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Sam Linnfer is outside in the sunshine, sitting on a rock by the lake and feeding the giant squid.
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He's watching Molly Hayes with some amusement as she struggles with a large pink kite further along the lakeshore. Just as she's about to give up a magically-created gust of wind catches the toy
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She gets up to stretch for a moment when the other teacher catches her eye. Hasn't she seen her before? Commanding a bunch of desks?
Mia gathers up her papers with the intention of finding Croix and asking him to put them away, but looking for the owl instead of calling for him puts her directly in Minerva's line of sight.
So when she is completely aware that she's noticed, she asks, "You too?"
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She offers Mia her hand. "Pardon my lack of manners. I'm Professor McGonagall - Minerva McGonagall."
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"In my experience, there are very few people whom the Malfoys like, so I shouldn't take it personally. Mr Malfoy senior is practically in the habit of sending my employer the most charming owls about his job skills, ancestry and sundry other details."
A small smile. "I took very great pleasure in hexing him, the last time we met. The censure was entirely worth it."
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"Well, it could be worse. If Draco still considered blood purity important, he certainly wouldn't have bothered with someone with as questionable blood as mine."
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"I never thought I'd say this, but it's probably a good thing he was in the habit of jumping to conclusions when he was younger. When we first met, he assumed I was this sort of rich, pureblood queen that would be just perfect for creating an heir to the Malfoy family. His equal, so to speak. By the time he found out I was the complete opposite, those differences didn't seem to matter to him anymore. Had he known before, he might not have given me a chance."
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"Professor Snape will be shocked. He always swore little could improve Mr Malfoy's shaky grasp of Potions-work."
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She shrugs.
"He had spent some years working on potions here. Perhaps that's why he's able to excel at them now. And being connected to water aides that as well."
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"'Painfully adequate' was - is - I believe his professor's favourite phrase."
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She fiddles with her rings.
"He was....surprisingly generous with me. When I first came here and started worrying about running out of money, he offered to help pay my tab with his own earnings."
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McGonagall had always wondered if Draco Malfoy had any hidden depths, but mostly only because she didn't think it was possible for anyone to be that shallow and still function.
"Well. It's good to see that he has at least grown up," she remarks.
And had a world to grow up in, considering what's been going on back home...
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"I'm glad to hear you say that. Knowing what he was like at school, I've a feeling it would mean something to him to hear that."
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