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Several comfortable looking black leather sofa chairs await you in the small nook outside of Professor Flamsteed's office. The walls are bare save for a framed magazine cover and a large map on the wall opposite of the sofa chairs. Since the Astronomy professor keeps his door shut at all times, you will need to knock if you wish to speak with him. You could try to remove the protective charms placed on the door and break in, but that would not be very wise on your part as you would walk away with lime green eyebrows that won't fade for days and hair growing out of your ears down to the floor. While you wait to be invited in, why not read the latest issue of one of the many astronomy magazines stacked neatly on the wooden coffee table? StarDate Observer or Meteorite Mementos anyone? Do be careful as you take a seat, though. Despite the valiant efforts of students last term you are likely to walk away with a sparkly pink bum thanks to some left over glitter wedged between the cushions.

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Ah. The Professor. She clasped her hands in front of her innocently and smiled at her head of house. Nothing different here, nope. Not a thing. Ever. No.

Though… Professor Airey didn’t actually seem to have noticed… Was … Was he carrying flip-flops? And… Marsha glanced up at the mans serious face. Was that a SPORK? Man, she adored him and his classes but the man was slightly moonstruck. Did she need to go and warn someone else… maybe Professor Dakest that he might have a slightly loose screw? Why oh why, did their Astronomy Professor, have a belt with lots of tools in it?

”Uh… Sure Professor.” She said, as she held out her hands for them. ”Do you-” Wait. Where was he going?

…………………………………

Seriously? SERIOUSLY? He was going to leave HER with these things? She had no idea what half of them were, or why Professor Airey had them in the first place. Following him to his office door, she knocked. Surely he would want them back? Right.
The door, despite the first year's knocking, remained shut. In fact, there did not seem to be any indication that it would be opening any time soon. Sounds of the Astronomy professor moving, and tripping, about inside his office could be heard from her side of the door, however.
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The door, despite the first year's knocking, remained shut. In fact, there did not seem to be any indication that it would be opening any time soon. Sounds of the Astronomy professor moving, and tripping, about inside his office could be heard from her side of the door, however.
Marsha frowned and looked down at the things she was still holding. ”Well… looks like Professor Airey has forgotten about you… might as well come with me for now. I’ll give you back the next time I come to his office.” Nodding slightly, Marsha gave her red wall one more look at and grin. Walking away ,she shook her head slightly as she wondered if maybe Professor Quiggley would leave it red for Professor Airey, he would probably like it when he actually noticed it.
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Was that? Could it be? AJ stopped and stared for a full minute with her mouth gaping open at the scene in front of her.

"PEBBLES!!!" The shock was still there, and it was taking her a moment to fully gather her thoughts. "What on earth are you doing here?" Okay, she was being mental. This was a rock for crying out loud. A rock that had her head of house on edge...

SHE HAD BEEN THE ONE TO FIND PEBBLES.

Think, Valentine. She was so elated that all she could do was screech and jump around. Airey was going to be SO happy, and she was going to be the one responsible for that. Erm... how exactly was she supposed to go about this? If she left, something might happen to Pebbles or somebody might try and steal her glory. SHE had found him. Back up everybody else.

Could she scream loud enough for Airey to hear her all the way to the seventh floor? Probably, but what if he wasn't even there? AJ didn't want to mess this up. This was a possible crime scene.

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Schmoop did trudge through the castle searching for webbies and looking for buggies and was tired tired tired.

And so seeing the completely covered Tapestry, Schmoop did let out a wail. "Why is so many webs! Schmoop just clean yesterday. Schmoop want to make cookies insteads." Schmoop did not even pay much attention to the student mistress and whatever she was so excited about.

So sad sad sad was Schmoop that the elf did not see the rock in the middle. Did not see the missing Pebbles. Did not notice when the pet shifted as more webs were cleaned away and it fell free...

... and conked poor Schmoopsie on his ickle elfie head.

"Ooooowwwwwwwwww..." Schmoop did sit down underneath the webby tapestry and rub the new bumb on his poor head.
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Benny had the idea to check back and see how his posters were holding up with the cobwebs growing up all around the castle. He had certainly had to clean a couple of them up a lot so far so that they weren't totally obscured by the spidery substance. Thankfully he had been able to keep his sneezing from getting too out of control. The Gryffindor didn't fancy another trek to the hospital wing for more potions.

He had come to the tapestry where he had he had hung another of his posters, only to see that it too had fallen victim to the cobwebs. It wasn't going to get anyone's attention that way, supposed to be garnishing support and help in finding Pebbles."Hey..." he said, as he noticed AJ there as well. What was she looking at? But before he could ask her, a house-elf appeared. Maybe he or she would finally start cleaning up the area. At least that's what appeared to be its purpose in being around here. However his attention was gotten when something fell and hit the poor creature on the head.

What in Merlin's beard?

"Are you alright?" he asked concerned. The sixth year thenn moved to investigate, bending down to get a closer look. Benny's eyes widdened as he recognized what it was, picking up the pet rock. "Pebbles!" Benny looked to AJ almost incredulously. "You found her."
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Man, it was just like magic. One second AJ was hoping for help. For a sign. For anything. Pop went the elf who didn't even seem to notice her. All of a sudden the lion was getting super territorial. No growls happened... YET.

Her pebbles. Well, not technically hers, but nobody was raining on her parade. Then the elf knocked Pebbles down. "Oh no. Are you okay?" She bent down to make sure the elf wasn't going to pass out on her or anything. No extra drama, please.

Hearing a familiar voice, AJ turned her head to see Benny. Oh, thank the sweet baby unicorns. "I'm so glad to see you." Oh yeah. She had forgotten for just a tiny moment when the elf was hurt. "I... I guess I did."

"I was hunting spiders because my other ones need some new friends. I'm trying to set up a nice play date when I stumbled upon her. Cool, huh?" Benny would know what to do. "I wasn't sure if I should leave her or bring her with me, or... what if Airey needs to see her here?" Rambling, she was.
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She was glad to see him?

AJ had found their head of house's pet rock...what role did he have in that? Other than showing up after her and picking Pebbles up off the floor after she was knocked down by the cleaning house-elf. Benny was going to leave it be though, which proved to work since as he listened to his friend describe how she had come upon the pet rock, it seemed it might have been the presence of help that she was glad for.

"I had been coming to check on my poster with the cobwebs growing around..." he said, explaining his own presence as he absently posted at the work. Not that it was needed now that the purpose of the poster had been negated by the presence of the rock in his hand. The issue of what exactly to do still lingered in the situation though. "Part of me thinks Flamsteed will just be exstatic to see her either way," Benny mused with a shrug.

Did they really need to worry about where she was found?
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"Schmoop is fine. Schmoop is fine. Master and Mistress no worry about Schmoop. Schmoop always has head bumps, yes." But Schmoop was still a little wuzzy and so slow to get on his feet.

But on his feet he got and leaned on the wall. "Master Professor will be very very happies. Brings Pebbles to Master Professor and Schmoop will clean."

Because webbies. So many webbies.
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Thank goodness the elf was okay. "If you're sure." AJ debated whether or not to ask him how many fingers she was holding up, when Benny spoke. Oh, right. The posters. How funny was it that Pebbles was right where the poster was. Life was weird. Surely she hadn't been there the whole time. Otherwise Benny would have noticed. Such a shame too. She would be majorly bummed out if she were him. Just a moment sooner and he would have the Pebbles finding glory.

He had a point. "You're right. You're right. You're right." Bouncing up and down was happening again. Her excitement level was off the charts. She was beamy, flaily, and beyond happy. Airey was going to be SO proud of her. AJ reached over and took Pebbles from out of his hands, and stuck her in her back pocket. They wouldn't be forgetting who had actually found him, yes? Ahem.

"Let's go," she said as she looped arms with Benny and started to drag him towards where she hoped her head of house would be.
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Benny looked at the elf as it assured them that he was okay. Was he really? AJ seemed milldly skeptical as well but he doubted if they pressured that they would get another reaction. At least he...Schmoop...picked their ultimate option for them wven as AJ agreed with his musings. "Seee..." Go to Flamsteed and make the professor a happy man again. That would be good news for them all.

AJ was clearly excited now, her bouncing giving her away before he random repeating of phrases. Ah when one sister seemed as hyper as the other. What were he and Adi mixed up in? Benny was brought back to the present as the younger lion took the pet rock from him like he was unsafe. Whatever. But it was the looped arms and pulling of his extremity that got him moving again. "I'm coming," he assured her as he allowed his longer-legged stride to catch up and ease the pulling.

Off to the astronomy tower.


Running, screeching, flailing, panting and clinging was how she made her way up to the Astronomy tower. At one point in time she was running SO fast that she tripped. Had it not of been for her still clinging on to Benny, she would have ate it. HARD. Imagine falling on her butt with a Pebbles in her back pocket. Ouch. Not to mention that Pebbles could have cracked, and then she would have to dispose of the pet rock for good. Then there were too many witnesses. Benny was one of her best friends, and she was sure he would cover her, but the elf... what was she supposed to do? Her thoughts were getting too intense. Did other people think like this?

Deciding that it was too hard to keep up the pace with a boy that not only was older and taller, had way longer legs than her, she let go of his arm. Thinking, running, and clinging was too much, okay? What did people expect from her? There was a reason why she wasn't in Ravenclaw. That was no mistake.

They were getting closer which meant it was an appropriate time to start hollering at the top of her lungs.

"Prooooofessssorrrrr..."

Gasp. She was out of breath. Too many tacos lately. Merlin. She hadn't put on any weight, but the dense taco meat was really doing a number on her breathing right now. Or it could be that she just went up a million stairs at break neck speed.

They were there. His office was in sight. She ran straight to the door without taking any notice of whether or not there were other people there.

BANG, BANG, BANG.

Come onnnn... she really didn't want to just barge it, but she was thinking about it.

"Professor head of house, sir"

AJ clutched her side and sucked in air. Now that she had stopped completely, she was realizing that she was about to die. That was a bit dramatic, but the girl wouldn't say no to some water.
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Running, screeching, flailing, panting and clinging was how she made her way up to the Astronomy tower. At one point in time she was running SO fast that she tripped. Had it not of been for her still clinging on to Benny, she would have ate it. HARD. Imagine falling on her butt with a Pebbles in her back pocket. Ouch. Not to mention that Pebbles could have cracked, and then she would have to dispose of the pet rock for good. Then there were too many witnesses. Benny was one of her best friends, and she was sure he would cover her, but the elf... what was she supposed to do? Her thoughts were getting too intense. Did other people think like this?

Deciding that it was too hard to keep up the pace with a boy that not only was older and taller, had way longer legs than her, she let go of his arm. Thinking, running, and clinging was too much, okay? What did people expect from her? There was a reason why she wasn't in Ravenclaw. That was no mistake.

They were getting closer which meant it was an appropriate time to start hollering at the top of her lungs.

"Prooooofessssorrrrr..."

Gasp. She was out of breath. Too many tacos lately. Merlin. She hadn't put on any weight, but the dense taco meat was really doing a number on her breathing right now. Or it could be that she just went up a million stairs at break neck speed.

They were there. His office was in sight. She ran straight to the door without taking any notice of whether or not there were other people there.

BANG, BANG, BANG.

Come onnnn... she really didn't want to just barge it, but she was thinking about it.

"Professor head of house, sir"

AJ clutched her side and sucked in air. Now that she had stopped completely, she was realizing that she was about to die. That was a bit dramatic, but the girl wouldn't say no to some water.



Alright so Benny was excited to have found the missing pet rock, but his companion took it to the extreme. It was only the fact that AJ kept a strong hold on him and that he didn't want to leave her over-excited self on her own that the sixth year kept up with her and didn't pull away. Thankfully she eventually did on her own accord, yet still the older lion was nearly at her heels.

He winched as AJ started yelling to get the professor's attention. "Easy AJ...." Benny instructed, knowing they weren't even there at their destination yet. As excited as Flamsteed might be for the return of his beloved Pebbles, that didn't mean he was necessarily going to be pleased with a student, especially one of his house, hollering at the top of her lungs. Besides, she was clearly out of breath, at least more than he himself was.

And then once they were in sight the loud banging knock was the next choice of making noise for the younger lion. The sixth year couldn't help but just shake his head as he worked on recovering from his own exertion. There really was too many stairs in the castle and they had only had to travel from the fourth floor to the towers. More yelling and Benny moved beside AJ once the girl seemed to faulter. "Relax...I think if he's in, he's heard you," he assured his friend, tentatively rubbing her back in hopes to help her recover herself.
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He was going to LOVE IT!!!

Mhm.

So after making sure nobody else was around Maggie had placed her special Airey Flamsteed Mystery Box Deluxe onto on of the chairs outside the professor's office. With a sign that read, "For Professor Flamsteed" on the outside just to make sure. So that nobody else who happened to come across it would open it. This was for the professor and him alone. No one else was allowed to open it.

Which was also why Maggie was waiting around the corner, watching, to make sure of that.

She'd put lots of effort into making this box.
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Running, screeching, flailing, panting and clinging was how she made her way up to the Astronomy tower. At one point in time she was running SO fast that she tripped. Had it not of been for her still clinging on to Benny, she would have ate it. HARD. Imagine falling on her butt with a Pebbles in her back pocket. Ouch. Not to mention that Pebbles could have cracked, and then she would have to dispose of the pet rock for good. Then there were too many witnesses. Benny was one of her best friends, and she was sure he would cover her, but the elf... what was she supposed to do? Her thoughts were getting too intense. Did other people think like this?

Deciding that it was too hard to keep up the pace with a boy that not only was older and taller, had way longer legs than her, she let go of his arm. Thinking, running, and clinging was too much, okay? What did people expect from her? There was a reason why she wasn't in Ravenclaw. That was no mistake.

They were getting closer which meant it was an appropriate time to start hollering at the top of her lungs.

"Prooooofessssorrrrr..."

Gasp. She was out of breath. Too many tacos lately. Merlin. She hadn't put on any weight, but the dense taco meat was really doing a number on her breathing right now. Or it could be that she just went up a million stairs at break neck speed.

They were there. His office was in sight. She ran straight to the door without taking any notice of whether or not there were other people there.

BANG, BANG, BANG.

Come onnnn... she really didn't want to just barge it, but she was thinking about it.

"Professor head of house, sir"

AJ clutched her side and sucked in air. Now that she had stopped completely, she was realizing that she was about to die. That was a bit dramatic, but the girl wouldn't say no to some water.
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Alright so Benny was excited to have found the missing pet rock, but his companion took it to the extreme. It was only the fact that AJ kept a strong hold on him and that he didn't want to leave her over-excited self on her own that the sixth year kept up with her and didn't pull away. Thankfully she eventually did on her own accord, yet still the older lion was nearly at her heels.

He winched as AJ started yelling to get the professor's attention. "Easy AJ...." Benny instructed, knowing they weren't even there at their destination yet. As excited as Flamsteed might be for the return of his beloved Pebbles, that didn't mean he was necessarily going to be pleased with a student, especially one of his house, hollering at the top of her lungs. Besides, she was clearly out of breath, at least more than he himself was.

And then once they were in sight the loud banging knock was the next choice of making noise for the younger lion. The sixth year couldn't help but just shake his head as he worked on recovering from his own exertion. There really was too many stairs in the castle and they had only had to travel from the fourth floor to the towers. More yelling and Benny moved beside AJ once the girl seemed to faulter. "Relax...I think if he's in, he's heard you," he assured his friend, tentatively rubbing her back in hopes to help her recover herself.

Sweet solstice. What in Orion's belt was all THAT about?

Rubbing his temples and setting his research to the side on his desk, the Astronomy professor made his way over to the door. He did wait a moment or two to see if there would be MORE banging so that no one would come tumbling into his office midswing or anything. Hearing nothing, he swung open the door and looked down upon the two students.

"Trying to break down my door?" he said, his tone completely unamused.

Don't abuse the door, kiddos. What had it ever done to you.

He hadn't had so much banging happen since Mr. Hirase.
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Maggie had immediately come up with this idea for the assignment Professor Flamsteed had given them. She was going to make a mystery box especially for him. A very special mystery box.

He was going to LOVE IT!!!

Mhm.

So after making sure nobody else was around Maggie had placed her special Airey Flamsteed Mystery Box Deluxe onto on of the chairs outside the professor's office. With a sign that read, "For Professor Flamsteed" on the outside just to make sure. So that nobody else who happened to come across it would open it. This was for the professor and him alone. No one else was allowed to open it.

Which was also why Maggie was waiting around the corner, watching, to make sure of that.

She'd put lots of effort into making this box.
Leaving his office some minutes later with star charts and a few other documents tucked under his arm, the Astronomy professor paused in his seating area to look over the chart and make sure that he had everything he needed and that his calculations were correct. Giving it all one last approving nod, he was just about to make his way to the Observatory when he noticed....the box.

Oh that was cruel. Cruel cruel cruel...

And he should have seen it coming. Just like him being a recepient of a Howler early in the term. When he gave open ended tasks like that...

But now it came to WHICH lesson did he want to instill upon whoever had left the box. However, seeing as he had (most likely) left a negative taste of potential and exploration in students' mouths after his lessons...there really was only one option.

Setting all his things down, he approached the box and peeked around to see if he could find where the student was hiding. Having an strong inkling as to their whereabouts, he lifted the lid off the box slowly...
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Leaving his office some minutes later with star charts and a few other documents tucked under his arm, the Astronomy professor paused in his seating area to look over the chart and make sure that he had everything he needed and that his calculations were correct. Giving it all one last approving nod, he was just about to make his way to the Observatory when he noticed....the box.

Oh that was cruel. Cruel cruel cruel...

And he should have seen it coming. Just like him being a recepient of a Howler early in the term. When he gave open ended tasks like that...

But now it came to WHICH lesson did he want to instill upon whoever had left the box. However, seeing as he had (most likely) left a negative taste of potential and exploration in students' mouths after his lessons...there really was only one option.

Setting all his things down, he approached the box and peeked around to see if he could find where the student was hiding. Having an strong inkling as to their whereabouts, he lifted the lid off the box slowly...
......only to find yet ANOTHER rather plain box.

If he were to proceed to open the new box, Professor Flamsteed would find yet another one. And then another one. In total there were five boxes. All of them rather plain, nothing special. He would have to go through all five boxes until he would eventually find the actual contents of the mystery box.

The only question was: would he give up before he did, though?
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Sweet solstice. What in Orion's belt was all THAT about?

Rubbing his temples and setting his research to the side on his desk, the Astronomy professor made his way over to the door. He did wait a moment or two to see if there would be MORE banging so that no one would come tumbling into his office midswing or anything. Hearing nothing, he swung open the door and looked down upon the two students.

"Trying to break down my door?" he said, his tone completely unamused.

Don't abuse the door, kiddos. What had it ever done to you.

He hadn't had so much banging happen since Mr. Hirase.



And as it turned out the man was in his office, the door opening a short time later while the younger Gryffindor had taken a break from her noises to recover. Sure enough when Professor Flamsteed looked at them, he wasn't looking or sounding too pleased by AJ's antics. Well THEIR antics since there was no way of knowing who it was who was the one to be making the knocking rukus since it could have been either of them.

The yelling was all AJ.

"No Professor, " Benny spoke up to assure him that wasn't the case at all. Why would they want to do that? Beside, magic would certainly be more useful and generate more success but enough of that train of thought. The older Gryffindor decided to take lead. "And we apologize for the noise, but we found her. Pebbles that is." Cue look over at AJ who currently held possession of the pet rock.
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The back rub her dear friend was giving her was helping. AJ had caught her breath, and it was then that she noticed she hadn't been standing completely straight. Well then. Now standing completely upright, she stared at the door. "What if he isn't in there?"

Guess he was because before them stood just the man she wanted to see. "Not really, but I had to get to you by any means necessary." Benny was apologizing while AJ explained WHY the door was about to be knocked off its hinges. The two standing before Airey were so very different. Meanwhile AJ wasn't sorry because in her mind she didn't do anything wrong.

Just as she was about to tell Airey the magnificent news, Benny spoke up. The boy who you could barely get two words out of suddenly became a chatty cathy. Did her ears deceive her? Did he just say we? Hmmm? Come again?

WE?
WE?
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Excuuuuuse you. Insert finger snaps, head bobbing and all that other sassy girl stuff here. "I think what Benny meant to say is that I found Pebbles while I was spider hunting, and he was so kind as to escort me here." Or she was so kind to drag him along. You know... however you wanted to look at it. Don't mind the possessive fourth year that would do well in a crash course on being a share bear.

Oh, right. He probably wanted Pebbles. AJ began digging around in her back pocket. "I had to make sure she stayed safe." First she extracted her wand. "Mind holding that for me, Benny?" Not really waiting for an answer as she shoved the wand at him. A severely crumpled piece of parchment that had something jotted down it. AJ looked at it with a puzzled expression. "Surely that was important..."

How many things did she have in her pocket? Her fingers wrapped around something else. A piece of an oreo cookie. "Hey, I've been looking for that." OMNOMNOMNOM. Ack... lint. She spluttered a moment and then...

PEBBLES.

Dun
Dun
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AJ pulled the rock out and with an extra beamy smile held her up over her head. "Here you are, professor." Was she a good girl? Oh yes she was. Oh yes she was.
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......only to find yet ANOTHER rather plain box.

If he were to proceed to open the new box, Professor Flamsteed would find yet another one. And then another one. In total there were five boxes. All of them rather plain, nothing special. He would have to go through all five boxes until he would eventually find the actual contents of the mystery box.

The only question was: would he give up before he did, though?
Oh. How interesting. And even a little unexpected!

Like Matryoshka dolls! Or, well, Chinese boxes as the dolls were a more modern interpretation of the boxes. Also a literary device seen in some of Plato's work and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

But all that was beside the point because there were boxes that needed opening.

More than two apparently...

...and three...

...four...

...five...sweet solstice how many of these were there? Was this a test of the patience of one's curiosity? Because it was game on and he was not going to lose this battle.
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And as it turned out the man was in his office, the door opening a short time later while the younger Gryffindor had taken a break from her noises to recover. Sure enough when Professor Flamsteed looked at them, he wasn't looking or sounding too pleased by AJ's antics. Well THEIR antics since there was no way of knowing who it was who was the one to be making the knocking rukus since it could have been either of them.

The yelling was all AJ.

"No Professor, " Benny spoke up to assure him that wasn't the case at all. Why would they want to do that? Beside, magic would certainly be more useful and generate more success but enough of that train of thought. The older Gryffindor decided to take lead. "And we apologize for the noise, but we found her. Pebbles that is." Cue look over at AJ who currently held possession of the pet rock.
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The back rub her dear friend was giving her was helping. AJ had caught her breath, and it was then that she noticed she hadn't been standing completely straight. Well then. Now standing completely upright, she stared at the door. "What if he isn't in there?"

Guess he was because before them stood just the man she wanted to see. "Not really, but I had to get to you by any means necessary." Benny was apologizing while AJ explained WHY the door was about to be knocked off its hinges. The two standing before Airey were so very different. Meanwhile AJ wasn't sorry because in her mind she didn't do anything wrong.

Just as she was about to tell Airey the magnificent news, Benny spoke up. The boy who you could barely get two words out of suddenly became a chatty cathy. Did her ears deceive her? Did he just say we? Hmmm? Come again?

WE?
WE?
WEEEEEEE?

Excuuuuuse you. Insert finger snaps, head bobbing and all that other sassy girl stuff here. "I think what Benny meant to say is that I found Pebbles while I was spider hunting, and he was so kind as to escort me here." Or she was so kind to drag him along. You know... however you wanted to look at it. Don't mind the possessive fourth year that would do well in a crash course on being a share bear.

Oh, right. He probably wanted Pebbles. AJ began digging around in her back pocket. "I had to make sure she stayed safe." First she extracted her wand. "Mind holding that for me, Benny?" Not really waiting for an answer as she shoved the wand at him. A severely crumpled piece of parchment that had something jotted down it. AJ looked at it with a puzzled expression. "Surely that was important..."

How many things did she have in her pocket? Her fingers wrapped around something else. A piece of an oreo cookie. "Hey, I've been looking for that." OMNOMNOMNOM. Ack... lint. She spluttered a moment and then...

PEBBLES.

Dun
Dun
DUUUUUNNNNN

AJ pulled the rock out and with an extra beamy smile held her up over her head. "Here you are, professor." Was she a good girl? Oh yes she was. Oh yes she was.

Nothing, absolutely nothing that Miss Valentine said registered. At all. Someone may as well have cast Silencio on the Gryffindor because everything after Pebbles went in one ear an directly out the other.

His eyes began to burn when he saw her and soon his vision blurry. Right there. In the stone.

He had reserved himself to not cry in front of students - although he had done so on the rare RARE occasion, which all had to do with Pebbles actually - but the astronomer broke down right there on the spot and in one swift movement he had gingerly snatched Pebbles up in one hand and scooped both Gryffindors up in a tight hug.

"Thank you."

He needed a moment here. Words were not happening beyond those two.
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Like Matryoshka dolls! Or, well, Chinese boxes as the dolls were a more modern interpretation of the boxes. Also a literary device seen in some of Plato's work and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

But all that was beside the point because there were boxes that needed opening.

More than two apparently...

...and three...

...four...

...five...sweet solstice how many of these were there? Was this a test of the patience of one's curiosity? Because it was game on and he was not going to lose this battle.
Neither Plato nor Mary Shelley had been on Maggie's mind while making this special mystery box.

She watched him go through all the individual boxes until he reached the last one. Which was filled with A LOT OF small pieces of shredded pink paper. If he went through them he miiiiight just find the actual contents of the mystery box. Maybe.

Although he probably risked a papercut or two.
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Although he probably risked a papercut or two.
Pink. The color almost reminded him of another time his seating area was covered in pink. At least this time it was not glitter. Thank Merlin.

Pushing a few of the topmost pieces of paper with his index finger, the Astronomy professor did the mature thing and turned the box upside down. Weeeee! Raining pink paper!
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Pushing a few of the topmost pieces of paper with his index finger, the Astronomy professor did the mature thing and turned the box upside down. Weeeee! Raining pink paper!
Maggie watched as Professor Flamsteed upended the box, making its entire content fall to the ground. Looooooots of pink paper confetti. It was pretty, really.

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Guess he was because before them stood just the man she wanted to see. "Not really, but I had to get to you by any means necessary." Benny was apologizing while AJ explained WHY the door was about to be knocked off its hinges. The two standing before Airey were so very different. Meanwhile AJ wasn't sorry because in her mind she didn't do anything wrong.

Just as she was about to tell Airey the magnificent news, Benny spoke up. The boy who you could barely get two words out of suddenly became a chatty cathy. Did her ears deceive her? Did he just say we? Hmmm? Come again?

WE?
WE?
WEEEEEEE?

Excuuuuuse you. Insert finger snaps, head bobbing and all that other sassy girl stuff here. "I think what Benny meant to say is that I found Pebbles while I was spider hunting, and he was so kind as to escort me here." Or she was so kind to drag him along. You know... however you wanted to look at it. Don't mind the possessive fourth year that would do well in a crash course on being a share bear.

Oh, right. He probably wanted Pebbles. AJ began digging around in her back pocket. "I had to make sure she stayed safe." First she extracted her wand. "Mind holding that for me, Benny?" Not really waiting for an answer as she shoved the wand at him. A severely crumpled piece of parchment that had something jotted down it. AJ looked at it with a puzzled expression. "Surely that was important..."

How many things did she have in her pocket? Her fingers wrapped around something else. A piece of an oreo cookie. "Hey, I've been looking for that." OMNOMNOMNOM. Ack... lint. She spluttered a moment and then...

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Dun
Dun
DUUUUUNNNNN

AJ pulled the rock out and with an extra beamy smile held her up over her head. "Here you are, professor." Was she a good girl? Oh yes she was. Oh yes she was.
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Oh. How interesting. And even a little unexpected!

Like Matryoshka dolls! Or, well, Chinese boxes as the dolls were a more modern interpretation of the boxes. Also a literary device seen in some of Plato's work and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

But all that was beside the point because there were boxes that needed opening.

More than two apparently...

...and three...

...four...

...five...sweet solstice how many of these were there? Was this a test of the patience of one's curiosity? Because it was game on and he was not going to lose this battle.
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Nothing, absolutely nothing that Miss Valentine said registered. At all. Someone may as well have cast Silencio on the Gryffindor because everything after Pebbles went in one ear an directly out the other.

His eyes began to burn when he saw her and soon his vision blurry. Right there. In the stone.

He had reserved himself to not cry in front of students - although he had done so on the rare RARE occasion, which all had to do with Pebbles actually - but the astronomer broke down right there on the spot and in one swift movement he had gingerly snatched Pebbles up in one hand and scooped both Gryffindors up in a tight hug.

"Thank you."

He needed a moment here. Words were not happening beyond those two.


He had stopped rubbing AJ's back when she seemed to be breathing better, so when the door was opened, they were both totally normal and her unanswered question to him was answered by the man's very presence. Seee...he was there. And the younger lion was trying to defend her actions rather then play it safe with appology. Eh...to each their own.

However he had to raise a slight eyebrow as she gave attitude apparently in response to his reveal. So that's how it was going to go...she was going to take ALL the credit for the find? When it was his poster that had been hanging there that could have prompted Pebbles to be there in the first place. Or the fact that he had been the one who rescued her after the elf dropped the pet rock. And if he had been there sooner to check on his posted, HE would have been the one to originally find her.

Pfft. He would have been willing to share credit...but apparently AJ wasn't.

And then she was shoving her wand at him and apparently emptying her pockets to find the pet rock. Really? he mused as he held what he was supposed to rather than just let it drop. He could be a friend at this moment even while she was seeking credit.

Not like it mattered much because as soon as Professor Flamsteed caught sight of Pebbles, it was things were running weirdly. The Gryffindor watched for the man's reaction to the pleasant news they had rushed up here to make happen. One moment Benny was watching an older man cry at the sight of his non-living beloved pet. The next, he was being enveloped into a bear hug by said man alongside AJ. "Um...you're welcome, Professor."
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Meanwhile AJ was beamy and Benny looked confused? Or maybe he expected her to react differently? Either way it didn't really matter. Pebbles was found and they were BOTH here. She had included him, and she felt that was really nice of her.

Oh no.

He was going to cry...

AJ didn't do well with tears and the whole emotion thing. Really, she wasn't a girl. In fact she could count on one hand all of the times she had cried in her thirteen years.

Bear hug. She was cool with this and wrapped one are around Benny and the other one around Airey.

"Shh...Shh. She's home." Look at her being all sympathetic. Would now be a bad time to ask for her five points back that he took away because of his Pebbles induced bad mood? That wasn't very sensitive. She could ask for that later. Maybe make him a card and put a nice P.S. on the bottom that involved the whole point thing.

Yeah, she would go with that. For now she would just enjoy the moment. A nice Airey was the best Airey.
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Maggie watched as Professor Flamsteed upended the box, making its entire content fall to the ground. Looooooots of pink paper confetti. It was pretty, really.

It was, however, the only thing that was in fact in the box.

Pink paper all over the floor now, the Astronomy professor continued to shake the box waiting for...something. A thud? A moo? Anything to happen that would reveal something else about the box. But nothing came. Just lots and lots of pink confetti...and several boxes.

He supposed he could use those for storage. As for the pink confetti...

That would need cleaned up. But at least it wasn't glitter?

Still clutching the smallest box, the professor sat on the ground (crisscross applesauce) and began picking the pieces back up. "Never decorated a mecha with paper mache before...suppose I could give that a go," he mused.

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He had stopped rubbing AJ's back when she seemed to be breathing better, so when the door was opened, they were both totally normal and her unanswered question to him was answered by the man's very presence. Seee...he was there. And the younger lion was trying to defend her actions rather then play it safe with appology. Eh...to each their own.

However he had to raise a slight eyebrow as she gave attitude apparently in response to his reveal. So that's how it was going to go...she was going to take ALL the credit for the find? When it was his poster that had been hanging there that could have prompted Pebbles to be there in the first place. Or the fact that he had been the one who rescued her after the elf dropped the pet rock. And if he had been there sooner to check on his posted, HE would have been the one to originally find her.

Pfft. He would have been willing to share credit...but apparently AJ wasn't.

And then she was shoving her wand at him and apparently emptying her pockets to find the pet rock. Really? he mused as he held what he was supposed to rather than just let it drop. He could be a friend at this moment even while she was seeking credit.

Not like it mattered much because as soon as Professor Flamsteed caught sight of Pebbles, it was things were running weirdly. The Gryffindor watched for the man's reaction to the pleasant news they had rushed up here to make happen. One moment Benny was watching an older man cry at the sight of his non-living beloved pet. The next, he was being enveloped into a bear hug by said man alongside AJ. "Um...you're welcome, Professor."
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Meanwhile AJ was beamy and Benny looked confused? Or maybe he expected her to react differently? Either way it didn't really matter. Pebbles was found and they were BOTH here. She had included him, and she felt that was really nice of her.

Oh no.

He was going to cry...

AJ didn't do well with tears and the whole emotion thing. Really, she wasn't a girl. In fact she could count on one hand all of the times she had cried in her thirteen years.

Bear hug. She was cool with this and wrapped one are around Benny and the other one around Airey.

"Shh...Shh. She's home." Look at her being all sympathetic. Would now be a bad time to ask for her five points back that he took away because of his Pebbles induced bad mood? That wasn't very sensitive. She could ask for that later. Maybe make him a card and put a nice P.S. on the bottom that involved the whole point thing.

Yeah, she would go with that. For now she would just enjoy the moment. A nice Airey was the best Airey.

Squeezing the life out of the two, figuratively speaking, Airey was so over the moon he was lost for words. Although, in true Flamsteed fashion, the silence did not last long.

"1000 POINTS EACH!" he declared, pushing himself away from the pair. Wait. No. He would surely cause an uprising for that sort of thing. "100 points!" Wait...no...Cece would surely accuse him of cheating and have daggers for eyes during the entire feast. More so than she had when he had made her wear that costume. The combination of looks from the Healer as well as the Headmistress would surely cause him to soil himself, and he would rather not ruin a perfectly good suit.

Even if Pebbles was worth it.

"10 points..." he began rummaging through his enchanted breast pocket. "Take these knights from a wizard's chess set. Only surviving pieces with their heads still on I'm afraid. Oh and these," he continued, pulling out two rubber chickens with space suits on and forcing those upon them as well. "These replicas of Camilla Corona. Fascinating little anecdote from space exploration's history. You really should do a bit of research on her."

What ELSE could he give them...WAS THAT SATISFACTORY?!

OH! HE KNEW!

Thrusting Pebbles towards Miss Valentine first, he pressed the rock's face to her cheek and made a loud MWAH noise.

"KISSES OF GRATITUDE! NO FINER GIFT THAN THAT!?"

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Pink paper all over the floor now, the Astronomy professor continued to shake the box waiting for...something. A thud? A moo? Anything to happen that would reveal something else about the box. But nothing came. Just lots and lots of pink confetti...and several boxes.

He supposed he could use those for storage. As for the pink confetti...

That would need cleaned up. But at least it wasn't glitter?

Still clutching the smallest box, the professor sat on the ground (crisscross applesauce) and began picking the pieces back up. "Never decorated a mecha with paper mache before...suppose I could give that a go," he mused.
.......................

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..................................................

Seriously?

Maggie was SO NOT impressed by how...not disappointed the professor looked. UGH! She huffed, maybe a bit too loudly before turning around and storming off. That had NOT worked. Why had her plan not worked? She needed a new plan. She needed help too probably with that new plan.

With COMING up with a new plan.

Bleh.

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It took a whole five seconds for AJ to register what Airey was screaming about. Then it hit her. It hit her HARD. For just a teensy moment her jaw was slack, and drool was threatening to escape, but then...

"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy," she half sang, half yelled as she hopped in a circle around Airey and Benny both. Her arms were flailing about in odd angles, and if you didn't know the young lion you would simply think she had lost control of her limbs. That wasn't the case though... Oh no. This was her happy dance.

Out of nowhere Airey reduced her winnings by NINE hundred points. What? That DEescalated quickly. Then ninety more of those sweet, SWEET points were snatched away from her the next second. "But we---" Knights? AJ liked knights. And what that a rubber chicken dressed like an astronaut? "This is bloody brilliant." If Airey was trying to distract her from making her heart swell only to puncture it moments later, it was working.

She had the chicken in one hand and the knight in another. "BA-CAWK." The chicken was egging on a fight. Was the knight going to stand for that? "You want some of this... you... you... stupidly dressed chicken" Oh no. The chicken was going to have some knight for dinner.

The rant about Camilla Corona went on deaf ears because he new toys were in a fight. Before anybody could lose a head, Pebbles brought her attention back to the present by a kiss. Yeah, this wasn't awkward at all. In fact, AJ embraced weird. She was pretty sure some people thought she was weird. How could they, right? Oh, but they did. Zander Adair was one of those people. She was pretty sure.

AJ reached over and patted Pebbles on her little rock head. "I'm glad I got to reunite you with your daddy." Now she could throw up without a Pebbles induced rage, yes? Erm. Probably not.

"Thanks for the astronaut chicken, professor. I'll see you around." Because she needed to go find Adi and tell him alllll about this little adventure. From Pebbles' kisses down to her new knight that she was going to name Bob. "Coming Benny?" The lion turned and began to skip out of the office.
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But alas, Zander was not here empty handed.

NO. In his hands he was holding a glorious assignment that had taken tireless research and many hours to put together. Actually no, it wasn't glowing or anything. It was just parchment. Just parchment with some scribbles, crossed out words, a few grammatical mistakes, and some smudges in the margins. But he had his extra assignment in hand and Merlin, was he ready to get rid of it.

Hello Sir, here cometh Zander Adair bearing fruits of his research and nonsleeping hours. Please allow us to enter into your humble school year abode. Thanks. Oh yeah, knocking would help I guess. Ahem. Just three simple taps on the door should do, yes.

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Zander was here. Yes his hair was a little... everywhere. Yes he was suffering Sixth Year syndrome (prounounced: /siksTH yir ˈsinˌdrōm/ Defined as: the rut of a tireless routine that has been followed for roughly six years in one Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry). Yes he was a little off balance (nothing new to be honest here). Yes his feet were a little disproportional (but aren't everybody's?). Anyways, what was the point here? Oh yes. He was here. Here as in standing on the other side of Professor Flamsteed's office.

But alas, Zander was not here empty handed.

NO. In his hands he was holding a glorious assignment that had taken tireless research and many hours to put together. Actually no, it wasn't glowing or anything. It was just parchment. Just parchment with some scribbles, crossed out words, a few grammatical mistakes, and some smudges in the margins. But he had his extra assignment in hand and Merlin, was he ready to get rid of it.

Hello Sir, here cometh Zander Adair bearing fruits of his research and nonsleeping hours. Please allow us to enter into your humble school year abode. Thanks. Oh yeah, knocking would help I guess. Ahem. Just three simple taps on the door should do, yes.

Tap.... Tap.... Tap....

And now, we wait.

Having spent a good portion of his day on the construction, Airey had moved on to painting his latest mecha creation. Ironically, he showed more diligence and attention to detail here than he did while painting finger nails. The reasoning for this made perfect sense to the astronomer, but he would not waste anyone else's time with the details. It would only reiterate the social cast people placed him in, being an astronut among other things.

Hearing a knock, if you could even call that a knock, he left his supplies on the desk and strolled over to the door. "Ah, Mr. Adair," he greeted after swinging open the door. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
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Having spent a good portion of his day on the construction, Airey had moved on to painting his latest mecha creation. Ironically, he showed more diligence and attention to detail here than he did while painting finger nails. The reasoning for this made perfect sense to the astronomer, but he would not waste anyone else's time with the details. It would only reiterate the social cast people placed him in, being an astronut among other things.

Hearing a knock, if you could even call that a knock, he left his supplies on the desk and strolled over to the door. "Ah, Mr. Adair," he greeted after swinging open the door. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

The Gryffindor rocked back and forth on his feet. He may be under the side effects of sixth year syndrome and may be a bit sleep deprived, but he couldn't even stand still. It was like sweet relief when the door finally opened to reveal a Flammy on the other side. Hello, sir. Actually not sir. Sir is the wrong word to use in Flammy's presence. Right. That was a very close call.

"Hi Professor," firstly this visit wasn't really a pleasure. Because even though writing the essay was beyond difficult, it'd probably be even worse having to read through the thing. It was even worse than having to listen to hours upon hours of Ancient Runes. The horror, the horror. "I've finally got the assignment you asked for..." and with that he nodded his head at the pieces of parchment in his hands, raising it up to hand over to his Head of House.

SPOILER!!: I'm so very sorry... It's a lengthy one

Leadership and a little bit of Neville Longbottom too
By Zander Adair


Leadership. It’s ten letters, and three syllables. A pretty hefty word if you ask me, comes with lots of responsibility. I think what I’m doing here Professor is stalling and I guess I should stop that ‘cause that’s not really what leaders do. So what I’m really trying to say here is that leaders don’t just sit around and talk about stuff or in this case write about stuff. They DO stuff. Leaders are people who put things into action, get the crowd going, take charge, and ACT on things. If leaders just sat around then everyone else would just sit around too and then nothing would get done. So yeah, maybe doing stuff is a bit dangerous because it means you can screw up. But I think that comes with it too. Being a leader is all about doing stuff and making some mistakes along the way, but learning from them… And most importantly, owning up to them.

So I guess what I’m really trying to say (this time for real, I swear) is that I know I messed up big time last year. And I know I’ll probably mess up some more in the rest of my life (because really it’s inevitable I’m kind of accident prone, it’s not my fault). But I’d rather mess up and own up to my mistakes, learn how to fix them, and avoid them in the future, than just sit around and do a whole lot of nothing. Because I think the people who do nothing are worse than the ones that trip up every now and then. Because even though you had us write down a bunch of leadership qualities, there isn’t any cut and dry formula. The reasons written on my list were different than the ones I had put down on Puck’s. So even though you asked me to talk about the qualities that make a good leader, I don’t think I can, Professor. Because it’s different in everyone.

But I think there’s one thing that ties them all together. Being a leader is all about growth (and I don’t mean in height because we’ve all gotta stop eventually but I plan to be six feet and seven inches one day). It’s about gaining all sorts of different qualities and I don’t think it’ll happen all at once either. It’s about DOING stuff and figuring out what works and what doesn’t work. It’s about finding your limits (like knowing when to get a Professor involved before giant spiders emerge to kill you). It’s about avoiding the mistakes before they happen after learning from the past ones.

And now that I’ve sort of just rambled on (I swear this is even harder than my Runes OWL was and we all know how that went) I’m going to find a way to connect this part of my essay with the part where you asked us to write about an influential leader in wizarding history. In case that wasn’t clear enough, that was my way of connecting. I’m running out of ideas, Professor. Cut me some slack, please. I’m running on three hours of sleep and seven cups of hot cocoa (not my fault, the elves just kept offering). So all this growth stuff, kinda reminded me of someone I had read about before. And I guess I owe that part to you too, Professor. Geez, did you plan this stuff in advance because you’ve really got this down!? Bet this was all apart of the plan actually. You definitely knew that I’d need to talk about Neville again some time so you planted that book in my head way back. AND I bet you knew I was going to screw up last term too. AND I bet you knew that I’d have to write this essay (well of course you knew because you assigned it but you know what I mean). So uh, if you know about the scores that I’ll get on my NEWTs next year, do you mind dropping me the hint a term early? I know that’s not how it typically functions… But I think we’d both save some time if you just started giving this stuff to me in advance. It’d really help you and I both.

Uh. Anyways. Where was I? Oh yeah. Seven cups of— Neville Longbottom. Right. That’s where I was. So anyways, this guy is really influential (but you’ve got to keep going to find out why because I have a great introduction to do first), but it took a whole lotta growth. Which like I’ve said before, is the key part of being a leader. So Neville started out as the awkward kid who practically begged the sorting hat to be placed in Hufflepuff (I know what you’re thinking, WHY?!), but the hat insisted on Gryffindor. I have to interject here (yes I am interjecting in my own essay, I’m not good at this stuff, Professor this is why I shouldn’t be asked to write) and say that people kept telling me that I wasn’t really a Gryffindor my entire life (entire Hogwarts life I should say because I didn’t even know I was a wizard before). Sometimes everyone would beat me down about it so much that I started to believe it myself. I think this happened to Neville too. Anyone would be honored to be placed in Gryffindor, but I think the people Neville grew up with kind of enforced it into his head that he was undeserving and that he was such a screw up, y’know?

Anyways because of this he sort of got a late start. The first real time I think he showed leadership was when he stood up for himself against his friends. And yes they did knock him out and get by him anyways, but I think the real leadership was when he decided to take action. He did something and he learned from it. He learned that it’s hard to say no to your friends, but you’ve got to stand up for what you think is right. Therefore, he grew. And he got a few points for what he did (making him the reason why the beat out Slytherin for the house cup) and I think that boosted his confidence a little bit. The confidence thing is also another part of growth. Growth in how he sees himself. I think I’ve experienced this kind of thing too. It’s like positive reinforcement. Like when I got a badge in the mail (I thought it was a prank at first but after that part y’know).

We’re going to flash forward a couple of years (pretend like we’ve got a time turner or something because I haven’t got all day to write you “Neville, A History”). So Neville’s fifth year is when things started getting really bad when that Headmaster (what’s-his-face) got kicked out and the horrible pink woman took charge. Anyways that Harry Potter bloke started up this army and Neville was literally one of the first to sign up. I wasn’t there myself (‘cause that’d be a little unrealistic), but I bet loads of people said things like ’this sucks’ or ‘I wish we could get what’s-his-face’ back to be our Headmaster again. But Neville didn’t just stand around. He decided to take action and he was one of the first to jump on the opportunity. He saw the opportunity for growth and accepted it. Quite literally signed himself right up for the growth and took it with an iron fist. Or uh, something like that. I’m working on the analogy thing…

Then he did a bunch of stuff in the department of mysteries later that year, but I can’t really go into detail with all that stuff ‘cause quite frankly it’s really long and also I don’t remember it all that well considering the seventh cup of cocoa just hit and all I can think of is getting an eighth. But anyways the important thing here is that he took what he learned and put it into action. Meaning he didn’t just say he was going to fight, but he actually DID it. He was a great example and he actually did stuff and helped and got involved. I think that’s what being a leader is all about. Sure it was a little dangerous and not very thought out, but I think he learned from it and that’s what counts.

And remember all that stuff I talked about earlier with Neville standing up to his friends? Well that one moment kind of shaped things for him. Because after that one important time, Neville began standing up for himself countless times afterwards. He even stood up against the Carrows people and refused to practice the Cruciatus Curse even though it was a part of the lesson plan. He got in tons of trouble for that, but it didn’t stop him because he took action against something he didn’t think was right. He took action proving that he had grown from that first year Neville who wouldn’t have stood up for himself. Anyways, his seventh year was the one that really made him influential because before then he was just a leader among peers… But soon enough he became a leader among all of Hogwarts and later the entire wizarding population. With Harry gone, someone had to step up to the plate and that was Neville.

He was basically given the opportunity to be a leader and he took it. Sort of how I was given the opportunity to be Prefect, and now I’ve got to use it. And then there was loads of stuff that happened in the Battle of Hogwarts that just solidified him as a leader, but I think I’ve wrote enough for now. Because a leader is about doing, not about sitting and thinking or writing. So I’ve got to quit writing eventually, Professor. I’ve got to quit writing and thinking so that I can start doing. Which conveniently brings me back to where I began. Being a leader means making tough calls, it means standing up for yourself against your friends, it means doing what is right, and it means putting thoughts to action. But it also means that you’re going to make mistakes and that’s okay. Because being a leader means recognizing the mistakes and moving forward. Growing through the mishaps and preventing the future ones. My actions may have caused a ripple of tidal waves, but the waves are no match for me, Professor.

‘Cause I’ve grown.


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So like he was free to go now right? Like Flammy wasn't going to make him sit and watch as his essay was critiqued... Right? Because Zander was sure it wasn't good enough and yeah, he'll just be on his way sir. BYE..... Right?
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It had taken Toby ages to lug the box all the way up here from his common room (that was a LOT of stairs, okay?), and it wasn't until he'd reached the very last step that he'd actually remembered the fact that he was like magic or something, and didn't HAVE to heave the entire box by himself. But still, it had certainly been an interesting way to while away his afternoon. Gotta keep in shape somehow, right?

He peeked into the seating area outside the office now and, finding it mercifully empty, went ahead and yanked the big ol' box inside too, squinting as it made that tell-tale noise. But no sign of Airey, so it was all good so far.

Trying to move as quietly as possible, but failing what with the contents of the box jangling and knocking against each other, Toby brought the box right up to the astronomer's office door. It was big enough that it couldn't be easily overlooked, but he still nudged it slightly out of the way so the guy wouldn't come bounding out of his office and trip straight over it. That was the opposite of what Toby wanted.

After opening up the box to make sure everything was in order, Toby closed it again and retrieved a note from his trouser pocket, before spellotaping it to the top. Probably should have done that before the stealthy drop-off mission, but too late now. That done, he knocked on the professor's door (his super hyper KNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCK one that made it sound like an angry woodpecker was trying to gain entry) and promptly high-tailed it out of there.

Gifts were great, and Toby LOVED to give them and see people's reactions, but this was a SECRET GIFT. His identity totally couldn't revealed. The entire thing was shrouded in an air of mystery. Neither the box's contents or the note would give him away either. Nope, no way.

Not a chance.

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STARMAN,

I hope you don't mind that I got you this gift, but you've been a super awesome great teacher and stuff and I've been wanting to give you this for a while but I wanted to wait til term was over on account of how I'm graduating now. It might look like a box of muggle junk, but actually it's a box of PARTS from muggle machines and vehicles and stuff that Professor Mox someone helped me get together so that YOU could build another super awesome pogo stick that you don't have to take apart when you're done with it and that you can keep forever and tweak whenever you like. There should be enough here to make that happen, and then some. I think I counted about seven springs.

Also there's a shirt too! I'll understand if you don't want to wear it though, I just thought it'd be funny. I've got a yellow one.

And that's it! Thanks again for being super awesome and stellar and astronomical and everything, Professor Airey!

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The Gryffindor rocked back and forth on his feet. He may be under the side effects of sixth year syndrome and may be a bit sleep deprived, but he couldn't even stand still. It was like sweet relief when the door finally opened to reveal a Flammy on the other side. Hello, sir. Actually not sir. Sir is the wrong word to use in Flammy's presence. Right. That was a very close call.

"Hi Professor," firstly this visit wasn't really a pleasure. Because even though writing the essay was beyond difficult, it'd probably be even worse having to read through the thing. It was even worse than having to listen to hours upon hours of Ancient Runes. The horror, the horror. "I've finally got the assignment you asked for..." and with that he nodded his head at the pieces of parchment in his hands, raising it up to hand over to his Head of House.

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Leadership. It’s ten letters, and three syllables. A pretty hefty word if you ask me, comes with lots of responsibility. I think what I’m doing here Professor is stalling and I guess I should stop that ‘cause that’s not really what leaders do. So what I’m really trying to say here is that leaders don’t just sit around and talk about stuff or in this case write about stuff. They DO stuff. Leaders are people who put things into action, get the crowd going, take charge, and ACT on things. If leaders just sat around then everyone else would just sit around too and then nothing would get done. So yeah, maybe doing stuff is a bit dangerous because it means you can screw up. But I think that comes with it too. Being a leader is all about doing stuff and making some mistakes along the way, but learning from them… And most importantly, owning up to them.

So I guess what I’m really trying to say (this time for real, I swear) is that I know I messed up big time last year. And I know I’ll probably mess up some more in the rest of my life (because really it’s inevitable I’m kind of accident prone, it’s not my fault). But I’d rather mess up and own up to my mistakes, learn how to fix them, and avoid them in the future, than just sit around and do a whole lot of nothing. Because I think the people who do nothing are worse than the ones that trip up every now and then. Because even though you had us write down a bunch of leadership qualities, there isn’t any cut and dry formula. The reasons written on my list were different than the ones I had put down on Puck’s. So even though you asked me to talk about the qualities that make a good leader, I don’t think I can, Professor. Because it’s different in everyone.

But I think there’s one thing that ties them all together. Being a leader is all about growth (and I don’t mean in height because we’ve all gotta stop eventually but I plan to be six feet and seven inches one day). It’s about gaining all sorts of different qualities and I don’t think it’ll happen all at once either. It’s about DOING stuff and figuring out what works and what doesn’t work. It’s about finding your limits (like knowing when to get a Professor involved before giant spiders emerge to kill you). It’s about avoiding the mistakes before they happen after learning from the past ones.

And now that I’ve sort of just rambled on (I swear this is even harder than my Runes OWL was and we all know how that went) I’m going to find a way to connect this part of my essay with the part where you asked us to write about an influential leader in wizarding history. In case that wasn’t clear enough, that was my way of connecting. I’m running out of ideas, Professor. Cut me some slack, please. I’m running on three hours of sleep and seven cups of hot cocoa (not my fault, the elves just kept offering). So all this growth stuff, kinda reminded me of someone I had read about before. And I guess I owe that part to you too, Professor. Geez, did you plan this stuff in advance because you’ve really got this down!? Bet this was all apart of the plan actually. You definitely knew that I’d need to talk about Neville again some time so you planted that book in my head way back. AND I bet you knew I was going to screw up last term too. AND I bet you knew that I’d have to write this essay (well of course you knew because you assigned it but you know what I mean). So uh, if you know about the scores that I’ll get on my NEWTs next year, do you mind dropping me the hint a term early? I know that’s not how it typically functions… But I think we’d both save some time if you just started giving this stuff to me in advance. It’d really help you and I both.

Uh. Anyways. Where was I? Oh yeah. Seven cups of— Neville Longbottom. Right. That’s where I was. So anyways, this guy is really influential (but you’ve got to keep going to find out why because I have a great introduction to do first), but it took a whole lotta growth. Which like I’ve said before, is the key part of being a leader. So Neville started out as the awkward kid who practically begged the sorting hat to be placed in Hufflepuff (I know what you’re thinking, WHY?!), but the hat insisted on Gryffindor. I have to interject here (yes I am interjecting in my own essay, I’m not good at this stuff, Professor this is why I shouldn’t be asked to write) and say that people kept telling me that I wasn’t really a Gryffindor my entire life (entire Hogwarts life I should say because I didn’t even know I was a wizard before). Sometimes everyone would beat me down about it so much that I started to believe it myself. I think this happened to Neville too. Anyone would be honored to be placed in Gryffindor, but I think the people Neville grew up with kind of enforced it into his head that he was undeserving and that he was such a screw up, y’know?

Anyways because of this he sort of got a late start. The first real time I think he showed leadership was when he stood up for himself against his friends. And yes they did knock him out and get by him anyways, but I think the real leadership was when he decided to take action. He did something and he learned from it. He learned that it’s hard to say no to your friends, but you’ve got to stand up for what you think is right. Therefore, he grew. And he got a few points for what he did (making him the reason why the beat out Slytherin for the house cup) and I think that boosted his confidence a little bit. The confidence thing is also another part of growth. Growth in how he sees himself. I think I’ve experienced this kind of thing too. It’s like positive reinforcement. Like when I got a badge in the mail (I thought it was a prank at first but after that part y’know).

We’re going to flash forward a couple of years (pretend like we’ve got a time turner or something because I haven’t got all day to write you “Neville, A History”). So Neville’s fifth year is when things started getting really bad when that Headmaster (what’s-his-face) got kicked out and the horrible pink woman took charge. Anyways that Harry Potter bloke started up this army and Neville was literally one of the first to sign up. I wasn’t there myself (‘cause that’d be a little unrealistic), but I bet loads of people said things like ’this sucks’ or ‘I wish we could get what’s-his-face’ back to be our Headmaster again. But Neville didn’t just stand around. He decided to take action and he was one of the first to jump on the opportunity. He saw the opportunity for growth and accepted it. Quite literally signed himself right up for the growth and took it with an iron fist. Or uh, something like that. I’m working on the analogy thing…

Then he did a bunch of stuff in the department of mysteries later that year, but I can’t really go into detail with all that stuff ‘cause quite frankly it’s really long and also I don’t remember it all that well considering the seventh cup of cocoa just hit and all I can think of is getting an eighth. But anyways the important thing here is that he took what he learned and put it into action. Meaning he didn’t just say he was going to fight, but he actually DID it. He was a great example and he actually did stuff and helped and got involved. I think that’s what being a leader is all about. Sure it was a little dangerous and not very thought out, but I think he learned from it and that’s what counts.

And remember all that stuff I talked about earlier with Neville standing up to his friends? Well that one moment kind of shaped things for him. Because after that one important time, Neville began standing up for himself countless times afterwards. He even stood up against the Carrows people and refused to practice the Cruciatus Curse even though it was a part of the lesson plan. He got in tons of trouble for that, but it didn’t stop him because he took action against something he didn’t think was right. He took action proving that he had grown from that first year Neville who wouldn’t have stood up for himself. Anyways, his seventh year was the one that really made him influential because before then he was just a leader among peers… But soon enough he became a leader among all of Hogwarts and later the entire wizarding population. With Harry gone, someone had to step up to the plate and that was Neville.

He was basically given the opportunity to be a leader and he took it. Sort of how I was given the opportunity to be Prefect, and now I’ve got to use it. And then there was loads of stuff that happened in the Battle of Hogwarts that just solidified him as a leader, but I think I’ve wrote enough for now. Because a leader is about doing, not about sitting and thinking or writing. So I’ve got to quit writing eventually, Professor. I’ve got to quit writing and thinking so that I can start doing. Which conveniently brings me back to where I began. Being a leader means making tough calls, it means standing up for yourself against your friends, it means doing what is right, and it means putting thoughts to action. But it also means that you’re going to make mistakes and that’s okay. Because being a leader means recognizing the mistakes and moving forward. Growing through the mishaps and preventing the future ones. My actions may have caused a ripple of tidal waves, but the waves are no match for me, Professor.

‘Cause I’ve grown.


"I didn't really know how much you wanted... But I'm hoping this is alright?" And uh, now we wait again.

So like he was free to go now right? Like Flammy wasn't going to make him sit and watch as his essay was critiqued... Right? Because Zander was sure it wasn't good enough and yeah, he'll just be on his way sir. BYE..... Right?

Grinning from ear to ear now, the Astronomy professor eagerly accept the ..lengthy assignment. "Stellar, Mr. Adair," he nodded, the smile tugging at his features indicating just how impressed he was that the prefect had remembered without being prodded about it. "Forgive me for not taking the time to read it in its entirety right now as it appears you have done a very thorough job, but I look forward to doing so."

Oooooooooonce he was done with his little project and had made himself a nice hot cup of tea.
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It had taken Toby ages to lug the box all the way up here from his common room (that was a LOT of stairs, okay?), and it wasn't until he'd reached the very last step that he'd actually remembered the fact that he was like magic or something, and didn't HAVE to heave the entire box by himself. But still, it had certainly been an interesting way to while away his afternoon. Gotta keep in shape somehow, right?

He peeked into the seating area outside the office now and, finding it mercifully empty, went ahead and yanked the big ol' box inside too, squinting as it made that tell-tale noise. But no sign of Airey, so it was all good so far.

Trying to move as quietly as possible, but failing what with the contents of the box jangling and knocking against each other, Toby brought the box right up to the astronomer's office door. It was big enough that it couldn't be easily overlooked, but he still nudged it slightly out of the way so the guy wouldn't come bounding out of his office and trip straight over it. That was the opposite of what Toby wanted.

After opening up the box to make sure everything was in order, Toby closed it again and retrieved a note from his trouser pocket, before spellotaping it to the top. Probably should have done that before the stealthy drop-off mission, but too late now. That done, he knocked on the professor's door (his super hyper KNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCK one that made it sound like an angry woodpecker was trying to gain entry) and promptly high-tailed it out of there.

Gifts were great, and Toby LOVED to give them and see people's reactions, but this was a SECRET GIFT. His identity totally couldn't revealed. The entire thing was shrouded in an air of mystery. Neither the box's contents or the note would give him away either. Nope, no way.

Not a chance.

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STARMAN,

I hope you don't mind that I got you this gift, but you've been a super awesome great teacher and stuff and I've been wanting to give you this for a while but I wanted to wait til term was over on account of how I'm graduating now. It might look like a box of muggle junk, but actually it's a box of PARTS from muggle machines and vehicles and stuff that Professor Mox someone helped me get together so that YOU could build another super awesome pogo stick that you don't have to take apart when you're done with it and that you can keep forever and tweak whenever you like. There should be enough here to make that happen, and then some. I think I counted about seven springs.

Also there's a shirt too! I'll understand if you don't want to wear it though, I just thought it'd be funny. I've got a yellow one.

And that's it! Thanks again for being super awesome and stellar and astronomical and everything, Professor Airey!

From A SUPER ANONYMOUS SECRET STUDENT THAT YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO IT IS NEVER EVER
#VIVALAPLUTO


PS: I think you're kinda great and stuff

The rapid succession of knocks on his door had unceremoniously woken the man from his impromptu nap on the sofa. Merlin, when had... Airey eyed the unmarked stack of final exams on the floor and then the one resting on his chest. Oh. Yes. Well...ahem.

Setting it down on the sofa, Airey strolled to the door while rubbing the lingering sleep from his eyes. Upon opening the door, however, he found no one. No one and just a box.

"Sweet solstice, bit late on that assignment," he muttered under his breath while scratching the back of his head. Pretending that he was a full grown adult and not some eager toddler, he reached for the note first and read it over.

In all honesty, if the handwriting he had known for seven terms now hadn't given the gifter's identity away, the use of STARMAN certainly had. Involuntarily resting his hand on his chest as he read, the astronomer was quite sure that he had never received such a personal gift from a pupil before. Not even coworkers, now that he got to think about it - with one obvious exception there. Smile creeping across his face, Airey set the letter down on the table and opened the box right there.

"Of course," he sighed with a chuckle, lifting the orange shirt from within. He would never be able to think of that planet now without thinking of Mr. Toby.

.......

Wait...had he just said........

........

Darn it all.
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Oooooooooonce he was done with his little project and had made himself a nice hot cup of tea.
For the first time in the history of ever, Zander Adair was going to get off easy? MERLIN. This was AWESOME. "No it's okay, Professor. Honestly, if you decide not to read it at all, wouldn't hurt my feelings either." Actually okay, maybe it would this time. But only because believe it or not that actually took some out of him, y'know? And maybe for one of the first times also in history of ever, Zander Adair really put thought and effort into it. Not just a little either. A lot. And of course most of it was his nonsensical thoughts... But he also sort of wanted Flammy to be just a little proud. It was in his way, a form of apology. For all the tidal waves.

"Thanks for a good term, Professor," and you know in record time and everything 'cause he didn't even have to set foot into the office. What was going on with the world and could it please stay like this? "... I'm, uh, free to go now, right?" Not that he had things to do or anything... But yeah.
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For the first time in the history of ever, Zander Adair was going to get off easy? MERLIN. This was AWESOME. "No it's okay, Professor. Honestly, if you decide not to read it at all, wouldn't hurt my feelings either." Actually okay, maybe it would this time. But only because believe it or not that actually took some out of him, y'know? And maybe for one of the first times also in history of ever, Zander Adair really put thought and effort into it. Not just a little either. A lot. And of course most of it was his nonsensical thoughts... But he also sort of wanted Flammy to be just a little proud. It was in his way, a form of apology. For all the tidal waves.

"Thanks for a good term, Professor," and you know in record time and everything 'cause he didn't even have to set foot into the office. What was going on with the world and could it please stay like this? "... I'm, uh, free to go now, right?" Not that he had things to do or anything... But yeah.
Chuckling, Airey rolled up the parchment and tapped his head with it. "Nonsense, of course I will read it," he assured the Gryffindor. If that was, in fact, a genuine concern of the prefect. What professor assigned something and then did not bother to even read it?

"Yes yes, you are free to go about your day, Mr. Adair," he saluted, feeling a bit eager himself to make a cup of tea and read the young man's words in private.
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