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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Alexander River Hirsch
Gryffindor Third Year
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Text Cut: Cameron Quote:
Originally Posted by Lislchen  No.
Cameron was fairly certain he had never been in here before today.
Ooh, good. "Thank you." He replied politely while taking a seat in the offered chair. It seemed that Professor Hirsch wasn't opposed to him asking questions that had nothing to do with the subject he taught either. That was a relief. He'd have had to find somebody else to ask. But Jessa had specifically suggested Professor Hirsch so naturally he'd come to him first. Besides, everyone else he could think of either had too much or too little.
Clearing his throat, Cameron sat up a little straighter in his seat. "I have a question about beards." That was a normal enough question, right? Not too personal he hoped. He didn't want to impose on Professor Hirsch's personal life. "I know they start developing during puberty so I was wondering if- I was wondering when yours started to grow." He wasn't bothered or worried or anything. Just curious about the timing.
ALSO it was kind of a compliment to Professor Hirsch, did he know? He clearly had chosen him because he liked his beard.
............ Beards? That..... wasn't what he had in mind.
Slightly taken aback, Hirsch blinked at the third year, wondering why, out of all the topics, beards was the one to come up. Puberty was a confusing stage, you know? Though, maybe he should be glad that it was only beards and not something else.
And, not to mention, there was a feeling of flattery there that he was being approached about this.
Whether it was because he was thinking or because someone had mentioned it, Hirsch paused to rub his facial hair. "Most boys start to get small bits of facial hair growing on the corners of their upper lips from the age of 11 to 15. Proper moustache and fuzz, something more noticeable, doesn't start growing until you're 15-17, and that's when you start to notice it." And would start to compare it with other boys and their facial hairs.
"Mine became noticeable a few weeks before my 16th birthday and I had a scruff, a bit of a beard pattern, in place by the time I was 18." Pause. "But this is different between each guy and what's in their genes; some don't grow anything noticeable until they're in their 20s and some don't grow a lot of facial hair to begin with." So he didn't have to worry about that. He was only a third year, after all.
"Are you thinking about growing a beard out?" He was curious.
Text Cut: Kyle Quote:
Originally Posted by Zellanna Kyle would certainly have to talk to the house elves about getting baklava. If they could make it, that would be great! That's it. A trip down to the kitchens was necessary. But he dropped the rest of the baklava discussion for now.
Meeting an Auror... That would certainly help. "I think I would like to meet an Auror, actually. It might help me decide later if I want to be one. Though, you said there were other things that could be done in Defense. Like what?" He was honestly curious. He personally couldn't think of a thing to do as a career with what he was learning in Defense, except maybe becoming a teacher as well.
He looked a little abashed that he had been sorta practicing at home. Admittedly, he never actually cast anything, but he could probably get in trouble if he did. Thankfully, if his dad and siblings knew he was practicing, they didn't say anything. He wondered if they did it, themselves. "Is it okay to practice a little bit if you don't actually cast anything?" It was a harmless question, right? Then, a thought occurred to him from his practices that might get an answer here. "Oh, by the way professor... I know when you cast Lumos, the tip of your wand lights up. What happens if you cast it wandlessly?"
"In that case, let me know when you're ready to meet one and I'll set something up." Tempest wouldn't mind, would she? Of course not. He had a winning smile, after all. "Well, teaching is one and it's a very fulfilling job." That winning smile? There it was. "If you don't want to go into teaching, you could always become a Professional Dueller. These people get paid to put on a show in the form of a duel. There are competitions and various tasks you complete and you get more money depending on how good of a show you put on while taking out your opponent. Charlotte Kettleburn, a seventh year student, has won a few medals in the Junior version." So if he wanted someone to talk to, she was one of the top choices. "It might not sound very appealing but a lot of places, especially well established places, need high levels of security and having a great grade in Defence helps. There's a section in the Ministry, under Law Enforcement as well, that deals with security. A lot of people would pay good money to have someone come and secure a building for them against potential threat."
Breathe.
"There are other options that isn't so Defence-based. Magizoology, Healing..... they require excellent knowledge of defensive magic so if either one of those appeal to you, it's something to consider." The list went on, really. "Defence is applicable in everyday life so it's important wherever you end up going." Though, of course, the boy still had some time to decide what he wanted to do - and choose his subjects accordingly - but it was nice that he had some kind of idea already.
If he didn't cast anything? "That's a big if." Just saying. "I'd say so but it's also a good idea to be careful about it as well. Some people might frown upon wanting to practice outside of Hogwarts in the first place." Though, considering the fact that he wasn't an expert on the Ministry, he wasn't sure how useful this was.
But he did know a lot about spells so the next one was one he could do a better job of answering. "Interesting question, Kyle. And I think Lumos is one of those spells where if you tried to cast is wandlessly, it would still illuminate the tip of your wand. For example, if you're in a dark area and your wand has fallen and you can't seem to find it - and you can't see where you're searching either - casting Lumos wandlessly will illuminate the tip of your wand. In that sense, it'll show you exactly where your wand is." Did that make sense? "There are some spells you can't cast wandlessly no matter what. Prior Incantato - the spell reversal spell - is one of them because it requires you putting your wand on the tip of the other person's wand. The more complicated the spell, the more difficult it'll be to cast wandlessly, especially to the same strength as you would if you'd used a wand."
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