Everything. Well that was nice and specific, thank you Zander Adair.

Okay, yes, see this was helpful. Girlfriend.. she had her suspicions about him and Miss Brown, but she wasn't about to pursue the subject. What concerned her was his allusion to her having issues as well, which certainly wouldn't do for her Prefect. Mental note to talk with her later. "If this girl is truly worth your time, Mister Adair, she will be willing to spend time with you whilst you take on other challenges, such as the homework and Prefect duties you allude to." And if her suspicions proved true, this was even more true in his case. "Don't let a romantic relationship drag you down when that is the very opposite of what it is intended to do. If that's not the case, then you should count that as a stress reliever rather than instigator, and I officially strike it from your list." She made a crossing out motion with her arm and smiled.

On to the student leader roles. "Head Boy is not all that different from Prefect, so if you can handle one you can handle the other. And might I remind you that Miss Brown is more than capable of shouldering your load. If I know her at all, she understands the pressure you feel, I have no doubt about it. Let her comfort you in that."

"Gobstones is simple. It meets very rarely, lasts a short amount of time, and should be fun rather than work. But if it becomes something you dread instead of enjoy, then simply stop participating. Your housemates will understand, I am quite sure of it." True, loyalty was a Hufflepuff trait, but that did not mean that Gryffindors were completely devoid of it.

And the last reason was what she suspected to be the root cause of his panic. "Well you are dead wrong on your last problem, I'm afraid. You do NOT need to know what you want to do for the rest of your life." Even Tiara herself did not know that, and she was far older than Zander! "All you need to know is a bit about who you are, what your passions are, and what motivates you in life. From there, you should be able to piece together a few potential paths to follow: more schooling, travelling, job hunting... whatever it may be. But count on it: whatever you choose, you will likely be doing something else by the time you reach my age." Hopefully that didn't scare him more than his present state of alarm.

"As we age, we grow physically, spiritually, emotionally, socially... and therefore we are molded into a different version of ourselves. In twenty years, your desires may have changed and your career might go with it." Just look at her own jobs! "So no, not the rest of your life. You just have to figure out the next step, not the whole journey." If he could remember that, it would relieve him of a lot of pressure.

He had asked about her own story, and why not? "I wanted to be a gymnast.. but the hard ground had other ideas. When I came to Hogwarts, I found Quidditch and knew that refereeing could be a good alternative. I did that for several years.. but then my tastes changed. I took the job at Hogwarts to mirror that change." And of course there was Jason, but her love life was a topic for another day. or never "Then with the Quidditch threat and Miss Domingo leaving suddenly.. Arithmancy was open, so I took the plunge. And here I am today!"