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"Yes, but I don't think it's the most suitable job for you."

Jisoo instantly deflates at the professor's sharp words. She never beats around the bush. "Why not, professor?"

McGonagall places the parchment down and points a long, thin finger along the inked lines. "Looking at your grades and remarks from your professors, you possess all the qualities of a good Auror."

"An Auror?" her nose scrunches up at the thought. Her? An Auror? She's not bold enough for that, nor is she willing to risk her life countless of times just to capture rogue wizards. That might be Bona's cup of coffee: the thing that excites and energizes her the most just by the thought of it. But it wasn't Jisoo's. "What makes you say that, professor?"

"You're an excellent spell caster and you have good instincts. Professor Flitwick says you're his best student in Charms. And your professor in Defense Against the Dark Arts is always thoroughly impressed by your memory as well as your knowledge in spells. He says you and Mr. Kim Taehyung make quite a pair during classes and that you're the two top students in your year." McGonagall always had a stern face, reading to chide and scold any misbehaving student but in front of the most well-behaved student to ever grace Hogwarts, she smiles in earnest.

"Oh," Jisoo's face flushes a deep shade of red. "They - they really said that?"

"They did, Ms. Kim. Your Arithmancy professor though," McGonagall's smile wavers and her light tone is gone. "He says you've been falling behind recently, you're not doing as well as before."

Jisoo fidgets in her seat before letting out a sigh. "Well, the lessons have been quite difficult recently." She bites down her bottom lip and looks up at the professor.

McGonagall sighs as well and rolls Jisoo's parchment up. "You know that it's not my decision to make, Ms. Kim." She firmly reminds her. "The final decision rests solely on you. But now that we've discussed your possible options for a career, I hope you will think about them carefully. You may now leave."

Jisoo exits the office, feeling conflicted about the future that lies ahead of her but at least now, her decision has been narrowed down between two choices. She just has to make sure she ends up choosing the right one.

The moment Bona returns from her career guidance meeting, she bounces on top of Jisoo's bed where the latter had been resting while waiting for her. Bona is ecstatic and Jisoo could see it in the way her eyes twinkled with pure happiness. Flitwick said she was good enough to be an Auror if she really wanted it and Jisoo is glad that her best friend is on the right path. She had always wanted to be an Auror. "Flitwick said I have to do even better this NEWTs to qualify as an Auror but anyway," she shakes her head, grinning from ear to ear. The thought of studying harder and more frequently than before doesn't seem to bother her. "I think my chances are looking good. How about you?"

Jisoo's shoulders slump and she lays back down on her bed, Bona stays seated up and looks almost regretful that she asked such a simple question. "I told McGonagall about Gringotts and she said she doesn't think it's the most suitable job for me."

"What? Why not?" Bona sounded genuinely surprise. She didn't think the professor would refute Jisoo's wishes of working inside a bank when she was obviously the perfect person for the job. "You love calculations and numbers, I mean you're the only seventh year in Ravenclaw that's in an O-level Arithmancy class!"