Text Cut: Zeke
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His various influences were grand, in his opinion, so when questioned about them Zeke looked up at Professor Tanner with a smile. "I can see how they apply," he started. "My biological mum was strong-willed, in her own way. I didn't really know my dad, so she was all I had, and she overcame a lot because of the way she was. I can't say much about her ideas, but I recon I've always had that, original ideas." At least, it had been a common theme regarding the praise he'd received in his first few years here.
As for his adopted parents... "Mum always says not to be predictable, that it can get you killed if you're not careful, I guess that's how that comes in," he said pointing to the page about being free-spirtied and against routine and things. "Since I've been with her, we've traveled a fair bit too, which is amusing." Like, it was a literal translation? More or less. And he figured he didn't need to bring up his reckless Gryffindoring. While he was the only Lion in the family, he knew Emily's side were risk-takers, law enforcement types and all of that.
"And dad's a perfectionist, really, he's a potioneer, so he has to be... and observation is a big factor in how he operates. He can just see things, you know? I've kind of picked up his habits too, at least where potions is concerned." He paused here, contemplating, "I can see how I've taken bits of all of them, but I can also see how my current name is most appropriate to the traits I possess." Arithmancy was just so relevant. It was brilliant.
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Tiara merely listened as she let Zeke reason things out. Really she was very interested in what he had to say. His was a natural ability for the topic and a depth of insight that escaped many others. Plus his family history was unusual in this particular case.
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Bravo, Mister Browne," she said once he had finished. "
A mature individual is able to look at how his past shaped him and separate out major and minor influences. I agree with your assessment wholeheartedly." This one would be getting Outstanding on his N.E.W.T. when the time came.
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Right, it looked as if most people were in their groups. "
Attention back up front, please," she asked. The usual murmurs of sound faded after several moments and she fixed them with a stare so they would heed the directions.
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I have here," she began, then walked over to the lectern at the front of the room, "
several different scrolls." Bending, she retrieved a few pieces of parchment and then sent all but one flying out of the classroom with a spell. "
Each scroll has one of your professors' surnames upon it. Their family name number corresponds to a different floor of the castle, each one leading you one step further in your scavenger hunt." Another pause to let the whispers die down.
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Calculate each number, then head to the floor it suggests, where you will find your next clue. For the purposes of this exercise, we are counting the ground floor as zero," meaning they were currently on the second floor, not the third. "
At the last stop you will see a clue telling you to return to the classroom. If you can give me the correct order of floors you visited, I will not give you homework." Ah, the magic words.
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So without further ado, here is your first clue! Have fun!"
OOC: Class will close Thursday or Friday, so you have several days to get through all the stops (4 including the classroom at the end). Feel free to RP getting lost, finding the number incorrectly, or something else creative! At the end of class, you will PM the links for all the posts you make outside of this thread, including the final order of floors visited.