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Meh. No offense, Reyn, but she didn't like hearing that. She had a habit of taking the blame for every loss, even though she knew and was often reassured by Treyen that it was a team effort and she alone wasn't to blame. But she still felt that if she had done better, Portree would have done better. So she simply shrugged at his words. Next season she planned on working so much harder.
"Talk? Like what?" But more importantly, "A BOY! Brilliant! That'll be so much better than I girl! Unless...Scarlett," that was what he said her name was, right? "Isn't a girly girl, of course. Does she like Quidditch?" Because obviously if she did, she'd be be 'cool' in Ellie's book. For a baby, at least.
"Not anymore," she laughed. Of course, she didn't care now that she wasn't even in Hogwarts anymore. "And actually, the professor who took your place, Bishop, I visit her quite often." Nod, nod. "She married the professor who took over Carlton's place when she left, same year as you, and he and I got along well." Ellie nodded some more. "It took a while to warm up to her, though." But now they had a girl, too! And Ellie was working on making her into a Quidditch fan. A Pride of Portree fan, even.
"Well, actual sentences, believe it or not," Nolan replied. Wasn't it just yesterday that she'd just been babbling and pointing at things, calling everything "cat" and "doll" and using only a word or two? Now she could say things like "Daddy I want a new cat" or "Daddy I want a new doll". Before he knew it, she'd be gossiping over the table about daycare and her classmates in preschool.
"She likes the toy broom her aunt got her for Christmas, so I'd say things are looking up," he answered Ellie's question. He wasn't sure he WANTED Scarlett playing quidditch though, which he wouldn't tell Ellie, of course. She could hurt herself! She was never allowed to do anything that could hurt her. Just like she was never allowed to go to school, date, or get married until she was 30. Yes. Then Nolan would be sure she'd be safe.
He nodded when she started talking about his replacement. He vaguely recalled the name of the woman who'd taken over, but she too had stepped down shortly after and was replaced by that other woman, the one he'd evaluated during his election time for the board.
"The new divination professor seems...ok," he said. She didn't have tarot cards on her at all times like he did, and she didn't use crystal orbs, so those were two strikes already.
"I mean, I had to evaluate her as part of my duties," he explained with a grin. Yes, his big, important, GOVERNOR duties.
"I'm surprised you didn't run, actually, I hope you weren't intimidated by us old folk," he joked.
"Carter certainly wasn't, right?" he asked his co-governor with a grin.