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sweetpinkpixie · 01-06-2016, 07:51 PM

Conjuring an easel with a large piece of parchment paper upon it, the Head of House gave waved his wand at a quill he had removed from his enchanted breast pocket to enlarge it. With another flick, he had enchanted it to act in a similar manner to that of a Quick Quotes Quill - just without the flowery embellishments.

Truth be told, the astronomer did not know much about house elves other than they were exceptionally efficient cleaners...so he was quite looking forward to learning a thing or two himself this meeting. Hopefully? Learn and delegate this little house elf appreciation to a student or two who showed exceptional interest in the task.

But first...it seemed that he had derailed conversation elsewhere, however temporarily.

And yes, he thought as much, Miss Royal. Heh.

Before he could respond to Miss Swynford's inquiry, Miss Kyle chimed in with an interpretation of her own. Precisely the stereotype he had been alluding to, which elicited a smug grin from the man's face. "Precisely, Miss Kyle. Or rather THAT is precisely the image those ignorant to the true nature of a Gryffindor will paint the actions of the entire house - that put all Gryffindors in a box labeled 'reckless idiotic brutes'. Actions like last night, for example. But Gryffindors do not go in neatly labeled boxes, they transcend all boxes." Including those actions of his own. Gryffindor level rage was a real thing, after all. "Now, as a former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor once said, being a reckless idiotic fool can be helpful, but you have to be GOOD at it and not mediocre." Which was all rather vague and Master Yoda of his friend, but quite true. "After all, it can only take five seconds of reckless courage to change the course of a battle. No matter how big or small. " Clearing his throat and adjusting his tie, he took a moment to collect his next thoughts. "Each of you will come to figure out what that means for you during your time here at Hogwarts. Gryffindor has seen a boy who was told he was not Gryffindor enough in his early years here and became Head Boy later. A young woman who was suspended in her first term and nearly written off who became a Head Girl in her final year. Similarly, there was a young man who could not control his Gryffindoring who was also suspended and became the Gryffindor Head of House in his later years. Each found their stride and so will each of you. I do not expect perfect, but I DO expect growth."

And he was done being preachy now, yes? He thought so.

"SO, about these house elves, yes?" he chirped, rubbing his hands together eagerly as he waiting for the first suggestions to come rolling in. No idea wouldn't be considered - especially since he was not fluent in house elf by any stretch of the imagination - and nodded to the quill to do its thing as each student spoke.

"A point well made, Miss Richards," Airey nodded, putting on airs that he really did recall this bit of information. "Certainly something that you all will need to consider as we move forward with the execution of things. Take 5 points for that thoughtful reminder." The quill did, however, still pull something from the fifth year's words to add to the list.

Mr. Zeke got ANOTHER look. Sweet solstice. Although he did rather like the idea of leaving notes. Sticky notes were something Medea often did and he rather enjoyed them.

Miss Neverwinter's suggestion, however, did not seem like something that was even possible for them to accomplish. Given his crude understanding of house elf magic. But her enthusiasm was duly noted. Yup, there was one of the students with perhaps Miss Richards to help counterbalance that...er. spunk. His eyes had glazed over a little during her speech, but had come to towards the end so perhaps it wasn't to terribly noticeable.

Blue eyes falling on Miss Kettleburn as she spoke, the astronomer quickly shook his head. "No, Miss Kettleburn, not entirely. This is just a small piece to that but a piece that can be more easily repaired. The house elves were not the only ones to have the feast ruined for them. There was also the faculty and left an astronomically poor first impression on those just joining this term, which was not only an embarrassment to me but the Headmistress. Then there were your classmates from other houses who just wanted to sit down and celebrate the evening, but found pea soup and Merlin knows what else in their hair and on their robes. Finally, there is the sobering knowledge that the entire fight was orchestrated in retaliation of the words of few and those few were the intended targets of the entire assault." He need not mention the bullying aspect again, right? The message seemed to be sinking in to the two boys - whether or not for the reasons he hoped for was still unknown, however. His whole delivery may have been a tad on the dramatic side, but the man knew no other manner in which to speak on such matters.

Now. Back to brainstorming?

Back to brainstorming.

Or not.

"Yes, Miss Champbell," he cooly informed the first year, checking his sundial watch to see just HOW late. "Grab yourself some breakfast and find a seat."

With the, er, story telling of Mr. Spades over, Airey gave a small nod to the quill to take a break and then looked towards the crowd of attentive Gryffindors again. "This is a stellar list to start things off, and your guesses are as good as mine if not better. I have never been any good at having empathy for creatures and beings not of the homosapien variety." Although that was questionable as well. "Miss Neverwinter and Miss Richards have shown the most insight during our discussion, and thus I would like to put you both in charge of the House Elf Lionization Project." CONGRATULATIONS! "As co-leaders, work together to come up with a formal mission statement and guidelines on how to show respectful appreciation and bring it by my office when you are done."

Quote:

HOUSE ELF LIONIZATION PROJECT

make a sign up sheet for people to do a chore for a house elf
make them a meal
embellish how much we enjoy the food the make and how clean things are in front of them
make them some little shoes for their feet
throw them a party
say thank you when we see them
leave them thank you notes around the castle
FREE THEM
eat the food they make instead of throwing it
clean up WITH them
send them good treats
put on a play for them
shower them with CLEAN socks
spend time with them
bake cookies in the kitchen and just so happen to leave a few behind for them
create a day that revolves only around them
create a bold statue

And speaking of respectful. "Before I turn things over to Miss Messer, who will be addressing the banner behind me in just a moment, I would like to formally thank you all, even those not directly involved in the food fight and unaware of the causes, for being chivalrous and cleaning up without a fuss. While it is wished such actions were not needed at all, the effort was appreciated. 20 points will be returned to Gryffindor."

And with that, the astronomer took a step to the side and nodded towards Miss Messer to come on up. He, in the meanwhile, was going to get another danish.

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sweetpinkpixie Wizarding World RPG Admin Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Leprechaun Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 40,110 Hogwarts RPG Name: Briallen Ashburry-Hawthorne Gryffindor First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Calliope Barrington Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Diamond Marchbanks Gryffindor Sixth Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12	mentions for ALL in some capacity SS whaa face rearranges things again astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Conjuring an easel with a large piece of parchment paper upon it, the Head of House gave waved his wand at a quill he had removed from his enchanted breast pocket to enlarge it. With another flick, he had enchanted it to act in a similar manner to that of a Quick Quotes Quill - just without the flowery embellishments. Truth be told, the astronomer did not know much about house elves other than they were exceptionally efficient cleaners...so he was quite looking forward to learning a thing or two himself this meeting. Hopefully? Learn and delegate this little house elf appreciation to a student or two who showed exceptional interest in the task. But first...it seemed that he had derailed conversation elsewhere, however temporarily. And yes, he thought as much, Miss Royal. Heh. Before he could respond to Miss Swynford's inquiry, Miss Kyle chimed in with an interpretation of her own. Precisely the stereotype he had been alluding to, which elicited a smug grin from the man's face. "Precisely, Miss Kyle. Or rather THAT is precisely the image those ignorant to the true nature of a Gryffindor will paint the actions of the entire house - that put all Gryffindors in a box labeled 'reckless idiotic brutes'. Actions like last night, for example. But Gryffindors do not go in neatly labeled boxes, they transcend all boxes." Including those actions of his own. Gryffindor level rage was a real thing, after all. "*Now, as a former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor once said, being a reckless idiotic fool can be helpful, but you have to be GOOD* at it and not mediocre." Which was all rather vague and Master Yoda of his friend, but quite true. "After all, it can only take five seconds of reckless courage to change the course of a battle. No matter how big or small.** " Clearing his throat and adjusting his tie, he took a moment to collect his next thoughts. "Each of you will come to figure out what that means for you during your time here at Hogwarts. Gryffindor has seen a boy who was told he was not Gryffindor enough in his early years here and became Head Boy later. A young woman who was suspended in her first term and nearly written off who became a Head Girl in her final year. Similarly, there was a young man who could not control his Gryffindoring who was also suspended and became the Gryffindor Head of House in his later years. Each found their stride and so will each of you. I do not expect perfect, but I DO expect growth." And he was done being preachy now, yes? He thought so. "SO, about these house elves, yes?" he chirped, rubbing his hands together eagerly as he waiting for the first suggestions to come rolling in. No idea wouldn't be considered - especially since he was not fluent in house elf by any stretch of the imagination - and nodded to the quill to do its thing as each student spoke. "*A point well made, Miss Richards," Airey nodded, putting on airs that he really did recall this bit of information. "Certainly something that you all will need to consider as we move forward with the execution of things. Take 5 points for that thoughtful reminder." The quill did, however, still pull something from the fifth year's words to add to the list. Mr. Zeke* got ANOTHER look. Sweet solstice. Although he did rather like the idea of leaving notes. Sticky notes were something Medea often did and he rather enjoyed them. Miss Neverwinter's suggestion, however, did not seem like something that was even possible for them to accomplish. Given his crude understanding of house elf magic. But her enthusiasm was duly noted. Yup, there was one of the students with perhaps Miss Richards to help counterbalance that...er. spunk. His eyes had glazed over a little during her speech, but had come to towards the end so perhaps it wasn't to terribly noticeable. Blue eyes falling on Miss Kettleburn as she spoke, the astronomer quickly shook his head. "No, Miss Kettleburn, not entirely. This is just a small piece to that but a piece that can be more easily repaired. The house elves were not the only ones to have the feast ruined for them. There was also the faculty and left an astronomically poor first impression on those just joining this term, which was not only an embarrassment to me but the Headmistress. Then there were your classmates from other houses who just wanted to sit down and celebrate the evening, but found pea soup and Merlin knows what else in their hair and on their robes. Finally, there is the sobering knowledge that the entire fight was orchestrated in retaliation of the words of few and those few were the intended targets of the entire assault." He need not mention the bullying aspect again, right? The message seemed to be sinking in to the two boys - whether or not for the reasons he hoped for was still unknown, however. His whole delivery may have been a tad on the dramatic side, but the man knew no other manner in which to speak on such matters. Now. Back to brainstorming? Back to brainstorming. Or not. "Yes, Miss Champbell," he cooly informed the first year, checking his sundial watch to see just HOW late. "Grab yourself some breakfast and find a seat." With the, er, story telling of Mr. Spades over, Airey gave a small nod to the quill to take a break and then looked towards the crowd of attentive Gryffindors again. "This is a stellar list to start things off, and your guesses are as good as mine if not better. I have never been any good at having empathy for creatures and beings not of the homosapien variety." Although that was questionable as well. "*Miss Neverwinter and Miss Richards* have shown the most insight during our discussion, and thus I would like to put you both in charge of the House Elf Lionization Project." CONGRATULATIONS! "As co-leaders, work together to come up with a formal mission statement and guidelines on how to show respectful appreciation and bring it by my office when you are done." Quote: HOUSE ELF LIONIZATION PROJECT** make a sign up sheet for people to do a chore for a house elf make them a meal embellish how much we enjoy the food the make and how clean things are in front of them make them some little shoes for their feet throw them a party say thank you when we see them leave them thank you notes around the castle FREE THEM eat the food they make instead of throwing it clean up WITH them send them good treats put on a play for them shower them with CLEAN socks spend time with them bake cookies in the kitchen and just so happen to leave a few behind for them create a day that revolves only around them create a bold statue And speaking of respectful. "Before I turn things over to Miss Messer, who will be addressing the banner behind me in just a moment, I would like to formally thank you all, even those not directly involved in the food fight and unaware of the causes, for being chivalrous and cleaning up without a fuss. While it is wished such actions were not needed at all, the effort was appreciated. 20 points will be returned to Gryffindor." And with that, the astronomer took a step to the side and nodded towards Miss Messer to come on up. He, in the meanwhile, was going to get another danish. __________________ When you're stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born with fire and gold in our eyes