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Another student? My, was he popular today. He was just about to greet the student when.. VANDERBILT. Vanderbilt. Did he just say Vanderbilt?
Sherman stiffened up. Oh. His old boss. The scary one. The very, very scary one. His face was frozen for a moment, but it softened up soon enough. "Vincenzo! It's so lovely to meet you. Corin spoke highly of you." More often than not, anyways. "Please, send my regards to your uncle. I trust he is doing well." He beamed at the boy once more, and then turned back to his jar.
Oh. His beautiful, beautiful jar.
Was it just his imagination or did the elderly man look like he was about to have a heart attack after speaking to him? o_______O
But soon the Instructor have begun to speak again, quite jovially, which was a good thing-- they wouldnt have to panic and call for the
mortician Healer anytime soon. Which is fortuitous for this Unspeakable. Meeting the Healer might actually send the old man an express ticket to the Pearly Gates....
"Oh well... he is." he replied smiling. He's just not allowed to say what his Uncle is
covertly up to.
"I will send him your regards Mr Clark. Thank you." he added lastly then settled into a seat.
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lemon He clapped his hands, smiling broadly at the students. "Hello, children! For those of you who don't know, my name is Sherman Clark. I am a grandfather of a young girl who attends school with you all. I'm also former Gryffindor, I'm an Unspeakable at the Department of Mysteries, and I'm very, very old." Beam. Beam. Beam. "At the Ministry, I work as a Time and Orb Specialist. Today, I've brought one of the Time Chamber's most prized possessions for you to observe!" He bounced excitedly in his wheelchair.
He unwrapped his arms from around the crystal jar and looked at it affectionately. "But, before we start, I must warn you," he said, his gaze hardening. "Please do not make contact with the jar, unless instructed to." Yes, poking about interesting things was fun, but it was too dangerous in this case. "I do request this for your own safety, so please refrain from touching the jar."
Okay. GOODBYE, SAFETY!SHERMAN. The old man's childish gaze returned as he posed the first question of the class. "Alright, children, let's get started. Does anyone know what this jar might be and what it does?" He started bouncing around in his wheelchair again, and began to scout the students for any raised hands.
They were supposed to be exceptionally bright. Or at least, that was what he was told.
He listened to the Unspeakable start with his lecture, and only shifted his attention back to the bell jar when the wizened Wizard asked them about it. For all the paternal closeness he had with his Uncle, what exactly the silver-haired man did in his job was something that was never fully revealed or talked about in the family. The unspoken ruling goes that if Corin didnt talk about it, dont ask about it.
Now that bell jar was one of those things Corin never revealed about. BUT Vickers being as well read as he was, remembered the few secrets from Mysteries that was published during the famed Harry Potter era. Slowly the Ravenclaw raised his hand and offered this reply
"Sir, is it an object that demonstrates the cycle of life and death but....stuck in a loop?... kind of like a time continuum in a jar?"