"He'll consider it," Bob reassured Berg. Brian damned well better consider and accept it or else Bob was going to play dirty and start bringing up all the blackmail material he'd accumulated on Brian over the years. Sure, Brian had just as much on Bob, but considering the current political climate, the dirty laundry Bob could air would be a lot more damaging. "And I'm more than qualified to coach you on Charms, Potions, Herbology, and Defense if you need it. You'll have to hang out in the hospital wing for tutoring sessions, but I doubt you'll have much of an issue with that." Girl spent enough time there already that it would hardly be much of a change, after all.
"Having me take on the class is a completely idiotic idea," Bob agreed. "I think he's trying to keep things as smooth as possible right now, though, and people aren't exactly volunteering left and right to work here." He stopped himself before he could say moreāBerg was still a student, after all, and things were shaky enough already that he didn't need her writing home with even more stories of the troubles faced by the school's current staff.