An Inevitable Conversation

[Cameron Roswell]

Cameron had been putting off this meeting for as long as he could but after Professor Castillo casually commented about talking to Professor Corrins about him when he'd been in the common room he knew his luck had run out. He looked at her office door grimly, not bothering to knock before letting himself in, fixing the professor with a frown and crossing his arms. "You wanted to talk about something right," he said shortly, looking for the nearest chair and sitting down gruffly.

 

[Professor Mallory Corrins]

Mallory had been going over some paperwork when she'd heard the door burst open, barely managing to catch Maxim as he tried to dart across her desk. She smiled softly at the boy, standing herself and moving to toss the silly cat gently through the curtain into her room, and motioning for the door to shut. "Mr. Roswell, it's good to see you," She told him sincerely.

Mallory took her seat again, folding her hands on her desk. "Thank you for coming in. I did ask to see you. Would you like some tea?" She asked, waving her hand to get her tea set going, even if it was just for her. "I was hoping to talk with you about your classwork."

 

[Cameron Roswell]

Cameron flinched when the professor's gross cat darted away, glad it was gone before he sat down. He seriously doubted she was happy to see him, especially since he imagined he was probably in trouble, professors didn't exactly just ask you to chat for no reason and he wished Professor Corrins would hurry up and get to that part instead of being all nice about it.

"I don't like tea," he said flatly, though he'd never really drank much of it besides what they were made to in Divination. "What about it," Cameron said, crossing his arms and sinking more into the chair, well aware that he'd barely been scraping by in class for years though he'd always counted on the professor just being too polite to say anything so he could fail in peace this year.