Well, here was one practical subject he might pass after all! Nelson barely moved for a long moment or two as the words sank in. Professor Ellsworth would make an exception. It was like a Hogwarts-castle-sized weight had just been lifted from his shoulders; and it was hard to stop his face from spreading into an ear-splitting grin.
While his smile grew, Nelson did drift back earthwards to the reality that he’d also just offered extra tutoring. While that was completely fair - and kind of him - and Nelson did want to actually learn how to do enough magic to actually be a useful wizard in the rest of his life, he did also like to have some free time. For quidditch practices. Hanging out with his friends. And fun stuff.
THANK YOU SIR, Nelson wrote finally, in unusually large letters. He offered the professor a smile - a more careful one, close-mouthed but still entirely genuine - and added, I’d like that. This was dumb, it was really dumb that any meeting with a professor could make him feel like this, but Nelson half wanted to punch the air in triumph.
While his smile grew, Nelson did drift back earthwards to the reality that he’d also just offered extra tutoring. While that was completely fair - and kind of him - and Nelson did want to actually learn how to do enough magic to actually be a useful wizard in the rest of his life, he did also like to have some free time. For quidditch practices. Hanging out with his friends. And fun stuff.
THANK YOU SIR, Nelson wrote finally, in unusually large letters. He offered the professor a smile - a more careful one, close-mouthed but still entirely genuine - and added, I’d like that. This was dumb, it was really dumb that any meeting with a professor could make him feel like this, but Nelson half wanted to punch the air in triumph.
