Chapter twelve
A/N :Mrs.Hedler was a substitute teacher
Peter wished he were somewhere else,anywhere,but here sitting in a meeting with his mother,form teacher and headmistress.
"Cheating is strictly forbidden as your son very well knows,yet I have gotten several reports that say he has been cheating since term started" Mrs.Stark began ,she was interrupted by Mrs.Pevensie
"Have you ever seen him cheat,Mrs.Knight" she asked the teacher
Mrs.Knight shook her head, "In all actuality,I can't say that I have ,in fact Peter's one of my most trustworthy students"
Mrs.Stark pressed her lips in a thin line,"Mrs.Pevensie,I'm sure that as a mother your first instinct is to believe your child even if he is lying to you,but I'm an educuator, have been for twenty years,children lie and twenty reports from his classmates can not be discredited"
Mrs.Pevensie bristled but kept her calm,"Mrs.Stark ,has it ever occured to you that those reports might be fabricated ,children do lie you said so yourself" she reminded her
Mrs.Stark opened and closed her mouth like a fish,then said stiffly,"Why would they lie about something as serious as your son cheating if it wasn't true,what could possibly be the motive,I'm sorry,Mrs.Pevensie,but the fact remains that unless anyone says otherwise,I am inclined to believe the other students.Peter has not spoken up to defend himself if he's not guilty,why is he sitting there silently"
Peter jerked himself out of his stupor,then turned to face the headmistress " I tried to tell you .You wouldn't listen to me,you said I was lying"
"Perhaps you should speak with his classmates on the consequences of accusing fellow classmates" Mrs.Pevensie said to Mrs.Knight she turned to Mrs.Stark "My children do not cheat nor have they ever cheated,my husband and I raised trustworthy children"
A/N :Yes,it's short,but you'll get two updates,the next chapter takes place in spring it's two weeks before they get evacuated