By the Lake

[Alecto Carrow]

"Ahh, now Roddy we both know it's not my tongue that bites," the woman responded playfully before looking over at Theo "Ahh, Nott… still kissing arse I presume?"

[Theo Nott]

Theo sighed lightly, he wasn't able to really comment on her accusation, seeing as it was what he had been doing earlier in the year. At this point, he simply wanted to pass by without any particular notice being paid to him. "Depends on who's arse it is." he commented.

[Alecto Carrow]

*That* pulled her attention "Really? So just whose arse are you willing to kiss, versus whose arse you're unwilling to kiss?" The woman's smile was almost playful, impish even and could be considered endearing if you'd not seen the side of her that was totally bloody mental.

[Rodolphus Lestrange]

Rodolphus grinned at the boy, he had certainly grown some stones it seemed. That comment could end really poorly for the boy if he wasn't careful about his next answers. He glanced over at Millicent waiting for her to comment on the goings on.

[Theo Nott]

Theo tilted his head to the side. "That would depend on the situation and what the person or persons in question were offering." he replied knowing this was now turning much more dangerous than it had been previously. "It also depends on if we are speaking figuratively or literally?"

[Alecto Carrow]

A brow rose and the woman gave a husky amused laugh "I wasn't aware literally was an option…"

Alecto's gaze flicked over him as she settled him with a cheshire like smile "But for now, forgoing direct situations we'll just go with the names of a few people- just to… sedate my thirst for knowledge, no matter how menial…"

[Theo Nott]

"Figuratively speaking," Theo began, there are very few that I would. I have learned my lesson from earlier in the year, it does not do well to suck up to professor, even less so if you offend them by doing so." he answered. "On the literal front, I would have to say that there are a few of my female classmates that I would not be opposed to doing such with. Parkinson, Greengrass and Millicent here to name a few." he said not hesitating at all.

[Alecto Carrow]

The woman almost face palmed before muttering the word "Idiot…"

"When I asked for names, I meant figuratively- I man, you're a teenaged boy. I figure any girl with a possibility, nice face and decent rack you'd do literally." She sighed and tisked shaking her head "Oh to be young and dumb…"

[Theo Nott]

Theo smirked lightly. "Figuratively speaking there are only two." Theo replied. "However two of my other professors would take personal exception to that and gut me like a fish." he paused a moment. "Probably after several days of torture." 

[Rodolphus Lestrange]

Rodolphus's eyes snapped from Alecto, whom he had been looking at in amusement to Nott when he spoke about two others. "And just who would those others be boy?" he asked his eyes dark and his voice cold.

[Alecto Carrow]

"Yes, who would they be boy- you're not going to be as corny as to say the Professors that are here are you? -Yet it would be stupid not to… hmm… conundrums…" Alecto sighed dramatically turning her gaze to the leaves of the tree in thought.

[Theo Nott]

Theo swallowed nervously before shifting slightly. "One of each is here at the moment, you Professor," he said indicating Alecto, his voice shifting slightly and his face flushing slightly. "the former, and you Professor," indicating Rodolphus. "the latter."

[Alecto Carrow]

"Hmm… well I could hardly argue your point as this would qualify as kissing arse, now wouldn't it?" Alecto responded shooting Rodolphus an amused look.

[Rodolphus Lestrange]

Rodolphus raised an eyebrow at that. "Do you mean to tell me that you believe that Professor Carrow would be less likely to torture you?" he asked and his eyes widened in amusement and realization. "Oh that is entertaining." he commented with a smirk in Alecto's direction.

[Alecto Carrow]

Alecto blinked innocently "Hey, I *am* known as the sweet one…"

[Rodolphus Lestrange]

"I never said that you weren't." Rodolphus replied with a hint of desire in his voice that he masked quickly, before most anyone would notice. "But I dont know if you are hearing what the boy is actually saying."

[Alecto Carrow]

Alecto grinned at him sweetly "I hear and understand him easily. However, if he wants to believe I'm less likely to torture him than you then who am I to burst that bubble for now…"

[Rodolphus Lestrange]

Rodolphus shook his head. "Oh he knows you will, he just feels your brother would do worse to him."

[Alecto Carrow]

Alecto blinked and said very simply "He would, and he would go further than Mr. Nott could ever even imagine if I didn't keep him contained. After all, there is nothing like an insane loved one- you, of all people, should appreciate that concept."

[Millicent Bulstrode]

Millicent considered Rodolphus' advice. He had a good point. She probably did need to control her emotions better. They were always so obvious to everyone. She glanced to Theo briefly but decided to stop arguing with him over this for now. He was too stubborn for it and so was she. It wouldn't get them anywhere.

When Alecto arrived, she looked to the woman and greeted her with a small smile, "Miss Carrow." It startled her a little, the professor's unexpected presence. She had been gone for awhile. Oh well. Having her input added an interesting dynamic to the conversation.

She merely listened in silence until Theo's comment about arse kissing and including her in the mix. She shot him a glare. As if! She was pleased Alecto had sort of told him off for that. The nerve! She waited to actually say anything else until he had named the two professors as his figurative choices. "What an unexpected answer." Millicent shook her head before looking between Alecto and Rodolphus as they continued to converse.

[Theo Nott]

Theo looked at Millicent and chuckled at her glare. "My apologies, if I offended you Miss Bulstrode." he commented easily. He looked between the two professors as they bantered back and forth, he was curious as to if Rodolphus actually had read more into his words than he had intended.

[Rodolphus Lestrange]

Rodolphus turned to Millicent as she commented. "It wasnt exactly unexpected, his meaning behind it however is more amusing to me." he stated before turning back to Alecto.

"Oh I fully understand crazy." he replied dryly. "That tends to happen when one lives in Azkaban for fourteen years." he added with a shrug. "My wife's insanity was just pushed a bit further that others."

[Alecto Carrow]

A brow rose "A bit?"

Though Alecto would silently acknowledge that even she wasn't sure that Bellatrix was as insane and Amycus… however that is for *silent* acknowledgement.

[Rodolphus Lestrange]

"Okay..." Rodolphus paused. "Perhaps more than a bit, but she is still my wife, and it doesnt actually see to me that she has changed that much, then again I was there with her."

[Millicent Bulstrode]

"Whatever, Theo," Millicent replied to the boy, annoyed that he was actually chuckling at her. She looked to Rodolphus, "well, I was being sarcastic. It wasn't unexpected at all." She then looked to Alecto as she conversed with the man over the matter of his wife's sanity. Bellatrix? Yeah...the woman was kind of on the crazy side of things.

[Rodolphus Lestrange]

"I do not nedd you to explain your words and their meanings to me." Rodolphus told Millicent harshly as she spoke to him as if he didnt understand when someone was being sarcastic.

[Millicent Bulstrode]

"Of course not, professor," Millicent grinned widely up at the man. Yeah, she'd probably been out of line. Disrespecting a professor wasn't really the smartest thing to do. "Sometimes my mouth gets way from me I don't think about the things I say. Something else to add to the list of things to work on, I guess."

[Alecto Carrow]

Alecto grinned "I don't know i find it's always easier to explain first when men are involved…"

[Millicent Bulstrode]

Millicent looked to the woman with a tilt of her head, pleased to find that she agreed with her there. "You think so? Hm..." She looked between both Theo and Rodolphus. "Yeah, you're probably right." She looked pointedly to the younger of the two men, "especially this one."

[Theo Nott]

"Oh?" Theo asked with a raised eyebrow. "What exactly did you need to explain to me?"