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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kirsten Delbin
Hufflepuff Fifth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Mateo Theodore
Slytherin Fifth Year
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SPOILER!!: Hadley Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising  Might have been!? Tobias didn't KNOW if he consumed excessive SWEET FOODS that morning?!? WENLOCK, no wonder the Hogwarts population was so susceptible to being POISONED with tainted ice cream and having time stolen from them. THEY were NAIVE. It was really a good thing she switched subjects, because evidently her Badgers NEEDED her closer to them .... to EDUCATE.
Thoughts trailing off, she was barely listening as Toby just spoke .... and spoke ... what was he talking about again?! No tea. Okay. Something about doing well on his owls and he could do well at school, but distractions might happen, duh. But that was why she was here, to help them stay focused.
Er.... so he wanted her help in getting a head start?
"Everyone has potential to do well, and well, as a Hufflepuff, you should know that a little hard work, WILL pay off." Because hardwork totally won. "But I think that's a brilliant idea. It's never too early to start planning, because then you totally have more time to figure out what exactly it is you want to do. Which if you don't figure it out by the time you graduate, that's OKAY too, but maybe you'll have some direction...."
So err... "So, you want to get a head start, is there anything you needed from me? Did you need to borrow books? Or extra help?" Because she totally had them. Not just about numbers, but muggle books and even some charms books as well.
"My summer was wonderful, thank you for asking," Fina smiled at her prefect. And nodded when he thanked her for the opportunity. "Of course, of course. No problem. We think you'll do great." We, as in collective staff of course, since he was more than just her prefect. It wasn't every day when Hufflepuff saw brilliant leaders rise from the dust ... two years in a row.
Oh. GIFT. Knitting?!? "Oh... that's really not ... you didn't have to..." She said, but before she could say more, she swallowed when he trailed off at mention of last year's groundskeeper. Nice lad, he was. Pity bad things had to happen to good people. But then as her thoughts flickered away from Wade, he presented her with the gift; a badger onesie, was that?! "Oh. Oh. It's adorable, thank you!" She was flattered, truly, by his thoughtfulness. And how cute it was. Pajama party in the common room?
And now for the true reason for his appointment; even though the gift was probably one of the reasons.... Career options. "A few questions, yes, of course, you may. Go ahead." She smiled warmly at him, waiting.
She smiled at Minerva's random input about peppermint being a natural muscle relaxer. Of course she knew that. "Naturally," she winked, at the unintended pun too. "But yes, peppermints are good sweets to have. Good for digestion, as well."
She nodded when Min agreed about avoiding the glares, Lafay's wand, and basically any chance of being in the dungeons with her again. Pity that potions was mandatory for pretty MOST career options. But that was a lesson, so it was different. And Lafay was definitely gifted in the field, there was no denying that.
Moving on though, away from unwanted topics, because there was nothing else to say about the Potions Mistress, really. Italy. "Italy is lovely. You would like it. If you ever have the chance, I highly recommend visiting there." Or you know, perhaps after she graduated, she would take Minerva there and show her around. Once she wasn't her student anymore, at least. But they had time to plan or discuss that, later in the future.
Oops. Perhaps she was a little TOO obvious in looking at the handsome gentleman; her prefect noticed. Feeling her cheeks warm, she smiled at the question. There was no avoiding that question or lying about it now. Was he family? No. Not by blood anyway. And not in the other way yet either. "No, he's not family." She reached for the framed photograph of her and her sisters instead, as a distraction from the gentleman. "I only have two sisters. This is my older sister, Leanne, or Lea. she's Pao's mother, actually. And this one is my younger sister, Alexandria, or Alex. She works at the British Ministry. Both were Ravenclaws." Actually, even the gentleman was a Ravenclaw, so well, lots of Ravenclaws in her office.
Moving on though. "The festival was great! I didn't get to spend as much time at the various events as I would have liked, but I got to see the animals, and then the rest of the time pretty much was spent at the funding station." Which was a major distraction from seeing the other events, since she spent most of the rest of her time there chatting with former students. "You have fun there?"
Minerva nodded with the peppermint comment. She loved peppermint, especially in her tea. It was a great thing to have at night before bed.
Minerva smiled as she talked about Italy, she recommended to visit. “I’ll keep that in mind. I would like to do some traveling, but probably after Uni.” She wasn’t sure on how much she was going to be able to afford until the career and stuff. She wasn’t feeling comfortable asking her grandparents for much more. “I’ve been to Germany the last few summers. I love it there.” She knew Ethan lived there, right? She probably told her that before, well she at least assumed she did.
Watching as her hand went for a different picture than the one Min questions she listened. “Oh you all resemble each other. Are you close?” She would love to be close with siblings, but.. changing her thoughts she looked again at the picture. Pao’s mom, well she could see a resemblance. “What does she do in the ministry if you don’t mind me asking? Ravenclaws, Minerva nodded, “So were you the first none Ravenclaw?” That probably was hard if she was, but there was nothing to be sad about being a puff. Her eyes floated back to the other picture. Now if there is one thing everyone knew about Minerva, but she would never admit, she was nosy and she didn’t let things slide. “So is this one the friend you went to visit?” and blunt, but Hadley’s facial expression and blushing had all the right arrows to saying it was the person that she visited and Min just needed to know.
She was glad Hadley had fun at the festival. She had fun herself. The amazing rides moving around and the games. “It was my first magical festival actually. So it was a great time.” Oh the funding event, yeah she should have went there, but they ran out of time. “Did you go on any rides? Ethan and I went on the magical carousel, it was so much fun.” The seventeen year old felt like a five year old talking with so much excitement. Did she have a good time? Did she have a good time? Oh course she did. “It was a great time actually. Ethan and I went on plenty of rides, and the food was good, plus he won me a cute teddy bear I got to bring with me this term.” She enjoyed having that bear with her to remind her of the fun that went on over summer.
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