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Originally Posted by Maxilocks  Evil. Secretive. Same thing, to some people. Even though he could not, of course, deny that the secretive and the dark had always had a connection. He let the thought drop as she explained the reference to a chess piece, and a half-smile slipped out. "Trust students to make connections of that kind," he said. Then again, he referred to her as Renée far more often than Professor Bishop, so that could explain the students, and not him, making that connection. Not to mention, it never had been like him to relate names to items. "Among other things," he agreed, smiling. It seemed like he wasn't the only one here, whose last name caused students to over-think.
"The Snakes are a handful," Jared agreed. He had a feeling he might have been one himself, had he attended Hogwarts but, of course, that was speculation, even if based on logic - he didn't see himself as a Hufflepuff, his Slytherin traits far outweighed his Ravenclaw ones, and, being the type to think, plan and strategize before acting, it seemed unlikely that he might have been placed in Gryffindor, a house that seemed dominated by leap-before-you-think kinds, often driven as much by impulse as by courage.
"Not surprised, really," Jared said. It just seemed that most of the staff had pets, crups and kittens being the most popular choices. "I'm just beginning to realize that not having a pet possibly makes me part of a minority on the staff. Though," he added, "I have been thinking of getting one. It'd be nice to have the company of a creature that doesn't have the perpetual urge to eat me." His grin, a little lazy, a little wry, lingered for a moment. Speaking of pets... "The phoenix is a beautiful creature to keep." Loyal too, if a person could manage to domesticate one, that being an almost titan's task in itself since phoenixes naturally preferred high, open places. "I'm impressed that you could domesticate one." It had been known to happen, quite a number of times in fact, but that didn't make the task any less a challenge.
Realizing she most likely wanted to keep her problems with Ellie to herself, Jared easily let the subject drop, grinning instead on her comment about not being able to block the attempt. "You could always complain to the Headmaster," he said, though even thinking of such a situation made him smile. He couldn't imagine himself and Renée bickering and complaining about each other, like students. And Euripides? "I give up and accept him as an old mutual friend," Jared said, laughter in his tones, though his expression turned more somber as she spoke again. "Perhaps after classes, some day," he said. They certainly did not have time for such a task, right now.
Ah. "Depends on how you look at it, mademoiselle."
Lazylittlegrin.
Renée simply watched Jared as he seemed to ponder the discussion of beliefs about their abilities. Something seemed to have hit a chord, and she wondered what exactly that was. It could be easily gotten, but she had a feeling she’d agree with the sentiment anyway, giving her reason to hold back. Not to mention he quickly had distracted her with the comment he did make, and she smiled back at him. “At this point, I’d think we should expect ideas like that from the students. And at least it’s not hurting anyone.” If it helped the students remember her name, so be it. Besides, a name was just a name. His echoing of her statement made her grin come back, as it dovetailed so well with her thoughts. It was really quite fascinating the meanings that could be given to the simplest of things. Or the most complex, if they considered his name as well. Although people didn’t seem to come up with ways to remember that, instead simply choosing others. It was interesting, really.
She laughed a little at his observation about the Slytherins. “Actually, I can’t say I’ve had many issues with the Snakes. Other than a few admirers. And Miss Skye,” she replied. That was another amusing interaction, the Slytherin girl’s continued irritation at herself. “Actually, in my first lesson, I seemed to find the Hufflepuffs more of a handful.” Specifically, Jake and Treyen, and perhaps Simon, a bit. With his desperation for finding a correct answer, when he simply needed to learn. The other two were another story altogether, although she knew a bit of Treyen’s problem was the same as Ellie. It was all so similar, yet different, to when she had been a student. But then she had hardly been the typical Ravenclaw. That tangent was dislodged by the renewal of the pet discussion, though, and she looked back to him with another smile.
“Okay, not surprised,” she said mischievously, as he denied it. “I don’t think it’s so much of a minority. Some people need the companionship of pets, while others don’t. I’d imagine there’s both here.” She giggled a little at his comment about thinking of getting his own pet, though. That only reminded her of their first conversation ever. “So no pet manticore for Monsieur Descoteaux?,” she asked, laughter still in her voice, before it calmed a little as he spoke of Anastasia. “Yes, they are, and thank you,” she said simply. There were more domesticated phoenixes now than there had been in the past, truly. “I didn’t have too much difficulty, however. I rescued her from a man in Russia who was mistreating her, while I was visiting, so the loyalty sort of stemmed from that.” That was her theory, at least. And for a moment she longed for being twenty again. It wasn’t really that long ago, but the memories were still there. Not to mention she knew she’d changed since then.
The comment about complaining to Tate brought another grin to her face, however. More for reminding her of her almost identical suggestion to Ellie in her office than anything else, but at least it was amusing. She couldn’t imagine they’d get anywhere near that point. “The mere thought of you managing to get into my head amuses me too much to think of complaining,” she replied, entertained. There was a moment of wondering if he’d find it a challenge, but then they were speaking of Euripides again. It couldn’t be said that their conversations were slow, that was for sure, and another grin graced her features. “Why thank you. I’m sure if he was around, he’d be happy we came to that conclusion,” she responded mischievously. As if they truly had to worry about the ancient’s thoughts on the matter, when it was all just teasing on their part. She let her amusement fade a little as they spoke on other subjects, though. “Maybe. I’d look forward to it, although we still have to find time for my challenge to teach you Divination,” she reminded him with a quick grin. Both pursuits sounded quite diverting, really, from the stresses of being a professor. Oddly enough.
She feigned a sigh at his response to things, though. “Isn’t that always the case?,” she went on to tease. Challenges always did depend on interpretation. And his lazy grin only spurred her on more.
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