Prof. West's Office
 

Tinkerbell walked up to the door and knocked, she waited

"Very nice to meet you, Tia. I hope you will be an assett to my classes."

Bell walked in to the office after another girl, She saw the professor and smiled
"Hello professor, I'm Tinkerbell Evens, Bell for short. I'm in secon year. And i cant wait till your class" Bell smiled again

"Oh yes they fasonate me(ooc.sorry for wrong spelling)" She giggled, "Im into a lot of this stuff, like reading the hands etc. etc." She smiled, "So professor is there anything i need to do before first lesson?" She asked

Linnea took this under serious consideration. Did she need to do anything before class? Did any of the students? Habitually, one of her curls found it's way into her mouth as she thought. She pulled it out, smiled, and answered her, "Just make sure you get plenty of sleep before class. I don't want anyone falling asleep! Especially one of my own house."

Bell started to giggle,
"Of course, i'll get all the sleep i can get" Bell sat in a chair, put her head into her arms and fell alseep......or......

Linnea stared in disbelief at the child who decided to take a nap in her office, then burst forth with a light peal of laughter. "You don't want to sleep through any other classes going on, Bell. You've got to get Ravenclaw up into first place for the house cup. Just take a nap before my class begins." She winked at the girl.


ooc: class should be sometime this weekend.

Bell jumped up shouting
"BOO!!!!" She began to laugh along with the professor, "I got you at first" Bell said trying to stop laughing,
"Dont worry i will get another naps naps and sleeps before class"


ooc.I will try to attend class, i think i might be busy

Bell took the candy and thanked the professor
"So what are your hobbies?" She asked, "Mine are reading, learning, drawing, dancing,singing, colouring. Lots" She smiled

Rachel entered quickly, taking in the other girl in the room. "Hello," she said, looking around at the office. "My name is Rachel and I've just started Hog- Belles's School, I'm in my first year." She looked shyly at the professor, hoping to be asked to sit. She was practically bursting with questions!

"My! You are a very active young lady, aren't you?" She giggled then, "You know, I remember once when I was a student here, and not quite accustomed to the way things are done here, I actually enchanted armour to dance with me!"

"Hello Rachel! My another Ravenclaw! I'm beginning to feel like I've gone back in time, I must say! Please, have a seat, would you like a sweetie?" Linnea gestured to the bowl sat on her desk. "Only take one, and don't tell anyone I gave it to you girls. It'll be our little secret" she gave them both a wink.

Bell started to laugh,
'OMG!!!!' She thought, 'She enchanted armour to dance with her, classic'
"Ys professor i'm very active, but then again i get tird very easly, what was it like to be a student professor?" She asked

Rachel beamed at the proffesor as she sat down and took a sweet. She smiled at the slightly older girl. "You're the Astronomy teacher right?" Rachel asked in a bubbly excited voice, quite unlike her own usual voice. "Astronomy is my all-time favourite subject ever! When I didn't know I was a witch, all the muggle kids told me I was a complete nutter for being so interested in the stars, but I didn't care that much. I bet, though, that wizards know way more about it than muggles, right? It's going to be so exciting, studying it from a magical point of view! And at night, on the highest tower, it's going to be amazing!" She said all this very quickly, and got a dreamy look on her face as she was talking.

"About the same as it is for you, I suppose. We once had a lot of rules too. But, of course, we had Voldemortist to worry about." Linnea shuddered at that thought, then quickly moved on to the next girl's question.


"Actually, we share the information. You see, we use their muggle contraptions and go with them into space."

"Oh i heard about him, he killed my mother's sister, Her name was Lily, she was married to this man. I don't know but i know they had a son. He was only one when his parents were killed that is horrible, even more horrible then being disowned" She said

"Really? But then, don't loads of wizards and witches die on the operations that go wrong? And, you don't wizards know more about space than muggles do?" Rachel asked, puzzled and intrigued by the conversation.
"And, who is Voldemortist?" she asked shyly, afraid of sounding ignorant. "I've heard of him, but who exactly was this guy?"

Linnea touched the girl's arm. "I am so sorry for your loss. He nearly kidnapped me when I was a 6th year." She gave Bell an encouraging pat.



"AH, but not many missions have gone wrong since they've added a witch or wizard to their shuttles. We share any and all information, that's the deal. Which means, the muggles have to share their discoveries with us.

"Voldemortist is the most evil dark wizard of our time. He was after the Book of Mysteria for quite sometime, but he seems to have gone into hiding...or maybe he finally died. In any case, he's no worry to us any longer."

Linnea then looked up and noticed the time, "Oh my goodness! Hurry, girls, we mustn't be late." She ushered them to the door and out into the hallway, where she followed them. "Class is about to start, and it would be dreadful if I was late on the first night!" She practically flew the several yards to the observatory and rushed inside.

"Oh, ok!" Rachel said as she followed the professor at a sprint.

Bell looked at the professors hand on her arm, she smiled. The professor had just settled her nerves.
"Oh i never knew until my mum told me when we found out i was a witch, that was before she disowned me. I think she was trying to keep it away from us, i don;t even think my old dad knew." She explained looking up

Linnea gave the girl a sympathetic look. The girl didn't know trouble. At least she didn't have to deal with that orgre of a man they call "Lord" Borr.

Linnea chuckled, she hadn't really expected an answer but....."Quite right. Not a very good one indeed. Have three points for your honest answer."

She almost asked the girl which path, but remembered that she was here at Belle's, and they probably didn't know about her current work with the ministry.

"Because I love Astronomy, I love teaching, and I wanted to make a difference." Not to mention wanting to be sure the ministry actually sent capable professors who knew their subjects this time Linnea thought.

"Why do you ask?"

What an odd question, Linnea thought to herself. Usually students took her reasons for the teaching path as her reasons for being here. What was on the girls' minds?

"Just as I told you. I love Astronomy, love teaching, love children, forgive the phrasing, and thought I could make a difference here at....Belle's. Is there a reason you ask?"

Linnea gave the girl an odd look. "Well, I'd suggest you find something you love to do, or are good at, and find a job associated with that. You'll be happier that way. Who really wants a job they'll hate?" And that is why she left home.

Linnea shook her head, "You didn't hear my hesitation, Amelia? I nearly called the school Hogwarts. Although, I must say, I am glad they did a seperation of the students this time," she admitted. She wouldn't have been able to live with herself if she was actually taking someone's job away from them. But this was simply a job opening.

"It would have been nice to keep Hogwarts intact, but he had already made up his mind, and there was no one who could convince him. His own sister couldn't, and if she couldn't there was no chance of anyone else managing it.

"Yes, I did attend Hogwarts, and yes, I was prefect. Was there something about that that seems important to you? I may have been a Ravenclaw, but I, obviously, don't have anything against Hufflepuffs."

Amelia bit her lip as her cheeks reddened slightly from embarrassment. Truth be told, she hadn't noticed the hesitation, amongst other things. "Oh right. But you're glad they did a separation?" She blinked, trying to regain some composure.

"So then, do you think this separation is permanent? I mean, if the Minister already made up his mind, then you don't think he intends to keep us this way, do you? Or do you think there is a solution out of this?" Oh dear; too many questions!

"No! Not at all what I was implying, Professor! I was just merely stating that for my own clarification, and Vannie's," she explained, blushing more. "You see, I've read your name before. In a book." Uh oh; the Astronomy Professor was probably going to think she was some girl who spent all her time in the library reading...

"Considering what else they could have done? Yes, a separation was a more.....agreeable option." At least no one actually lost their job this time, Linnea thought.

"I really do not know. It'd take something mighty impressive to have Minister Cooper change his mind, I believe. As I said, his own sister, whom he loves like no other, couldn't get him to change his mind. What chance leaves that for anyone else?"

She cocked her head to the side. "What book would that be, dear?" Linnea was surprised, her, in a book? How odd....why would she be? She hadn't even finished out her seventh year...

Amelia frowned at the Professor, trying to think about what they could have done. That was quite true though, albeit not wanting to admit it. This was the Ministry they were referring to, after all. "I suppose so..." she admitted quietly, her cheeks flushing from that confession.

"Or just enough revolt against his policies? What about if he sees the schools aren't working... like if he were to pay both schools a visit and see that we aren't learning much more than we would have at Hogwarts," the seventh year suggested thoughtfully. "Even if that, I mean, it's possible, right?"

It wasn't difficult to tell the Professor's surprise in her question about the book. But of course she would be interested, as she was a Ravenclaw and from what she knew of claws, they were bookworms. "Just a book on past Prefects from hogwarts..."

Linnea chuckled and gave a sigh. She remembered when she was young and thought the ministry wanted them to learn as well. "It'd be nice to think so, dear. Tell me, though, and be honest, are you learning more from your original professors from Hogwarts, or from the ministry appointed ones?"



Linnea looked interested, "I certainly wish I had heard about that book before. Interesting. Wherever did you find it?"