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Angie · 05-05-2011, 06:27 PM

SPOILER!!: Legend, Tate's speech and Josephina

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Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles

Legend nodded. Ah. Professor New Guy would have been a better name. But he didn't exactly reject the name, so Legend knew that he would probably warm up to it soon enough. If he kept calling him that.

The blonde shrugged. "She was probably good. I just wasn't paying attention." So she didn't capture his attention. Therefore she was bad. Yeah? His eyes widened slightly. "Astronomy? Are you sure? No wonder I did so bad in that class before." He was getting the name wrong all along! Someone could have told him!

Legend was about to say something else when Tate- Headmaster Tate came and began enforcing rules that technically weren't written down.

Nod. Nod. Agree. Look sorry. His head of house? Was this that serious. Legend just continued to nod, as the speech went on. FIFTEEN POINTS? For sitting! It was crazy! Mad! Oh well. "Amigo...but Sir..I don't speak Spanish." He said weakly as he continued to now. Standing up the seventh year flicked his wand and put it back in the corner where it had gotten it from. "Sorry Headmaster." Another nod. He turned to Hadley before giving her a apologetic look even though he really didn't see what he did wrong with sitting there. "Sorry for disrespecting you and not listening Professor Hadley." He gave her a nod. "Sorry Professor...MacFusty for....yeah...sorry." Did he have to apologize to MacFusty? He wasn't sure. Legend turned back to Tate and gave him another nod of his head, before he quickly made his way around the Staff table and back down to the Gryffindor table.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Tate waited for the boy to depart before finally standing. Time to deliver the speech and let the poor kiddos have their dinner. He waited a long moment for the room to fall as silent as could be expected before speaking.

"Students! Welcome back to Hogwarts for yet another exciting term. As I'm sure you've seen from the empty seats at this table and the sprinkling of new faces, we have undergone many changes in the staffing for this term. I would like to take a moment to welcome our new staff members, and to let you know that those empty chairs will be filled by Ministry provided staff members who were hand selected by Lord Berty Borr." Lord indeed... the man was meddling in his school, and Tate wasn't sure how he felt about that.

No, he was sure... he didn't like it.

"Those staff members will not be holding office hours at Hogwarts, so I suggest you form study groups if you need additional assistance in those subject areas. My training room from last term is still available for those who want to work on their Defense development, and we will do what is necessary in any areas you may feel necessary. Please be frank with us as the term goes onward." And he expected to hear plenty of complaints, but hey... he could only do so much.

"I'm sure many of you read the Daily Prophet over the summer, and you are probably well aware of the ship currently floating on Black Lake. After extensive magical investigation, I feel fairly confident the ship is free of traps and spells and sturdy enough to be explored. More information will come on that later, but I think we can expect an opportunity to go aboard later in the year." After Max got through with it, of course. Hehe.

"I know it's been a long day, and you're all quite hungry, so let me shut up and sit down and let you get around to stuffing your faces. I wish you all a good meal and a good night to follow, and I hope we have a good year." Free of deaths and all that. Tate clapped his hands and food appeared on each table.

"Eat!"

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Distracted, again, though it seemed Josephina almost missed the inquiry on behalf of the new professor. An inquiry which reminded her slightly that though she thanked the students for their gift bearings, Lachlan had no idea who the students were. Well at least most of them seemed inclined to introduce themselves. Shrugging, she nodded, "Every term I've been here, yes it does seem like there's a handful of excitable, hyper children. They've probably experienced an overdose of sugar on the train."

Well good then, at least Lachlan and her were on agreement with something; students didn't belong on this side of the staff table. She eyed the seventh year Lion as she waited for his excuse, which she didn't doubt would be something along the lines of him being king.

Legend Chosen was a cheeky fellow, and for that he cost his house fifteen points they still didn't even have, courtesy of the headmaster. Lachlan gave the boy a small nod after his apology, and listened to the Headmaster's brief speech with a politely interested expression. Ministry approved professors, no office hours, and the ship Maximus Vindictus had been so interested in earlier.

Truth was, he'd been curious about it, too, before but hadn't dare to approach it too much; Lachlan MacFusty was no coward, but he valued his life enough to not get anywhere near a ship that hadn't been declared 'safe.' t was 'safe' now, though, so he figured that if there was an excursion later, he'd be joining. Maybe. "I beg your pardon?" Automatically said the man, when Josephina's voice reached him once more. Oh, right. He was supposed to be having a conversation with her. Hyperactive because of the sugar? "Seems like a plausible theory." He lowered his tone. "Better than, say, the students hovering around here and giving us gifts just to see if we cave in and award them points." Which was, of course, Lachlan's theory.

Kids thought they were so crafty.

SPOILER!!: Kurumi, Cass & Nika

Speaking of kids, MacFusty was surprised to see that even after Tate's speech, they were still around. Were they not at all hungry? Perhaps Josephina was right. Perhaps they filled themselves with candy during the train ride and thus had completely lost their appetite. Pity because judging by the food on the tables, the house elves seemed to have outdone themselves tonight. Then again, were they ever sloppy? Lachlan didn't think so. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Misses Hollingberry, Prewett and Adler." Hollingberry, Prewett and Adler. Now he could only hope to remember those names when they showed up for class. "I'm Lachlan MacFusty, your new Care of Magical Creatures Professor."

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Originally Posted by Maxilocks

He'd arrived in the Great Hall five or so minutes before Tate's speech, and the first thing Jared had noticed had been the vacant chairs. Those had been expected but, even so, one of his eyebrows rose for a brief moment. He'd nodded to the professors seated at the far side of the table - Hecate, Jeremy, Lilyan, Seren, the lot - before his green gaze had turned to his own chair, and he'd made his way towards said chair.

"Josephina, Risu." Risu, it seemed, had returned. Jared felt, he had to admit, a tad curious. "Renée." His lips tugged up into a faint smile as he greeted her.

Then there was the new Care of Magical Creatures professor, the only new face at his side of the table. Tate had risen to his feet before Jared could greet the man, so that introduction had had to wait until the end of the Headmaster's speech. "Jared Descoteaux," Jared said, by way of greeting, once Tate had sat down again, and the applause that the students had joined in turned into relative silence. He extended a hand. "Charms. You'll be taking over Care of Magical Creatures, if I'm not mistaken?"

MacFusty failed to notice the moment the seat next to his was occupied, and it because of this that when the voice of an adult coming came from his left side, he was a tad surprised. Nevertheless, Lachlan offered him a polite nod and shook the extended hand of the Charms professor. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance." Releasing his hand, he nodded. Goodness, Jared Descoteaux was sitting down and still looked tall--then again, when you were almost but not quite five feet, nine inches tall, most people appeared tall. "Lachlan MacFusty." That was his name, yes. "And indeed, I'll be taking over Care of Magical Creatures."

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Renée hadn't missed the curious look she'd gotten from Lachlan, as she'd glanced back at the CoMC professor. She was fairly certain she knew what had brought it about, as well, even without certain things. "You're welcome, and same to yourself," she replied with a smile. "I'd heard your name mentioned," she went on to semi-explain. Just so he didn't continue to think she had the Sight, even if she was always amused by people who thought that. He couldn't have missed the interchange between himself, Max and Seren. Or at least she didn't think he could have. Even with the same odd recognition as she'd had between herself and the new Herbology professor, she couldn't truly say she knew either way.

He'd changed the subject, though, and she grinned at what had remained unsaid. "Yes, it is something of a science. Certainly a subject that research and practice can help sharpen your knowledge," she replied. "I'd imagine the same could be said about the study of magical creatures, in some ways." There, she'd turned the attention back to himself and his subject. Hopefully he'd be more comfortable with that.

"Oh!" Of course. "Yes, I suppose Pr--er, Maximus mentioned it. He smiled a little, still amazed that Maximus Vindictus could remember him. Then again, wasn't it a sign of senility to live in the past...? Something like that? Lachlan wouldn't know, he was no healer.

He helped himself with a decent slice of kidney pie, and nodded along somewhat distractedly to what she was saying. "In many ways, actually," Replied Lachlan, giving her a small side-ways smile. "Both aren't truly for everyone because not everyone is made for them, you see? And I'd say both areas require endless amount of patience." Not many people had, that unfortunately. Or fortunately, seeing that if they did, he would probably not have a job. Hmm.

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Originally Posted by Antarctica!

Risu nodded curtly. "Indeed," he said. "We're all, er, ordered alphabetically by subject, so we will likely spend a lot of feasts together." He smiled his little smile again. "Of course, for most of the rest of the time, I'm up in the Tower. I know Muggle technology doesn't work here, but one of those ingenious elevators would not be the worst addition to the school."

With a sigh, he leaned back. "Of course, astronomy is not something for one who overly values their creature comforts. Neither is, I assume, Care of Magical Creatures," he added politely. "Before coming to Hogwarts I was a researcher at a large observatory. In the South African highlands. Months without a lot of contact apart from, you know, supply shipments. Absolutely the most beautiful night skies you could imagine, of course, and-..."

Risu was interrupted by the headmaster getting up and commencing with his little speech. His colleague likewise fell silent, and they listened to the short speech. At the end, the tables, as usual, filled with food. Risu filled his goblet with pumpkin juice. "So what did you do before getting this prestigious job, Professor?" he asked, letting his gaze wander over the food. "Hello, Jared," he added with a smile to the Charms teacher further down the table.

Muggles were, in Lachlan MacFusty's opinion, as endearing as baby Unicorns and newborn crups; or at least that was the impression they had left on them after the brief albeit interest encounters he'd had with the non-magical population. Their technology was a little bit frightening to him, however, and even somewhat alien. "Elevators?" Inquired the man, with a slight frown. It took him a moment to figure out what exactly those were, and when he did--"Oh, like the ones at the Ministry! Of course. I quite agree." Mostly because Risu had a point and because Lachlan wouldn't be the one using them; the few times he'd visited the Ministry of Magic he'd felt caged when employing the elevators thing. Horrible. "If you ask me, though, I'd say the students appreciate all that walking." Or at least the Gryffindors and Ravenclaws should? "They seem to have an awful lot of energy."

"Not really, no. To work in such fields isn't necessarily something that just anyone can enjoy." He agreed, gray eyes momentarily resting on the Slytherin table, in a somewhat distracted fashion. "Truthfully, my knowledge on Astronomy is quite slim. Mostly what I learned in School." And after receiving an Acceptable in his Ordinary Wizarding Level, Lachlan had dropped it. "And what I've learned from Centaurs other than they can be quite frustrating." Which, he supposed, belonged more in the areas of Astrology and Divination. "You mentioned Africa, though. Did you visit the East? No Nundu attacks happened, I trust?"

Lachlan MacFusty enjoyed Magical Creatures--truly, he did. But one thing was certain; he never, ever, hoped to come across a Nundu. He'd even prefer to die by the hands of a chimaera, regardless of how painful and slow that death would be; after all, chimaeras were extremely rare and much more difficult to kill and in Lachlan MacFusty's head, it was a perfectly honorable and even heroic way to go. "I taught Care of Magical Creatures at Beauxbatons for a couple of years. Although, they called it Magizoology." The French, always wanting to be and sound fancy. "And then served as Dragon Keeper, but to be honest with you, I was more like their veterinary."

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Angie DoM Veela Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Themyscira Posts: 37,611 Hogwarts RPG Name: Nerissa M. Tate Sixth Year x8	Wowza! SPOILER!!: Legend, Tate's speech and Josephina Quote: Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles Legend nodded. Ah. Professor New Guy would have been a better name. But he didn't exactly reject the name, so Legend knew that he would probably warm up to it soon enough. If he kept calling him that. The blonde shrugged. "She was probably good. I just wasn't paying attention." So she didn't capture his attention. Therefore she was bad. Yeah? His eyes widened slightly. "Astronomy? Are you sure? No wonder I did so bad in that class before." He was getting the name wrong all along! Someone could have told him! Legend was about to say something else when Tate- Headmaster Tate came and began enforcing rules that technically weren't written down. Nod. Nod. Agree. Look sorry. His head of house? Was this that serious. Legend just continued to nod, as the speech went on. FIFTEEN POINTS? For sitting! It was crazy! Mad! Oh well. "Amigo...but Sir..I don't speak Spanish." He said weakly as he continued to now. Standing up the seventh year flicked his wand and put it back in the corner where it had gotten it from. "Sorry Headmaster." Another nod. He turned to Hadley before giving her a apologetic look even though he really didn't see what he did wrong with sitting there. "Sorry for disrespecting you and not listening Professor Hadley." He gave her a nod. "Sorry Professor...MacFusty for....yeah...sorry." Did he have to apologize to MacFusty? He wasn't sure. Legend turned back to Tate and gave him another nod of his head, before he quickly made his way around the Staff table and back down to the Gryffindor table. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin Tate waited for the boy to depart before finally standing. Time to deliver the speech and let the poor kiddos have their dinner. He waited a long moment for the room to fall as silent as could be expected before speaking. "Students! Welcome back to Hogwarts for yet another exciting term. As I'm sure you've seen from the empty seats at this table and the sprinkling of new faces, we have undergone many changes in the staffing for this term. I would like to take a moment to welcome our new staff members, and to let you know that those empty chairs will be filled by Ministry provided staff members who were hand selected by Lord Berty Borr." Lord indeed... the man was meddling in his school, and Tate wasn't sure how he felt about that. No, he was sure... he didn't like it. "Those staff members will not be holding office hours at Hogwarts, so I suggest you form study groups if you need additional assistance in those subject areas. My training room from last term is still available for those who want to work on their Defense development, and we will do what is necessary in any areas you may feel necessary. Please be frank with us as the term goes onward." And he expected to hear plenty of complaints, but hey... he could only do so much. "I'm sure many of you read the Daily Prophet over the summer, and you are probably well aware of the ship currently floating on Black Lake. After extensive magical investigation, I feel fairly confident the ship is free of traps and spells and sturdy enough to be explored. More information will come on that later, but I think we can expect an opportunity to go aboard later in the year." After Max got through with it, of course. Hehe. "I know it's been a long day, and you're all quite hungry, so let me shut up and sit down and let you get around to stuffing your faces. I wish you all a good meal and a good night to follow, and I hope we have a good year." Free of deaths and all that. Tate clapped his hands and food appeared on each table. "Eat!" Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Distracted, again, though it seemed Josephina almost missed the inquiry on behalf of the new professor. An inquiry which reminded her slightly that though she thanked the students for their gift bearings, Lachlan had no idea who the students were. Well at least most of them seemed inclined to introduce themselves. Shrugging, she nodded, "Every term I've been here, yes it does seem like there's a handful of excitable, hyper children. They've probably experienced an overdose of sugar on the train." Well good then, at least Lachlan and her were on agreement with something; students didn't belong on this side of the staff table. She eyed the seventh year Lion as she waited for his excuse, which she didn't doubt would be something along the lines of him being king. Legend Chosen was a cheeky fellow, and for that he cost his house fifteen points they still didn't even have, courtesy of the headmaster. Lachlan gave the boy a small nod after his apology, and listened to the Headmaster's brief speech with a politely interested expression. Ministry approved professors, no office hours, and the ship Maximus Vindictus had been so interested in earlier. Truth was, he'd been curious about it, too, before but hadn't dare to approach it too much; Lachlan MacFusty was no coward, but he valued his life enough to not get anywhere near a ship that hadn't been declared 'safe.' t was 'safe' now, though, so he figured that if there was an excursion later, he'd be joining. Maybe. "I beg your pardon?" Automatically said the man, when Josephina's voice reached him once more. Oh, right. He was supposed to be having a conversation with her. Hyperactive because of the sugar? "Seems like a plausible theory." He lowered his tone. "Better than, say, the students hovering around here and giving us gifts just to see if we cave in and award them points." Which was, of course, Lachlan's theory. Kids thought they were so crafty. SPOILER!!: Kurumi, Cass & Nika Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie, sorry I missed your post earlier :( "Kurumi, sir. Kurumi Hollingberry. I am a third year this term," she explained bowing once more. Kurumi eyed the man and began to wonder what subject he taught. He certainly had a sort of wild and rugged appearance that implied that he could be the new Care of Magical Creatures professor, but if she had learned anything during her first two terms it was that nothing at Hogwarts was ever as it seemed. "Um..." Kurumi began tugging on the sleeves of her robes nervously. "I suppose I should say welcome to Hogwarts..." she trailed off a bit. If the man had been a student before, then she supposed that a welcome wasn't really in demand. Quote: Originally Posted by mellamaet "Cassandra Prewett, sir." She answered with a smile as he watched him set aside her apple and placed Kurumi's cookie in a container. "I'm looking forward to your classes Professor...." She realized she didn't know what his last name was and what he was teaching. Uh-oh. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Then Nika noticed two new teachers beside professor Hadley and waved to them cheerfully. "Hi! I'm Nika Adler. Second Year Gryffindor." Hopefully she would be able to start off with a good impression? Plus one of the new guys is the CoMC professor and that's Nika's second favorite subject. Speaking of kids, MacFusty was surprised to see that even after Tate's speech, they were still around. Were they not at all hungry? Perhaps Josephina was right. Perhaps they filled themselves with candy during the train ride and thus had completely lost their appetite. Pity because judging by the food on the tables, the house elves seemed to have outdone themselves tonight. Then again, were they ever sloppy? Lachlan didn't think so. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Misses Hollingberry, Prewett and Adler." Hollingberry, Prewett and Adler. Now he could only hope to remember those names when they showed up for class. "I'm Lachlan MacFusty, your new Care of Magical Creatures Professor." Quote: Originally Posted by Maxilocks He'd arrived in the Great Hall five or so minutes before Tate's speech, and the first thing Jared had noticed had been the vacant chairs. Those had been expected but, even so, one of his eyebrows rose for a brief moment. He'd nodded to the professors seated at the far side of the table - Hecate, Jeremy, Lilyan, Seren, the lot - before his green gaze had turned to his own chair, and he'd made his way towards said chair. "Josephina, Risu." Risu, it seemed, had returned. Jared felt, he had to admit, a tad curious. "Renée." His lips tugged up into a faint smile as he greeted her. Then there was the new Care of Magical Creatures professor, the only new face at his side of the table. Tate had risen to his feet before Jared could greet the man, so that introduction had had to wait until the end of the Headmaster's speech. "Jared Descoteaux," Jared said, by way of greeting, once Tate had sat down again, and the applause that the students had joined in turned into relative silence. He extended a hand. "Charms. You'll be taking over Care of Magical Creatures, if I'm not mistaken?" MacFusty failed to notice the moment the seat next to his was occupied, and it because of this that when the voice of an adult coming came from his left side, he was a tad surprised. Nevertheless, Lachlan offered him a polite nod and shook the extended hand of the Charms professor. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance." Releasing his hand, he nodded. Goodness, Jared Descoteaux was sitting down and still looked tall--then again, when you were almost but not quite five feet, nine inches tall, most people appeared tall. "Lachlan MacFusty." That was his name, yes. "And indeed, I'll be taking over Care of Magical Creatures." Quote: Originally Posted by SilverTiger Renée hadn't missed the curious look she'd gotten from Lachlan, as she'd glanced back at the CoMC professor. She was fairly certain she knew what had brought it about, as well, even without certain things. "You're welcome, and same to yourself," she replied with a smile. "I'd heard your name mentioned," she went on to semi-explain. Just so he didn't continue to think she had the Sight, even if she was always amused by people who thought that. He couldn't have missed the interchange between himself, Max and Seren. Or at least she didn't think he could have. Even with the same odd recognition as she'd had between herself and the new Herbology professor, she couldn't truly say she knew either way. He'd changed the subject, though, and she grinned at what had remained unsaid. "Yes, it is something of a science. Certainly a subject that research and practice can help sharpen your knowledge," she replied. "I'd imagine the same could be said about the study of magical creatures, in some ways." There, she'd turned the attention back to himself and his subject. Hopefully he'd be more comfortable with that. "Oh!" Of course. "Yes, I suppose Pr--er, Maximus mentioned it. He smiled a little, still amazed that Maximus Vindictus could remember him. Then again, wasn't it a sign of senility to live in the past...? Something like that? Lachlan wouldn't know, he was no healer. He helped himself with a decent slice of kidney pie, and nodded along somewhat distractedly to what she was saying. "In many ways, actually," Replied Lachlan, giving her a small side-ways smile. "Both aren't truly for everyone because not everyone is made for them, you see? And I'd say both areas require endless amount of patience." Not many people had, that unfortunately. Or fortunately, seeing that if they did, he would probably not have a job. Hmm. Quote: Originally Posted by Antarctica! Risu nodded curtly. "Indeed," he said. "We're all, er, ordered alphabetically by subject, so we will likely spend a lot of feasts together." He smiled his little smile again. "Of course, for most of the rest of the time, I'm up in the Tower. I know Muggle technology doesn't work here, but one of those ingenious elevators would not be the worst addition to the school." With a sigh, he leaned back. "Of course, astronomy is not something for one who overly values their creature comforts. Neither is, I assume, Care of Magical Creatures," he added politely. "Before coming to Hogwarts I was a researcher at a large observatory. In the South African highlands. Months without a lot of contact apart from, you know, supply shipments. Absolutely the most beautiful night skies you could imagine, of course, and-..." Risu was interrupted by the headmaster getting up and commencing with his little speech. His colleague likewise fell silent, and they listened to the short speech. At the end, the tables, as usual, filled with food. Risu filled his goblet with pumpkin juice. "So what did you do before getting this prestigious job, Professor?" he asked, letting his gaze wander over the food. "Hello, Jared," he added with a smile to the Charms teacher further down the table. Muggles were, in Lachlan MacFusty's opinion, as endearing as baby Unicorns and newborn crups; or at least that was the impression they had left on them after the brief albeit interest encounters he'd had with the non-magical population. Their technology was a little bit frightening to him, however, and even somewhat alien. "Elevators?" Inquired the man, with a slight frown. It took him a moment to figure out what exactly those were, and when he did--"Oh, like the ones at the Ministry! Of course. I quite agree." Mostly because Risu had a point and because Lachlan wouldn't be the one using them; the few times he'd visited the Ministry of Magic he'd felt caged when employing the elevators thing. Horrible. "If you ask me, though, I'd say the students appreciate all that walking." Or at least the Gryffindors and Ravenclaws should? "They seem to have an awful lot of energy." "Not really, no. To work in such fields isn't necessarily something that just anyone can enjoy." He agreed, gray eyes momentarily resting on the Slytherin table, in a somewhat distracted fashion. "Truthfully, my knowledge on Astronomy is quite slim. Mostly what I learned in School." And after receiving an Acceptable in his Ordinary Wizarding Level, Lachlan had dropped it. "And what I've learned from Centaurs other than they can be quite frustrating." Which, he supposed, belonged more in the areas of Astrology and Divination. "You mentioned Africa, though. Did you visit the East? No Nundu attacks happened, I trust?" Lachlan MacFusty enjoyed Magical Creatures--truly, he did. But one thing was certain; he never, ever, hoped to come across a Nundu. He'd even prefer to die by the hands of a chimaera, regardless of how painful and slow that death would be; after all, chimaeras were extremely rare and much more difficult to kill and in Lachlan MacFusty's head, it was a perfectly honorable and even heroic way to go. "I taught Care of Magical Creatures at Beauxbatons for a couple of years. Although, they called it Magizoology." The French, always wanting to be and sound fancy. "And then served as Dragon Keeper, but to be honest with you, I was more like their veterinary." __________________