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Continuing his drumming and his gazing, Risu suddenly decided he was hungry. Breakfast had been a long time ago. True, he had felt very nauseous all day - unaccustomed to travelling via Portkey as he was, he had nearly left behind his breakfast in London (and then the temporary union of body and nutrients had very nearly been cut short after rematerialising at Hogwarts) - but now that his body felt more like a body again, instead of an inconveniently essential brain container, he was looking forward to the feast with some enthusiasm.
But judging from the freely wandering students, that might still be some time in the future. He was a little amused by the eager way in which the students climbed the dais to talk to their teachers. Of course, compared to Risu's two years at Hogwarts, his colleagues looked rather more friendly and approachable.
Maybe he should give it a try.
One of the students was wandering down the table in his direction, greeting every professor as she went. Risu listened with one ear as she came closer; so the girl was one of the prefects! Like the professors, he thought she appeared more like a competent human being than had the prefects of Risu's student days. He interrupted his drumming on the table to greet her. "Risu Antares. Astronomy. Nice to... meet you, Miss Griffin," Risu said with a nod and a smile.
OH! Someone had responded!
Turning her head in the direction of the voice, Sarah smiled again, this time at one of the new Professor's.Risu Antares? Unusual name, and Astronomy? Lovely!
"It's nice to meet you too, Professor Antares." Should she offer to shake his hand? Errrrrr....
"I love Astonomy," TRUTHFULNESSSS
"It was one of my favourite OWL's to take last term, so I look forward to your lessons, Sir," she nodded.
OMG, she sounded like a suck up, didn't she? Totally not the the impression she was trying to give.Mental kick.
"Are you enjoying being here at Hogwarts, Sir?" Hmm, keep it casual, but nice.
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Oh, look! A Hufflepuff---and a prefect at that! Lexi grinned at the little badger, the lone Puff she'd had a chance to meet. "It's nice to meet you, Ms. Griffin," she said. Lexi wondered if she needed to say her name again, but she guessed the girl had probably heard it since she'd been standing only a foot or so away. "Thank you...to all three of you...for coming to say hello."
And another one!
A female voice this time made Sarah direct her attention in the opposite direction.Ohhh, she knew the woman's name, she did.Someone else had not long ago been speaking to her, and not that Sarah was nosy or anything, but she'd overheard it.Why couldn't her brain come up with it then? She bit her lip a bit, looking at her slightly vacantly for several seconds after she'd said hello back.
"Nice to meet you Professor.....Carlton?" Please be right!! "It's always lovely to come and meet any new teachers at the beginning of term, ma'am," Sarah smiled, when they were thanked.Getting to know their names was always a good thing.Best not to get it wrong in class after all.....