Try to explain your previous behavior

I am so s-sorry sir... I promise to be good. I did not mean to do those things mentioned. It was not all that bad and I think some of the things reported have been made to seem more serious than they actually were." You hang your head down.
“Hmm, for the moment I shall reserve judgment. What else do you have to say for yourself?”
"Yes sir...as far as the cheating...it’s not like I planned it. It was just sort of one of those things that just happened. Have you never had something like that happen to you? But as I said, I p-promise to behave from now on, please believe me" you plead.
“Why no,” I replied, “I have never ‘accidently’ cheated, such things do not seem to happen to me. You may not think of this behavior as being serious; it is but a single step upon the path of perdition that leads to ultimate doom. Here at the Academy we do not tolerate such behavior, deliberate or accidental. The consequences are quite severe; I recommend that you avoid attracting that sort of attention.”