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"Her name is Hecate Lafay Greingoth, but she went by Hecate Lafay when she taught here," Ariadne answered. She perked up when the professor mentioned his daughter used to go to Hogwarts, too. "That's AWESOME!" she exclaimed. "It's too bad she doesn't go here anymore. I bet she was amazing at Charms with having a Charms expert as a dad!" Just like Ariadne THOUGHT she might be good at Potions, but she couldn't be sure right now. There was always the possibility of a melted cauldron. That would be PURE EMBARRASSMENT to write home about.
"The school likes to test our minds," she repeated. "That's kind of deep! Like the school has a brain of its own..." She glanced to the left and right of her as she said this, almost as if she was suddenly hyper-aware of what could happen to her. She nodded when the professor instructed her to actually practice charms in his super exciting charms room. "It's a deal!" she said. He had said he was a Ravenclaw, but just then a thought came to Ariadne, and she couldn't focus on Hogwarts houses right now. "PROFESSOR!" she called out. She was just too excited for lowercase letters. "I have an idea! Why don't you take me for a ride on the MOVING STAIRCASES!"
He had at least read the name before, but he wasn't sure if he knew the woman. Though the last name caught his attention,
"Your father wasn't a minister at one time was he?" Maybe it was an uncle or grandfather even, but he wouldn't miss that name. Julien kept up on politics it was another one of his passions. He chuckled about Keely,
"No I think it's better this way. She would not have wanted her dad hanging around while she was in her last few years of school." Was she good at Charms, Julien had to think about it,
"Yes I would say she is good at many things. She is the one that fully decorated my office." He was always proud of his children.
He glanced around with her not really looking for anything. Yes, he always felt the castle was alive in some ways,
"You could say that." It was an interesting way to think about the things that had happened here as well. Instead of just tragic or awful, but more of a challenge.
He jumped a bit at her loudness and then looked towards the steps.
"Oh I'm not sure that riding the staircase is really my thing anymore, but you go on ahead. Just don't be late for any classes and please be careful." He wasn't going to have any first years dying on his watch.