Ah yes, the semantic deifference between an engagement and a betrothal, both promised marriage between specific parties at a specific juncture, this was indeed a misstep by the professor, too many years away, but a semantic difference was one that could be rectified. "I have no intention of throwing anything in the Headmaster's face, he is an honorable man, I only sought to understand how he himself handled such a situation." he sighed again as the other Professor outlined what he saw as his options. He did not intend to marry Miss Flitwick until after she was allowed to graduate anyway, it was the whole point, so the options did open up a possibility.

"It does baffle me that a noble establishment such as this, particularly one that itself stands on the outside of society, would seek to expell a promising girl based solely on the fact that a gentleman had signaled his intent to one day marry her." it would be amusing if it wasnt true, although the thought crossed his mind of some of the more unpleasant girls in his own time in Hogwarts. Perhaps it would have been fortuitous had he asked his father to find them grooms and rid him of their presence at school.

He pondered the options, why had he overlooked the option of betrothal? "OK, my intention is for Miss Flitwick to remain to study, as she wishes, it was to be a condition of the arrangement with her father. Would she be allowed to remain a student if she were betrothed? Or would her punishment be the same if she were to be engaged?" Would he be allowed to? It was legal, it was within social convention if her father accepted so he saw no reason other than personal resentment to the idea by the headmaster. As much as he had other options should teaching not work out, he enjoyed it here, it made him happy and it soothed the wounds from his previous career. "It is unfortunate that society sees that girls are of age the day they turn seventeen, had her father been willing to wait to find a suitor until she debuted after she graduated, none of this would ever have been a concern." she shrugged apologetically but also with a measure of defeat, sure the ridiculous rumour that a professor dared to speak to a student would circulate, but it would die down, it did make him wonder who might be fueling further rumours about the situation as he an Emma had not even spoken outside of running in to her in the great hall since that night, but children could be malicious for no reason but for fun at times.