 Office of Professor Celestia J. Grimsbane
As visitors enter Celestia Grimsbane's office, they will step into a room that seems completely full of "stuff." There are few decorations on the walls, apart from some hastily put up Quidditch posters and a blown-up version of Minerva McGonagall's chocolate frog card. The left wall is taken up almost completely by a large bookcase. However, most of the shelves on this bookcase are only half-full. The remaining books have been scattered around the office in various piles, some of which wobble precariously as visitors pass by. A couple of shelves feature some seemingly random magical objects, including Sneakoscopes, Remembralls, and Secrecy Sensors -- all of which are in various states of disrepair. Perhaps there is an unbroken version of those objects on the shelves somewhere, but if so, the objects are not immediately obvious.
The right side of the office is dominated by a roaring fire in an abnormally large fireplace. The fire is constrained by a sturdy-looking metal grate, which has all sorts of random swirls and patterns woven into its design. Frequent visitors to the office may notice that these patterns are rarely the same as they were during their last visit. A plush, red and gold rug is spread out in front of the fireplace, along with a couple of squashy armchairs. A number of squeaky dog toys are scattered around the office floor, but most of these sit innocently on top of this rug. A plush dog bed has been laid out between the armchairs and directly in front of the fire, though it bears small teeth marks and other evidence of having been dragged around the office more than once by some sort of creature.
There are no chairs directly in front of Professor Grimsbane's oak desk, which dominates the center of the office, though another armchair sits behind the desk. It is clear that the Transfiguration professor much prefers comfortable, fireside conversations to the traditional setting with the formidable desk separating teacher and student. Particularly observant students may notice a small table shoved into the back corner of the office that bears supplies for tea and cookies.
Some new additions to the office have been added over the summer. A soft, squishy, brown cat bed has been reluctantly laid out next to the dog bed so that it's fairly close to the fire. Toy mice and strings dot the office floor in the most inconvenient places; be careful not to trip over them, as some are as large as teddy bears! A tall scratching post with a circular sitting place has been squeezed up against the window next to the professor's desk. Students will likely come across Mira, the young tuxedo cat named by one Daniel Yoon last term, lounging around the office or knocking things off of shelves. |