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Watson · 05-07-2022, 07:53 PM

The first student to appear was Mr. Clarke. Bright, messy red hair contrasted nicely with his very neat uniform. “Hello Mr. Clarke. Welcome.” Surely his sister would be along soon?

Mr. Nam was next. He was usually the first Nam sibling to arrive. He and Maya were consistent; however, the youngest one was… perplexing and certainly a suspect in last year’s office shenanigans. Perhaps he’d press the older Nam later for some intel. “Hello Mr. Nam. Good day, is it?” he offered asking the boy how his day was before watching the young Ravenclaw get to work. Scratch young. Mr. Nam was now a fifth year. Blimey. He had grown quite a bit since the first class in both height and persuasive arguments.

He turned his gaze from Mr. Clarke and Mr. Nam to find Mr. Yoon arriving. “Welcome, Mr. Yoon. Any new mystery books on the list?” he asked, remembering how almost every year, the boy was reading something new. He did not suspect Mr. Yoon in the shenanigans that occurred in the office last term. Then again… .Perhaps he should. Asking for a book a different day would have been the perfect alibi to gain trust… Intriguing theory but Simon thought it was certainly far -fetched. Yes Yoon was fast at work.

Next Miss Cooke greeted him. Ah yes, Miss Cooke. A student who was always consistently early to his lesson and had thoughtful insights to offer. Two things that Simon greatly appreciated. “Welcome Miss Cooke. Summer was good, yes?” he asked, remembering that he hadn’t asked several of his students about their summer in former interactions. He then watched her take a seat next to Mr. Nam. The duo earned a smile from the History of Magic Professor when he saw them working together.

His hunch was correct about Mr. Clarke’s sister. If he had been looking towards the door, he would have noticed her sooner. However, she was quick as a flash and seated next to her brother. Had Simon not greeted her in the moment? “Miss Clarke, I didn’t see you. Welcome.”

Miss Rasting was next to join them. As usual, she looked determined and on a mission. He nodded in greeting to her as she entered and took her seat. “Miss Rasting. Welcome.” He didn’t offer any other comments because he could tell her mind was already at work and he didn’t wish to disturb her. Unbeknownst to him, he had no idea about the little character on her crossword but when he did see her paper, he’d have many questions.

The next student’s entrance was concerning. Normally Mr. Anders seemed to radiate the sun itself through an energetic and happy greeting. Simon felt like he had been slapped at the lackluster and solemn greeting that he received from Mr. Anders. Worry etched across his forehead (causing his wrinkles to become more prominent- much to Simon’s dismay), he asked. “Hello Mr. Anders… uh… Late night?” He would have asked if the lad was alright but didn’t wish to embarrass him so he simply supposed, aloud, that there was a late night. He continued watching the lad take his seat next to his friends. Perhaps his friends would notice the difference in mannerisms too? Simon made note of this impression.

Hmm.. Simon became lost in thought but the very next greeting brought him back. OH! He had been distracted. Next was another first year. Miss Gellar. He had two Gellars now in his lessons. “Hello Miss Gellar. Welcome!” he nodded. Hufflepuff Gellar.

At least Miss Valentine seemed to be in a normal mood. “Hello Miss Valentine. Welcome,” he greeted as he watched her settle momentarily before adjusting his attention to the next student.

Alright. Now he was just confused by the NEXT reaction. Miss Fox was generally never THIS happy in his class. He arched his eyebrow, slightly suspicious of the excitement but also slightly pleased. “Miss Fox. Glad to see the bright energy…” he returned her greeting with a small smile.

Miss Anders was next to arrive and she seemed in a decent enough mood compared to her brother. “Good day, Miss Anders,” he said before keenly observing the interaction between her and her brother. He did wonder how Mr. Anders would react.

Mr Branxton’sgreeting earned a wry smile from Holden. Now that was a greeting reminiscent of his best mate back in school. “Hey Mr. Branxton,” he returned the greeting back. He was happy to see him working with Miss Rasting. He liked when the students collaborated.

Jasper Botros. Sup? Sup, Professor? But Professor H sounded so cool. AHEM. Professor Hat on. Normally Simon would have corrected this sort of greeting but it was both early in the year and he was trying to see more “approachable’ and “hip”. That had been the feedback that he had received LOUDLY from his younger sister when he had run the lesson past her. “Hi Mr. Botros,” he greeted back. He still found it perplexing that he was teaching a Botros. Made him sentimental. Mr. Botros was the right age for the proper suspect in the investigation but he doubted it was him.

Simon smiled as another Rasting entered. Yukie Rasting. “Hello Miss Rasting,” he greeted. He did note her choice to join Marcus and Mitsuki’s discussion. Collaboration was nice to see… even if it wasn’t directly solving the crossword in a conventional way.

Miss Connolly was one of the last to arrive but she was certainly still early in his books. “Miss Connolly. Welcome.” Miss Connolly wasted no time with diving into the task at hand which brought a smile to his face.

And the last student to arrive was Miss Tilly. It was nice to see her return. “Welcome Miss Tilly. Good to see you,” he nodded, watching her head to her desk and then noted that she didn’t touch her crossword. He turned to look at his notes for the lesson on the desk instead.

Simon scanned the room, looking to see what progress the students had made. He saw some interesting solutions to the crossword - blank pages, drawings, and whatnot. Eyebrow arched, he continued scanning the room before reaching into his pocket to pull his watch out. “You have about five more minutes before we move on….” he said and slipped the watch back into his pocket.

Right. Time was up. “The answers will appear on the back of your crossword page in green ink. That was the solution to the puzzle.” He paused, waiting for the students to look at it before moving on with the lesson.

"Three questions to kick off our lesson today. The first: Can anyone venture a guess into what today's lesson is about? The second: What do you think are inside these three boxes in front of me?" he asked, pausing to almost Ivana White the three boxes in front of him. "And lastly what does the saying Fortius Quo Fidelius mean?" With his last question, he tapped the chalkboard next to him.

Cool blue eyes scanned the classroom looking for the first hand to be raised.

Simon smirked and thought. Not all at once now.

He prompted the class. "A Knut for your thoughts?"

OOC: Alright! First question of the lesson today, folks! Sorry for the delay - saw Dr. Strange and am headed out for my Dad’s 63rd bday.

Feel free to answer ONE of the questions If you want, you can answer more but only necessary to answer one to get full points. We'll move on in 24 hours.
Also to all those who are Mothers - Happy Mothers Day for the 8th!!

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Watson Mooncalf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: RI/DUB Posts: 7,770 Hogwarts RPG Name: Addyson Lynette Dane Ravenclaw First Year	Slytherindor ♛ The Crazytastic Besties ♛ Shan Watson ♛ The first student to appear was Mr. Clarke. Bright, messy red hair contrasted nicely with his very neat uniform. “Hello Mr. Clarke. Welcome.” Surely his sister would be along soon? Mr. Nam was next. He was usually the first Nam sibling to arrive. He and Maya were consistent; however, the youngest one was… perplexing and certainly a suspect in last year’s office shenanigans. Perhaps he’d press the older Nam later for some intel. “Hello Mr. Nam. Good day, is it?” he offered asking the boy how his day was before watching the young Ravenclaw get to work. Scratch young. Mr. Nam was now a fifth year. Blimey. He had grown quite a bit since the first class in both height and persuasive arguments. He turned his gaze from Mr. Clarke and Mr. Nam to find Mr. Yoon arriving. “Welcome, Mr. Yoon. Any new mystery books on the list?” he asked, remembering how almost every year, the boy was reading something new. He did not suspect Mr. Yoon in the shenanigans that occurred in the office last term. Then again… .Perhaps he should. Asking for a book a different day would have been the perfect alibi to gain trust… Intriguing theory but Simon thought it was certainly far -fetched. Yes Yoon was fast at work. Next Miss Cooke greeted him. Ah yes, Miss Cooke. A student who was always consistently early to his lesson and had thoughtful insights to offer. Two things that Simon greatly appreciated. “Welcome Miss Cooke. Summer was good, yes?” he asked, remembering that he hadn’t asked several of his students about their summer in former interactions. He then watched her take a seat next to Mr. Nam. The duo earned a smile from the History of Magic Professor when he saw them working together. His hunch was correct about Mr. Clarke’s sister. If he had been looking towards the door, he would have noticed her sooner. However, she was quick as a flash and seated next to her brother. Had Simon not greeted her in the moment? “Miss Clarke, I didn’t see you. Welcome.” Miss Rasting was next to join them. As usual, she looked determined and on a mission. He nodded in greeting to her as she entered and took her seat. “Miss Rasting. Welcome.” He didn’t offer any other comments because he could tell her mind was already at work and he didn’t wish to disturb her. Unbeknownst to him, he had no idea about the little character on her crossword but when he did see her paper, he’d have many questions. The next student’s entrance was concerning. Normally Mr. Anders seemed to radiate the sun itself through an energetic and happy greeting. Simon felt like he had been slapped at the lackluster and solemn greeting that he received from Mr. Anders. Worry etched across his forehead (causing his wrinkles to become more prominent- much to Simon’s dismay), he asked. “Hello Mr. Anders… uh… Late night?” He would have asked if the lad was alright but didn’t wish to embarrass him so he simply supposed, aloud, that there was a late night. He continued watching the lad take his seat next to his friends. Perhaps his friends would notice the difference in mannerisms too? Simon made note of this impression. Hmm.. Simon became lost in thought but the very next greeting brought him back. OH! He had been distracted. Next was another first year. Miss Gellar. He had two Gellars now in his lessons. “Hello Miss Gellar. Welcome!” he nodded. Hufflepuff Gellar. At least Miss Valentine seemed to be in a normal mood. “Hello Miss Valentine. Welcome,” he greeted as he watched her settle momentarily before adjusting his attention to the next student. Alright. Now he was just confused by the NEXT reaction. Miss Fox was generally never THIS happy in his class. He arched his eyebrow, slightly suspicious of the excitement but also slightly pleased. “Miss Fox. Glad to see the bright energy…” he returned her greeting with a small smile. Miss Anders was next to arrive and she seemed in a decent enough mood compared to her brother. “Good day, Miss Anders,” he said before keenly observing the interaction between her and her brother. He did wonder how Mr. Anders would react. Mr Branxton’sgreeting earned a wry smile from Holden. Now that was a greeting reminiscent of his best mate back in school. “Hey Mr. Branxton,” he returned the greeting back. He was happy to see him working with Miss Rasting. He liked when the students collaborated. Jasper Botros. Sup? Sup, Professor? But Professor H sounded so cool. AHEM. Professor Hat on. Normally Simon would have corrected this sort of greeting but it was both early in the year and he was trying to see more “approachable’ and “hip”. That had been the feedback that he had received LOUDLY from his younger sister when he had run the lesson past her. “Hi Mr. Botros,” he greeted back. He still found it perplexing that he was teaching a Botros. Made him sentimental. Mr. Botros was the right age for the proper suspect in the investigation but he doubted it was him. Simon smiled as another Rasting entered. Yukie Rasting. “Hello Miss Rasting,” he greeted. He did note her choice to join Marcus and Mitsuki’s discussion. Collaboration was nice to see… even if it wasn’t directly solving the crossword in a conventional way. Miss Connolly was one of the last to arrive but she was certainly still early in his books. “Miss Connolly. Welcome.” Miss Connolly wasted no time with diving into the task at hand which brought a smile to his face. And the last student to arrive was Miss Tilly. It was nice to see her return. “Welcome Miss Tilly. Good to see you,” he nodded, watching her head to her desk and then noted that she didn’t touch her crossword. He turned to look at his notes for the lesson on the desk instead. Simon scanned the room, looking to see what progress the students had made. He saw some interesting solutions to the crossword - blank pages, drawings, and whatnot. Eyebrow arched, he continued scanning the room before reaching into his pocket to pull his watch out. “You have about five more minutes before we move on….” he said and slipped the watch back into his pocket. Right. Time was up. “The answers will appear on the back of your crossword page in green ink. That was the solution to the puzzle.” He paused, waiting for the students to look at it before moving on with the lesson. "Three questions to kick off our lesson today. The first: Can anyone venture a guess into what today's lesson is about? The second: What do you think are inside these three boxes in front of me?" he asked, pausing to almost Ivana White the three boxes in front of him. "*And lastly what does the saying Fortius Quo Fidelius* mean?*" With his last question, he tapped the chalkboard next to him. Cool blue eyes scanned the classroom looking for the first hand to be raised. Simon smirked and thought. Not all at once now. He prompted the class. "A Knut for your thoughts?" OOC:* Alright! First question of the lesson today, folks! Sorry for the delay - saw Dr. Strange and am headed out for my Dad’s 63rd bday. Feel free to answer ONE of the questions If you want, you can answer more but only necessary to answer one to get full points. We'll move on in 24 hours. Also to all those who are Mothers - Happy Mothers Day for the 8th!! __________________