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Sir_Spots · 06-20-2005, 08:52 PM

Endora smiled as her staff beagn introducing themselves. "Thank you Mark and Aria," she turned to the next in line and nodded.....

**fona** · 06-20-2005, 09:25 PM

He looked sharply around, his face questioning. Was she poking him? Smirking, he looped his foot around hers, pulling it out from her. He nodded in triumph, his grin broadening.

**angelwing** · 06-20-2005, 09:38 PM

Aria's eyes got bigger as she saw Mark smirk...that couldn't be good. She felt his leg wrap around hers and thought he was just flirting until he lifted it. She grabbed ahold to the edge of the table for support but ended up slipping and knocking the chair as well as herself backwards. "oooomf." she mumbled to herself. She stood up as quickly as she could and set the chair and herself back next to the table. She thumped Marks ear and whispered in it "I'll get you back for that." and tried to not giggle and focus more on everyone else in the room.

**fr2nc1z** · 06-20-2005, 10:18 PM

Nikita stopped by her office quickly to drop off her belongings. As soon as that was done, she stepped out. She walked for a few minutes until she finally reached the Staff Room. Opening the door quietly, she moved towards a table and sat down.

She looked up at the Headmistress and other fellow staff members, as she wondered if she would find out about the rumors that seemed to be floating around.

**fona** · 06-21-2005, 01:00 AM

Mark's eyes grew as she fell off her chair. He hadn't meant that to happen. Not at all. He glanced at the headmistress before turning back to Aria. She was already in her chair, and making threats. He smirked, taking some parchement and scribbled a few characters. Sliding it over the table he left it in front of her. One word. "Promise??"

Cassirin · 06-21-2005, 01:31 AM

Ana stood, trying not to be amused by Aria and Mark's antics. "My name is Adriana Granger. You may call me Ana, although I prefer to be addressed as Professor Granger around the students. This is my third year at Hogwarts, and I teach Charms." She prepared to sit down before standing again and adding, "You may wish to ask me if it is true that I am a Weasley. The answer is yes, I am a Weasley, and no, I don't wish to explain it to you." She smiled stiffly, wondering why she was so unfriendly, before taking her seat and staring at her hands. She always did that. She always provoked people.

Sir_Spots · 06-21-2005, 01:49 AM

Enora shot Aria and Mark a short look. She didn't want to have to put up with their antics, not in the first meeting at least. She smiled at Ana as she explained that she wasn't going to answer anyone's questions about her heritage.

**fona** · 06-21-2005, 01:52 AM

Wei looked up, somewhat surprised at the activities around her. Well, now that she was paying full attention, she might as well get it over with. She stood up, not looking at anyone in particular, just avoiding Cole. 'My name is Wei Co,' she stoped, 'Blynt. I teach Astronomy. She was starting to get flustered now, her thoughts racing. 'I sometimes correspond with muggle collegues, and oh, um, this will be my ninth year.' She sat down hurridly, closing her eyes and wishing the ground would swallow her now. Why had she said it. Why? She stared at her hands, fighting the urge to look up.

Cassirin · 06-21-2005, 02:03 AM

Cole stood and put his hands behind his back, looking at each person other than Wei as he spoke. "My name is Edward Coltan, although most people call me Cole. I teach Ancient Runes, and have taught it for the past five years. I..." This was the point when he usually said he was married to Wei, and they shared that secret loving look that made the rest of the professors know they weren't a part of something magical. But there were no more looks with Wei. He smiled shortly and sat down.

Jessyrah Emory · 06-21-2005, 02:13 AM

Grimacing as the crutches he was using continued to leave large bruises under his arms, Jett opened the door to the staffroom with a slight grunt of effort. Hopping along on his crutches to an empty seat, he used one of his crutches to pull it out far enough for him to sit down and did so, propping the crutches up on the side of the table next to him. He pulled a flask from the inside of his robes and uncorked it, taking a small drink to ease the pain of his slowly healing back. Putting away the potion, he turned to everyone else and asked, "Have I missed anything?"

Cassirin · 06-21-2005, 02:19 AM

Cole looked over at Jett and shook his head. "We're doing the introductions. You can go next. You've only missed a few."

Jessyrah Emory · 06-21-2005, 02:37 AM

"Oh, right then," Jett said before clearing his throat. "Jeretty Prince III, otherwise known simply as Jett," the man said in his own introduction. "I recently retired from professional Quidditch when I broke my back. This is my first year as the Care of Magical Creatures professor. My son is starting this year, actually," he said for no reason in particular as he smiled around the room at everyone, adjusting his backbrace uncomfortably.

**fona** · 06-21-2005, 02:56 AM

Wei looked up curiously at the new teacher. Why in Merlin's name was he wearing the muggle contraption. Surely a healer could have fixed it more easily. She mentally shrugged the question. It would be rude to ask. Perhaps later sometime. While Cole's attention was diverted, she took the time to look at him again. She needed to get used to it before the student's got back. They had an unnatural ability to spot awkwardness between the teachers, and most of the older students would have had a good idea about the split.

Sir_Spots · 06-21-2005, 03:14 AM

Both Wei and Cole introduced themsleves and as Jett walked in clumsily, Enora smiled. She was about to ask Ana to help by pulling a seat out for the Professor but just as she opened her mouth, the former Quidditch star used one of his crutches to give a chair a tug and pulled it out far enough to sit. After the rest of the staff finished introducing themsleves and it seemed like they all knew each other's names at least, Enora stood up again.

The headmistress wasn't exactly a tall figure but it at least made a difference when she stood in getting everyone's attention. The room went silent and all of the heads turned towards her. "As usual, I have a few announcements to make at start of term," she started. It was difficult to hear the concern in her voice, although she had practiced this speech several times in front of the other Headmaster's portraits in her office, it sounded different infront of a three-demensional audience. "Firstly, I want to thank all of you for returning to Hogwarts early so we can get a few things in order before the arrival of the Express." She started handing out some of the leaflets that were stacked in the neat pile in front of her. They were stories from the latest Daily Prophets articles on the happenings in the Wizarding world.

"As I'm sure most of you have seen or read, the muggles are on a rampage about what happened this summer." Several of the staff began glancing over the articles with the big headlines 8 Muggles killed but no cause found the subtitle explained that the bodies appeared normal in every way, in fact the muggle healers felt that with the exception of the fact that the people were dead, they should have been up and walking around. "And then there was this," Enora added as she pointed the other article with the broom on it. The headline explained that a Nimbus 2001 had fallen into the hands of a muggle who tried to clean out a stairwell with it. When they tripped, they braced themselves by falling on the broom which proceeded to cary them up the stairs and out the open window and around the courtyard of the town square in front of the townspeople who were returning from church.

"Combine these with the facts that we have heard reports of muggles seeing cloaked suspicious people lurking about a large purple, triple-decker bus, that seems to drive wherever it wants over in Devonshire, and we have a crisis on our hands." She let these facts cascade over the staff for a minute. The muggles are suspicous and curious for answers. We haven't had to try and deflect these suspicions for almost a hundred years. "Then," she began, "it gets worse, it appears that within our world, there's talk of a rise of another Dark Wizard of the likes of Voldemort." Several of the Professors flinched at the name that they hadn't heard in years. "Well, we don't have any proof of it yet, but our sources say that there's a movement afoot that's trying to seperatet the sides of good and evil once again and that they may be behind the muggle reports." Enora decided to let these two announcements sink in before she gave them the last one she had.

Jessyrah Emory · 06-21-2005, 03:45 AM

Jett nodded when he heard all of this and interjected his own bit of information when the Headmistress was finished. "My wife works in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes when she's not in Romania and she's made mention that some Muggles who have been exposed to magic numerous times are growing immunities to Memory Charms. Also, the clean-up crews that they send out to make sure that magical messes aren't noticed by Muggles have been attacked. It's as if someone wants the Muggles to find out about magic," he added.

**fona** · 06-21-2005, 04:18 AM

Mark nodded as the headmistress spoke, continuing to look around the faces. It came as no surprise, after all his mother had gone on enough. but looking at the faces, he was puzzled. The last dark wizard was defeated, so he couldn't have been that bad. This one couldn't be any worse. He smiled reassuringly at some of the worried faces.

Mistress Vondella · 06-21-2005, 04:22 AM

Warrick felt his muscles tighten. He couldn't believe what the headmistress had just said. Muggles exposed to magic in those kinds of amounts? An attack on the clean up crews? This was serious indeed. He hadn't heard a thing about it while he was on his travels over the summer, and his father obviously hadn't felt the need to pass it on. Probably to keep him here, at Hogwarts.

He crossed his arms over his chest and sat back, waiting for more information. He stared at the headmistress, his eyes emotionless.

Mad Eye Touz · 06-21-2005, 04:28 AM

BeBe had one of the worst cases of hiccups she had ever had. Everyone around her was chatting and having a good time, and as usual she sat unnoticed. She had been doing a spectacular job of keeping her head down and her hiccups silent... such a good job... that she missed out on most of what their lovely Headmistress was saying. Unfortunately for BeBe though.. she did catch the introduction part. That was the worst. Standing up in front of all her peers for them to stare at her.

With most of the others already done.. and not hearing anything else from the Headmistress (she was much too busy keeping her hiccups down), BeBe rose to her feet and began her introduction.

"My name is Bebe Frost," she said timidly. Hiccup "Excuse me." BeBe was then a deep shade of red. "I... hiccup... teach Muggles Studies... hiccup...," BeBe tried to ignore all the strange looks she was getting.. and the snicker or two from a few. Hiccup Then.. BeBe realized.. THe headmistress had already moved on.. without her knowing. Trying not to look any worse than she already did... "Excuse me.. I could use some water." BeBe turned and hurried out of the meeting, never planning on returning.

**fona** · 06-21-2005, 04:43 AM

Wei followed Bebe from the room with her eyes concerned. She should follow her, and it would give her an excuse to leave. Still, she needed to know about this muggle situation, especially if the Ministry intended to introduce new rules. Looking about anxiously for someone, her eyes settled on Cole. Biting her lip, she scribbled a quick note, sliding it across to him.

Sorry to ask this. Could you tell me later what Headmistress says?
I need to follow Bebe.

She watched nervously as he read the note. Who could she ask if he refused?

**Mrs. Weasley** · 06-21-2005, 04:44 AM

Nicky observed the headmistress and the other teachers as they spoke. Some of them seemed concerned about what the head mistress had just said. Others seemed to want to laugh the whole thing off. He, for one, is not pleased at the notion of a new Dark Lord rising out of the ashes of Vodemort. It had taken his family many years to live down his grandfather's association with Voldemort, and Nicky didn't want his fellow teachers to know anything about it. The newspaper articles also explained why Uncle Severus was gone so much during his visit. When Nicky pressed him for an answer, Uncle Severus kept saying it was Order business and left it at that. Nicky's concentration is disturbed by one of the teachers who has the hiccups. She obviously hasn't been paying attention because she gets up and introduces herself. Nicky smiles at her and whispers across the table. "Try drinking a full glass of water without stopping. It's an old muggle cure, but it works remarkably well."

**angelwing** · 06-21-2005, 05:25 AM

Aria glanced at the note and rolled her eyes and winked at Mark. She straightened up from the look on the headmistresses face and paid attention. Her eyes got bigger and she leaned more on her elbows in order to listen better. She had been to America...she lived there. She never realized this was going on. It was a little scary but she wouldn't let on that she thought that. She was strong on the outside and couldn't let others see the inside...she wasn't ready for that yet.

Cassirin · 06-21-2005, 06:27 PM

Cole accepted the note without taking his eyes from the Headmistress and glanced down at it only when it was safely within his hands. He made eye contact briefly with Wei, nodding once to let her know he'd fill her in later. It was a chance to talk to her, even if they'd be talking business.

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