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That first response already confirmed a few things for him and Malachi added it to his growing file of information he should have been taking on Upstead long before it ever got to this point. It, whatever it was, had persisted for years. It made sense of course, the menacing about the castle, always looking for a rise even in the least appropriate situations...but as of yet it was still only a fragment of a conversation and as such, he could not draw conclusions from it alone.
The subsequent suspicion was almost laughable, were it not sad.
Almost.
The Headmaster maintained his composure quite well, doing little more than raising a brow at the Slytherin.”What reason would I have for using you? What do I stand to gain, in your estimation, from lending my aid and essentially offering an ear?” Much like the questions he asked in his classes, he did not intend for this one to be a trick. He was very interested in where Upstead’s thought process would take them and how spindly or straight the path of reasoning would be.
”My lesson was not a trick, it was a test. You get several of those throughout the school year.” Just to make THAT clear. “I don’t see your NEWT grade going well after you’ve told the invigilator you have no intention of going any further. But, yes, I did need to see what I was working with. It’s an important part of making any sort of plans or preparation.”
The man steepled his fingers before him, his elbows propping his hands up on his desk. “I do have my own question, again.” As it was now his turn once more. “Are you intending to put up further charades this term or will we be moving on knowing what we both know? I’d only like to know for preparation purposes.”
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