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Calvin Fletcher
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Originally Posted by Ginevra  Daisy entered the Divination Tower on time, dressed neatly, ensuring the rules were followed as always. She quickly found a spot to stand on as she gave Professor Fletcher a silent nod in greeting. Surprisingly enough, Daisy had quite liked the previous lesson and was hoping to perform as well if not better this time.
It was the concession he could accept. The students no longer greeted upon entry but they had the good sense for a polite nod of acknowledgement all the same...most of them anyway. Calvin inclined his head in reply to the Hufflepuff Prefect by way of returning her nod. Good she’d remembered to hold her tongue. It’d been months since this became a “regular” thing. SPOILER!!: Mr. Katharos Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi The Ravenclaw would have looked around in wonder the moment that he had entered the Divination classroom had the previous and NICE professor still been teaching the subject and had done the spells to make the classroom look like they were outside. However, Dorian kept his face as straight as possible, not even looking around as he entered trying his best not to look impressed. Because it WAS excellent spellwork, he simply did not want to praise one of the Headmaster's henchmen.
Without saying a word because of the rules, Dorian did give a small nod of acknowledgement to the Professor before he walked to Daisy. He knew that she was one of the only few people left who still paid attention in class and as much as he disliked everything about school right now, he still wanted to get good grades.
He also did not greet the Hufflepuff Prefect verbally but he did give her a smile as he turned his body for a moment to get his bag off his shoulders and placed it on the ground next to him.
Another student to remember there were still silent ways of being polite. Katharos wasn’t one of his problem students so this didn’t surprise him by a large degree. It was almost expected of the Ravenclaw by now. The man inclined his head in response; greeting enough for now. SPOILER!!: Mr. Hornfield Quote:
Originally Posted by Zekk Alastair wandered into the classroom. He was careful not to sit, but he wasn't too sure of where to stand. These rules were a little confusing, so he just went and stood somewhere away from the other students. He had little desire to raise the ire of the professor.
Alastair liked the look of the classroom and he looked around, making a quick 360 so he saw the entire classroom. He fidgeted in place, trying to stand still made his feet just want to move more.
This one got just the smallest raise of Fletcher’s brows for the position he’d taken up away from everyone else. Any further and the man may have said something but as the boy was still close enough, he left it at the raised brows. There was no need for stirring a fuss. The Divination Professor was well aware that if you fussed about every little thing then your fussing became almost ineffective. SPOILER!!: Ms. Spinnet Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack As far as Zoryn Spinnet was concerned, Calvin Fletcher had a block of mozzarella cheese in place of a head. Probably why his brain was all mush too. Actually, this theory explained many things. But most of all, it explained why he was an idiot sandwich. Because his head belonged in one.
Anyways, the Gryffindor made her way up to the divination tower, entering and stopping when she saw her Professor, staring him dead in the eyes and wearing a triumphant grin.
In case anyone forgot, she was the one who enlightened their scumbag of a headmaster on the conflicting rules situation. Which meant that Zoryn Spinnet successfully put Calvin Fletcher in his place. Guy thought he was all high and mighty taking away points, insisting on pushups, parading around his mozzarella head. Well. HA. Zoryn STILL owned this school.
Zoryn: 100
Mozzarella Head: 0
And that's just how things worked around here.
Conveying all of this to him via a thirty-second stare down, the Gryffindor turned on her heels to go find a place to stand. Fortunately for any dimwit around here, there weren't actually desks to begin with. So looks like they were in the clear this go around.
For all the fire and defiance in Ms. Spinnet’s stare, there was nothing but indifference that greeted her. Merlin knew what battle Spinnet thought she’d won this time but the man didn’t have the time or the patience to try figuring it out. Spirited girl that one, to her own detriment most times. The fact that despite whatever new spark she’d come to class with, she hadn’t actually said anything was good enough for him. The man had greater concerns than a teen girl that thought the world spun on its axis because she willed it to. SPOILER!!: Ms. Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by 2111jen Skyler was always confused with thia professor. The previous Divination lessons, he always had them greet him and then be silent. But this time would be different. She walked inside, quietly, and stood in an area. She looked around at the scenery. It sure was beautiful here. She then stared straight ahead, not moving. Quote:
Originally Posted by 2111jen Skyler stood there and following suit, finally gave the professor a polite nod. If she would lose house points for that then oh well, at least she was trying to be respectful. She did like the scenery so maybe the scenery would make up for loss of house points.
Calvin watched the Slytherin enter quietly. He watched her look around. Momentarily, he wondered if there would be any form of acknowledgement but that came a second later when she nodded. The man inclined his head to her with equal politeness. SPOILER!!: Ms. McKinley Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahlooo Natalie was unfortunately back from her Christmas holiday. It had been very hard to come back. Much harder than usual. She usually enjoyed coming back to Hogwarts for the last half of term much more than she did this year. Something to do with the current administration...
In her clean and crisp robes, Natalie came to the Divination tower and walked through the doors, pausing momentarily when she saw that the classroom was.. not really a classroom. Well. At least it would be interesting today.
"Hello, Professor," she said politely as she stood in the general area of where her normal seat was. Since there were no desks... she guessed.
In the almost deafening silence, the sudden greeting was almost jarring. It brought an immediate scowl to Fletcher’s face. He’d explained the change many classes ago and yet.....there was always one, wasn’t there? “That’ll be 25 push ups, Ms. McKinley. The rules are very clear and we will follow them at all times in my classroom.” As he’d already mentioned. Of course, he could understand the impulse, it was polite to greet someone if you walk into a room and find them already there, especially a professor—but Scrimgeour gave the order and there was no reason to go against it. No speaking was no speaking. SPOILER!!: Mr. Dakest Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone ........
WOW!
Just...... wooooow!
Lucas’s eyes widened as he looked around the room. Or what was meant to be their classroom but was now a part of the grounds. Or, well, that’s what it LOOKED like. It was hard to imagine that they were in the castle and not outside somewhere, about to have a little picnic while they learnt about Divination.
But, then again, the man probably didn’t know how to have a good picnic.
In fact, he was the one who ruined the mood of the setting and it was when Lucas’s eyes locked onto him that he felt his mood drop. He bit his lip and shuffled forwards towards an empty spot, one that....... wasn’t anywhere near the man but wasn’t near the back of the class either. Just...... somewhere near the middle. This will do.
And there was a no talking rule, yeah? So..... he stayed quiet.
That was something he could do well.
It was good to see the Gryffindor first year had learned to control himself. It had taken some firm guidance—to put it lightly—but they were at the point where Lucas Dakest did not make him cringe. Don’t get him wrong, there was nothing wrong with enthusiasm, but the misplaced kind was deadly. So pleased was he that Mr. Dakest came in quietly and fell right in line that he was willing to ignore the boy’s lack of a nod in his direction. It wasn’t a requirement. It wasn’t something to make a fuss about. SPOILER!!: Ms. Blackwell Quote:
Originally Posted by cindajean Upon entering the classroom Bettie had a hard time to controlling herself from saying wow out loud. She wanted to take a deep breathe but that would be to loud as well. So she turned around and walked out of the classroom and went "wow" and took a deep breath. She then turned back around and went back in to the classroom gave the professor a polite nod and found an empty spot and stood there quietly taking in the site and hoping they can sit so she can see if the grass was real.
This one earned a raise of his brow too when she walked in....then out before coming back again. There was....the smallest quirk of his lips that could almost be mistaken for a smile were it any wider. It was an amusing work around, he could give her that. SPOILER!!: Ms. Cambridge Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo In the strangest turn of events, Divination wasn’t one of the classes that gave the Head Girl high levels of anxiety. On the contrary, it was predictable, it was ordered, it was structured. On no day did she have to dread showing up to rule breaking she had to think hard about reporting. If things went wrong, the man handled it swiftly and effectively so she wouldn’t have to. When she went to Divination, all she had to do was learn. There was a certain comfort in that level of predictability.
Jessa entered the room, a million questions already rushing through her mind as a direct result of the settings but the girl knew better than to voice any of them aloud. Perhaps....after class...when the lesson was over and there weren’t so many rules that needed to be remembered while addressing the man. Doubtless it would mean less anxiety on her part.
For now, the girl stood by Nat, arriving too late to have heard her greet the man—because THAT would’ve surely caused some panic.
The Professor got a polite nod, just so she could say she still acknowledged him even in silence. Her friend got a small smile.
Calvin nodded his reply to the Head Girl when she came in and did so first. Like Mr. Katharos, and a few others admittedly, she wasn’t a problem student in his lessons and that was enough to keep her off his radar. She was a bit fidgety at times but never spoke out of turn or cause disruptions. That was good enough for him. SPOILER!!: Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie The sixth year felt a SMALL sense of relief upon stepping into the room. It wasn't the same as being outside, but it was almost enough to trick his mind into believing he was and that was good enough for him right now. It had been...a struggle since Professor Wayland's dismissal and not even the break had been able to settle his heart on the matter. He felt...betrayed that the man had played right into their hands. Right into whatever the new Astronomy professor had been sneering at him about. Whatever it was...nothing seemed good enough a reason to take actions that meant you abandoned your students. Only excuses.
It had made him reflect a bit more, especially after some conversations with his mum and dad about the state of Hogwarts right now. Was it good what was going on here? No, not entirely. But, as his parents had pointed out, they were safe and there was finally nothing trying to kill anyone within the walls. So, if nothing else, it did seem like the promise of safety had been delivered and there were always preemptive measures and instant snap disciplines to anything out of sync with that. It was...a small victory, he supposed, in the grand scheme of things.
His opinion on the Divination professor had not changed much over the course of the term either and, honestly, Derf did not really have that many unkind things to say about the man. Strict was not a bad thing to him, though fairness was and the Hufflepuff did not paint this man as that. THAT was clear enough in this whole rubbish over greetings or no greetings. Inconsistent interpretations by the very people who were meant to put Hogwarts back on track was...frustrating. While earlier on in the term they were all reprimanded for not showing respect in greeting him, now they were all told to believe that arriving in fearful silence was the way to show respect. It was all dragon dung.
As he moved silently over to a spot beside Zoryn, he recalled a few conversations he had had with others recently about the need for balance. Hogwarts had gone from one extreme to the other...and it was obvious that neither was what Hogwarts actually needed to thrive. Why couldn't they have more Professor Nobles around? He was strict but fair...a proper manifestation of these two extremes and, as he had explained, here to educate them and not try to befriend them. Which is all Derf had ever felt when there was food in lessons...a sort of bribe to appear friendly and hospitable rather than focus on being an educator. Which, well, was what some of these new professors brought to the table - the emphasis on them being here to teach not make friends with their students.
Again...balance. Things weren't just...black and white, you know?
It was all this that kept the Hufflepuff from slipping up and greeting the man, his thoughts lounder than anything else. So he simply looked forward at Professor Fletcher and waited for class to begin.
Fletcher watched the once again Hufflepuff Prefect take a spot next to Ms. Spinnet. While he no longer worried himself about the boy and his potential to be a disruption, Ms. Spinnet was still a wild card that could bring others down. He had little doubt she would be able to drag the boy down with her, if for no other reason but his concern and trying to be a martyr for whatever cause he would suddenly believe had manifested. He would keep an eye out just in case. SPOILER!!: Ms. Primeaux Quote:
Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry Juni wasn’t in no hurry to get to today’s divination lesson. Why? She was in the middle of a getting a cold. So she had been taking cold potions to fight it off but she still didn’t feel at a 100 percent. Out of all of these new professors Fletcher was her…. Well the one she could tolerate the most. He was at least halfway decent to her anyway. His classes had been for the most part fun and interesting or as interesting as divination could be.
As she entered the classroom, which was very unclassroom like today. Which was weird for the professor and his lessons. But she wasn’t going to complain. This actually put her in a better mood now. With the way she was feeling, that was a big help. She passed the professor on the way to find chair. The scenery of classroom still made her wonder what they were going to be doing. She found a chair and stood by it. As still as she could be.
The silence persisted in the room that did not at all resemble a room even after the quidditch captain walked in. Good. After the Slytherin’s disruption earlier, it was nice to have the deafening silence returning. By the look of his watch, it was about time to begin the lesson. The silence was about to be put to an end. “Good afternoon, students.” He greeted, pausing to wait for the standard, chorused return greeting that sometimes sounded more like mumbling to him. “I don’t need to point out the obvious change in scenery for today, it serves a particular purpose as you will soon come to know more about.” They needed this sort of space and with the grounds currently being wracked by the storm, natural fresh air and the “great outdoors” weren’t exactly an option.
Calvin’s gaze swept over the students, checking they were paying attention and not too distracted by the rather out of place setting. “I’d like everyone to have a look around if you haven’t already.” Again, he paused to allow reactions and the sort. “Without any further props put out yet, or much in the way of equipment to give things away, I’d like you to use your knowledge of Divination to make an educated” Very important, ”guess as to the sort of divination we will be practising today. We’ve got wide open space, technically on the outdoors. What branches would require such things?”
As always, the man DID believe in dumb answers but so long as they could justify it, he was willing to concede to the thought process. By now he trusted they all knew that no answer was the quickest way to earn yourself a set of pushups. He was not teaching sacks of flour, he expected input. OOC: Hello everyone! Class has officially started so I wouldn’t go posting your charrie being late....unless you really want to. Yolo. Feel free to hop in like you’ve been here the whole time. Right now, the students have been asked to consider their surroundings and make a guess at what branches of divination could be the focus of this lesson. I’ll move things along again in 24 hours~
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