This was the perfect time for Emmylou to meet all of her professors and any other important people of Hogwarts. She wanted to get the first hand of introducing herself and it was always a good thing to do, it made the professors notice their students more and what students to look out for. If it wasn't for her Aunt Raeanne then she wouldn't have known that or even think about meeting any of her professors at all.

Transfigurations, she hoped that she was good at this subject but if she wasn't she could just ask her professor and the other students for help but she really hoped that she was at the very least pretty good at the subject. Emmylou looked all around the waiting area, it was different from the others that she had been today and she had been to a lot of them today. Emmylou walked over to the mirror in the room. That was pretty strange to have a mirror in the waiting room but when meeting important people you should dress and look your best, that was just plain common sense but Emmy had always heard her dad saying that not a lot of people had common sense. Emmylou messed around with her super long blonde waves. The third year made sure that they looked their very best and that there were zero fly aways. Emmylou also adjusted her brand new lion tee shirt that her Aunt Raeanne had bought for her. Emmylou knocked on the professors office door and waited for some type of response patiently.

Sophia was certainly not expecting visitors to her office this early in the term, especially since classes had not started yet, but she had a feeling it might be Theodore coming to show off his new Headboy badge. She was so proud of him.

She opened the door and was a little surprise to see someone else there. At least the student took the time to look presentable.

"Hello, how may I help you?" Curt, crisp and to the point.

Not that long after she knocked the door had opened and a lady had walked out of it. Emmylou smiled up at the lady. This was her transfigurations professor, she hoped she was nice. The lady seemed nice but it was hard to judge whether someone was nice or mean. But any who, Emmylou was here to meet her professor before classes began.

Emmylou gave the professor a small wave. "Hello, I was just going around and meeting my new professors." her southern accent made her stick out from the rest of the students or so it seemed to her. "I'm a transfer. My names Emmylou Duchannes. I'm sorry if I interrupted you."

Professor Bellaire stepped out of her office and closed the door behind her. Her arms slowly folded as she inspected the student before her.

"The correct greeting to an adult would be good day,not hello Miss Duchannes and no you have not interrupted me." Her arms slowly glided to her side and her demeanor became relaxed. "Besides meeting, is there anything that I can help you with?"

What was that? Emmylou was pretty sure that this professor just corrected her rudely but that could just be the way the third year had heard it so she was sure that she was partly wrong. Emmylou blinked and thought her words out correctly before speaking to her professor.

The blonde nodded to her. "I'm sure that is the way you greet an adult here in Europe but I haven't really spent that much time over seas besides going to Beauxbatons for two years. I will keep that in mind when I'm greeting the other professors as well." Emmy smiled a bit and tried to let the greeting sink in her head so she didn't mix anything up or go to her old habits. Emmylou sure hoped that helped the professor understand what she was trying to say. "Please excuse me for saying this but where I was born and raised the correct term for greeting someone, adult or not is hey y'all, hi, hey or hello. I use hello because out of those four it is the most formal." Emmylou had hoped that she didn't sound rude because she wasn't trying to sound that way at all and she was never rude to anyone. She treated everyone the way they would like to be treated which was something that her father had taught her. "I'm sure that is the way you greet an adult her in Europe but I haven't really spent that much time over seas besides going to Beauxbatons for two years." Emmylou sure hoped that helped the professor understand what she was trying to say.

Wait. Emmylou didn't know if she was welcomed or not. Now she was totally and utterly confused by this lady. It seemed like the lady wanted her here but it also seemed like she wanted to kick the newly sorted Gryffindor out of her space. Honestly she really didn't know how to respond. "Errr...I'm not sure, I mean I have so many questions about this school but I don't know what I want to know more." There was one way of saying it, just one too many words.

A frown slowly formed on Professor Bellaire's face and her arms rose to rest akimbo. Sure if her children were around they would advise the child to run away because that body posture was a tell tale sign of an impending telling off. Professor Bellaire, however thought on what the child was saying, or trying to say for that matter.

"Well let me help you with that Miss Duchannes. There's a little saying that goes, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do'. You would do well to live by that while you are here, especially in my class." Her tone was strict but not angry but there was certainly no room to question that. "Also I advise you update yourself on the expected code of conduct for each class. You'll find that in my Rome, things are a bit different."

Emmylou honestly didn't know what to say to this professor. She felt as if she said one wrong thing without realizing it that she would get detention and Emmylou had never gotten detention before and she never wanted to get it. The third year would do anything to not get detention. Emmylou would have to make a note of not to say anything in this professors class even if she knew the answer to a question. Emmy nodded as the professor spoke. She understood what she was saying to her and Emmylou knew that there was a code of conduct for each class but she didn't think a greeting would be a part of it. "I will read all the codes of conduct for each class." Emmylou frowned. She wasn't frowning because she would have to read the rules for each class. She was frowning because she felt like she had met the first professor that she felt she would be able to get along with not matter what she would do.

Theodore had been planning this visit for a few days now, but hadn't plucked up enough courage to actually go through with it. It was no big deal really. Just saying goodbye to his favourite professor. Why was he so nervous? Time was running out, so he finally convinced himself to show up.

He dawdled behind the door of Professor Bellaire's office for a moment, then finally knocked three times.

...

Oh, Merlin... he suddenly needed to pee.

Sophia Bellaire was already partially packed. She was long long over the cold and felt her beautiful golden skin paling everyday...not that anything was wrong with pale but she was a tropical woman and she loved looking like that.

She was packing her trunk when she heard a knock on the door, which she quickly got to.

"Oh Theodore! Come in." She stepped aside to let the headboy in."