08-23-2016, 02:58 AM
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 Office of Professor Gaston Marchand
 Once invited into Professor Marchand's office, the first thing you'll notice is a plaque bearing the likness of the Disney character who shares his name attatched to the door as a joke for the students' enjoyment. The room itself is decorated with blue walls and several black leather chairs. Two potted pink bleeding heart plants hang suspended from the ceiling. On one wall is a bookshelf containing various books on charms theory and application, as well as a few classic French novels. If you'd like to read one, Professor Marchand would be happy to lend it to you. All you have to do is ask!
In the middle of the room is a dark-colored wooden desk where you'll normally find Professor Marchand seated in a large black leather chair. Two smaller leather chairs sit on the opposite side of the desk for visitors' use. On the desk, in addition to the usual quills and parchment, are several photos of the professor's wife and daughter and an ipod dock that may or may not be blasting punk rock music when you walk in. A glass candy dish full of fancy French chocolates (courtesy of care packages from the professor's mother) sits in on corner of the desk facing the visitors. Please help yourself to a few!
Behind Professor Marchand is a shelf full of models of classic cars. Please DON'T touch the cars, thank you very much! You'll also find a few cat toys scattered on the floor and a cat condo where Professor Marchand's black and white cat, Phantom, can usually be found napping. If you're lucky, she may even let you pet her! A new addition to the room is a glass case along the back wall housing an empty cookie tin, a paper wolf, a couple of chocolate frog cards, a hot chocolate recipe, a wax samurai figure in a wooden box, a lion in a Gryffindor scarf sitting on a pedestal, and a photo of a rose music box (the item itself sits in his daughter's nursery) - all gifts from his students. The case is charmed to be weatherproof and unbreakable with a complicated series of charms required to unlock it. In light of the recent rules, Professor Marchand's office has undergone a number of dramatic changes. The joke plaque that once adorned the door has been taken down and replaced with a plain brass one that reads: Prof. Gaston A. L. Marchand, Charms / Gryffindor HoH. You'll notice that his new Deputy Headmaster title is absent; is it because he knows his days are numbered? The office interior looks every bit as dull and dreary as the plaque. The glass chocolate dish is gone, and a barren shelf that once housed the classic car models stands behind the professor's desk, a stark reminder of the new regime.
The classic French novels and enchanted ipod and dock are nowhere to be found. The only signs of the professor's individuality in sight are the plants, cat condo, and pictures of his wife and daughter scattered over his desk. The glass case bearing gifts from students both past and present remains in its proper place, but be advised: the charmed case is now equipped with a strong knockback jinx to deter those who might want to remove or break into it. Anyone who touches the case will find themselves blasted backwards!
Have a seat and make yourself as comfortable as you can while you speak with the professor!
OOC: If you are playing on a timeline BEFORE IC NOVEMBER, the office rennovations don't apply to your rp. please make sure you've posted in the Seating Area first and have been told to enter by Professor Marchand or me. You may play the cat if you wish, but please don't play the professor!  |