[Open] A drink break.

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Nigel walked in slowly into the Three Broomsticks before shrugging off the frost that seemed to creep on his coat. This was usually the time when people would be drinking more and more. It had that effect on humans, winter.

Looking around, he spotted the Potions Master of the School, Professor Warren. Thinking to try and socialize with his counterpart in Slytherin, he immediately walked towards the man and sat down on one of the chairs beside him before greeting, "Hello, John. Thinking of the new year?"

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Nigel grinned at the man before ordering himself a drink. He grabbed a Butterbeer from the Barman before joining the professor in his table. In truth, he actually quite liked his counterpart in Gryffindor, more so than the past Slytherin Heads. the rivalry of the house wwas at all time high, but at the same time, it wasn't borderline aggression. It was rivalry, nothing more.

Loooking at the man in question, he asked, "How much would you bet on Slytherin taking the House Cup this year?"

Sitting back he then continued, "Of course, we might just bow down to Pippa. I think she's slave driving her students to excel more and more in class! Maybe we should follow her example?"

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Nigel smiled at the man before taking a sip from his drink. He looked around and saw only a few people in the bar at the moment before replying, "Well, you maybe right. But some of our students, as you know, need the push to fully excel."

The Defense Professor only grinned before sitting back. He knew that letting the kids decide and what they want and how they want to achieve it is the best course. It makes them much more free in deciding on what they wanted to do with their lives. But he also knew that some students need the extra push to fully become what they can become, to fully achieve their potential. As a professor, he had this job to do, and he was not going to have a student who will look back one day and curse him because Nigel did nothing to help.