[colour=Indigo][h1]Professor Ezalia[/h1][/colour]        [@ScarlettWaters16][@Travesty]

The Headmistress was not particularly distressed. In fact, she was quite pleased. She had just booked for the 6th years to go and watch the Quidditch World Cup in April, for all their hard work on their O.W.L.s last year.She was just finishing her breakfast, and was about to stand up to announce the trip. Yes, she knew that it [i]was[/i] probably going to cause a commotion from the other years. In fact, she may have to organise for the 7th years to go and watch the Gobstones World Cup in July. So, all in all, Gwendolyn was feeling pretty good - that was, until the Dark Mark appeared in the air. She stifled a scream - she was just a girl when Lord Voldemort was at the peak of his "reign". Dark magic was the last thing she wanted to see today, and her voice boomed over the great hall and towards the Gryffindor table,[colour=C16FD4] "Nicholas Gregory Hornhill! Are you responsible for this?"[/colour] She waved her hand towards the Dark Mark floating a way above the ground, [colour=C16FD4]"Come with me immediately!" [/colour]She leant in to Professor Carlyle, who was snorting down food, and lowered her voice to a mutter, [colour=C16FD4]"Keep an eye for me whilst I take the despicable student to my office, Terrabeth." [/colour]Gwendolyn made a hand gesture for Nicholas to follow her, and promptly left the hall.

Walking along the corridors, Professor Ezalia hoped the silence was hurting Nicholas as much as it was hurting her. They reached the stone gargoyle and she whispered, so Nick could not hear her, [colour=C16FD4]"Unicorn blood."[/colour] The stone gargoyle sprang to the side and they stepped onto the staircase inside. Gwendolyn could barely repress a smile at Nicholas's look of shock as the staircase began moving. She opened the door into her office and sat behind her desk. She purely expected Nicholas to sit opposite. [colour=C16FD4]"Right. You do know why you are here, don't you? The significance of that Dark Mark? Voldemort's Dark Mark?" [/colour]Even though she tried to disguise it, you could still hear a hint of terror in her voice.