The flicker of hope that still dwelled in Blythe’s eyes gave Temperance pause; it was abundantly clear that her niece would like to return to school but she simply could not reconcile it with her sense of what was best for Blythe. Or what was best for the family coffers.

“And the ill road is the one you have already been turned away from,” she turned the results back towards her. They weren’t terrible, but if Blythe had only performed a little better she might have been able to justify letting her return to Hogwarts. As it was there was no money to support her through the last few years and, to Temperance’s mind, not much use in letting her indulge in it for the sake of it.

“You will choose something else and begin to earn your keep.”

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Wonderful set by Lady <3