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[hairflyingheartpounding]

All right, art club members, we're going to have our first meeting this Friday! We'll be outside, weather permitting, by the lake! Bring whatever you want to make art with! It should be a ton of fun, and we're still open to new members!

And on a prefect note, while you all should have been already, I hope you'll be on your best behaviour with Inquisitor Snow here! Thank to the Headmaster, I'm working on a project that should help keep folks out of future detentions if they do get in trouble. But you'll hear more about that later!

Oh, also, I'm always looking for things to work on in my spare time! If anyone has some sort of craft they'd like me to make them, feel free to ask! I'll get some more supplies in Hogsmeade come October if I need to.

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[di_intraining]

Rapunzel, don't mention Snow. If you want to, use a filter, but don't let him see you bringing him up. You'll be catching his attention.

[Wow, the first time he talks to her in three weeks and it's about a professor. Smooth move Greg, :/ ]

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

Greg, I know what I'm doing. I admit I don't agree with Inquisitor Snow about Headmaster Dumbledore, but the Ministry just sent him to help.

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[di_intraining]

His idea of "help" is to deduct points for every time someone disagrees with him.

Look, I'm just wary of the man and I think mentioning him here is an invitation for trouble.

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

Greg.

Of course I think something was up at camp, but really, Snow's not some evil villain to overcome. It's not so black and white.

And can you please just accept that you don't know what's best for me?

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[di_intraining]

Of course he's not a villain. But look at the way he's talking to some of the students and you tell me there's nothing wrong with him.

[Pause.]

I'm just looking out for you. Maybe I don't know what's best for you, but I do know that this Professor's not someone you want to deal with.

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

Greg, I have spent my whole life being controlled by my mother. I'm finally starting to see that I don't need that, so I definitely don't need someone else telling me who I want to deal with, or anything else like that.

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[di_intraining]

This isn't about your mother. This is about a man who's deducting points and threatening detention for simply trying to point out that he's wrong about something. Do you really not think that that's sketchy behaviour?

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

You're not listening! You never listen, Greg!

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[di_intraining]

[A few frustrated ink drops later...]

Look, it's your club, it's your post, so it's your rules. I get it. You don't have to listen to me and I can't force you or anything, but I really advice you to stay away from him.

I'm not trying to control you, but it's just my honest opinion that he's not like the other professors and that you might want to think about letting him know that you're doing something with Dumbledore.

It's up to you if you want to take my advice or not. Just be careful.

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

You don't get it at all, Greg. That's my point.

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[di_intraining]

Then do what you want.

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

I will.

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[bonafide_divinity]

I don't know if you've noticed, but there is something seriously wrong with High Inquisitor Snow.
Since when does a school need a High Inquisitor anyway? Doesn't he have anything better to do? I don't like this.

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

Tulio, the Ministry doesn't want to jump to conclusions about camp. They're blaming the Headmaster and that's wrong, but Inquisitor Snow isn't all bad by any means.

Look, did you think about making a deal? Something in exchange for you helping me out?

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[bonafide_divinity]

Are you sure about that? Because I don't think I trust him. If the Ministry's blaming Dumbledore for what happened at camp, why is this "High Inquisitor" guy saying that it was just "a few rowdy teenagers"? [pause] What happened at camp anyway? I wasn't there.

[pause]

As a matter of fact, I did. I believe I might have a proposition for you. [flourish]

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

I don't think they're saying what happened at camp was his fault, I think they're saying Dumbledore should have stopped it. But I'm sure he would have if he could. Like I said, I don't entirely agree with Inquisitor Snow, but I don't think he's here to cause trouble.

I'm not sure. I couldn't go. I think that's when Vriska lost her eye, though.

Oh? What would that be?

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[bonafide_divinity]

That's how Serket lost her eye?

Alright, maybe running an investigation is kind of justified.
But how could Dumbledore have stopped it? Was he even there? And if she lost her eye at camp, what's the inquisitor doing here?

[pause]

Well Rapunzel, I am so glad you asked.
Sign my petition and I'll co-lead your support group.

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

I'm pretty sure. And I don't think Dumbledore could have! I'm telling you, I don't agree with what the Inquisitor is saying about him. I just don't think he means harm.

You're kidding, right?

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[bonafide_divinity]

Well, all I'm saying is that no good can come of having a Ministry appointed official at Hogwarts.

Why would I be kidding? This is a very serious issue, Rapunzel.

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

It's only no good if you're doing something wrong.

And you'll help out with the group, then?

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[bonafide_divinity]

But [inkblot] in that case we should have absolutely nothing to worry about.

And of course I'll help. I'm a man of my word.

Does that mean you'll sign?

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

Just try to stay out of trouble, can't you? I mean, it's not a problem, but

Nevermind.

Sure, put my name on there, then.

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[bonafide_divinity]

But what? Don't you think I can stay out of trouble?

And thank-you for your support, Rapunzel! You won't regret it.

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

I just don't like the idea of you getting too much trouble.

Oh, you're welcome.

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[bonafide_divinity]

Just out of general curiosity, how much is too much?

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

It would just stink if you got expelled or something.

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[bonafide_divinity]

[inkblot]

What makes you think I'm going to get expelled?

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

I don't. I just don't want you to.

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[bonafide_divinity]

Well, thank-you for your concern. I think.



What am I supposed to do as a support group co-leader anyway?

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[hairflyingheartpounding]

You're welcome.

The idea is that people can relate to you, and you can relate to them. They'll trust you.