SnitchSeeker.com - The Waiting Area Outside of Professor Ichihara's Office

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Originally Posted by nicole black (Post 11896567)

.... Haddie was such a different creature now. Nana could see the difference quite clearly, the energy was there, but it was subdued now, likely because of her own presence, but it was a welcome change and Nana Ichihara was just a tiny bit impressed. a tiny bit. "It was a pleasure to loan them to you, miss Denaker." she replied, taking the books and glancing over their care-worn appearance. She watched the young girl, dark eyes widening just a little as silence fell for much longer than she expected, still, she said nothing, simply waited patiently for the young girl to hopefully express what she seemed to be having trouble with.

She considered miss Denaker for a moment before offering the books back to her. "Take them, keep them. I think they would have a warmer home with you." She simply said. "Consider it part of your summer reading." She would be getting a new set for next term anyway, and this was just as good as donating them. Completely within her professional bounds.

"I will be returning next term, Miss Denaker," Was that the Ravenclaw's worry? Nana assumed so, but something about Miss Denaker's... not her words, but her actions was leading her to believe otherwise. "I expect you in my class next term, miss Denaker. It would be much too quiet without you." She said, a lightly amused smile slipping across her face.

Yes, she had made a joke. No, the world was not ending.

It took her a second to realize what was happening, and take the books. And another second to break out of her stunned silence. "Really?" It was a dumb question. Professor Ichihara wasn't the sort to do things willy-nilly, so if she was giving her the books, it meant she was, indeed, sure of it. It still was a completely unexpected surprise. "Um, thank you! Thank you so much!" You can be sure she was going to read them plenty over the summer. The books might have been loaned to Haddie in attempt to illustrate the not-so-glamorous reality, and in doing so, possibly dissuade her. It did illustrate the reality, but that hadn't made her any less enthralled by it.

Haddie was still staring at the books, excited and still a bit stunned, when the Transfiguration Professor assured her she would be returning and that she expected to see her in class next term. The joke pulled Haddie's attention away from her new books and... wait, was the girl blushing? Yes, she was. Clear as day, a rosy tint crept into her cheeks and deepened. She tried to hold back her smile long enough to reply. "I've been told I have a big mouth," she agreed. Most recently by Rachel. Hadley nodded. "I hope I'm in your class next term too." There was that word again, hope. As if it wasn't certain. Mainly because it wasn't certain. In fact her father was adamant that she wouldn't, and Haddie only had the summer to convince him otherwise. "Thanks again, Professor." She should probably get back to studying, but if she was in any hurry to do so, it didn't show. To be honest, she was happy for the small break, and wasn't in that much of a hurry to see it end.