“Perhaps you ought to focus on practicing your potions, instead of looking for someone to blame when they go wrong.” Sisse said tensely, disliking the girl’s attempts tell her what she thought she was doing wrong. It wasn’t like Sisse had approached Miss Goshawk’s table and begun to insult her in front of all her friends.

She took a deep breathe and then looked at Miss Goshawk, really wishing not to make a scene. “As I said in class, I apologize for the mistake.” Her mother was always telling her to take the high road and in this case she truly felt she should.