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"Yes...But I went to Beaubatons," She grimaced. "For about three weeks, then begged my father to transfer me here. But I am ashamed to say, I've practically forgotten the layout in the time since I was here. Did you attend Hogwarts?"

Viper raised an eyebrow at the response, unable to comprehend how someone could forget Hogwart's layout.

"Yes, I graduated five years ago." Viper replied.

"Which house were you in?" Calista asked.
It had been a decade since she'd last been at Hogwarts...That was quite scary. Ten years of curse-breaking, then charged with murder, sent to Azkaban...Life was hectic.
She resolved to rediscover Hogwarts, and this time to remember the layout better.

Viper smirked. "Slytherin. You?"

"The same." Calista returned the smirk.

"Not much has changed with them. The funny thing is I actually know the sixth and seventh years considering we attended Hogwarts at the same time."

Calista smiled. "Must make revenge on annoying Gryffindors pretty easy. One perk of being a teacher I guess."

"You know, one would think that, but they have a very protective Head of House." Viper mused.

"And who is this protector of the brave and bold?" Calista laughed.

"That would be Professor Delanquar." Viper sighed with a laugh.

Calista thought back. She wasn't sure she had met Professor Delanquar.
"Hm...I don't think I've met her yet."

"You'll see her soon. She's hard to miss. She's the blonde in the wheel chair."

"I'll look out for her...The house rivalries are still going strong I take it?"

"Quite strong. Professor Delanquar did not attend her as a child so she does not understand it and is quite rigid about it. In fact, there was one incident where we clashed on what to do about a fight between the two Houses in the Great Hall." Viepr replied with a laugh.

"A fight?" Calista laughed. "Yelling match or brawl?"

"Both really. So intense other Houses got involved as well."

Calista laughed. "What happened?"

"I can't say for sure. They just all started standing in the Great Hall, yelling and arguing and pulling out their wands. Professor Delanquar lost it, made them stop immediately and started docking house points in insane amounts. I countered back, undid the point dockage, defending the fact that it is expected with Houses bearing such rivalry so she has to have a certain level of understanding. Needless to say it was soon us arguing with students watching." Viper laughed, recalling their argument.

Calista laughed. "From one level of house disagreement to another."

"Indeed."

"But if Slytherins and Gryffindors got along, Hogwarts just wouldn't be the same."

"It'd be frightning really. To be honest, I think that's many students boggart: peace between the houses." Viper laughed.

Calista laughed. "How would you make that amusing to get rid of the Boggart?"

Viper smirked at the thought. "I'd say what I really think but there's students everywhere and my desk can't handle another howler."

Calista laughed. "Parents...So overprotective. I'd swear they all donate their funny bones to the Battersea dogs home as some strange rite of passage."