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♦ Linda Bella ♦



This is the Headmistress' Office.

"Like the Hogwarts Houses, the Headmaster's tower requires a Password from anyone who wishes to gain entry to the room. The tower is guarded by a large and ugly stone gargoyle which rarely talks but is capable of doing so. The headmaster's office itself is a large circular room with many windows and many portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses. The portrait of the immediate predecessor of the current headmaster or headmistress hangs behind the head's desk. It is suggested that this is the largest of the paintings in the room, which, in turn, suggests that the paintings shrink by some degree once it is no longer the portrait of the immediate predecessor of the current headmaster or headmistress." (Harry Potter Wiki)

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♦ Linda Bella ♦



The Headmistress was speaking softly to Albus Dumbledore's portrait. "I don't know what to do, Albus," Linda sighed, pacing gently before the grand portrait, "There's something amiss, but it seems to elude me each time I try to grasp it," Linda made a grabbing gesture with her hands as she paced.

"You mustn't fret," Dumbledore's soft, elderly voice floated through her thoughts, "All will become clear to you in time. Perhaps sitting, rather than pacing, will help ease your thoughts?"

The Headmistress glanced up at the former Headmaster, and then stared back at the ground, still pacing.

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The Headmistress stopped pacing and looked up from the ground, "Anyanka...?" Linda gently made her way around the desk and down the steps towards the Professor, "speak your mind," the Headmistress glanced at the blond Gryffindor then back at Anyanka.

"This must trouble you deeply," Linda stood a few feet away from the Professor, "to come to speak to me. You haven't done so in ages,"

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Linda Bella listened to the proposal offered to her by Anyanka. It was strange to hear the words "Occlumency" and "Legilimucy" after such a long time. From one of the times that she spoke to Albus' portrait, she learned that Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, and even Albus Dumbledore himself, had learned to push people out of their minds. Linda was also trained in it; the Headmistress knew that it was a vital practice to uphold, should an enemy try to find its way into one's mind.

"Very well," Linda sighed softly, "please instruct her in your office. And please try to keep this low-key. We do not need students knowing about this,"

Linda Bella looked at the girl, "Ms. Radcliffe, yes?" Linda's cold eyes looked over the small Gryffindor girl, "Professor Swan and I must discuss some more about this situation before it develops further. You should head to bed,"

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"Tamara," Linda's voice became soft as she spoke, "This girl... are you sure it is necessary to be teaching her such a difficult matter?" Linda's eyes were soft, a rare sight indeed, "Or is there another reason - a less apparent reason - as to why you are teaching her Occlumency?"

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"I was just curious to see if you had something in mind," Linda turned around and walked back towards her desk, going past it to the window, "I feel as though something is happening. Perhaps, changing," the Headmistress watched as the stars sparkled grandly in the sky, "I couldn't tell you for sure, but... it is just a feeling,"

Linda shook her head and chuckled to herself. It was a cold, solemn chuckle, "I'm sorry. I suppose I'm just babbling now. I will see you in the morning, Anyanka,"