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|  Post 3 - Violetta Bulstrode Napoleon of Crime - Gryffinclaw - ❄ Lunar Library Lurker ❄ - Owl Emissary - Pirate Auror
SPOILER!!: Violetta and Esme Quote:
Originally Posted by The Portraits  Oh, goodness! There were so many students here now! And such pretty little girls. Artemesia could hardly remember a time when so many people gave her this much attention. They must truly be fans! But the many questions were making her already muddled head even more confused. Er.. um.. the pleasant woman looked from one girl to the next, trying to focus. But they were still on the subject of Quidditch! And of course they were! They were her fans!
"Your sister isn't that dreadful Cherrine McFancie, is she? She's something of a rival." Artemesia gave Ariadne a knowing look. It was almost as if the beater had put a target on her. It was awful. What were they talking about again? Oh right, her most important event. "Why that would be the day that the Caerphilly Catapults recruited me as their starting seeker." She beamed at all her little fans. Where they her to interview her for a magazine?
But then she let out a little gasp. "I'm not dead!" Her in-person counterpart was quite a bit older, not that that thought was even in her head at the moment. Sometimes she forgot she was a portrait and not a person. Until questions like the next one. "Oh, I've never been in another portrait.. I hadn't had the opportunity until Ansley brought me here." And she had felt a little shy about it.
Ah, more students to chat with, how delightful! And they all had lovely compliments about his hair. They probably already heard his joke about growing it, so no need to repeat himself. "Oh thank you, thank you," he chuckled. "You'll make an old man blush with you flattery." But they had questions for him which he was happy to answer. It was for their education, after all!
"Augustus Flume died of old age, I'm afraid," he said sadly. It was the circle of life, but sad all the same. "And he was much older than I appear now." He smiled broadly at the curly-haired lad. "Ah, the secret is potions! Potions are good for many, many things!" Was the boy adept at potions? Augustus sized him up before looking at the next young lady. Hmm.. Gothic? Did that mean her people came from East Germany? He was unfamiliar with the more current term. "I'm afraid, young miss, that I do not.. I've never spent much time on the Fourth Floor that I remember.." Dark forces sounded like nothing good, but it probably wouldn't affect him much. He was just a painting after all.
Hmph! Violetta turned up her nose at the insolent child as she walked away. Of course she had quite the remark to say in return, but the girl had gone now and she didn't want to exert herself. Maybe she'd just leave. She could find plenty of more important things to do, such as.... Oh. More children. Well, at least these ones greeted her semi-properly.
"I certainly did not," she replied rather snootily when asked if she attended Hogwarts. As if she would enroll in such a drafty castle. "As a matter of fact, I attended the prestigious Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts. Not for the dramatics, though," she added as an afterthought. But given her famous career, one might have already guessed. Oh did they want to know what it was like there? Anyone would... an education there was enviable. "I studied under the most talented and experienced of teachers who helped me develop my own innate talents."
What was it like being a portrait? Violetta gave the girl a look. "It certainly does not compare with being on the stage in front of adoring fans." Somehow even being gawked at as a portrait was just not the same.
Lucian made a small noise of approval as the boy backed up a little. That was better. Now, he was here to educate these students, so he hoped that they had some insightful questions. He raised an eyebrow at the boy. "A more accurate question would be "what year were you born?" and the answer to that would be 1587." Did any of these children know what was going on in the world around that time?
"What on earth is a chocolate frog?" That sounded like nonsense and gibberish.
Did everyone see this right now? He was the most popular portrait in the room! Elliot was not exactly used to being the most popular anything, but he would take it right now! Plus he got to educate some students. How great was that? Questions... bring them on!
Young..? They thought he was young? Well, that was something as a surprise as he wasn't feeling all that young, and didn't think that many children regarded 28 as young either, but that was okay! He could take that as a compliment, unless they meant it in an inexperienced way which he certainly was not! "Well, you can be any age to have your portrait painted. I suppose that depends on a wide variety of things..." He wasn't sure what they all were, but e knew there were portraits of all ages at Hogwarts. "I.. well.. being a portrait has it's ups and downs, I suppose. It certainly isn't as mind-stimulating as things were for myself as a person." Or at least he thought. He wasn't that person exactly. "But it's always nice to have someone to talk to if they will listen."
Oh and questions about when he was a student! Boy, that was a long time ago. "I was a Ravenclaw when I was a student here. And I suppose my favorite subject was History of Magic. Or Charms... yes, I always liked Charms too. Can't say that I was a student leader in that way, but I studied very hard when I was in school and learned so much. You all should study hard and do your very best." It was his advice on being successful. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy As Professor Handsome addressed the class, Esme turned her attention to him momentarily. They had to write a paragraph and present to the class? She wasn't huge on writing or presentations, but she supposed that they could manage fine...
Olivia asked a rather interesting question, but apparently Violetta Bulstrode HADN'T attended Hogwarts. The woman didn't need to be snobbish in her response, but at least she was answering them. No wonder most people headed for the other portraits...
No matter.
"Can you tell us about your stage career?" It would be interesting to hear about. Hopefully.
So no Hogwarts…which also meant no Slytherin.
Not that the answer of the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts didn’t clue into the haughty nature of the woman in the frame. Artists could be just as bad…though not her aunt Allie…at least most of the time. When her own question was answered, it was done rather simply. Studied under the best on the field and developed under their tutelage. Olivia wasn’t sure that was much to go on, especially as Professor Finch spoke up to the class once more explaining the purpose of their gathered information.
Great…especially with a painting who liked to shoot looks at people.
At least it hadn’t deterred Esme as much as it bothered Haddie, the Hufflepuff asking Violetta another question. Maybe that would get more information, though Olivia wondered if stage was the right topic. The portrait had mentioned not the dramatics…right? “Forgive our ignorance, Ms. Bulstrode…” she mused, trying a different approach, hoping the woman wouldn’t hold it against them and decide to simply share to help them become fans of hers.
“What year did you graduate?” she asked as well, “in case I want to find out about your work.” The time period of her life might be good to know for whatever report they were to give.
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