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Old 06-17-2008, 11:45 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Upon deciding that his ears were clean enough, Chester Wesolowski gripped the armrests of his chair and attempted to push himself up. He didn't generate enough momentum on the first attempt and needed to try a second time before finally lifting his rather rotund body from the chair. Straightening out his jacket and hiking up his pants to his chest, Wesolowski didn't even notice that his pants looked like they were ready for an impending flood. And gosh! The man had forgotten to wear socks with his loafers! Boy, were his feet going to stink! The students better hope he didn't walk around the room much...

Chester leaned forward, his hands braced on the top of his desk, and surveyed the room. Satisfied with the gathering of young men, Chester began the lesson. "Good morning men. You, unlike your peers, are quite smart. You were wise enough to recognize that Arithmancy, and more specifically Arithmancy taught by someone so intelligent and successful as myself, is important to your education. Excellent decision!

"Now, many of you are probably wondering, 'Where did this amazing man come from and what brought him to teach us here at Cooper's School?' Well, let me tell you. I, Chester Wesolowski, was born in Poland many years ago and attended the former Hogwarts School as a youth, where I excelled in Arithmancy from the get-go. To get ahead in school, I calculated the Arithmancy profile of all of my professors and played to their personalities. It earned me prefect and then Head Boy. When looking for a job after leaving Hogwarts, I calculated the Arithmancy profiles of every person who interviewed me prior to arriving for the interview and made sure I told them everything they needed to hear from me. Quite clever, don't you think? You'd be smart to do the same...

"Anyhow, after working for other men for a few years, I realized I was much too talented to work for someone else and I started my own accounting firm. I have been an accountant for all the Wizarding businesses in London for many many years now and even assist the Ministry in dealing with the Wizarding community budget. That is what brought me to this establishment. Minister Cooper knew of my skills with the numerical arts and requested that I bestow some of my knowledge on you."
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