"Would you? That would be wonderful," she returned sincerely, the relief settling merrily over the last of her choppy nerves and sense of disorientation of the day's previous endeavours. She drew herself up to wait expectantly for the right direction to be revealed; though she couldn't be certain whether the woman was as free and willing as she had described, even if this were the merest facade of politeness, she did not intend to give it up lightly. She might be lost in here all summer, otherwise!

Rather lost than sitting exams all over again, at any rate. Being in the castle, even empty as these corridors were, was bringing the school memories far more potently than usual. More good sensation than bad besides suffering examinations, of course, otherwise Carmelina supposed she would be regretting even applying for the professorship by this point.

(That said, she was suddenly rather invested nonetheless in getting to see the rest of the school staff. She wouldn't have guessed Hogwarts to be a secret hoard of attractive women, but judging by the first face she had come across, it seemed a distinct possibility. Either this woman was the outlier, or Carmelina hadn't been paying nearly enough attention to her professors when she had been a pupil.)

"I remember that feeling!" She added, failing to suppress a giggle. "Though I feel as if I've just been through an exam, myself."

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