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feeheeheeny · 01-06-2016, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Mmmmmmm, no, Callum was new here. He just didn't know how it worked yet. David was SURE of this, because Hogwarts was the best. Learning was fun. Callum would LIKE classes, with all KINDS of professors. So David properly caught his breath, shook his head to say he wasn't going anywhere, and refused to accept that answer.

"But he is teaching you himself. Didn't you read the directions, and hear his voice? This is just a challenge. A pre-test. A way to see how we all work under pressure...." Callum shouldn't be so easily turned away by a basic educational premise. This was a common way to start classes. The Kettleburn's dad was a professor. He'd know. "Do you really think Hogwarts would hire someone so lazy that he wouldn't personally teach us at all? And you don't want to look bad by not even trying at all in your first-ever class."

Just saying. Trust him.

Callum was not exactly buying what Davie was selling, but he was listening. He disagreed that the professor was teaching him, because if he was, he would have taught the new students the spellwork efficiently instead of forcing them to learn only from the older kids. This was not a style of teaching that resonated with this highly independent Kettleburn, and as Davie went on, the eleven-year-old actually sighed.

"Not particularly bothered with what others think about me," he started, already a bit exhausted with the conversation. "But I care about holding others back, and I do not believe anyone should have to hold my hand and show me all the wand movements and work alongside me to make sure I get through the class." The older kids were supposed to be learning, too, were they not? Callum did not care to detract from anyone's learning environment.

When it came down to it, he did not want to be a bother, but he tried his best not to show his worry at his potential incompetence. The Kettleburn name was a big one to live up to, and there was fear he was concealing behind his nonchalant words.

But would Davie pick up on that?

01-06-2016, 11:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
feeheeheeny Mod Babysitter Dwarf Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: #8000FF Posts: 35,308 Hogwarts RPG Name: Amelia "Mia" Adair Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Leigh Upstead Hufflepuff Fifth Year x11	be curious, not judgmental Quote: Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Mmmmmmm, no, Callum was new here. He just didn't know how it worked yet. David was SURE of this, because Hogwarts was the best. Learning was fun. Callum would LIKE classes, with all KINDS of professors. So David properly caught his breath, shook his head to say he wasn't going anywhere, and refused to accept that answer. "But he is teaching you himself. Didn't you read the directions, and hear his voice? This is just a challenge. A pre-test. A way to see how we all work under pressure...." Callum shouldn't be so easily turned away by a basic educational premise. This was a common way to start classes. The Kettleburn's dad was a professor. He'd know. "Do you really think Hogwarts would hire someone so lazy that he wouldn't personally teach us at all? And you don't want to look bad by not even trying at all in your first-ever class." Just saying. Trust him. Callum was not exactly buying what Davie was selling, but he was listening. He disagreed that the professor was teaching him, because if he was, he would have taught the new students the spellwork efficiently instead of forcing them to learn only from the older kids. This was not a style of teaching that resonated with this highly independent Kettleburn, and as Davie went on, the eleven-year-old actually sighed. "Not particularly bothered with what others think about me," he started, already a bit exhausted with the conversation. "But I care about holding others back, and I do not believe anyone should have to hold my hand and show me all the wand movements and work alongside me to make sure I get through the class." The older kids were supposed to be learning, too, were they not? Callum did not care to detract from anyone's learning environment. When it came down to it, he did not want to be a bother, but he tried his best not to show his worry at his potential incompetence. The Kettleburn name was a big one to live up to, and there was fear he was concealing behind his nonchalant words. But would Davie pick up on that? __________________