Padma continued to look up at her professor and her breath hitch. She'd been in a few moments like this before and she knew what it meant. Though, Padma found that she had it wrong when Professor Sinistra moved away and found she was terribly disappointed.
Turning back to the telescope, she began working on the extra credit assignment again to distract herself. Padma was used to disappointment. Besides, having a crush on a teacher never turned into anything more. She knew she was being silly but she couldn't help it…
"That would be wonderful," Padma said, trying to be enthusiastic about what she could have instead of being disappointed about what she couldn't. It made it a little harder to avoid feeling disappointed when she caught the light scent of Professor Sinistra's perfume from the cloak.
She looked over at the older woman, a bit of shock of the offer. "You could really give me a pass like that?"