 Mod Babysitter | be curious, not judgmental
"Sure," she echoed. If he hung around long enough, he might even get to hear for himself. But she wouldn't blame him if he took the opportunity to go inside as soon as the woman returned to the portrait. He probably had things to do, and talking to Mia right now was just convenient.
Detention? She shrugged again. "Could be anything, I'd reckon. There's lots of cruel and unusual things they could get away with at a school like this, I bet." There were obviously laws and stuff protecting them to some extent from actual torture, but she was just assuming it would be more unpleasant than boring or a waste of time.
Squinting slightly in thought, she finally decided to sit beside him and asked seriously, "What is your common room like? And your dorm? Are there lots of windows?" They were seriously lacking those in Slytherin's, and she wasn't sure she would get over it.
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