[Staff Room] In need of some help...(Dia)

[Prof. Hannah Edgecombe]

Hannah thought she could just get over him. Thought forgetting about him would be easy. One thing she hadn't realized was she allowed him to get closer to her than any other man before him. He was there for her when she needed someone, at a time when she was most vulnerable. For that she could never truly repay him. In that time they had grown closer and closer, she allowed him to get deep down into her soul. Hell what she did was worse than that, she went and fell in love with him. Big bad Hannah Edgecombe who would never let a man get to her in anyway let her heart be taken by William Vaid.

The first time she lets go, it gets thrown back in her face. Night after night the scene in the pub played over and over in her head. The way he looked, the voice he used, and the things he said. It was like closing and opening the wound on a regular basis. After all he had done any self respecting woman would leave him alone, be well clear of him. Of course not her, no Hannah pined over him wanted him back so badly it killed her.

He had taken the one thing from her she could never really truly get back. Sitting in a chair in front of her dresser Hannah could see the tears begin to form in her eyes. Crying was not in her vocabulary but it was something she began to do quite often now. The days seemed to get harder and harder. Nothing held its appeal to her anymore. Most nights were spent hiding in her room afraid of running into him and seeing him look at her with loathing and disdain. No idea what happened between them what she might have done to cause him to feel that way.

Of course there was one person in the castle who might be able to shed some light in this, someone who knew Will better than anyone, but Hannah's pride wouldn't allow her to seek that person out. Today pride was going to have to be thrown out the window. After another horrible night Hannah realized that Will was the man for her, the only man for her and she would get him back somehow. So she'd have to start with the one person who might be able to make him see reason.

Wiping her eyes hastily Hannah got up and took off seeking her out. She would have to be somewhere in the castle the day outside was dreary and no one would want to venture out. First place she would look was the staff room. Good thing for her she went with the obvious because that's just where Dia Hubbles was to be found. "Dia I don't mean to..." she couldn't even get the words out because once again Hannah was crying miserably.

[Professor Dia Hubbles]

Many people had looked at Dan and Dia’s relationship and the comments that always seemed to arise was how they truly were complete opposites in almost every aspect and here was another prime example. It was early in the morning and had it not been an overcast day and the sun hidden behind the gray Scottish storm clouds the bedchamber that was located in one of the castles tallest towers would have been a flood with golden spring sunlight. Maybe this was the reason why Dan still lay in bed fast asleep while Dia was up, dressed and ready to face the day. For a moment the woman stood their looking fondly down at her husband, laughing lightly to herself at the idea of waking him up with a fright. Dia only toyed with this idea for a moment as when she looked down upon his peaceful features she knew she would not have the heart to wake him up, he worked so hard that he deserved a rest and although she longed for that lopsided grin to be flashed her way she could not find the heart to disturb him.

With a small sigh Dia quietly left the room, gently closing the door behind her, out of Dan’s office and then into the treacherous ground of the castle. That was at least how Dan had always referred to it, students come at your from every angle throwing assignments into your face, asking for extensions onto essay’s or the dreaded extra tuition. Dia on the other hand enjoyed this part, it was part of the job and she loved the feeling of satisfaction she got when she saw one of her students smile as she had helped them out. By the time she reached the staffroom however only two students had asked for extensions and she was more then willing to comply and as she pushed open the door to the Staff Room the warmth from the permanently lit fire hit her and the smell of a freshly brewing pot of tea.

Pouring herself a cup of tea Dia settled down into on of the sofa’s sipping on the drink slowly as she thought about summoning her marking but she never got the chance as the door of the staff room opened and in entered a clearly distort Hannah Edgecomb.

“Oh Hannah!” Dia gasped as she quickly placed her cup of tea down upon the table hurried over towards her friend. Wrapping a supportive arm around Hannah’s shaking shoulders Dia carefully guided Hannah over towards the chair she had been previously sat. “Oh Hannah, what is the matter?”

The astronomy professor had a feeling of what it might be, she just hoped to god she was wrong.

[Prof. Hannah Edgecombe]

This was the worst day of he life. Standing there in the middle of the staffroom crying profusely in front of Dia. The two were friends and all but Hannah had always been strong not allowing people to see past her tough exterior. That's how much she felt for him, she was no longer herself. Dia had grabbed her and directed her to one of the seats. All that Han could do was be thankful no one else was there at the moment. The hour was still early and the halls were pretty much empty. Han hadn't slept much so she had been up since before dawn.

She continued to sob pulling a napkin from the table toward her to wipe the tears away and blow her nose. She was sure she looked god awful but even that wasn't enough to make it all stop. How had it all come to this? All her life she swore she wouldn't let anyone get to her that way, let anyone make her weak. There had to be a way to fix this Dia would know she'd have to know.

Trying to cease the tears, Vicky turned a tear stained face to the other professor. Dia had been one of the few staff members here at Hogwarts that didn't treat her like a pariah because she was head of Slytherin house. Dia's husband Dan seemed to detest her though Han knew that had more to do with the fact that she knew about his affair with another professor at the school. Hannah liked Dia too much to tell her anything about this so she kept Dan's secret though he didn't deserve it.

Again wiping her eyes more roughly, forcing the tears to stop flowing Hannah looked right at Dia red eyes and all. "I need your help, please. You know him, better than anyone else it's hard it's just too hard for me." This breakdown was just one in a series of many it so happened to be in front of someone else for a change. "What did I do Dia? Why would he behave this way? Has he said something to you? Do you know anything please I'm begging for your help." Yes she Hannah was begging for help from Dia the former Ravenclaw and she felt no shame in doing so now.

[Professor Dia Hubbles]

Dia’s pure blue eyes were edged with worry as they looked at her friend, finding it hard to look into Hannah’s bloodshot, tear stained eyes. Perching on the end of the coffee table as her small pale hands carefully reached out and took hold of Hannah’s in an attempt to comfort her. It was the only thing she could do as words were lost upon her. Dia was someone who always thought before she opened her mouth, very much unlike her husband who by now would have most likely given his opinion whether it got him a kiss or a slap.

“I could try and talk to him…” Dia thought out loud, her voice hinting at the far away look that was passing over her pale face. “Dan did mention he had been acting stranger then normal…”

In all honesty a lot of people in the castle had been acting odd, not just her husband and childhood friend. There has been so many rumours spreading around the castle and the one she found impossible to believe was that Will had been seen kissing non other then Girty Hubbles, her sister-in-law, his best friends sister! It was not like the normal kind hearted and thoughtful Will, it was too much like Dan. For the briefest of moments the crazy idea struck her that maybe they had switched personalities, but then Dan was still acting like a pubescent teenager as normal.

It was then what Hannah mentioned in between her sobs that stuck a cord with Dia and made her heart bleed for her work colleague. She knew that feeling, the guilt that consumed her soul as she lay in the dark analysing every moment, going over every detail wondering what she had done wrong. Yes, Dia understood this far to well and she would defy anyone who had been through the pain of a broken heart to not sympathise.

“Hannah, you have done nothing wrong.” Her voice was confident, reassuring. “Men are…are…” Dia could not help but smile at what she was about to day next. “Men are unpredictable twats. Trust me, I am married to one.”

[Prof. Hannah Edgecombe]

Hannah had no idea what to expect from Dia. Actually she didn't really expect anything. Hannah knew it was wrong to ask Dia to get involved in this in anyway she didn't owe Hannah a thing and perhaps it was her own selfish needs that had her in here acting like an immature prepubescent teenage girl crying because the boy she fancied didn't fancy her back. Hell if Dia knew the secret Hannah was keeping from her she would probably never speak to Hannah again. Hannah knew something about Dia's husband but not wanting to hurt her friends feelings she opted to keep it to herself. wrong or right she wasn't sure. This made her realize that she had nerve doing what she was doing but love made you do stupid things.

Dia offered to talk to Will, Hannah wanted to scoff at the, tried to but it came out as a snort instead. Will couldn't be reasoned with. Hannah had tried that day in the pub, thought she even got through to him until he turned on her. The vicious words playing over and over in mind once again forcing more tears to leak from her eyes.

"St-st-strange. D-D-Dia, he's acting c-c-cold. He's n-nastier than any S-S-Slytherin I've ever met" she manged to get out in between sobs and a runny nose. The man was a total Jekyll and Hyde Hannah couldn't comprehend it. He mentioned being sick of her and her secret about Julianna maybe that's what drove him to it her incessant nagging.

Dia tried to make her feel better by saying she wasn't to blame men were just twats. That they were but Will wasn't like that Hannah couldn't believe that. Dan on the other hand well, that was a different story Dia did have her hands full there. Hannah would never say so though. Dia had come to mean something to her oddly and if Dia was hurt it wouldn't be by Hannah's doing no matter how much she detested the Headmaster and his actions.

Trying to calm down and act rationally Hannah wiped her eyes squeezing Dia's hand. "Thank you for offering to talk to him. I don't know or think it will work but I've nothing left to loose. Dia I love him, more than I ever thought possible. If I lost him I don't know what would happen. No man's ever gotten in my heart the way he has I have to think that somethings wrong with him. Are you sure he hasn't said anything?" She was grasping at straws here...

[Professor Dia Hubbles]

It was a bitter silence that befell the staff room and it was the sort of silence that Dia hated more then anything. Her favourite type, naturally, was the silence that fell between her and Dan when they held each other in their arms and felt at peace with the world. She could live in that silent world forever, never this one; never the silence where Hannah’s breaking heart could almost be heard. As the gentle trickle of tears started to fall down Hannah’s face once more Dia had to look away, she could not take anymore of this knowing that it was one of her best friends that was causing someone so much pain, causing another friend pain, it was just too much.

It was the sound of Hannah’s stuttering that broke the stillness and forced Dia to raise her gaze and look back at her fellow colleague. What she had to say however did not quell the feeling of dread that was filling the Head of Ravenclaw as to that statement Dia could say nothing in response. Will had done nothing to her, nothing to show any sign of change, to her he was still William Vaid her old next door neighbour. And so with the absence of anything productive to say the two fell quite, when Hannah squeezed Dia’s hand she could not help but offer her a small soft smile to reassure her that she was there for her, she would be her shoulder to cry on. Then the confession came and for some reason it took her by surprise, she did not know why as she had no reason to not believe that Hannah loved Will but to hear those words spoke out loud made the whole situation seem more tragic.

“I know.” Dia whispered soothingly, her pure blue eyes fixed upon Hannah. “I also know what it is like to have loved and lost and I promise you Hannah, I will not sit back and watch you suffer.” The slight feeling of numbness spread over Dia, the same feeling she felt for those ten months without Dan. That had been the worst period of her life, she was no longer herself she had become all but an empty shell and she never wanted anyone else to suffer like that. But it might take some time seeing as yet again poor Hannah was almost begging Dia for answers, answers she did not have.

“I am sorry Hannah he has not. The last thing he said to me was sorry for punching Dan in the face.” Dia tried not to laugh as it was a common thing for Will and Dan to have a playful tussle but then situations started to click into place as that had been around the time Dan broke his jaw and refused to say how it happened, that was the time rumours started about Will and Girty kissing. The woman’s eyes grew wide with surprise and her mouth opened the tiniest of bits letting out a small gasp, but she quickly tried to cover this realisation up to Hannah by replacing it with a timid smile. “But I will try and talk to him, there is no harm in trying.”

[Prof. Hannah Edgecombe]

Hannah was ashamed of herself deep down for behaving this way. Back in the day when it came to men Hannah felt that they were disposable. You used them, and when you were through you hoped they knew not to let the door hit them on the way out. This was how she manged not to be one of those girls who spent days locked away in their room crying their eyes out because Mr right turned out to be Mr prick. For so many years this was the way things were, then she went and deviated from that plan,

The deviation was a pure waste because she fell and fell hard only to have her heart shattered. The sad part was she didn't even want revenge the way she might once have, no instead all that mattered was having him back in her life somehow. No, this had to stop, it just had to.

Dia was being so sweet to her, this made it all worse. Hannah didn't want to burden her with problems and in the long run that's just what was happening. Hannah was acting as if the woman sitting near her held all the answers when it seemed that she knew just as much as Hannah, and that was a whole lot of nothing. The personality change simply came about so suddenly that it was like a whiplash effect.

"Thank you for offering to talk to him. I don't think it will do much good but then you do know him better maybe you can get through to him in a way no one else has. It's just hard to believe that's the same guy I met months ago. I'm just tired of being upset by this. He punched Dan I can't believe that? Those two getting into a scuffle I didn't think I'd see the day. They were like two odd peas in a pod those two." Now she was sure something was wrong. Hannah had to wonder if Will knew something perhaps the same something that she did.

[Professor Dia Hubbles]

They really knew how to pick them. Maybe it was because these two men in question were abnormally attractive, not only in looks but also their personality just draws people in like moths to a flame. Dan has the wacky eccentricity while Will is the kind natured fellow and together they make a deadly duo. But as with anything so powerful there has to be recoil and here in the staff room now sad the lovers of each, both having to put up with their fair share of crap over the years but being women they held their anger and concern in. However sometimes it just got too much and it needed to be let out and when this moment happened Dia was more then happy to be there for her friend and be that all important shoulder to cry on.

“Well like I said there is no harm in trying, I could not idly stand by and watch two friends suffer.” Dia breathed in deeply as a sudden flashback to the pain of years ago struck her like a lightening bolt. “I know all to well the pain that silence can cause.” It was not just the heartache that got to Dia during her and Dan’s prolonged split, it was the fact that she knew that a part of her would never be able to trust him again and although her love could easily blind her there were moments when even her deep devotion to Dan was put to the test and the trust in their marriage ran thin.

It seemed though that her and Dan were not the only couple and by no means would they be the last couple in existence to suffer trust issues. Dan had always said trust was a matter of confidence and faith in your partner and as Dia sat perched on the coffee table in the staff room it became aware to her that when it came to Will poor Hannah had no confidence. It was touching that she believed that she might be able to get through to Will on another level, maybe she would be able to, but if what was being said was true then maybe the rouge William would not even listen to his childhood friend.

“A very odd pod.” Dia agreed, the hint of amusement filling her words as that small found smile worked its way onto her pale features. “They are just as crazy as each other although they have never reverted to violence before. Dan truly must have done something to annoy Will, I wonder what it was?” With a small shake of her head as if dismissing the evil thought from her mind Dia turned her focus back onto her friend who was in front of her, making the decision that a few more words of comfort might be wise. “Everything will turn out alright in the end Han, mark my words.”

[Prof. Hannah Edgecombe]

Somehow she calmed down enough and the tears ceased, her breathing became normal as her nose became unstuffy. Having herself loose control that was scared her more than she care to admit. This meant that she was lost to a man. Her heart no longer belonged to her it was his and he didn't seem to care. Now how do you bounce back from that? Same way you bounce back after a fall, just pick yourself and dust yourself off it's all one can do. Dia offered to talk to him and that was all that could be done since he wouldn't talk to her.

"Thank you Dia. I'm just glad that I've got someone like you in my life. Back in school I treated girls more like mortal enemies then friends. I didn't know that girls could be nice." That was true in her day girls were catty and they often spent most of their time trying to make other girls miserable. That wasn't something that interested her so she avoided the whole BFF thing. Now though having someone on her side felt good.

"It's just so funny you know I tried to go most of my life without committing myself to anyone. I felt that being single was the way to go because you didn't have to deal with actual feelings then. I never thought at this age or at this time in my life I would stumble across someone who made me feel the way Will does. I mean for merlin's sake we are two totally different people. In school we might not have even given each other a second look you know. Now I can't stop thinking about him and wanting him back. It's hard for me more so because I never wanted this you know." She didn't, this just happened and now she was having to go through all the motions.

"I just don't know what's wrong I mean Will adores Dan I often joke that they should be a couple" she giggled for the first time in days. "What's gotten into our men?" They were both acting out doing things that they shouldn't. What she wanted to know was why did they fight what could Dan have done to Will to make him lash out, then again the way Will was acting he didn't need much provocation. "Maybe they're both going through a mid life crisis kind of thing." This garnered a shrug from her since it sounded lame even to her ears.

[Professor Dia Hubbles]

This was never really something Dia imagined herself doing, sitting in the Staff Room comforting a crying Hannah Edgecomb, the head of Slytherin house! But then Dia was never one to hold grudges just because of where a tatty, albeit intellectual hat has sorted someone. Everyone was equal and deserved the light of day and in situations like this Dia was more then happy to help. At Hannah’s thanks Dia simply shock her head, letting her blond curls fall cover her shoulder. There was no need for Hannah to be thankful after all she had hardly done anything other then listen and it was that what Hannah seemed to need most of all, a chance to get things off her chest. Dia was just happy to be that person to give her friends hand that reassuring squeeze and the odd word of comfort.

“I have no idea.” Dia muttered absentmindedly as she looked over Hannah’s shoulder, that small wary smile etched onto her features as she was lost in the memories of the past few months. They had been the happiest she had been in a long time; Dan was attentive, romantic and the husband that she had wanted. He was the old Dan again, the man that she had fallen in love with as they toured Egypt. “They seemed to have swapped personalities. Will is now eccentric while Dan has turned... ” A small laugh escaped Dia as she paused, thinking that her husband was still as crazed as normal when in the company of others. “Well Dan is just as crazy as ever.” Her eyes gained focus once more as the memories dissolved into the present. The site that they focused on however was a lot more appealing then before, it was good to see the colour filling Hannah’s face once more and that the tears had stopped falling. Now that the sniffing had stopped a silence fell between the two professors and the noise of the outside world started to float in through the windows.

Shooting up off the coffee tables almost as if it has been burning her Dia nervously flattened the creases in her dark blue dress (and people have a go at Dan for being house proud) and she gave a small nervous cough. “Hannah, can I get you something? Water, tea…maybe you would like something a bit stronger?”

Dia wanted to do something, she needed to be kept busy and helping her friend in attempt to stop her mind from taking her to dark places. She could not help but get the impression Hannah knew something she did not, the same thing that could have caused Will to punch her husband, his best friend. The problem with a mind like Dia’s was the longer she sat doing nothing the more she thought about it causing the problem to grow even bigger in her mind.

[Prof. Hannah Edgecombe]

Maybe that was what she really needed, someone to turn to. Admittedly Hannah didn't have any friends, never really wanted any before. The word loner often came to mind when she was thinking of a good way to describe herself. The world was a big place but no matter what it through at her she figured that she could handle it all on her own. Then BOOM out of no where she was sideswiped by a situation she never saw coming, and for this there was no just getting over it. Although she did try it was to no avail.

Dia had simply been there for her allowed her to cry, and to vent and to be miserable without judgment. Hannah simply needed that. So soon the tears had stopped though they stained her cheeks, her sniffling subsided and her breathing returned to normal. Now she could have a normal conversation like a grown up. Feeling so upset made her feel childish, but she supposed everyone had their childish moments.

Dia mentioned that Will and Dan may have swapped personalities. At first Hannah laughed because it sounded preposterous, but then after a moment thought it didn't seem so weird. Will was sort of like Dan now, womanizing, a drunk, and uncaring of how his actions made her feel. He sounded just like Dan but Hannah didn't voice her opinion Dia didn't need to hear that right now. Plus it was just a theory or something. Hannah didn't know what to say at this point her mind was working like mad.

All of a sudden Dia jumped up off the table as if something was wrong with it. Hannah's eyes darted up to her wondering what was wrong but then it seemed she wanted to fix some tea. Another shrug as Hannah said "Sure I could go for some tea."

Hannah wondered why Dia needed to make them tea out of the blue like that. Perhaps she was the kind of person who couldn't stand to sit still for too long. When she wasn't depressed Hannah was the same way trying to find something anything to do to keep her mind off things. That's what kept her going for so long but eventually it all catches up to you which is what happened today. You can always run from your problems but you can't hide they find you eventually.

[Professor Dia Hubbles]

Her heart was pounding and as the Astronomy Professor stood waiting for a response from Hannah it was taking all her self control to make sure that externally it seemed like her breathing was normal and under control. For some unknown reason as Dia had been sitting there watching her friend she could just think of how it was like looking in a mirror of emotions from years ago and then it hit her, the cold icy jab of jealousy. It was almost like seeing Hannah like this opened a trap door of suppressed emotions and just like the night when she smelt perfume on Dan’s jacket Dia was jealous of a mysterious woman, the mysterious woman that she was convinced that Hannah could put a name too.

And that was why Dia needed to keep busy, to stop her mind accusing her beloved husband for a sin that he might not have committed, a sin she was convinced he would not commit. Finally her fellow co-worker gave her a response and agreed to a cup of tea. With a small smile Dia hurried over to on of the many sideboards in the staff room and busied herself in making a pot of tea. OF course she could have easily given her wand a wave and two cups of steaming hot tea would appear in front of them, but that simply would not have kept her busy for long enough. She needed time to clear her head.

“How are your lessons going Hannah?” Dia gently placed some tea bags into the stained and chipped teapot before carefully pouring in the boiling water. Perhaps the light banter was not necessary but then anything was better then the prolonged silences and she was sure that just like herself Hannah would appreciate the distraction, less time to stew over those problems that haunted the mind and controlled the emotions. Letting the tea brew for a moment Dia turned around to face Hannah once more, her trained smile was present on her face to mask the other emotions bubbling inside. “I hope no more students are causing you problems.”

[Prof. Hannah Edgecombe]

Hard as it was to take her mind off of Will she had to because if she didn't it would start all over again. Dia had already heard enough of her whining and she had enough whining. For days her home had been her room, this was due to the fact that she was simply too afraid to run into him in the castle though she doubted she would. From the rumors going around Will wasn't around much. The thought of this caused a hurt in her heart, and her hand immediately went to it. Hannah had to stop herself enough was enough wasn't it.

Now she was more focused in Dia. For some reason she suddenly wanted to be busy. Hannah kept an eye on her but not so that it would be noticeable. Something was up Hannah wasn't the only one going through something. How did she get her friend to open up to her the way she opened up to Dia. Suddenly things turned weird, things were quiet as Dia tried hard to make them tea.

As the tea was being made Dia started to talk ask how her lessons were going. Hannah thought about it, and it was really a blur things had been so crazy lately. But Dia's other comment reminded Hannah of one of her classes. "Oh no more students causing problems. It was a horrible class that one." They were discussing a class in which one of her students was blatantly disrespectful, Dia was there and had to step in and take control. Hannah was grateful because her way of dealing with it probably would have gotten her fired. "I think the tea is ready" she said as the smoke started to emerge from the tea pot. "What about you how are your classes going?"

[Professor Dia Hubbles]

It was good to hear that in Hannah’s stormy life right now there was something that could be classed as normality for her to hold onto. Her work was one of the only things that had got Dia through the rough patch with Dan, it was the thing that was pulling her through now and even as the head of Ravenclaw house stood listening to the head of Slytherin all she could manage was a slight nod of the head. Unlike her husband Dia always thought before she spoke and if she did not have anything suitable for the conversation she often found that silence worked best as then ones tongue could not betray ones self.

“Oh.” Dia’s pale features creased slightly with a frown, a pinch appearing in her forehead and her lips dipping slightly making it seem like it would be impossible for a smile to ever be present on her face again. Nothing more was said by the Astronomy Professor as she turned around and quickly tried to gather together some tea cups, the clattering together as her slightly shaking hands restricted their movement. She really needed to keep herself calm, nothing needed to be said as nothing was going on. It was all so childish to even be thinking such things. Closing her eyes to gather herself once more Dia took one last deep breath before reaching out, taking hold of the tea pot and pouring the brown liquid into the small china cups.

Carefully placing them on the tray along side a bowl of sugar and a little jug of milk Dia carried the drinks over towards Hannah, sliding it onto the coffee table in front of them. With a small sigh that her task and distraction was now complete she perched on the end of sofa, looking over at Hannah when the question was asked at her. “My classes are quiet. Students are never too happy to stay up late and work. Those dedicated do attend and it is those with the passion for the subject I enjoy teaching the most.”

A small soft smile managed to break through the frown on the blond woman’s face as she thought about her students that truly cared about the night skies. There was one fifth year Hufflepuff in particular who seemed to carry her passion for the subject and in Dia’s mind it that what made the job worth while.

“I was thinking...” Dia began as she leaned across the table to put a spoonful of sugar in her black tea. “…maybe we should do another joint lesson at some point.” The small china tea cup was now slowly making its way to her lips. “I am sure the students would appreciate not giving up their evenings for my lesson and planning it might help you take your mind off certain things.”

Dia gently sipped on her tea as she let her proposal sink in with Hannah. Of course it would not just be Hannah that lesson planning would distract, Dia would do anything to stay out of the lonely office, just waiting for Dan to return from wherever he had gone that particular evening. Some social contact would be nice, not that the portraits of the former headmaster and mistresses were not entertaining but the bickering would wear even the kindest of persons down.

[Prof. Hannah Edgecombe]

Hannah wondered what was wrong with Dia, for some reason she didn't seem to be doing well, she seemed to be off in another world or something. Something was weighing on the woman's mind and Vicky didn't need to be a seer to know that. She hadn't even noticed that the tea was ready if Han hadn't mentioned it to her she would have let the kettle burn. Hannah wished Dia could open up to her, but she didn't want to force her to reveal anything she did not willingly want to reveal.

Dia began to busy herself with the tea pouring it in cups and getting ti ready on the tea tray. As she walked it over Han tried to put a smile on her face. Seems like she wasn't the only one who needed cheering up this day. Hannah prepared the tea to her liking adding whatever condiments she usually used. Then took a sip to taste. Once she was satisfied she placed the cup back down on the table.

Her full attention now on Dia who was telling her how her classes were going. Hannah knew that being an astronomy teacher much be hard mainly due to the fact that the classes were often held late at night. She remembered back to her old days at school, she hated it with a passion, it went to reason that even in this day and age a lot of students would feel the same way. But Dia was just as passionate about teaching it. So that probably more than made up for it.

"Yes that's how I feel too sometimes. Most students think divinations is a woolly subject, some easy to pass course. They don't understand that there are those who do have the gift and it needs to be nurtured and brought to light. A lot of these kids tend to treat it as a joke. But if there's someone willing to learn then I'm here to teach them."

It was true she was here to teach and if someone wanted to learn who was she to deny them that. Then Dia mentioned the two of them having another dual lesson. Hannah had enjoyed it the first time, so she didn't see why they couldn't do it again. "Oh that's a marvelous idea just uh let me know when you'd like to do it." Hannah looked at her and gave her a small smile. Talking seemed to have her cheer up some but Hannah was still worried about her friend.

When one wanted to know something the best thing they could do was ask so Hannah decided to just suck it up and do it. "Dia are you sure there's nothing bothering you. I'm not an empath or anything but I just get this vibe. I know some people are private by nature and I respect that, but if you ever wanted to talk I'm here to listen no matter what." Hopefully Dia would take this information to heart and allow someone in maybe Hannah could even help her.