Sara's Office

[Emilia Pettigrew]

Emilia walked up to the Headmistress's office. She took a deep breath before knocking on the door.

[Sara Templeton]

There was a knock on the door and Sara jumped about a foot in the air. She must have started dozing off in her chair. Sitting up straight, trying to look a little more dignified, she called out, "Come in!"

[Emilia Pettigrew]

When Emilia heard Sara's voice, she took another deep breath before entering. She stepped into the room and closed the door behind her. Everything looked so much more different since Kildara had been here. Everything was too light and the room was way too bright. She closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them again. "Hello, professor Templeton. Hope you're feeling well?" she addressed the Headmistress. She leant slightly on the chair in front of her. "I'm not going to keep you too long, just wanted to discuss a few things." she swallowed hard. "As you know, I had to take a bit of time off, because of.." she let her thoughts wonder back to when Kelly killed her family and chased around the globe, to kill Emilia as well. She thought back to Kildara's death and how guilty she felt, for she should've been here to protect her. A tear came to her eye ".. because of everyting that happened last year." she took another deep breath. "I'm glad to tell you that I am feeling better now" she said quietly though her appearance spoke otherwise. She looked tired, worn out. She had bags under her eyes and her hands had adopted a nervous shake. Her voice sounded distant and mildly hoarse. Nothing like the strong feminine figure, she used to be. "You know that Professor Snape let me teach in this school, despite of" she chuckled "my condition. I came here in hope, that you would be just as generous." she lowered her eyes, prepared for the worst.

[Sara Templeton]

As Emilia walked into the office, Sara stood up in respect of the younger woman. She listened intently as the redhead spoke, waiting for an in to speak. The woman look tired and drawn, it was incredibly sad to look at.

"Emilia... I can call you Emilia, right?" she said and motioned for the other woman to take a seat in the chair she was currently leaning on. "I am fully aware or your condition, and as you may know, my ... condition is dangerous as well. If they can let me become headmistress, I am sure I can allow you to continue to teaching here."

She stood up again, and walked around the front of her desk to perch on the edge of it in front of Emilia. "If you eed anything, or after all that has happened people don't want you around, please, come to me. There are people that don't want me here either. I know how it feels." Leaning forward, the tall dark woman laid a warm hand on Emilia's shoulder. "We can help each other adjust to life here. Us freaks have got to stick together."

[Emilia Pettigrew]

Emilia turned down Sara's offer to take a seat. She found it easier to be alert when standing. Even now, here in hogwarts she was so scared of Kelly finding her. Living in constant fear like she had done f0r the last year. She closed her eyes as Sara spoke. Her voice sounded nothing like Kildara's. Sara was someone she would never make a promise to. Yes, she sounded confident and yes, her voice was controlled. Yet she had no passion, no power, no fear behind those words. She let out a sigh as her hand touched her shoulder. Her touch was calming yet not comforting like Dara's had been. She shook her head. "You weren't meant to change sides in the first place. You were not meant to get so fond of Dara." She took a couple of deep breaths. "Thank you very much, professor Templeton. I'll come to you, if I were to need someone to talk to. If you would pardon me now, because I need to go and prepare my lessons." she bowed gently to the other woman and turned to leave the room.

[Sara Templeton]

Sara watched Emilia, seeing the waves of tension floating off the red head woman. It looked as though it would take a long time, if ever, to break through the sheild she had up. Sara was just about to say something else when the Potions Mistress announced she had to start preparing lessons and turned and left the room.

"Hmmm," Sara murmured when the door shut behind the young woman, and the headmistress went back to her chair on the other side of the desk. "Peope around here are very abrupt when they leave..."