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DuckyLinJi · 09-16-2014, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Oh course Seren had. They had discussed Mr. Hirase more than once while the woman was still at Hogwarts. She was much better at dealing with this sort of thing. MUCH.

"Professor Bentley was right," he began. The astronomer then took a deeeeeeeep breath, held it, and exhaled before speaking more. The sudden change in posture of the third year was a welcomed surprise. "I believe, Mr. Hirase, you have just taken the first step," he replied calmly while he continued to search for words to follow up with. Yeah...he had nothing. "Letting yourself be vulnerable just now. People find that appealing. I never said it would be easy, and self evaluation if often the most difficult thing to stomach. But being rude as a defense mechanism? That is precisely the reason why people do not, and will not take you seriously." Airey had used humor and the methodology that one had to laugh at yourself first before others could laugh at you as a defense mechanism for himself as a youngster, so he sort of understood.

"Your wording and the way you speak about yourself right now, Mr. Hirase, implies that while you wear the tough guy with an abundance of confidence, that you do not entirely believe it yourself. Even going so far as to say that Mr. Adair listens to you only because he listens to everyone. I have observed a closeness with the two of you that is clearly not one out of obligation. I suggest you don't take him for granted and try to look at yourself through Mr. Adair's eyes. In fact, that may be a good place to start in general. Try to see how you are perceived through the eyes of those you interact with." He paused for a moment and relaxed into his seat some more. Oh boy, here come the flood gates. "Let's try this exercise now, shall we? Try me. How do you think I perceive you, Mr. Hirase? Try to take a moment, perhaps count to 10, before you answer. Really try to reflect."

"People find it appealing when one acts vulnerable?" he repeated with a hint of a snort in his voice. He didn't believe that. Being vulnerable had gotten him in to becoming how he was right now. It was a long story, one he didn't particulary liked talking about to others because it was personal but no, he didn't believe him one bit.

But except for the snort and the rolling of his eyes, the third year kept quiet as he listened to what his Head of House had to say more. "Why DOES Zander even want to be my ..my fr.friend?" he asked. "I mean, the first time i saw him i called him a insane weirdo. I used an aguamenti charm on his face AND i blackmailed him in to telling why he was so weird around Bentley and it wasn't until the second blackmail that he told me he had a crush---" O_________________O "YOUDIDN'THEARTHATFROMME!" sorry Zander. Hopefully Flailsteed wasn't that bright and didn't realised what he was about to say. He had to change topic quickly.

The Gryffindor knew that he couldn't leave just yet and walking to the door could earn him points loss, possibly a detention as well and he wasn't in the mood of any of that. He wasn't in the mood to talk as well so he sat back down on the couch, running a hand through his hair and scratching his head in frustration so that when he took the hand away the right side of his hair was sticking out drastically. He didn't care though.

Exercise? now? Kevin groaned and looked from the Professor to the door and back again. "Fine" whatever. He stayed quiet for a moment, trying to figure out how the Professor was thinking about him. "I'm guessing you're dissapointed you have a student like me in your house?" was the first thing he said. He bit his lower lip as he kept his gaze down but then something seemed to change in his eyes as he thought some more. And it wasn't good. His face hardened and his eyes narrowed as he looked up and stared directly at him.

"I also know for a FACT that you do not care about me. You're only doing this because it is your JOB now!" his voice was rising with each sentence and he gripped the seat tightly until his knuckles were turning white. "You never bothered with this kind of talk when Bentley was still Head of House but now that you are you suddenly *want to help me?!*" His face was turning red and he had to take a couple of deep breaths to calm himself. It didn't work though. "I bet SHE put you up to this , didn't she?!" he meant the Headmistress. "Because she couldn't change me during that dumb detention she gave the task to you HUH?!"

He jumped up from the seat. "This is stupid" he said and turned to walk to the door.

09-16-2014, 08:14 AM	#25 (permalink)
DuckyLinJi Demiguise Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The couch Posts: 24,388 Hogwarts RPG Name: Caiden Denholm Ravenclaw Fifth Year Gryffindor Graduated x1 x2	A path is not simply for walking, its purpose lies in moving forward and improving oneself. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Oh course Seren had. They had discussed Mr. Hirase more than once while the woman was still at Hogwarts. She was much better at dealing with this sort of thing. MUCH. "Professor Bentley was right," he began. The astronomer then took a deeeeeeeep breath, held it, and exhaled before speaking more. The sudden change in posture of the third year was a welcomed surprise. "I believe, Mr. Hirase, you have just taken the first step," he replied calmly while he continued to search for words to follow up with. Yeah...he had nothing. "Letting yourself be vulnerable just now. People find that appealing. I never said it would be easy, and self evaluation if often the most difficult thing to stomach. But being rude as a defense mechanism? That is precisely the reason why people do not, and will not take you seriously." Airey had used humor and the methodology that one had to laugh at yourself first before others could laugh at you as a defense mechanism for himself as a youngster, so he sort of understood. "Your wording and the way you speak about yourself right now, Mr. Hirase, implies that while you wear the tough guy with an abundance of confidence, that you do not entirely believe it yourself. Even going so far as to say that Mr. Adair listens to you only because he listens to everyone. I have observed a closeness with the two of you that is clearly not one out of obligation. I suggest you don't take him for granted and try to look at yourself through Mr. Adair's eyes. In fact, that may be a good place to start in general. Try to see how you are perceived through the eyes of those you interact with." He paused for a moment and relaxed into his seat some more. Oh boy, here come the flood gates. "Let's try this exercise now, shall we? Try me. How do you think I perceive you, Mr. Hirase? Try to take a moment, perhaps count to 10, before you answer. Really try to reflect." "People find it appealing when one acts vulnerable?" he repeated with a hint of a snort in his voice. He didn't believe that. Being vulnerable had gotten him in to becoming how he was right now. It was a long story, one he didn't particulary liked talking about to others because it was personal but no, he didn't believe him one bit. But except for the snort and the rolling of his eyes, the third year kept quiet as he listened to what his Head of House had to say more. "Why DOES Zander even want to be my ..my fr.friend?" he asked. "I mean, the first time i saw him i called him a insane weirdo. I used an aguamenti charm on his face AND i blackmailed him in to telling why he was so weird around Bentley and it wasn't until the second blackmail that he told me he had a crush---" O_________________O "YOUDIDN'THEARTHATFROMME!" sorry Zander. Hopefully Flailsteed wasn't that bright and didn't realised what he was about to say. He had to change topic quickly. The Gryffindor knew that he couldn't leave just yet and walking to the door could earn him points loss, possibly a detention as well and he wasn't in the mood of any of that. He wasn't in the mood to talk as well so he sat back down on the couch, running a hand through his hair and scratching his head in frustration so that when he took the hand away the right side of his hair was sticking out drastically. He didn't care though. Exercise? now? Kevin groaned and looked from the Professor to the door and back again. "Fine" whatever. He stayed quiet for a moment, trying to figure out how the Professor was thinking about him. "I'm guessing you're dissapointed you have a student like me in your house?" was the first thing he said. He bit his lower lip as he kept his gaze down but then something seemed to change in his eyes as he thought some more. And it wasn't good. His face hardened and his eyes narrowed as he looked up and stared directly at him. "I also know for a FACT that you do not care about me. You're only doing this because it is your JOB now!" his voice was rising with each sentence and he gripped the seat tightly until his knuckles were turning white. *"You never bothered with this kind of talk when Bentley was still Head of House but now that you are you suddenly want to help me?!"* His face was turning red and he had to take a couple of deep breaths to calm himself. It didn't work though. "I bet SHE put you up to this , didn't she?!" he meant the Headmistress. "Because she couldn't change me during that dumb detention she gave the task to you HUH?!" He jumped up from the seat. "This is stupid" he said and turned to walk to the door. __________________