SPOILER!!: Quiggles
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Maddox stared at the next to arrive, the Hufflepuff 7th year. Thought he was dreaming? Say what now? The Charms Professor blinked at him, easing away from the railing just slightly to get a better look at him. "Tell me you didn't sleep walk all the way over here, Mister Lecium." That sounded dangerous. Wondering the grounds half conscious was never a good idea.
Pause.
He wasn't seeing what he was seeing, was he? No, couldn't be. Not when he had a rule against such things. Maddox vanished the boy's cup of what smelled like coffee immediately. "This shouldn't happen again." Everyone got a first chance. He had just blown his.
And now seemed like as good a time as any to get the lesson underway.
Maddox straightened where he stood and gestured for the students to gather around--mostly for those that found themselves at the far back. Plenty of room on this side of the bridge, just saying. Now then, he reached to the top and pulled an apple but refrained from munching it just yet.
All the sleepy faces were getting looks. Not tremendously grave looks, as he couldn't be bothered with those but you had the idea. Seriously lucky he didn't have any desks to send them all crawling and jumping again. Maybe next time. Merlin knew there would be a next time. "Like always, we'll begin with a somewhat vague question just to get your brains thinking." Very important before he started teaching them any spells, not to mention it usually being a good way to introduce the topic.
"Nothing difficult, I just want to know how you lot usually react when gifted something you find horrendous." Did they palm it off to someone else? Lie to save the person's feelings? Trash the damn thing the moment the person wasn't looking? "And what's usually your reason for finding a gift horrendous to begin with."
At least one of them would have the answer that would propel them into the lesson. That was usually the case.
Kace heard Professor Maddox's question and he furrowed his brows and wondered if that was an insult. No he didn't really sleepwalk. Trust me Professor if he was sleepwalking, he would have not even been dressed in his school robes. "Erm no Professor I didn't sleepwalk. I managed to get dressed and my hair is combed through. Just trying to get through the morning.." he told him truthfully. He didn't really get a good night's sleep like he hoped. As he was gonna drink from his coffee cup he saw it vanish. He blinked and then realized the Professor had his wand. Aww man he couldn't finish his drink!? He only had at least one sip left!? He sighed and decided to let it go.
He heard his question and he thought about it. How did he react when he was given a horrendous gift. Well his mother usually slapped him if he wasn't polite if it was given to a family member. His first instinct would be yeahhh I don't really like it. Like wow this gift isn't what I was expecting. So he decided to voice out his thoughts,
"Well Professor I think I would still be polite and accept the gift. If they gave me a gift receipt which they have in the muggle world I would return it and no harm done. If it was here. I would still thank them and keep it." he shrugged. He would keep it and hide it and then eventually throw it away if it was that horrendous.
His second question kind of confused him so he didn't really answer out loud. I guess it was just someone's style and tastes is what made it horrendous or possibly their lack of motivation or hard work. There was a lot of factors. "I guess one reason if it isn't something you are into or care for. That would be one reason to turn down the gift." There plain and simple. Now if he would have his coffee back that would nice.