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ArianaBlack · 09-29-2015, 03:20 PM

SPOILER!!: super sorry about the delay >___<

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Originally Posted by hpluvr037

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!"

Heh. Yeah. He was good at being specific. Oops. Sorry Professor Tanner.

”She is, Professor,” Sophie Brown was definitely worth his time and… Tanner was right about all that stuff. It wasn’t actually Sophie that was stressing him out or anything… Just Sophie was under even more pressure than he was and he wanted to help make it all go away, but he didn’t know how. That’s the part that was bothering him. He couldn’t fix things. But either way he nodded and gave his Arithmancy Professor an understanding nod, whilst mimicking the crossing out motion with his own arm.

And… Well, she was right about Head Boy being only a small step up from Prefect. But it didn’t really feel like it. Zander had screwed up so much in the past and they still gave him this role. That was the intimidating part. Felt like he had to be perfect now, but she was right… Again. Merlin, how did Professors even do that? He was glad to have Sophie as Head Girl, though. Otherwise he probably wouldn’t have taken the position because he had no idea what he was doing. At least Sophie sort of knew.

The Gryffindor scratched his head at everything she said next though. ”But Professor, the only problem is… I don’t know where to start?” On his path, is what he meant. Honestly, at this point he didn’t really feel a strong enough pull towards anything. He liked Herbology, but did he like it enough to pursue it? Doubtful. He was decent at Arithmancy, but was he decent enough to want to work with numbers and guesswork his entire life? Also doubtful. Whereas someone like Sophie Brown knew she was going to be a wandmaker, potioneer extraordinary from the moment she stepped through the Hogwarts doors. And his doormmate Benny was no doubt working with dragons. Merlin, even that first year kid knew he was going to be a journalist. And where did that leave Zander?

As he listened to Tanner tell her own story, he let his thoughts quiet down for a bit. ”So you’re saying I should just wait for an opportunity to come to me?” He scratched his head. But uh, what if that opportunity never came? Was he just supposed to sit around and wait for something magical to happen? Man. Zander did NOT want to graduate.

09-29-2015, 03:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
ArianaBlack Forum Manager Quibbler & Newbie Mod Ashwinder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: #6e5f57 \|#ff5470 Posts: 13,708 Hogwarts RPG Name: Alfie Adair Hufflepuff Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Laini Gracae-Ryans Slytherin Third Year x10 x1	doesn't proofread tweets \| #wrongaboutcereal \| #siriusly? \| emo to the extremo SPOILER!!: super sorry about the delay >___< Quote: Originally Posted by hpluvr037 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!" Heh. Yeah. He was good at being specific. Oops. Sorry Professor Tanner. ”She is, Professor,” Sophie Brown was definitely worth his time and… Tanner was right about all that stuff. It wasn’t actually Sophie that was stressing him out or anything… Just Sophie was under even more pressure than he was and he wanted to help make it all go away, but he didn’t know how. That’s the part that was bothering him. He couldn’t fix things. But either way he nodded and gave his Arithmancy Professor an understanding nod, whilst mimicking the crossing out motion with his own arm. And… Well, she was right about Head Boy being only a small step up from Prefect. But it didn’t really feel like it. Zander had screwed up so much in the past and they still gave him this role. That was the intimidating part. Felt like he had to be perfect now, but she was right… Again. Merlin, how did Professors even do that? He was glad to have Sophie as Head Girl, though. Otherwise he probably wouldn’t have taken the position because he had no idea what he was doing. At least Sophie sort of knew. The Gryffindor scratched his head at everything she said next though. ”But Professor, the only problem is… I don’t know where to start?” On his path, is what he meant. Honestly, at this point he didn’t really feel a strong enough pull towards anything. He liked Herbology, but did he like it enough to pursue it? Doubtful. He was decent at Arithmancy, but was he decent enough to want to work with numbers and guesswork his entire life? Also doubtful. Whereas someone like Sophie Brown knew she was going to be a wandmaker, potioneer extraordinary from the moment she stepped through the Hogwarts doors. And his doormmate Benny was no doubt working with dragons. Merlin, even that first year kid knew he was going to be a journalist. And where did that leave Zander? As he listened to Tanner tell her own story, he let his thoughts quiet down for a bit. ”So you’re saying I should just wait for an opportunity to come to me?” He scratched his head. But uh, what if that opportunity never came? Was he just supposed to sit around and wait for something magical to happen? Man. Zander did NOT want to graduate. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Lemon!