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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Alexander River Hirsch
Gryffindor Third Year
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Text Cut: Nat Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga  If Nat would have known she had interrupted his time to head to dinner she would have let him just go and spoke to him later. She wouldn't have bothered him, but since she did not realize she headed into the office after he said it was alright. "Thank you sir, I hope you don't mind me stopping by." Now that she was in the office she felt a bit nervous about being here.
She didn't fully go in and sit down either, she would wait until he would suggest the action, but maybe she wouldn't even have to sit. "I wanted to thank you again for being a contact for my possible internship with Mind's Eye's Record." Her smile grew as she said this. "I really do appreciate the fact that you would let me do that. It was a big help in the process."
The man didn't mind waiting a while longer to get some food. After all, the house elves weren't exactly going to say no to making something for him, were they? He could always pop down there and ask them nicely enough, preferably something with chicken in it. Besides, he didn't think he had the heart to turn the girl away, not when she looked fairly happy right now.
"No, not at all!" he said, gesturing towards a seat by his desk. He, himself, went to sit down on his own seat on the other side of the desk while she talked. It was funny how the girl had come to him to ask for a reference when his knowledge on the subject was pretty scarce. There was only so much he could write on the reference concerning music.
But her words? Her words were relieving, to say the least. "You're very welcome. I was worried that the reference might not be up to par but I'm glad that it has proved to be useful." No need to mention how little he mentioned music. Nope. "How did the meeting go? Did they like your piece?" Was it still called a piece?
Text Cut: Noelle Quote:
Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur Noelle's face was probably about to shine right off her face. She was ecstatic that her favorite professor had such faith in her. She wasn't about to let him down. She beamed at him before tucking her papers into the bag she brought and stood.
And yes, indeed it did answer her question.
"Thank you Professor, I better get going. Im sure other students need you. Thank you for talking with me. You gave me the little boost I needed." She gave him a little wave and then proceeded to head out the door.
It was very sweet of her to be thinking of the other students, did she know? He doubted very much whether someone needed him right now, unless there was an emergency, but that was still nice of her.
"You're welcome, Noelle. Keep up the great work and try not to doubt yourself." Otherwise she could risk falling behind which would be a tragic outcome after all the effort she had put into this.
Raising a hand, Hirsch gave her a quick wave in return as she left.
Text Cut: Char Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegz "Professor Hirsch!?" Char peeked around the door and then skipped on in. She HAD been summoned after all. What was it about? Who knew? She hadn't done anything bad, she didn't think, so she was cheerful about the summons. "You wanted to see me?" The blonde might have just gone ahead and flopped down in one of the chairs, and then promptly rearranged herself with her legs underneath her body.
Yup. Ready to listen.
Hirsch was ecstatic. His usually calm persona was broken with an excitement that made him tap his feet incessantly and steal impatient glances at the clock every now and then. When he wasn't looking at the clock, his eyes found the letter that was open on his desk: the letter that was the very reason he'd called this student to come to his office. He'd read it over multiple times, sure, but he couldn't help reading over certain parts, as if he was re-reading his favourite snippets in a book.
Ah, there she was!
Looking up, Hirsch's face broke into a wide, dimpled smile as he saw the Gryffindor there. "Hello, Miss Kettleburn! Yes, do come in." A request that was useless since she was already making herself comfortable in his office. Did he mind? Not at all.
"So, I called you here because I have received a very interesting letter regarding you." At those words, he slid the letter towards her for her to read, even if he was going to summarise what it said. "The British Youth Duelling Association comprises of the best duellers in the country and they host competitions - duelling competitions - against other champions across Europe. They've written to me to say that...... well,"
He paused for a moment for dramatic effect and to smile widely at her.
"You'be been chosen as a representative!"
Text Cut: Zeke Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera Sweet wasn't what he was aiming for... but... sure, he'd take it. Something to brag to Maggie about later - no doubt she'd be jealous.
Zeke was definitely not shy, he'd had too much exposure to Hirsch to feel shy. In a way, the man had become as close an ally to him as Sabel had been (and still was)... and allies were always appreciated. As such, Zeke simply nodded at first regarding 'perspectives' letting the idea sink in a little before continuing. "About my future... I guess?" Yeah, he sounded uncertain, and maybe he ought to be, but really his head was just a bit of a mess. "I mean, I'd settled on studying Curse Breaking, but, I don't know, I guess I never really considered any other options. Are there other options?" For him?
It wasn't that he was indecisive, on the contrary when he picked something he tended to stick with it, for good... but the question still needed to be raised. "What made you decide you wanted to teach?"
Regarding the food though, who was he to make the man wait? People could talk through food perfectly fine in his opinion. To show as much he nodded, taking a generous mouthful for himself as well.
While Hirsch may have initially been happy to see the Gryffindor here, the words 'my future' were enough to get his mood to plummet. He knew, when he became a teacher, that you shouldn't get too attached to your students. They needed to grow up and leave the institution and you had to let them go through that journey because frankly, it was selfish to expect them to stay. However, he couldn't help but feel quite sad at the idea of not seeing this particular Gryffindor in his office next year. It just wasn't the same.
See? Selfish.
Clearing his theist, Hirsch decided to concentrate on the part about his choice for the future. A choice that was Defence-cantered and, therefore, made the man very happy. "Curse-breaking will be a really good choice for you. I don't doubt that you will succeed in this." After all, hadn't Zeke insisted on not wearing any armour during Hirsch's first taught lesson here?
Other options? Hm. "Well, teaching is one of them. Auror is another good choice and one that would suit you as well. Franklin Paton is looking towards that as well, as I'm sure you know." Those two were probably the most obvious options. "You could also work for the Ministry in the Law Enforcement section and not be an Auror. Granted, Auror is the more exciting option because you're out on the field a lot more but there are other areas of Law Enforcement that need people who are good with Defensive magic. Security is one of them. People would pay good money to have someone come and secure their building or organisation against a threat." Just saying. "There are also those who duel professionally and get paid to, essentially, out on a show. They take part in competitions where they can duel and they make a name for themselves depending on how good of a show they can put on while taking out their opponent. It's a flashy job, that one."
"You could also look into being a bodyguard for some famous celebrities since jinxing and defence would be useful there. It sounds like dull work and not somewhere where you could challenge yourself." Shrug. "There are some less obvious choices as well: Magizoologist, Healer, even someone who is simply travelling a lot. Defence is applicable in everyday life so it's important wherever you go." Not a good answer, was it?
What made him want to teach? Simple. "Between you and me, I prefer conversing with students to most adults. I like the idea of influencing young minds and teaching them something they probably didn't know. It's not the most exciting of jobs but I like teaching Defence because I love Defence. It's a rewarding job." Hopefully, that answered his question a little better.
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