Originally Posted by Deniiz

Wasn't that kind of a contradiction, then? The professor had just said it would remember its father, that being him actually, but on their own they were 'solitary' and tended to team up only to attack. So what, it would remember about Professor only when it was hungry and wanted to hunt?! Oh... oh! Imagine that! Even more reasons to keep clear of them. Had he promised loosening the regulations? He should make them stricter!

Better not to explain his decision, though... he had built a decent relationship there, and no need to just destroy it. He hoped that momentarily disgusted face would be interpreted as his horror about Muggles' case. Hopefully, Professor William didn't know how to read minds. Better to only nod thoughtfully and stop talking about them. Yeah.

"It's a good deal, professor," he said with a smirk-smile. He actually imagined it for a moment, all the power and the freedom of doing nearly anything he wished, the financial benefits, the feeling that a huge community depended on his decisions...

Okay, not so far. He was still 18 and had a long way to go. Still, dreaming of it was enough to cheer him up despite the cold jokes of Professor who was to be eaten by a dragon. Shame. He really looked like he would do a good job too.

2100? It was too far away! Would it really take him that long to reach the spot? Then he would be over 40 and... old. "Thank you, professor! I'll look to make the relations better anyway wherever I end up." Not that they were bad, but they could get better.

"Which house were you in, if you'd studied here?" he asked all of a sudden.