trotted.

As Fina was not present, and the kids had to be taken back to the castle, William's suggestion didn't come entirely as a surprise. She nodded at him to confirm she would do just that, then blinked into the darkness as he went again.

Watching them for a moment as they disappeared into the gloom, Isabelle turned to look back the assembled children. Hufflepuff's, you're mine tonight, it seems.


Most of the students had already begun to pack up their things. Even if they had stopped to try and spy what was going on with the staff and the Centaur. Scanning the crowd for anyone wearing a yellow and black badge, there seemed to be no prefects present. Biting her lip, she was just about to clap her hands for attention when Minerva spoke up.

Looking down on her Issy smiled. "That is the plan, yes. We'd like you all to head back up to the castle. I'm in charge of the Hufflepuff's for now, so any help you could give in corralling them would be much appreciated."


And now one of them was shouting. Turning her head in his direction, Isabelle gave the boy a raised eyebrows appraisal - and a not too approving stare. He was lucky he apologised at the end of his mini rant, or he would have been in a little bit of trouble for raising his voice to them like that.

"Mister Goldstein. We are escorting you back to the castle because the sleepover has, unfortunately, come to an end. There is no danger that I know of," unless Thereos could actually point something out to William. But then they wouldn't know about that yet anyway. "I'm sure Thereos will be more than happy to hear about your comet find some other time. For the moment he has important business to attend to. Now please, take direction from your prefects and Professor Bentley." And also - don't panic.


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Now. Clapping her hands loudly to wake up any people that had the ability to sleep through everything that had just happened, Isabelle raised her voice to be heard. "All right! Any Hufflepuffs that are here, please collect up your belongings and follow me back to your common room!" Sometime, like, soon. Now.