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AmbiguouslyMe · 09-07-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashwinder

If Kellen didn't pick up on that as a cue to start talking, the next step would probably have been to transfigure his letter into a bat and hit him with it. Fortunately he did, and nodded with a good deal of enthusiasm considering how he'd just been acting, "Personally, I have a huge interest. I... realize that maybe a letter wasn't... the best way to broach the subject."

He decided a little bit of an explanation was in order, "I'm really not the greatest at talking to professors about personal matters, sir. I had the unfortunate experience of witnessing a professor here drag a student into the lake during winter, and it pretty much killed my enthusiasm for approaching the staff in person. Added to that..."

It took a lot to resist the shrug threatening to pop off his shoulder, and he still didn't suppress it entirely, "I know that a lot of students ask about being an animagus, and judging by the lack of animagi around here I would guess that most aren't that serious. I didn't want my voice getting lost in the crowd."

As casually as he could, Kellen put his hands at his sides and let his robes take in some of the moisture from his palms. Nervous? Only entirely.

Preston allowed himself to smile at the boy's eventual admittance of interest. "It was a rather curious way as there was no request for a meeting or any means of follow-up."

As he continued to listen to the young man, however, the smile fell from his face, his jaw setting sharply. "I don't suppose you would tell me who that professor was, would you?" His colleagues certainly had funny ideas about what was appropriate.

09-07-2010, 04:18 PM	#110 (permalink)
AmbiguouslyMe Mooncalf Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 6,676 Hogwarts RPG Name: Hazel Martin-Pryce First Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Scout MacIntyre Daily Prophet Reporter x4	Granddaddy Ravenclaw \| \| Jermione Granger Quote: Originally Posted by Ashwinder If Kellen didn't pick up on that as a cue to start talking, the next step would probably have been to transfigure his letter into a bat and hit him with it. Fortunately he did, and nodded with a good deal of enthusiasm considering how he'd just been acting, *"Personally, I have a huge interest. I... realize that maybe a letter wasn't... the best* way to broach the subject." He decided a little bit of an explanation was in order, "I'm really not the greatest at talking to professors about personal matters, sir. I had the unfortunate experience of witnessing a professor here drag a student into the lake during winter, and it pretty much killed my enthusiasm for approaching the staff in person. Added to that..." It took a lot to resist the shrug threatening to pop off his shoulder, and he still didn't suppress it entirely, "I know that a lot of students ask about being an animagus, and judging by the lack of animagi around here I would guess that most aren't that serious. I didn't want my voice getting lost in the crowd." As casually as he could, Kellen put his hands at his sides and let his robes take in some of the moisture from his palms. Nervous? Only entirely. Preston allowed himself to smile at the boy's eventual admittance of interest. "It was a rather curious way as there was no request for a meeting or any means of follow-up." As he continued to listen to the young man, however, the smile fell from his face, his jaw setting sharply. "I don't suppose you would tell me who that professor was, would you?" His colleagues certainly had funny ideas about what was appropriate. __________________ Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby*? You can fly* above the rain clouds Close your eyes Let the melody carry you Leave all your fears behind You can float across a rainbow sky to once upon a time