Closed Further Studies Maybe?

[Hinata Edogawa]

When Hina had offhandedly mentioned to Bailey that she didn't know what else to study in preparation for applying for the Aurors, and that she wondered if the Restricted Section of the Library had anything to offer, she didn't quite expect her friend to just jump and declare that they would be going to see Professor Cade. It had nearly given Hina a whiplash even if she thought she probably should have expected such a response. The whole walk to the DADA Professor's office was spent with Hina trying to convince Bailey that they should put off asking for permission since Hina didn't really have an official-official reason to go there. Perhaps compiling first a list of topics she needed to research? Or perhaps asking the professor instead for what else she could research? But not now. Hina could barely string two words in class and it was... she didn't know if she'd become any better since the last time she'd gone to Professor Cade's office when she'd asked him if she had any chance joining the aurors. "B-Bailey!" she called after her friend to try and stop her one last time except her friend had already thrown the door open. Hinata blinked as they seemed to have interrupted a serious conversation between two professors going by the atmosphere in the room. "G-g-gomenasai!" she apologized quickly before shutting the door again. "W-we should just come back later." Or not. Preferably not. If she wanted to go to the Restricted Section maybe Tizi-nii would sneak her in anyway. Not that she'd ever ask. Or she could ask her own dad. Not that she would ask him either.​

 

[Bailey Walden-Cade]

Bailey had always been a curious person, but for whatever reason, that curiosity had never extended to the restricted section of the library. It wasn’t until Hina suggested seeing what it had to offer prospective Aurors that Bailey realised they could just ask her dad to sign her permission. Bailey really hadn’t taken advantage of her father being a professor enough, and now with her mom at the school, there were double the possibilities. As soon as the idea had been implanted in her head, Bailey was gung-ho, so she dragged Hina straight to her father’s office and threw open the door. She wished she hadn’t. She walked into a tense atmosphere, it wasn’t the first time, but it hadn’t occurred to her that this was something she’d have to worry about at school. “Uhm,” Bailey closed the door for a second to compose herself before opening it again and sticking her hand through. “Dad, sign this.”

 

[Professor James Cade]

James hadn’t thought much about his open-door policy and how it might need to change a little now that his wife was in the office across the way. He didn’t have a chance to make any changes before someone walked in while he was having a heated discussion with Geo, and of all the people to walk in, it was Bailey. She quickly closed the door, but after a moment, stuck her hand back in with a permission slip for him to sign. “What’s this?” He asked, taking the slip from her and eying it. “Restricted section? Ok I trust you not to be stupid,” He quickly signed it and handed it back to her with her hand quickly disappearing and closing the door behind her.