Alexander looked visibly taken aback. Responsibility? He'd never thought of school like that. Hogwarts had always just been something inevitable. Even before he got his letter, before his first sign of magic, no one questioned that he'd go to Hogwarts when the time came. And now it wasn't just inevitable, it was everything he hung his hopes on.
Silence stretched between them as Alexander raced through the full implications of his question. That one word had flipped everything upside down. Suddenly Hogwarts was something he could loose - something he could mess up - and that idea scared him. He looked up at the man who regarded him so calmly, at first cowed but then resolved.
He nodded. "Yes, sir."
Silence stretched between them as Alexander raced through the full implications of his question. That one word had flipped everything upside down. Suddenly Hogwarts was something he could loose - something he could mess up - and that idea scared him. He looked up at the man who regarded him so calmly, at first cowed but then resolved.
He nodded. "Yes, sir."