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sweetpinkpixie · #1 (**permalink**) 12-16-2012, 01:20 PM

Perhaps the first thing you notice as you enter Professor Flamsteed's office is that it is...clean. Ridiculously clean. While he is not exactly obsessive compulsive about cleanliness, Professor Flamsteed highly values organization and keeps everything in a specific location. Needless to say, if one of his quills is at an odd angle ... he will notice. The wood cabinets above his desk are filled with all sorts of reference books on all branches astronomy on the left side while the right side is filled with works of muggle science fiction ranging from Douglas Adams to H.G. Wells to Robert Heinlein and everyone in between. His desk is mostly empty except for some black accents and a comfortable looking pink pillow where the professor's pet rock, Pebbles, is currently resting. Beside this is a plant in a unique looking planter.

On the walls are a few framed pieces of abstract line and paint splatter artwork that Professor Flamsteed has collected over the years along with a drawing given to him by a former student in a black frame just to the left of another large gifted piece of artwork also in a black frame above the sofa. Beside it is yet another drawing, this one signed, in another black frame. There is a black sofa up against one of the walls with a pet house on the floor beside it where Pebbles sleeps when not on the pink pillow on the desk. To the right of the black sofa and is a wooden closet where Professor Flamsteed keeps a few freshly pressed suits from his extensive collection, just in case, and to the left of this is a rather impressive looking tie display case. Located opposite of Professor Flamsteed's desk is yet another display case, but this one is filled with all sorts of muggle science fiction models that he has built and painted himself - a hobby of his when he is not busy teaching, grading, or researching. To the left of this case is what appears to be a muggle telephone booth, but upon further inspection of it you will find Herschel scurrying about within.

OOC: please do not post here without having been invited in by Professor Flamsteed from the waiting area or else risk your post being unceremoniously deleted.

DaniDiNardo · 09-07-2014, 02:04 AM

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Propping open the door with his body, the astronomer leaned against it with his right shoulder and folded his arms across his chest in an amused manner. "Yes, I do recall a certain admiration for all things that go boom," he smirked with a subtle eyebrow wiggle. He could still remember the exploding furniture down by the lake. "Let's try not to blow anything up until class, yeah?"

See? He did keep promises.

"How about you step into my office. I'll get a mug of hot chocolate ready for you."

Unless for some earth shattering reason Miss Cambridge had disowned hot chocolate and no longer wish to drink it anymore. In which case Airey was fairly certain that the apocalypse was upon them.

OOC: you can post in the office now :3

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Hazel eyes widened considerably as she considered what the Professor might have just hinted at. She could be wrong ~~and often was~~ but it sounded like he was saying that they'd be blowing things up in class and now she didn't think she knew HOW to get rid of the insanely excited grin that fixed itself on her face. "Class? Saving for class? We're gonna have things colliding in mass explosions that'll give me chills and leave me in awe for the rest of my life??" Yes? YES? That was plainly all she got, sorry to say.

Explosions and hot chocolate??? Who said this term would be a disaster? Aside from that horrible feast, she had to say this was turning into a grand event.

"I'd love some." She admitted, flopping into her usual chair opposite his at the desk. Sure others had used it too but when she was here this was HER chair and no one else's. Simple logic really. "And marshmallows if you still have any of those."

She would have opted for the couch but this was still serious business and all. Ahem.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-08-2014, 03:04 AM

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Hazel eyes widened considerably as she considered what the Professor might have just hinted at. She could be wrong ~~and often was~~ but it sounded like he was saying that they'd be blowing things up in class and now she didn't think she knew HOW to get rid of the insanely excited grin that fixed itself on her face. "Class? Saving for class? We're gonna have things colliding in mass explosions that'll give me chills and leave me in awe for the rest of my life??" Yes? YES? That was plainly all she got, sorry to say.

Explosions and hot chocolate??? Who said this term would be a disaster? Aside from that horrible feast, she had to say this was turning into a grand event.

"I'd love some." She admitted, flopping into her usual chair opposite his at the desk. Sure others had used it too but when she was here this was HER chair and no one else's. Simple logic really. "And marshmallows if you still have any of those."

She would have opted for the couch but this was still serious business and all. Ahem.

Closing the door behind them, Airey made his way towards his desk and one of the shelves above it for a mug for Miss Cambridge and one of his usual special tea cups for himself. His back had been turned to her, preparing the hot chocolate and all the ready, so he missed the way her face was exploding while speaking. He did, however, see the aftermath.

Sweet solstice, maybe she didn't need any of that hot chocolate.

"Something like that," he chuckled nervously. "No pressure on me to deliver or anything." Were his palms sweating already? Merlin.

Hot chocolate in the mug, he brought it back over to the Head Girl and placed a little hand-knitted red coaster on the coffee table before setting the mug down on top of it. "You mean my gourmet ones? Have them completely restocked. Vanilla acceptable? Or would you prefer chocolate cauldron ones with your hot chocolate?"

Lockhartian · 09-08-2014, 03:52 AM

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Ah, now there was a knock he had been expecting. It wasn't with every student that he was able to identify the presence on the other side of the door based on knocking, but considering the frequency of some...

Hopping up from his desk, he made his way over to the door and swung it open. Yep. Nailed it.

"Good day, Miss Wisteria. I was hoping you would stop by. I have materials waiting for you in my office with your name on them." Quite literally, actually. "If you would care to step inside, that is."

ooc: you can post in the office now :3

Aaaaamazing.

He's done it again (if he ever did)! A few words and now Lottie's tiny smile turned into a wide one almost instantly! How was that even possible? Easy. Because this was something she was looking forward to, the one thing that would make this school year worthwhile, yes? Yes, hopefully! "Good day, Professor," she replied, then proceeded to nod, "Why, of course!" Why wouldn't she step inside? She had works of art to admire while in his office.

Mmmhmm. Works of art. Or just one. Hers.

It was there, and she was positively beaming by the time she took her seat. ~~Someone was happy.~~ "There's something I must tell you." Obviously. "Stanford is definitely an option. I loved it there." She'd be applying. Stanford and Oxford. Those were her options so far.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-08-2014, 10:49 AM

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Aaaaamazing.

He's done it again (if he ever did)! A few words and now Lottie's tiny smile turned into a wide one almost instantly! How was that even possible? Easy. Because this was something she was looking forward to, the one thing that would make this school year worthwhile, yes? Yes, hopefully! "Good day, Professor," she replied, then proceeded to nod, "Why, of course!" Why wouldn't she step inside? She had works of art to admire while in his office.

Mmmhmm. Works of art. Or just one. Hers.

It was there, and she was positively beaming by the time she took her seat. ~~Someone was happy.~~ "There's something I must tell you." Obviously. "Stanford is definitely an option. I loved it there." She'd be applying. Stanford and Oxford. Those were her options so far.

Immediately making his way towards the cabinet with his tea cups and tea - raspberry, of course - he set the pot on his desk to begin boiling the water within and relaxed into his own seat in the meantime.

"Oh?" he asked, interest definitely perked. Did this mean he didn't even have to prompt her to talk about summer? Oh, yep, seemed like he did not. Stellar. "That is FANTASTIC, Miss Wisteria!" he beamed, extending both arms out to the side with glee and...*THUD* punched Pebbles right off her pink pillow and on to the floor. A noise between a gasp and an ouch escaped his lips as he rubbed the knuckles on his right hand briefly before scrambling down on all four to pick up his precious pet rock. "Sorry there, Pebbles. Forgive daddy?" he cooed as he lifted her up off the floor and put her back on her pillow.

And there were things to speak of with regards to Stanford, but one thing at a time. He ought to deliver his, er, gift to her.

"Let me give you these before we get too distracted," he continued, wiggling eagerly in his seat as he opened up a desk drawer and pulled out a brown leather portfolio. "You'll find the first month's worth of extra assignments in there. Any books you may need can be found either here in my office or in the library. My acquaintance who helped set this up is a squib working in a muggle school district and will be awaiting your owl with completed work no later than September 30th."

DaniDiNardo · 09-08-2014, 05:57 PM

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Closing the door behind them, Airey made his way towards his desk and one of the shelves above it for a mug for Miss Cambridge and one of his usual special tea cups for himself. His back had been turned to her, preparing the hot chocolate and all the ready, so he missed the way her face was exploding while speaking. He did, however, see the aftermath.

Sweet solstice, maybe she didn't need any of that hot chocolate.

"Something like that," he chuckled nervously. "No pressure on me to deliver or anything." Were his palms sweating already? Merlin.

Hot chocolate in the mug, he brought it back over to the Head Girl and placed a little hand-knitted red coaster on the coffee table before setting the mug down on top of it. "You mean my gourmet ones? Have them completely restocked. Vanilla acceptable? Or would you prefer chocolate cauldron ones with your hot chocolate?"

Why no the Gryffindor wasn't bouncing in her seat as the Professor got the hot chocolate ready and of course this so wasn't the best day ever. What? Pfft no. By this point she was finding it hard to contain her enthusiasm and why should she have to? Seven years, seven years she'd waited for this and now it was just a matter of sipping hot chocolate and collecting.

"No pressure at all, Professor. All explosions intrigue me if you make 'em loud enough...and big enough." No little poofs. Those would be disgraceful then she'd never look at the man in the same way...ever again. ~~Give her a week~~

Lex made a face at his suggestion, almost amused by the idea. "You'd offer me vanilla when you've got chocolate? Holding out on me, eh?" Her lips spread into a teasing grin. Vanilla. Snort. Right.

"D'you think I'll find anything on exorcisms while I'm in there?" Don't ask why, just answer.

Lockhartian · 09-08-2014, 10:51 PM

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Mmmhmm. Tea, of course. Did he realize this was the last first time of making raspberry for Lottie while at Hogwarts?

Then came his reaction! And, oh, Merlin, the rock fell over. No wonder it got lost that one time. Airey tended to become overexcited way too often, that's probably how Pebbles ended up... wherever she had been found. The seventh year almost laughed, if it wasn't for the fact that someone had FINALLY reacted the way she felt about the school, you know? Not a 'Great', or an 'Ok' followed by silence. A 'FANTASTIC' was exactly how she felt. Airey Flamsteed understood.

And so she was beaming. Despite Airey being slightly weird about that rock. "It is! It is fantastic, indeed." Either her news or Airey and Pebbles relationship. Which was rather fantastical, truth be told.

Ignoring the sudden urge to ask about Tiberius, the Hogwatian listened intently and smiled even more. ASSIGNMENTS! That was excellent, she needed distractions, and she was even presented with a deadline. Right before her birthday. ~~Trust Lotus to send it all before the 15th, no doubt.~~ "Wow. Thank you so much." This was by far the best present anyone could ever ask for. Literally. "I think I can owl them before then." Really, she could. ~~And will.~~

sweetpinkpixie · 09-09-2014, 02:19 AM

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Why no the Gryffindor wasn't bouncing in her seat as the Professor got the hot chocolate ready and of course this so wasn't the best day ever. What? Pfft no. By this point she was finding it hard to contain her enthusiasm and why should she have to? Seven years, seven years she'd waited for this and now it was just a matter of sipping hot chocolate and collecting.

"No pressure at all, Professor. All explosions intrigue me if you make 'em loud enough...and big enough." No little poofs. Those would be disgraceful then she'd never look at the man in the same way...ever again. ~~Give her a week~~

Lex made a face at his suggestion, almost amused by the idea. "You'd offer me vanilla when you've got chocolate? Holding out on me, eh?" Her lips spread into a teasing grin. Vanilla. Snort. Right.

"D'you think I'll find anything on exorcisms while I'm in there?" Don't ask why, just answer.

Chuckling to himself as he doctored up his tea, he was already going through all sorts of situations that could possibly happen during the activity in his head. Namely what he could do to make sure that no red shirting actually happened among Gryffindors and that Miss Wright didn't have another nervous breakdown or something.

"Consider it a rhetorical question," he chuckled as he passed the seventh year the unopened bag of gourmet chocolate cauldron flavored marshmallows.

"Exorcism?" he repeated, eyebrow raised and tea cup hovering near his lips. "I am sure you will, but sweet solstice why do you need to research that?" A Divination assignment?

At least it wasn't ~~scientific hokum~~ astrology.

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Mmmhmm. Tea, of course. Did he realize this was the last first time of making raspberry for Lottie while at Hogwarts?

Then came his reaction! And, oh, Merlin, the rock fell over. No wonder it got lost that one time. Airey tended to become overexcited way too often, that's probably how Pebbles ended up... wherever she had been found. The seventh year almost laughed, if it wasn't for the fact that someone had FINALLY reacted the way she felt about the school, you know? Not a 'Great', or an 'Ok' followed by silence. A 'FANTASTIC' was exactly how she felt. Airey Flamsteed understood.

And so she was beaming. Despite Airey being slightly weird about that rock. "It is! It is fantastic, indeed." Either her news or Airey and Pebbles relationship. Which was rather fantastical, truth be told.

Ignoring the sudden urge to ask about Tiberius, the Hogwatian listened intently and smiled even more. ASSIGNMENTS! That was excellent, she needed distractions, and she was even presented with a deadline. Right before her birthday. ~~Trust Lotus to send it all before the 15th, no doubt.~~ "Wow. Thank you so much." This was by far the best present anyone could ever ask for. Literally. "I think I can owl them before then." Really, she could. ~~And will.~~

Giving Pebbles another few pats on the head for reassurance, the astronomer returned his attention to the seventh year sitting across from him and beamed. "Did you get to speak with anyone from the department while you were visiting? Did you get any information on scholarships?" he asked eagerly. "What did Miss Cambridge think?" Wouldn't that be stellar if the two of them ended up there together? The astronomer had stars in his eyes just thinking about it.

"I'm sure you can," he laughed. "Once those are graded and returned, you'll get the next set of assignments. I've had it worked out where the owl will go directly to you from now on rather than coming to my office. Less hands handling important documents and you can have a little more confidentiality with your independent studies."

DaniDiNardo · 09-09-2014, 03:22 AM

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Chuckling to himself as he doctored up his tea, he was already going through all sorts of situations that could possibly happen during the activity in his head. Namely what he could do to make sure that no red shirting actually happened among Gryffindors and that Miss Wright didn't have another nervous breakdown or something.

"Consider it a rhetorical question," he chuckled as he passed the seventh year the unopened bag of gourmet chocolate cauldron flavored marshmallows.

"Exorcism?" he repeated, eyebrow raised and tea cup hovering near his lips. "I am sure you will, but sweet solstice why do you need to research that?" A Divination assignment?

At least it wasn't ~~scientific hokum~~ astrology.

Alright, the good stuff!

Alexa was all too happy to take the bag of marshmallows and rip it open. At present she didn't know how many she'd try stuffing into her mug of hot chocolate but the possibilities were endless and so was her stomach when it came to this sort of thing. She started with one, then another two and another two after that. While she waited for those to soak in she popped another marshmallow into her mouth. Nice and gooey.

As for the whyyyy.........

"Because I'm not willing to leave Sir Nicholas here in the castle." And a perfectly solemn nod. "You're needed too much here so I don't think I'd be able to take you with me but he's a ghost and he's spent long enough here. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't mind a change of scenery and...I'll miss him, y'know?"

The ghost had never been anything but nice to her, she could return the favour. Hadn't he mentioned once or twice how dull the castle could get???

Lockhartian · 09-09-2014, 05:20 AM

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Giving Pebbles another few pats on the head for reassurance, the astronomer returned his attention to the seventh year sitting across from him and beamed. "Did you get to speak with anyone from the department while you were visiting? Did you get any information on scholarships?" he asked eagerly. "What did Miss Cambridge think?" Wouldn't that be stellar if the two of them ended up there together? The astronomer had stars in his eyes just thinking about it.

"I'm sure you can," he laughed. "Once those are graded and returned, you'll get the next set of assignments. I've had it worked out where the owl will go directly to you from now on rather than coming to my office. Less hands handling important documents and you can have a little more confidentiality with your independent studies."

Okay, she gave him time to deal with things involving his rock, which was perfectly unharmed in all sorts of way. Thank Merlin it didn't hurt one of them, that would've been painful. The professor kept a weapon in his office, and he probably knew it.

"As a matter of fact, I did! Two professors, one of them turned out to be the head of the department, actually. It was all excellent! And the admissions office gave me a lot of information and mailed some more for me at home." So now they had a Lotus Acacia Wisteria in their records. Awesome, yes??! Yes! But... Miss Cambridge? His question about her best friend confused her but she smiled anyway. "Well, she approved of it for me, which is more than I could ask for." She remembered that conversation, vividly. "She liked California, too, but I don't think she did in the same way I did." Like, Lex would to visit, not stay.

Back to BEAMING, though. Also, wasn't their tea done? "That's wonderful! You're really the best Professor anyone could ever have." And she truly meant it. There was an artwork here that proved it. "Of course." Confidentiality. It was appreciated, but she wouldn't mind sharing this with Airey anyway. It would get annoying, however, having to come back here to get assignments instead of getting them herself. But..., "And if I have questions... should I come to you?" If those were questions he could answer, of course.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-10-2014, 03:16 AM

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Alright, the good stuff!

Alexa was all too happy to take the bag of marshmallows and rip it open. At present she didn't know how many she'd try stuffing into her mug of hot chocolate but the possibilities were endless and so was her stomach when it came to this sort of thing. She started with one, then another two and another two after that. While she waited for those to soak in she popped another marshmallow into her mouth. Nice and gooey.

As for the whyyyy.........

"Because I'm not willing to leave Sir Nicholas here in the castle." And a perfectly solemn nod. "You're needed too much here so I don't think I'd be able to take you with me but he's a ghost and he's spent long enough here. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't mind a change of scenery and...I'll miss him, y'know?"

The ghost had never been anything but nice to her, she could return the favour. Hadn't he mentioned once or twice how dull the castle could get???

He didn't mind how many marshmallows Miss Cambridge devoured during the visit. Unlike last term, he did not need to ration them out due to weather conditions preventing new owls from his sister. Without saying anything, and simply acting on his thoughts, he reached out and rapped his knuckles on his desk three times. He was not a superstitious man by any stretch of the imagination - load of rubbish and self fulfilling prophecies as far as he was concerned - but gourmet marshmallows were no laughing matter. So if it helped keep chorts from deciding to migrate back to Hogwarts again (a VERY doubtful connection) then he would do it.

He wasn't going to laugh. He was NOT going to laugh. But it WAS an amusing notion. Miss Cambridge detaching Sir Nicholas' spirit from the school and carrying him around in a jar or something equally absurd. "That is quite the task. I do hope you ask him before you go through with this," he mused as he blew on his tea. "I doubt very much you would like being told that you were going to have your body bound to Hogwarts and could never leave, for example."

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Okay, she gave him time to deal with things involving his rock, which was perfectly unharmed in all sorts of way. Thank Merlin it didn't hurt one of them, that would've been painful. The professor kept a weapon in his office, and he probably knew it.

"As a matter of fact, I did! Two professors, one of them turned out to be the head of the department, actually. It was all excellent! And the admissions office gave me a lot of information and mailed some more for me at home." So now they had a Lotus Acacia Wisteria in their records. Awesome, yes??! Yes! But... Miss Cambridge? His question about her best friend confused her but she smiled anyway. "Well, she approved of it for me, which is more than I could ask for." She remembered that conversation, vividly. "She liked California, too, but I don't think she did in the same way I did." Like, Lex would to visit, not stay.

Back to BEAMING, though. Also, wasn't their tea done? "That's wonderful! You're really the best Professor anyone could ever have." And she truly meant it. There was an artwork here that proved it. "Of course." Confidentiality. It was appreciated, but she wouldn't mind sharing this with Airey anyway. It would get annoying, however, having to come back here to get assignments instead of getting them herself. But..., "And if I have questions... should I come to you?" If those were questions he could answer, of course.

Airey was sitting on the edge of his seat, coming close and closer to slipping off of it with each word that left Miss Wisteria's mouth. In fact, he nearly did as the chair slid back quite suddenly, but he managed to catch himself with the palms of his hands on his desk before his chin hit the surface or anything. Smooth as chunky peanut butter sort of recovery. "Stellar, simply stellar." Except for Miss Cambridge not wanting to go there as well. No matter. Each of them needed to do what was best for them and not what he wanted. "This is excellent news, Miss Wisteria. All of it. You just let me know when you'll be needing a recommendation."

Because he was obviously writing her one.

He had forgotten about the tea, by the way, but it was sitting in front of her now. Extra hot.

And then he felt his heart strings pulled. Just a little. But enough that he felt the urge to put the palm of his hand on his chest and his blue eyes to soften. "It is a pleasure to teach bright young minds like yourself and just a bonus that I get to help shape the potential for your future." Okay, the aaaaaaaw moment had passed. "You can come to me or you can owl directly to the source. Whichever is easier for you."

DuckyLinJi · 09-10-2014, 01:29 PM

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Airey simply shrugged his shoulders while reminding himself that Mr. Hirase's words were nothing but water rolling off his back - and also stopping himself from going into a lecture about magically modified behavior being along similar lines of the effects of one of the Unforgiveables and whatnot...but he resisted.

The astronomer's smile grew a bit wider as the Gryffindor's persona shifted just a little and his tone became more pleasant. Airey knew very well what the object he had been holding on to for so long was in his hands. It obviously was not something that he was going to give up THAT easily and definitely not today.

"You are most certainly welcome in to my office," he nodded to Mr. Hirase. "We can discuss the terms of our little exchange if you wish."

After he had gotten the permission to enter his office, Kevin didn't waste a second and entered. He walked to the middle of the room with his hands behind his back and his head held high.

"Exchange?" he repeated as he looked at the Professor. "There's no exchange, i just want my hat back" The Gryffindor looked around for a moment, trying to find the hat but so far he couldn't find it. Where had he hidden it? He had never checked the man's drawers...maybe he could petrify him and check?

But the last time he used magic on a Professor had earned him a detention. And having to sit in a dungeon room wasn't exactly part of his plan. "I find out that you got that blanket back" he said "and someone said that you cried when it was given back...did you really?" he grinned.

Yeah yeah ,....manners...who cares?

Lockhartian · 09-10-2014, 11:33 PM

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Perfect reaction was perfect. Even if she was slightly worried he might get a concussion if he fell over, it was all very much appreciated. And welcomed, too. It was the first time she'd gotten to speak with someone who understood. Let's face it, Alice wouldn't be as thrilled as Airey, and both her best friend and boyfriend were biased enough. "I know!" It was stellar, that was the right word to describe it. "Everything was simply brilliant. You should start writing one, Professor," though she won't be needing one until next year, but one never knows what could happen at Hogwarts.

You just witnessed Pebbles being knocked over a few minutes ago, after all. Bet the rock never saw it coming.

Tea! She was letting it rest for a bit more time, so she simply listened to Airey's words. AND BEAMED, as always. "Thank you, Professor Airey," for the compliments and all. Bright minds. She would've said plenty of things about how his lessons had definitely sparked her interest in Astronomy but... let's not get sentimental, shall we? It could get awkward, eventually. "I'll keep that in mind." Probably depended on what her questions was. If it was related to an assignment, she'd go straight to the source, HOWEVER, if it was something she'd read on one of her books (or Airey's), then she could come to him.

"I also went to Oxford, you know. Liked it, too. But... if I had to choose between both, I'd choose Stanford." Just so you know, Flamsteed, mmmhmm. "How was your summer, by the way?" Oh, her tea was ready to drink! Great!

DaniDiNardo · 09-11-2014, 02:21 AM

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He didn't mind how many marshmallows Miss Cambridge devoured during the visit. Unlike last term, he did not need to ration them out due to weather conditions preventing new owls from his sister. Without saying anything, and simply acting on his thoughts, he reached out and rapped his knuckles on his desk three times. He was not a superstitious man by any stretch of the imagination - load of rubbish and self fulfilling prophecies as far as he was concerned - but gourmet marshmallows were no laughing matter. So if it helped keep chorts from deciding to migrate back to Hogwarts again (a VERY doubtful connection) then he would do it.

He wasn't going to laugh. He was NOT going to laugh. But it WAS an amusing notion. Miss Cambridge detaching Sir Nicholas' spirit from the school and carrying him around in a jar or something equally absurd. "That is quite the task. I do hope you ask him before you go through with this," he mused as he blew on his tea. "I doubt very much you would like being told that you were going to have your body bound to Hogwarts and could never leave, for example."

Lex's eyes remained fixed on the Professor who'd decided the wood needed testing. Uh-huh...."...Should...I be knocking your desk too or....is this just....some thing you do on the odd occasion when others usually aren't watching?" No judging, just wondering is all. She popped another into her mouth and chewed carefully while her gaze remained trained on him. It could be a ritual, or a sign but a sign of what and how could this benefit her?

"I guess I could ask him first but I don't see why I should get his hopes up in case it doesn't work. See, the way I see, I find a book, sneak up on him, say some extra old and ancient mumbo jumbo then BAM, no more stuck inside the castle walls and he can thank me to his heart's content." Brilliant plan if she did say so herself, which brought her back to the main point.

AHEM. "The permission slip, Professor." She tried the subtlety card but...Alexa was anything BUT subtle and the eager look had already come back to her face. Had to get on this pronto. Siiiiip.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-11-2014, 11:05 PM

SPOILER!!: Kevin

Aaaaaaah, that was where Mr. Hirase was mistaken. Especially since the boy had been the one to demand an exchange last term by stealing the astronomer's blanket. "There will be, Mr. Hirase, if you truly wish to have your hat back," he nodded calmly as he leaned against his desk with one hand. "Terms you brought upon yourself by your own actions. I do believe that the attempt to take my one of a kind Star Trek blanket was a means to create an exchange, was it not?"

Oooooh burn. Logic for the win.

Airey didn't have time to go over the grounds of his exchange - and if Mr. Hirase didn't agree to them then he was sure he could find some use for the hat - and instead chuckled at his question. "It helps to have people willing to assist you when you ask for a favor," he smile obnoxiously. Could the Gryffindor boy say the same? Hmmm?

As for the crying, well, he just didn't cry in front of students so there was no need to reply to that directly. If he really wanted to know the answer to that - rather than using it as grounds to try and taunt him - he could ask.

SPOILER!!: Lottie

Start writing one now? Airey chuckled and gave Miss Wisteria a quick salute before flicking his wand to get his quill to jot down a memo for him on his notepad on the opposite side of his desk. "Planning on applying early admission then?" Or was it more she just wanted to have everything ready and in place well before the regular deadline so as not to stress or forget anything? Either one he respected.

And yes, let's NOT get sentimental about things just yet. Far too early into the term to begin thinking about, well, what came at the end of the term. Although the Stanford discussion was right on par with this train of thought, but the excited and optimistic side of things.

"Oxford as a back up," he chuckled. Honestly, how many people could say THAT about their options. Certainly not himself.

"Summer was stellar, once I was allowed to leave Hogwarts after the chorts had been safely removed that is." Not that he had really been of much use during the removal process. Dark creatures were far from his field of expertise and his only real contribution had been using his weather measurements to give them all a general direction to walk. The acromantulas had done the rest. "....and aside from nearly getting students and myself killed as well. Although that was quite the adventure."

SPOILER!!: Lex

Airey burst into a fit of manly giggles. "No no, just something my muggle co-workers at NASA used to do. An apotropaic tradition in western folklore. Thought I'd give it a go." Why? Was it a bit too odd? Certainly nothing he needed to make a habit out of.

And there was more, amusing chuckling now. He wouldn't bruise her ambition by pointing out that such magic tended to be meant for those with an inclination towards Divination - which Miss Cambridge certainly did not have ~~for good reason~~. Best to learn these sorts of things through trial and error rather than someone telling you you can't do something. Being told that himself only made him MORE engaged on whatever quest he had set his mind to. "Ah, well, do let me know how that all goes then."

He gave Miss Cambridge a temporary confused look, only to tease her because he knew full well what she was referring to. "Right right, permission slip," he nodded, reaching for his quill and a spare piece of parchment.

Lockhartian · 09-13-2014, 04:19 PM

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Start writing one now? Airey chuckled and gave Miss Wisteria a quick salute before flicking his wand to get his quill to jot down a memo for him on his notepad on the opposite side of his desk. "Planning on applying early admission then?" Or was it more she just wanted to have everything ready and in place well before the regular deadline so as not to stress or forget anything? Either one he respected.

And yes, let's NOT get sentimental about things just yet. Far too early into the term to begin thinking about, well, what came at the end of the term. Although the Stanford discussion was right on par with this train of thought, but the excited and optimistic side of things.

"Oxford as a back up," he chuckled. Honestly, how many people could say THAT about their options. Certainly not himself.

"Summer was stellar, once I was allowed to leave Hogwarts after the chorts had been safely removed that is." Not that he had really been of much use during the removal process. Dark creatures were far from his field of expertise and his only real contribution had been using his weather measurements to give them all a general direction to walk. The acromantulas had done the rest. "....and aside from nearly getting students and myself killed as well. Although that was quite the adventure."

Well, she didn't mean right now, but he could get started on it, for sure. She knew he had plenty of responsibilities as a Professor, and even more so being Head of House now, so, his time was precious and he should occupy all his spare time to write this letter. High expectations on it and all. ~~Lotus would probably cry.~~ "Not exactly. I'll be applying next year, but I'd rather have as many things ready as possible." Can't blame her. She really likes to be prepared ahead of time.

No sentiments whatsoever, got it.

And now she could see how that could be taken if someone from Oxford heard. Laughter happened. A quick laugh, that is. "And that shall stay between us," she said, with a wink, "But yes, sort of. Though not as it sounds." She could do a masters there. Maybe. Let's see if Stanford takes her first.

Chorts, of course. She read about it in the Prophet, thought of Zander the second she started with the article. The Gryffindor probably still believed it was Romanos' fault. "As long as they don't come back...," because Lotus would find a way out before the vortex-phase starts. She sipped her tea as she kept on listening, eyes on Flamsteed the entire time. Eyebrows raised at the mention of getting others killed. "Greece sounds... eventful." Would she hear about this story? Probably not, since she didn't know anyone who'd been on the trip well enough. "I went to Greece, too." And she was missing it so badly.

DaniDiNardo · 09-13-2014, 05:04 PM

SPOILER!!: *snorts* 'manly' giggles

An apotropaic tradition in western folklore.

Well, sure, why not? Lex would let him have that one. Not like she had any counter arguments about it. "Does the knocking mean anything in particular? Why's it done?" Don't mind her, just trying to understand and all that.

As for letting him know, she gave a solemn nod. "You'll be the second one to know." Sir Nicholas being the first,of course. "With any luck he'll be saying his goodbyes with the rest of us at the end of term feast." Now if only that would get here soon enough. Did they really have to sit through a whole nothing year of school before they could be free of this place? Seemed a bit excessive, didn't it? What would they do here in the coming year that they couldn't outside?

And what was with that look? Lex paused her sipping to fix the Professor with a look of her own. He shouldn't be confused. It was why he'd told her to stop by. Think Professo--Oh! He remembered! Alexa leaned closer and waited eagerly for words to begin appearing on the parchment. Those were the most important part afterall.

DuckyLinJi · 09-13-2014, 07:14 PM

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Aaaaaaah, that was where Mr. Hirase was mistaken. Especially since the boy had been the one to demand an exchange last term by stealing the astronomer's blanket. "There will be, Mr. Hirase, if you truly wish to have your hat back," he nodded calmly as he leaned against his desk with one hand. "Terms you brought upon yourself by your own actions. I do believe that the attempt to take my one of a kind Star Trek blanket was a means to create an exchange, was it not?"

Oooooh burn. Logic for the win.

Airey didn't have time to go over the grounds of his exchange - and if Mr. Hirase didn't agree to them then he was sure he could find some use for the hat - and instead chuckled at his question. "It helps to have people willing to assist you when you ask for a favor," he smile obnoxiously. Could the Gryffindor boy say the same? Hmmm?

As for the crying, well, he just didn't cry in front of students so there was no need to reply to that directly. If he really wanted to know the answer to that - rather than using it as grounds to try and taunt him - he could ask

Kevin had a blank expression on his face as the astronomer talked and when he was finished he tried to argue back about how wrong he was and that his succeeded attempt of stealing the blanket had NOT been a way of an exchange , but he couldn't. Instead, he looked more like a dumb fish trying to gasp for air and then closed his eyes for a second. He hated it when Professors were right.

"I do want it back..." he said after a while of looking around, trying to spot the hat. "Okay, what is this *exchange* you keep talking about and DON'T say i have to say...*that* word cause i won't, i'd rather battle a dragon than say...that". Please was just not in his vocabulary.

His next words made him snort though and without asking if he could he sat down on the sofa and made himself comfortable by leaning back and held his hands behind his head. "You do realise that they only helped out for the house points right? They would have ignored that message on the student board otherwise so please don't say that they willingly assisted , or whatever that means.." ..................
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..................................He had said please hadn't he? O_______o

griffin · 09-14-2014, 06:11 PM

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He hadn't even noticed the tin that the Ravenclaw was carrying with her. Not until now that is and he was definitely intrigued. Baked goods, perhaps? Not that anything could really replace Miss Adams' brownies. He wondered if the graduate would have any time to continue to send him some of her creations now that she was signed to a professional team...

"Why what? OH! Just wondering if you have some sort of sensitivity to protective gear if worn during an activity." So he could maybe avoid a panic attack before it happened. Would be nice to get Miss Wright through a lesson without tears or the need to go visit the hospital wing.

"Of course you may," he nodded as he took a small step to the side to hold the door open for her. "Please, come right on in."

What? What activity would they be doing that required protective gear? Penelope didn't mind protective gear, but it was what she needed to be protected from that she worried about. "Why do I need protective gear?" She ran her fingers through her hair, twirling hair around her finger. It was whatever she needed to be protected from that was the problem. Any activity that required protective gear was not an activity that she wanted to participate in.

Still worrying about astronomy class activities, Penelope entered Professor Flamsteed's office. Maybe cookies would take the professor's mind off of protective gear and dangerous activities. Penelope was in need of some tea after hearing about needing protective gear for an activity.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-15-2014, 12:28 PM

SPOILER!!: Lottie!

Next year? Oh, he had been expecting her to launch right into university come graduation from Hogwarts to to each their own. "Well, I certainly will not need THAT much time to complete it," he mused, sipping on his tea briefly. "I can probably have it to you by the time the holidays roll around." Sort of as a Christmas gift? Ish. He wasn't the sort to gift his students anything save for perhaps graduations, so this was as close a 'gift' as Miss Wisteria would get.

"Of course," he said, returning the wink as he relaxed a bit more into his chair.

"Certainly was. The digs proved most eventful and uncovering an archaeoastronomy shrine was stellar...save for the basilisk..." And then his face fell ever so slightly. Greece...she HAD said Greece, yes? If he were able to emphasize with creatures, he would have felt like a kicked cruppy. But even entertaining the thought of him being a cruppy was absurd and quickly dismissed. Although he couldn't deny that he was a bit gutted that it seemed as though the intellectual opportunity he had presented as a trip to Greece was not good enough for her to have joined. Her and Miss Cambridge, actually. Which was a real pity considering it was their last opportunity to have gone on one during the time at Hogwarts.

He did, of course keep this all to himself. Save for the quiet, "Oh," he uttered before taking another sip. Forced sad cruppy face tugging at his features.

SPOILER!!: Alexa!

He gave a small shrug. "Precautionary sort of gesture. Hoping that one does not cause the very thing they wish would not happen to occur or not occur. Jinxing yourself." Again, not that he entirely believed in that sort of thing. Especially when he saw people knocking on things that were not wood - like his head while he was a student.

End of term feast? Oh, well then! Miss Cambridge was really going to throw herself into this research and preparation for her futile attempt at removing Sir Nicholas from Hogwarts. Again, not that he was going to go crush her dreams. There was a sliiiiight chance - 0.001% really - that she would actually be successful.

Chuckling a bit as he continued to scribble on the piece of parchment, giving a last elaborate little flourish of his quill as he signed his name and dotted all the 'i's'. "Here you are, Miss Cambridge," he said as he passed the little piece of parchment to her. "Now do go making me regret that I endorsed your research. Treat everything in that section with respect or I'll never hear the end of it."

SPOILER!!: Kevin!

Airey rubbed the back of his neck and kept a neutral face as Mr. Hirase got a small taste of humility. Wasn't very often that the young man was left speechless, so the astronomer was going to bask in this moment for as long as possible. Merlin, this must have been what it had felt like for his own professors. Interesting...and unfortunate.

He didn't explain the deal just yet, instead electing to observe the boy a bit more (silence didn't last too long. Pity) and simply chuckled with what the Gryffindor said next. "House points or not, I had something that students felt was worth putting out the extra effort for," he replied. His noticed hadn't specifically mentioned house points as far as he could recall, so that was an assumption on the students' part that could have been entirely wrong. "People will do just about anything....with the proper incentive."

HEH.

Which brought them back to the wager at hand.

"Now, Mr. Hirase, your hat. It is safe and undamaged. I have made sure of that. You will get it back on the condition that you make an attempt to channel that abundance of a personality into something constructive. Being outspoken, defiant, and having fierce independent streak. All are excellent and expected qualities in a Gryffindor." Airey was forcing the confidence in his tone right now. Pep talks still were not his thing. How on earth did Seren manage to do this? "I don't want to see your talents overshadowed by what has been called a poor attitude and a bright mind like yours eclipsed by a lack of respect. You have talent and drive, Mr. Hirase, show me you know how to use it and prove people wrong about you. Then you will get your hat back."

SPOILER!!: Penelope!

Welcoming the second year into his office, he flinched slightly at her question and tried to think of how best to explain things without setting the Ravenclaw into a panic.

"Well, Miss Wright, as you know I quite enjoy overly active pursuits in my lessons. Thing to keep everyone on their toes and burn some energy...and since the use of safety bubbles was of great discomfort to you, I wanted to make sure that the likes of helmets and elbow pads was acceptable." To, you know, avoid any panic attacks and tears. Especially the tears.

Summoning his kettle, Airey conjured water and charmed it to begin heating itself before taking a seat as his desk and gesturing for her to take one as well.

DuckyLinJi · 09-15-2014, 06:11 PM

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Airey rubbed the back of his neck and kept a neutral face as Mr. Hirase got a small taste of humility. Wasn't very often that the young man was left speechless, so the astronomer was going to bask in this moment for as long as possible. Merlin, this must have been what it had felt like for his own professors. Interesting...and unfortunate.

He didn't explain the deal just yet, instead electing to observe the boy a bit more (silence didn't last too long. Pity) and simply chuckled with what the Gryffindor said next. "House points or not, I had something that students felt was worth putting out the extra effort for," he replied. His noticed hadn't specifically mentioned house points as far as he could recall, so that was an assumption on the students' part that could have been entirely wrong. "People will do just about anything....with the proper incentive."

HEH.

Which brought them back to the wager at hand.

"Now, Mr. Hirase, your hat. It is safe and undamaged. I have made sure of that. You will get it back on the condition that you make an attempt to channel that abundance of a personality into something constructive. Being outspoken, defiant, and having fierce independent streak. All are excellent and expected qualities in a Gryffindor." Airey was forcing the confidence in his tone right now. Pep talks still were not his thing. How on earth did Seren manage to do this? "I don't want to see your talents overshadowed by what has been called a poor attitude and a bright mind like yours eclipsed by a lack of respect. You have talent and drive, Mr. Hirase, show me you know how to use it and prove people wrong about you. Then you will get your hat back."

You know, he didn't care about that stupid blanket anyways. And in his mind he hadn't been trying to get a deal when he stole it. But in the back of his mind he knew that the Professor was right and that he had wanted to trade. He hadn't even thought of walking away with the blanket until the man had told him to leave the office. He had just wanted to trade , blanket for the hat...

But that was last year and he got his blanket back right? So why all the fuss about giving his hat back?! Kevin thought it was all unfair and slightly confusing that was until the speech came. Unconciously, the Gryffindor sat more upright as he listened and he didn't even look at the Head of House. Instead, he was looking at his lap and frowning now and then. And when he was finished he still didn't look up.

"Bentley said the same thing. That i have potential to do something great. That i have leader qualities or something...well that was more because she saw me ordering Zander around but he listens to everyone so" he rolled his eyes. "But..."he sighed heavily. His whole aura seemed to change and for the first ...no not for the first time ever, Zander had seen him lost before... but for the second time he didn't act all defiant and didn't make any sarcastic comments back. "But i don't know how to *change*" he spoke after a moment of silence and he looked up now. "I tried, even if it was fake but i tried and people still judge me .. or dont believe me, you think i actually like being rude?" He laughed sarcastically. "I don't okay? It's just my way of surviving" he said. And in case anyone wondered, no he wasn't crying but it was visible on his face that he tried to keep a tough look.

Stupid talk. He wanted to leave...

DaniDiNardo · 09-15-2014, 06:13 PM

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He gave a small shrug. "Precautionary sort of gesture. Hoping that one does not cause the very thing they wish would not happen to occur or not occur. Jinxing yourself." Again, not that he entirely believed in that sort of thing. Especially when he saw people knocking on things that were not wood - like his head while he was a student.

End of term feast? Oh, well then! Miss Cambridge was really going to throw herself into this research and preparation for her futile attempt at removing Sir Nicholas from Hogwarts. Again, not that he was going to go crush her dreams. There was a sliiiiight chance - 0.001% really - that she would actually be successful.

Chuckling a bit as he continued to scribble on the piece of parchment, giving a last elaborate little flourish of his quill as he signed his name and dotted all the 'i's'. "Here you are, Miss Cambridge," he said as he passed the little piece of parchment to her. "Now do go making me regret that I endorsed your research. Treat everything in that section with respect or I'll never hear the end of it."

Oohhhh!! "Should have gotten Lottie to do that last term. Might have come in handy--if that sort of thing worked anyway." But there was no proof in knocking a piece of wood warding off the misfortunes in the world. "Much too late for that now in any case." It was interesting just what people could come up. "And this...is a muggle thing, yeah?" Surely wizards would have better ideas when it came to not jinxing themselves.

The fact Airey didn't have anything else to say on the matter was about as much go ahead as she needed. Him handing her the slip was like pushing the green button...repeatedly. Lex eagerly pulled the parchment to her, the wide grin back on her face. "You insult me, Professor." No displacing the grin though. "I've never been known to hit books that have a tendency to hit back." Nah. That was simply unwise.

This time she took a gulp of her hot chocolate that had by now with the help of several marshmallows become somewhat closer to room temperature. A few more gulps and she was done. "Thanks again Professor. Now if you'll excuse me I have a dream to make come true." Lex pushed away from the table and pulled a handful of marshmallows from the bag, you know, some for the road. "Have a good one."

sweetpinkpixie · 09-16-2014, 01:54 AM

SPOILER!!: Kevin *glues him back together*

Oh course Seren had. They had discussed Mr. Hirase more than once while the woman was still at Hogwarts. She was much better at dealing with this sort of thing. MUCH.

"Professor Bentley was right," he began. The astronomer then took a deeeeeeeep breath, held it, and exhaled before speaking more. The sudden change in posture of the third year was a welcomed surprise. "I believe, Mr. Hirase, you have just taken the first step," he replied calmly while he continued to search for words to follow up with. Yeah...he had nothing. "Letting yourself be vulnerable just now. People find that appealing. I never said it would be easy, and self evaluation if often the most difficult thing to stomach. But being rude as a defense mechanism? That is precisely the reason why people do not, and will not take you seriously." Airey had used humor and the methodology that one had to laugh at yourself first before others could laugh at you as a defense mechanism for himself as a youngster, so he sort of understood.

"Your wording and the way you speak about yourself right now, Mr. Hirase, implies that while you wear the tough guy with an abundance of confidence, that you do not entirely believe it yourself. Even going so far as to say that Mr. Adair listens to you only because he listens to everyone. I have observed a closeness with the two of you that is clearly not one out of obligation. I suggest you don't take him for granted and try to look at yourself through Mr. Adair's eyes. In fact, that may be a good place to start in general. Try to see how you are perceived through the eyes of those you interact with." He paused for a moment and relaxed into his seat some more. Oh boy, here come the flood gates. "Let's try this exercise now, shall we? Try me. How do you think I perceive you, Mr. Hirase? Try to take a moment, perhaps count to 10, before you answer. Really try to reflect."

SPOILER!!: Alexa! /end scene!

Did he want to know? Maybe just a little, but he wasn't going to ask regardless. "It is indeed. Not entirely sure of the origin of it, but perhaps you can find that answer while you are in the library?" He wasn't entirely serious with the request, but if she did so happen to stumble upon the answer then hurrah!

And with light speed movements, the permission slip was out of his hand and Miss Cambridge heading towards the door - with a fist full of marshmallows. "You go out there and live your dream, Miss Cambridge," he waved to her departing figure.

Sweet solstice the Restricted Section had no idea what was coming.

griffin · 09-16-2014, 03:01 AM

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Welcoming the second year into his office, he flinched slightly at her question and tried to think of how best to explain things without setting the Ravenclaw into a panic.

"Well, Miss Wright, as you know I quite enjoy overly active pursuits in my lessons. Thing to keep everyone on their toes and burn some energy...and since the use of safety bubbles was of great discomfort to you, I wanted to make sure that the likes of helmets and elbow pads was acceptable." To, you know, avoid any panic attacks and tears. Especially the tears.

Summoning his kettle, Airey conjured water and charmed it to begin heating itself before taking a seat as his desk and gesturing for her to take one as well.

Penelope listened to the professor's careful explanation as to why she needed protective gear for an activity. Overly active pursuits... that described most of the activities in astronomy class. Safety bubbles... wait, bubbles? He wouldn't be trying to put her in a bubble again, would he? "B-bubbles?" For a moment, she froze, and stared at the professor. She could almost feel the walls closing in around her.

The professor was not talking about safety bubbles any more. Penelope took a seat after the professor sat down at his desk. She had forgotten about the cookies. Realizing that she was still holding the cookie tin, she put the tin down on Professor Flamsteed's desk. Would he like the wheat free cookies? "I- I baked cookies for you." That was all she managed to say before she started to worry about bubbles and astronomy activities again.

DuckyLinJi · 09-16-2014, 08:14 AM

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Oh course Seren had. They had discussed Mr. Hirase more than once while the woman was still at Hogwarts. She was much better at dealing with this sort of thing. MUCH.

"Professor Bentley was right," he began. The astronomer then took a deeeeeeeep breath, held it, and exhaled before speaking more. The sudden change in posture of the third year was a welcomed surprise. "I believe, Mr. Hirase, you have just taken the first step," he replied calmly while he continued to search for words to follow up with. Yeah...he had nothing. "Letting yourself be vulnerable just now. People find that appealing. I never said it would be easy, and self evaluation if often the most difficult thing to stomach. But being rude as a defense mechanism? That is precisely the reason why people do not, and will not take you seriously." Airey had used humor and the methodology that one had to laugh at yourself first before others could laugh at you as a defense mechanism for himself as a youngster, so he sort of understood.

"Your wording and the way you speak about yourself right now, Mr. Hirase, implies that while you wear the tough guy with an abundance of confidence, that you do not entirely believe it yourself. Even going so far as to say that Mr. Adair listens to you only because he listens to everyone. I have observed a closeness with the two of you that is clearly not one out of obligation. I suggest you don't take him for granted and try to look at yourself through Mr. Adair's eyes. In fact, that may be a good place to start in general. Try to see how you are perceived through the eyes of those you interact with." He paused for a moment and relaxed into his seat some more. Oh boy, here come the flood gates. "Let's try this exercise now, shall we? Try me. How do you think I perceive you, Mr. Hirase? Try to take a moment, perhaps count to 10, before you answer. Really try to reflect."

"People find it appealing when one acts vulnerable?" he repeated with a hint of a snort in his voice. He didn't believe that. Being vulnerable had gotten him in to becoming how he was right now. It was a long story, one he didn't particulary liked talking about to others because it was personal but no, he didn't believe him one bit.

But except for the snort and the rolling of his eyes, the third year kept quiet as he listened to what his Head of House had to say more. "Why DOES Zander even want to be my ..my fr.friend?" he asked. "I mean, the first time i saw him i called him a insane weirdo. I used an aguamenti charm on his face AND i blackmailed him in to telling why he was so weird around Bentley and it wasn't until the second blackmail that he told me he had a crush---" O_________________O "YOUDIDN'THEARTHATFROMME!" sorry Zander. Hopefully Flailsteed wasn't that bright and didn't realised what he was about to say. He had to change topic quickly.

The Gryffindor knew that he couldn't leave just yet and walking to the door could earn him points loss, possibly a detention as well and he wasn't in the mood of any of that. He wasn't in the mood to talk as well so he sat back down on the couch, running a hand through his hair and scratching his head in frustration so that when he took the hand away the right side of his hair was sticking out drastically. He didn't care though.

Exercise? now? Kevin groaned and looked from the Professor to the door and back again. "Fine" whatever. He stayed quiet for a moment, trying to figure out how the Professor was thinking about him. "I'm guessing you're dissapointed you have a student like me in your house?" was the first thing he said. He bit his lower lip as he kept his gaze down but then something seemed to change in his eyes as he thought some more. And it wasn't good. His face hardened and his eyes narrowed as he looked up and stared directly at him.

"I also know for a FACT that you do not care about me. You're only doing this because it is your JOB now!" his voice was rising with each sentence and he gripped the seat tightly until his knuckles were turning white. "You never bothered with this kind of talk when Bentley was still Head of House but now that you are you suddenly *want to help me?!*" His face was turning red and he had to take a couple of deep breaths to calm himself. It didn't work though. "I bet SHE put you up to this , didn't she?!" he meant the Headmistress. "Because she couldn't change me during that dumb detention she gave the task to you HUH?!"

He jumped up from the seat. "This is stupid" he said and turned to walk to the door.

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