After finishing her exams and being released, Miss Rhea hurried straight to the Dungeon to see her teacher as she always did. This morning, Professor Snape had no classes and was grading essays. Every time she watched him grade essays, Miss Rhea felt it was a form of mental torture, because Professor Snape's mood remained in a state of perpetual fury, with only a sparse few essays managing to slightly alleviate his anger.
Rhea walked up behind Professor Snape and used her magic to massage his neck and shoulders, washing away his exhaustion. After a moment of thought, she said, "Professor Snape, please hold on for just a few more days. Once my exams are completely over, I should be able to take up the position of your teaching assistant. By then, you can leave grading these troll-level essays to me, and you can focus entirely on teaching and brewing Potions."
Professor Snape leaned back comfortably in his chair and said gently to Rhea, "Very well. Then we shall take turns grading the essays in the future. I shall wait for my little assistant to come and help me."
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