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Antarctica! 
Risu was slightly taken by surprise at the girl's outstretched hand, but also oddly amused. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Johanson," he said with a grin, and shook hands with her. Indicating that she make herself comfortable on the chair, he wandered around his desk. "I can offer you some tea if you want?" he ventured, sitting down with a sigh. His back hurt slightly, proof - as if his greying hair was not enough - that he was approaching the wrong side of 40.
"Now, Miss Johanson, what can I do for you?" He grinned. "I certainly expect you in my classes now, after that announcement, but if you have not participated in my classes before, perhaps you have some questions?" Risu paused, and pursed his lips. "They will be challenging - a comment, or complaint even, that I have received a fair few times - but if you enjoy the subject, it should be interesting enough to follow."
Risu indicated the shelves lining the walls, full of encyclopaedias, textbooks, and stacks of astrophysical journals. "As you can probably tell, I share your view on astronomy."
Hmm, tea sounded pretty good actually. She couldn't help but say yes.
"Oh. Yes, tea sounds wonderful! Thank you, sir." She replied with a smile at his kindness.
"Well Professor, I don't doubt that they'll be challenging." She said with a light-hearted laugh. He didn't seem like the type of teacher who would go easy on his students.
"But I'm up for a little challenge, you know?" She was in Ravenclaw after all. Knowledge is important.
"Actually I was wondering about what we'll go over in general. Just the basics. Will we be learning about specific galaxies and planets? Or how the extraterrestrial worlds move with each other...?" She asked with raised eyebrows.
Ellie looked towards the bookshelf, amazed at all the books he managed to fit onto the shelves.
"I see that, sir." She said with a nod and a look of awe.