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Cassirin
The man was an idiot if he thought she'd called him 'mister' as an accident, but Phoebe couldn't preen over that win after he removed her sister's MOUTH. HER MOUTH. And he was hurting students, carving words into their heads... it made her ill.
"My apologies, Headmaster. I didn't realize you had the qualifications and educational background to qualify for the title. I won't make that mistake again." Still completely polite, no sneer in sight, because honestly there was no way to express how utterly disgusted she felt with just a word or a glance or a sneeeeeer. She did sink down to press a handkerchief against the forehead of the first year cringing on the ground near her (Quinn).
She couldn't help him all, but she could help this one. And Kizzy would forgive her for not rushing to her side. "It's okay, bud. I have something in the Gryffindor dorm that will make this feel better. Just be... brave, I guess."
The handkerchief on his forehead brought him back to reality a little. Quinn could hear someone on the floor screaming. And other kids standing up for themselves. He recognized the voices of Eden and Ash. He blinked tears out of his eyes as he focused on the girl helping him.
"...um... th-thank you..." he sniffled,
"I... I think I'm going to just... s-stay down here, for now..."