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Suziella 
Bleu grinned and thought about that for a moment.... "Um....nope. I wanted to come to Professor Antares...I do believe I am in the right place." She smiled. He must have never been complimented like this before. But it was completely true to her, so it had to be for others as well.
Nodding to his question she replied, "Willow Bleu Rawley, though I go by Bleu. I am usually in the back of class scribbling down notes as fast as I possibly can. I generally don't answer in class mostly because...I'm just more of a listener and I'm not really comfortable speaking out in class. But I'm going to try my best this term." She smiled.
"Participation on my students' part is very much appreciated," Risu murmured as if to himself. There was a slight awkward pause.
Then he roused himself. And managed a slight smile. "I do apologise, Miss Rawley," he said, "it's been a very long day. I'm not sure the students appreciate how comfortable - and in style - they are getting here. The Hogwarts Express, the carriages..."
He stretched, his joints crackling loudly, and got to his feet to wander over to the window. Night had truly fallen now, and apart from a few small patches of light - the huts of the Groundskeeper and Care of Magical Creatures professor, the Moon reflected on the surface of the Lake - it was dark outside.
"I can't speak to your classmates, of course," he said, turning around, "but I'm not in the habit of presenting my students in a bad light in class, even if what they have said is not quite correct. Generally I can find something to pick up on." He smiled at the student again. "I guess a throwaway comment from me isn't going to help much, but if it can coax you out of your shell in my class or in the lessons of my esteemed colleagues, then all the better."