Oh *wow*, this is getting better and better as one reads on, up to the unbeatable perfect last sentence. To have Minerva sit there with Amelia, but then it turns out they are not partners, such a joke on us... my jaw dropped, I had been stupid enough to not remember the pairing it filed under :-)

one of the many lines that made me laugh:
And if she turned out to be one of those scolding bosses who was always taking everyone to task, Hooch could entertain herself with naughty fantasies about her (a favorite technique for dealing with intimidating players)