Gwendolyn Montgomery Pucey (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} gwennie_) wrote, |
"Miss Montgomery?" Professor Flitwick called out to Gwendolyn as she sat in her seat next to one of her friends, quietly scribbling a note to her on her parchment. They'd been using it to chat through most of the class, and hadn't even really noticed as Professor Flitwick walked toward the back of the classroom. Startled, she looked up, a blush of having been caught quickly tinting her cheeks.
"Yes, professor?" She asked looking around and then over her shoulder, her voice a little squeaky as she tried not to sound too guilty.
"Come here, dear. Headmaster Dumbledore would like to have a word with you." The professor said in his higher voice as he waived her over. Sliding off her chair, Gwendolyn hurried over to the door where Professor Flitwick stood next to the Head Girl.
"Yes sir." She said softly, more than a little embarrassed to be called out by the headmaster. It didn't help that the whole class was staring at her as well. Ducking out of the door, Gwendolyn followed the girl, trying to run every last possible infraction she'd done through her mind. Maybe someone had actually seen her in the Astronomy tower? But then it would be Professor Slughorn, wouldn't it? OWLs were still a few months away, so it couldn't be that. The Head Girl said nothing as they walked, she looked a bit nervous and Gwen was far too busy trying to figure out what she'd done wrong to be as bubbly and chatty as she usually was when with other students.
When they finally arrived at the office a few minutes later, Gwen waited for the password to bes spoken and the door to open. Biting her lower lip, she looked up at the large gargoyles outside the door and shivered a little. They were so ugly. "Go on, the headmaster's waiting for you." She said to Gwen who nodded and walked forward, slowly dreading what she would find. Walking up the few steps into the office itself, Gwendolyn found herself looking around in awe. It was massive! Paintings lived the walls of the circular room, interspersed with shelves and what looked like hundreds of books. It was surprisingly airy, probably due in part to the large windows.
"Have a seat, Miss Montgomery" It was only when she heard the words that Gwen blushed and glanced toward the centre, noticing that Izzie was already there. Hurrying across the wooden floor, Gwendolyn took a seat next to her sister and blushed, apologising. Dumbledore waived it off and paused as if he was weighing up his words. "My dears, it grieves me to tell you that there has been an incident." Gwen's hand shot out for her sister's. "Your little brother, Damien, I believe, was attacked by a werewolf" Gwen gasped out loud, and Izzie started to whimper. "and although he was rushed to St. Mungo's, I'm afraid the Healers were unable to save him" Gwendolyn hear herself gasp again and gripped her sister's hand again. The Headmaster had paused to give them a moment, but tears were running down her cheeks and she was looking at her younger sister.