There was a loud thump as Jordan slammed her door shut. In the length of time since the Secrets Board fiasco, she'd kept herself sequestered in her room with a stack of spellbooks and scared house elves brought her food. Whenever she wasn't studying, she was sleeping, eating, or bitching. Only so much time could be spent in seclusion, and she
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"Good evening, Miss Sullivan."
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"Good evening. I must thank you for your book recommendations. I've been spending the past few days reading them, in an attempt to learn something. Plus, who wouldn't want the ability to hex their enemies?" Her tiny smile grew into a broad smirk.
"What brings you to the bar?"
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Raising the glass to her lips, she took a drink. "I just grabbed this from behind the bar." Mimicking her earlier action, she pulled up a bottle. "It seems to be Firewhisky. Would you care for a drink?"
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"Let's drink to...." She pauses to consider an appropriate topic. "Oh, hell, let's drink to the Queen. Any woman who can run things as long as she has with her family deserves a toast."
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"So studying hexes is thirsty work, I take it. Have you any particular reason for studying these?"
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"Particular reason? Besides the fact I'm the devil in disguise?" She gave an odd half-smile before finishing her drink. "Not really.."
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"Hello," she said cheerfully when she reached them, kissing Stephen's cheek before she smiled at Jordan and then peered down at his glass, smile still sweet when she looked up at him even if her eyes betrayed something more possessive than sweet that only Stephen would likely recognize. "So, what's the special of the day?"
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"And it's good to see you again, Jordan. I couldn't help but catch your conversation as I came over," she continued, looking to Stephen once more. Eyes narrowed just a fraction for a brief, telling moment before her expression lightened again. "I happen to agree there is much to learn in potions." 'Just not more than that from the professor, thank you very much.' "Hexes, though, I bet Lily could always help with if someone were interested. She managed to teach me a few that are useful."
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"I may need to sign up for that Potions class," she said, fixing Sarah with a look that said I have no interest in your man, but it's nice to see you're so insecure about it.
"Nice to see you too, Sarah."
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For that matter, he would have done well not to offer Homsar wine when the marshmallowy professor showed up for his office hours.
As faux pas went, being caught calling Cox's former wife beautiful was a long shot from falling off a ship, which Stephen had done rather too many times in his quasi-naval career. All the same, he was sensible of having committed an offense. ( ... )
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