006 | Perma-filtered from Snow

[arachnoble]

While I might seem like a hypocrite, I would like to request that the students back off from Snow. He believes himself to be in control of the school, and is potentially dangerous. Potentially. Nobody but he knows what he will and will not do, and I would like for you students to err on the side of caution.

Let your professors handle him. Please.

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Does anyone know about the citizenship process?

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[arachnoble]

As he said, he thinks the incident at camp was in no way influenced by dark magic. Apparently this means we are a threat.

[seeringlight]

I am going to try and step away from my pessimism and be a little optimistic that this will pass quickly.

[arachnoble]

I would say don't get your hopes up, but we're not sure how this will play out. I would say just be realistic.

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[seeringlight]

He was cordial to me near the end, but I worry that this will not continue to be the case given his reaction to everyone.
...Professor?
Will my background cause me certain grief, you think?

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[arachnoble]

It's easy to fake cordial.

Perhaps. It's a very real possibility, though I think the only way to prevent getting grief from Snow would be to roll over and obey his every command with no protest.

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[seeringlight]

I'm fairly aware of that, unfortunately.

I suppose I should just put on my big girl pants then. I came to a school with the ability to speak what is on my mind. I refuse to let that be taken away from me. He is making a mockery as to what it is to be a proper professor. Thank you for listening to us, even if we have been fairly disobedient as of late.

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[arachnoble]

He's doing more than you know. If you ever need to talk, or if you need help with how to handle things, you can come to me.

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[seeringlight]

I am morbidly curious, but I also wonder what I might come upon.
Thank you. I will keep it in mind.
I'm less worried about myself, but more worried about my family and close ones.
For some reason, I really did not like him speaking to Roxy. I should probably tell her to keep her distance if possible.

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[arachnoble]

Horrible, terrible things, of course.

It might be in her best interests. She's your cousin, correct?

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[seeringlight]

He's one of the less forgiving of the Ministry, isn't he.

Yes. She's having some hard times. Her mother, my aunt...
I'm sure you've heard the news.

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[arachnoble]

Yes, and he's already proving to be a terror in his new position.

I have. She was an author, wasn't she?

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[seeringlight]

At least no one will feel too bitter about the House Cup, given the circumstances. Small favors.

A brilliant woman. I have all her novels.

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[arachnoble]

Very good point there. And perhaps now that there's potential danger on the horizon students will be better behaved.

From what I hear, she isn't too fond of the Ministry. People accused her books of being propaganda. What do you say to that?

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[seeringlight]

While better behaved would be nice. The reasoning makes the victory so very bitter.

I can see those accusations, and I can't help but think there was some truth to what she wrote. But are you implying that her disappearance was deliberate? I don't need it sugar coated and I was already suspicious as to the suddenness of the news.

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[arachnoble]

True enough.

Yes. Of course there's no proof of it, but sometimes people who speak too loudly or too often get the Ministry's, or at least certain officials', attention in a very bad way. People have disappeared before at the hands of Ministry workers.

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[seeringlight]

I don't always agree with some of what the Ministry does, but do they just turn a blind eye towards those things or is really that the Ministry is so daft as to not realize it.
Either way, that is highly unacceptable.

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[arachnoble]

A combination of both. The Ministry can be easily persuaded to look away without fully understanding what it is they're missing.

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[seeringlight]

That is understandable. People can be easily fooled.

Perhaps we should consider a different topic though. I feel even less secure about this type of talk through this media with everything that's happening. It just doesn't always seem completely reliable.

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[arachnoble]

Very easily.

That would be a good idea. The journals are very secure, but...you never know. He could very well just steal someone's journal to ready private conversations.

Did you have a topic in mind?

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[seeringlight]

Not really.
Well, actually. Do you have any stories about Miss Aranea Serket? She isn't in the same year or House as I am, but I do want to know more of her before approaching her again.

[She respects Aranea, that's all.]

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[arachnoble]

She's the result of an affair and seems desperate for confirmation that her father is a nice man.

He's not.

[she is so blunt you don't even know.]

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[seeringlight]

I was hoping to know about her than what apparent insecurities she has.

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[arachnoble]

All I truly know is her insecurities. I haven't been working at Hogwarts for very long; you can't expect me to know everything about every student.

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[seeringlight]

I wasn't really.
I just thought you might know more about her specifically versus other students.

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[arachnoble]

I have no direct relationship to Aranea. Vriska and I are related through her mother, while Vriska and Aranea share a father.

There's never been a reason to even consider if he had another child.