[ he's not alone in being a bad student and needing a strict teacher, at the very least. after all, she's tagged as someone with problems with authority, preferring to do her own way or the highway. ]

And what's your representation of a strict teacher? [ she lifts an amused brow at him.

the type of person who uses other people against him, perhaps? a form of "encouragement" via bullying? davina keeps that to herself, thinking it's probably too cynical. strict teachers and she don't really mix well, either. ] Not someone who hits your hand when you make a mistake with the notes, I hope.