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| | Term 57: January - April 2021 Term Fifty-Seven: The Third Wizarding War (Sept 2103 - June 2104) | 
12-04-2018, 10:43 AM
| | |  Staff Room
 In the corridor branching off the Entrance Hall, you notice two stone gargoyles guarding a door. You will soon learn that these statutes love to gossip. For those that have been attending Hogwarts for a while, it is common knowledge that this room is for the staff members of the school. The grand mahogany door that separates the corridor and the room is typically locked, so it is best that you not to even attempt entering unless you want detention.
Beyond the door is a long, large circular table, big enough to fit each person employed at Hogwarts, stands front and centre. This is where all the professors and support staff sit and discuss important school matters, ranging from discussions on the curriculum to problem students. A large wardrobe, once home to a boggart, is placed next to a small table on one side of the room and is full of various coats and robes long forgotten by their previous owners. The table holds two boxes: one containing spare parchment and quills and the other confiscated student items.
The opposite end of the staff room is arguably the more popular spot in the room. Placed strategically by a large fireplace, comfy leather sofas and chairs provide an excellent place for the adults to socialize with each other or take a much-needed nap.
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02-08-2021, 08:17 PM
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Norman strode purposefully down the corridor to the staff room. After a quick cursory glance around to make sure there were no students and no hooded horrors in the vicinity, he let himself inside. He sat at the circular table, taking the seat closest to the door for two reasons. It gave him the best vantage point to watch for arrivals, both expected and unexpected, and more importantly, if the distraction in place failed, if Rosier and his followers found out about this meeting, he would be the one closest in their line of fire for punishment.
He turned in his seat, keeping his blue-green eyes firmly locked on the door. He hoped it wouldn’t take his colleagues long to arrive! The longer it took, the more likely they were to be caught. And the longer it took, the more time he had alone with his thoughts… thoughts of his past encounters with dark wizards and all he’d lost because of them, Things were getting worse every day, and he worried it was only a matter of time before the students came to serious harm. There was only so much he could do to protect them on his own. The staff needed a broader plan!
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02-08-2021, 11:18 PM
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Shreya was normally not one to hurry. She moved deliberately—always with purpose—but never with unnecessary haste. Today, though, she was hurrying. She took long strides down the corridor toward the staff room, trying to stay on her toes as to not make any unnecessary noise with her gold heels. This was a time she did not want to be seen or heard.
Her hand hovered over the doorknob momentarily, a brief wave of anxiety rushing over her at what she might find inside. But standing out in the hallway was surely a worse idea, so with a deep breath, she quietly pushed the door open. Her face relaxed as she saw Norman.
"Hello," she whispered, shutting the door hurriedly behind her. Although there were no hooded figures in sight, she still felt the need to remain quiet. "I would ask how you were doing, but Merlin knows the answer to that. For all of us." She forced a smile and a tired laugh, but the situation was still weighing heavily on her. That much was evident by the bleak look in her eyes. | |
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02-09-2021, 01:36 AM
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| | Grindylow
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This was a horrible idea and because Neva knew this was a horrible idea, she’d come prepared for it to fail. She had her planner with her, filled with lesson ideas centered around ways to humiliate, belittle, and generally ostracize the muggleborn students. If they were interrupted, it would simply serve as proof that the professors were doing their part for the greater good...
But in the meantime, she settled into one of the leather arm chairs, set the planner in her lap, and glanced at the others.
”From what I can tell the Gryffindors still have a death wish. As do many of the younger years.” In case they wanted updates from her lessons as of late. ”I’ve been thinking we need to pair some of the older, more self-preserving students with the younger, more problematic ones. A buddy system of sorts. Try to put out the little fires before they start.” That’s it, that’s all she had at the moment.
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02-09-2021, 01:45 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Unlike Neva, Camilo did not bring his planner with him. He had stopped using it since his lessons went down the drain, when he was forced to single out Muggle-borns for terrible treatment. Was he even teaching Flying, when so many of his students were not allowed on magical broomsticks? No need for a planner to remind him what a terrible teacher he was. He just wanted to contribute something useful in this meeting - help make a plan to put an end to all this. And then he wanted to take a much-needed nap by the fireplace.
He slid into the staff room after Neva and joined the group at the circular table. Her idea was a good one, and he nodded in agreement before speaking.
"Did you hear that Rosier has Headmaster Trent trapped in a mirror?" he whispered indignantly. "What should we do?"
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02-12-2021, 07:01 AM
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Norman hadn’t been sitting long when he heard the door open, and his heart rate quickened, despite his nonchalant outward appearance. Act natural, he reminded himself. So far you haven't done anything wrong. Nothing unusual about a professor in the staff room, was there? That was literally what this room was designed for!
He half-expected Rosier or one of his minions to burst through that door but relaxed a bit as he saw Shreya. “Hello,” he replied quietly, managing a weak half-smile in return. Neva and Camilo also received hellos upon their arrival, but there was little time to dwell on pleasantries.
Neva got straight to the point, which Norman greatly appreciated, and he nodded in reply. “I’ve noticed that myself,” he said. And it wasn’t just the Gryffindors with a death wish! He took a brief moment to consider her idea. It was worth a try. At the moment, almost anything was! “Good thinking. We should also remain vigilant about those little fires in our own right. Keep an eye out for behavior that the Neo-Alliance could find even remotely objectionable and put a stop to it before they do. Reprimands, points loss, detentions… the students may not like it, but they’re safer with us than with them.” He wished there was a way they could spare the students’ feelings and spare their lives, but if they had to pick one, the choice was obvious.
He nodded grimly at Camilo’s question as once again, his thoughts turned to his past. He could sort of empathize with Trent. Granted, he had never been trapped in a mirror by a dark wizard, but he knew what it was like to be parted from his family because of one. He nearly died fighting a dark wizard and spent months recovering in a hospital, believing he’d have a family to go home to… only to have that hope dashed. As long as he was here, he was going to do everything in his power to make sure that didn’t happen to Trent! “I think the best thing we can do for Trent now is to protect his children and the other students, give him something good to come back to when - if he gets out.” At least that's what he'd want if it were him stuck in that mirror!
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02-14-2021, 04:27 PM
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Normally Gabi wasn't late to things - being late was one of her biggest pet peeves - but this was a special situation. After being THREATENED by Rosier in such a bold way, she'd been rather shaken. Her heart was still racing as she made her way to the staff room and slipped inside quietly. A small group had gathered already, which was good - but they couldn't linger for long or it would be very obvious and suspicious if Rosier found out.
"Well, I was essentially just threatened by Rosier, and...I'm sorry...I can't risk anything too bold. These children need me as their Healer. I won't give up my position to one of his hooded goons. There's too much at stake," she babbled quickly, realizing at the end of her little speech that she hadn't taken a breath since she started talking. She bit her lip and sighed heavily, her frustration evident on her face.
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02-16-2021, 11:27 PM
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| | Grindylow
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Glancing at Camilo, Neva raised her eyebrows. ”In a mirror?” That was...interesting. Also problematic. She was taking it to mean he was alive, though, and that was a bright spot in this otherwise gloom and doom situation. Maybe she’d even be able to meet the guy if they managed to make it out of this.
...She really wanted to make it out of this.
Gabi seemed shaken and knowing she too had been threatened gave Neva an uneasy feeling. The healer, of all the staff she’d met, seemed to have a handle on her emotions through all of this and seeing her rattled worried the Charms Professor. ”You’re right, none of us can risk it. They need us.” The kids. And honestly, she needed them to focus on. ”Norman is right. If we step in before Rosier’s hoods can manage to, if we can be the only ones giving out punishments, maybe we can keep them safe.” So that was the plan, then? Step up the reprimands, the strictness, the punishments, if only to stop Rosier’s followers from doing it.
”Is there anything else? We should probably wrap this up.”
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02-18-2021, 12:00 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Thinking about Neva's idea of a buddy system, Aguilar mentally paired some older students with younger ones in his class. He could convince the inquisitorial squad that these pairings were necessary to knock some sense into the problematic children, but it would really be for the senior students to protect their younger peers. He nodded again at what Norman said - it seemed that there was nothing they could do to rescue Headmaster Trent at the moment. As for remaining vigilant, he had witnessed what could happen if staff members did not put a stop to student misbehaviour before the Neo-Alliance did. Those people were capable of murder.
"We also have to really step up the reprimands, or at least pretend to. The inquisitorial squad is not easily satisfied," he added, just as Gabriela slipped in. She was there with him at the armour gallery, she knew what he meant. He was terribly worried for her after the hoods left to report to Rosier. She looked shaken, but not injured, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
"We're with you, Gabi. I just hope people outside are doing something to help us," he said, rubbing his neck in frustration. "If there is nothing else to discuss, I'll have to go check on the distraction we arranged."
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