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[homely_illiad]

   Date/Time: 'Talking to Strangers'/ Wednesday, October 18th/ 1:52 pm
Location: DADA Classroom
Open to: Claire Frey
Currently Involving: Illiad

Nose skimmed the page, eyes fluttering this way and that over the reading, completely taken in by the subject. This was Illiad Hawkins at one of his best abilities-- in a classroom, with his nose pressed to

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[clairefrey]

Claire drummed her fingers on the desk silently. Patience was never something she'd learnt, no matter how many years of teaching she was notching on her belt. Half the reason why she made her lessons so hands on was because she couldn't stand waiting for everyone to finish reading. There was always one or two kids that took an extra few minutes to finish what most had done in three minutes

[homely_illiad]

Illiad had never been the sort of Slytherin to show off if he'd finished reading early, although he knew his classmates did. No, he knew that if there was still silence, it meant that he clearly had not absorbed the reading completely, and would look down for a second, even a third or fourth time. It was his quiet, studious nature that did it, truly. And, perhaps, that he had no friends in his year who were in the same classes as he with which he could goof around with.

But grr she had made a big deal out of the paper thing! That, to Illiad, was annoying. This teacher, being new and all, was already on probation in his mind, and if she didn't think he could stand on his own two feet when being bullied... she was in for some sour news, indeed. He had to bite back on his tongue to prevent launching out at her in anger. The boys who sat behind him and already tormented him so did it because they thought he was weak, underbred, even feminine. Having a woman come to his rescue didn't help it at all

[clairefrey]

She caught the look of hate coming from Illiad and she raised an eyebrow in return. It wasn't as if she wanted thanks in return, he was a Slytheirn after all. Some gratitude might have been alright but she didn't care too much. Truthfully she would've said and done the same thing had it not been Illiad getting picked on. Bridges was always a pain, he needed to be taken down a peg or two. There was a spot of pity reserved for Illiad, yes, she recognised the pain of getting picked on well in him. But she'd punish misbehaving kids in her classroom regardless of who was the victim

[homely_illiad]

Oh, did he ever? He was a Slytherin, after all! A Slytherin who knew the difference between acting out and disturbing a teacher, versus acting out when the teacher willingly gave it to you