Kitiara laughed then, tossing her head back. The sound was rich and warm, not a practiced sound but a genuine sound of amusement.
"Trust me, there is nothing about Severus' dislike of me that makes me feel bad. I've worked very hard at cultivate those emotions, and it is a mutual endeavor between he and I." For so many reasons. What she is, who he gives his loyalty to. It didn't work for either of them, either way.
"As for Merula, she will follow Snape as she must for the same reasons that my loyalty will never lie with them." Which, if nothing else, might make it clear who she believed in and her beliefs in how things were slowly turning. "As for talking in front of me, my secrets are my own. Whatever we discuss, unless you are a threat to yourself or others, is between us," she said, hoping that the girl believed her. That was the one thing she wanted her students to believe and understand in her.
She may be a dark witch, but her loyalty did not lie with the darkness that was known to others in the wizarding world.
That admission of proof made her smile. "Most think I'm engaging, that I'm working to try and help you truly love this education and pay attention to it. You think it's more than that though. Most would say I was acting to play up on the rumors as well. I doubt though that they would have hired a vampire to teach their children. Do you think?"
She was definitely teasing her, baiting this child who intrigued her.
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"Trust me, there is nothing about Severus' dislike of me that makes me feel bad. I've worked very hard at cultivate those emotions, and it is a mutual endeavor between he and I." For so many reasons. What she is, who he gives his loyalty to. It didn't work for either of them, either way.
"As for Merula, she will follow Snape as she must for the same reasons that my loyalty will never lie with them." Which, if nothing else, might make it clear who she believed in and her beliefs in how things were slowly turning. "As for talking in front of me, my secrets are my own. Whatever we discuss, unless you are a threat to yourself or others, is between us," she said, hoping that the girl believed her. That was the one thing she wanted her students to believe and understand in her.
She may be a dark witch, but her loyalty did not lie with the darkness that was known to others in the wizarding world.
That admission of proof made her smile. "Most think I'm engaging, that I'm working to try and help you truly love this education and pay attention to it. You think it's more than that though. Most would say I was acting to play up on the rumors as well. I doubt though that they would have hired a vampire to teach their children. Do you think?"
She was definitely teasing her, baiting this child who intrigued her.