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His words had sobered her up very quickly. Because ultimately, while she was not fond of her Head of House, he was the Professor and she was the student. She knew that. She respected authority. She followed the rules and never dared to toe-the-line. And his firm words were a reminder of that. Though she was still quite unhappy, the Slytherin immediately found herself uncrossing her arms and softening the look on her face.
He had scared her a little bit, actually. She didn't like being singled out like that. Had everyone heard him? It was so incredibly mortifying. So as to not receive anymore of his unwanted attention, Nina quickly sat down on the grass, tugging at her skirt to make sure it covered every place a skirt ought to cover. She still wanted to take part in the lesson, even though she knew she'd hate it because there was a chance they'd learn something new. That wasn't something Nina could ever pass up. That and she would never be one to skip a class. It's not something she'd do. Not ever.
But Professor Fuller-Thompson was wrong about one thing. Despite things being a little rough, Nina always wanted to learn. In fact, she found it far easier to learn when they were surrounded by the mist because it meant that learning was a distraction from thinking about all the bad things. When she didn't want to remember what it felt like being stuck outside in the boathouse, she turned to her Arithmancy textbook. When she didn't want to be around the girl's in the Gryffindor dormitory, she found an isolated corner to work on advanced Runes theory. Though she never did any of this in public, she was far more immersed in her studies now than she had ever been.
Classes were now a welcome distraction too, despite the antics of her Professors. Because lessons were like a breath of fresh air that kept everyone busy. The weekends dragged on for ages, but the weekdays felt finite. Though her lessons were often thought provoking, Nina typically chose to stay quiet. The only lessons she really chose to speak up in were those of Defense because Headmaster Trent was beautiful and she'd never want to disappoint him. Besides, the questions posed to the class were typically quite obvious, especially silly ones such as this current one which was far less fact based than it was opinion oriented. And in Nina's own (ironic) opinion, opinions had no place in lessons. But she didn't want Professor Fuller-Thompson to call her out or to tell her she could leave or to make anyone look at her while she tried very hard to not stick out like a sore-thumb. And so she did raise her hand to offer an answer (with a heavy amount of hesitance), but not necessarily because she wanted to. "Personal space," something that was growing increasingly difficult to find.
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