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| | Term 22: May-August 2009 Term Twenty-two: Mermish Skirmish (Sept 2068 - June 2069) | |
05-11-2009, 09:02 AM
| | |  Professor Truebridge's Office (Kazi-free zone)
The first thing you notice about this office is the exceptionally large desk, which, if you look closer; seems to have unusual scuffmarks on its surface. Perhaps it serves a less mundane purpose than simply a desk? A large and comfortable looking chair sits behind it; obviously this is Ethan’s chair though you will rarely find him sitting in it.
Three smaller, yet no less comfortable looking chairs are arranged facing the desk, ready for any visiting students to take a seat. While waiting you might notice a large bookcase along one wall; though there are no books on it. Instead it is brimming with photo frames. Pictures of Ethan in his days as a student at WADA (if you look closely at the one on the left, you might recognize another Hogwarts staff member shuffling a pack of cards and doing one of those hit-with-the-ladies grins that former rockstars are quite good at) , one of him as a thirteen year old in Slytherin robes, a selection of him a few years ago with various dragons in the background, a newer one featuring dragons (and a certain fiery red headed professor), one of him on a muggle sailing ship, another on stage dressed in tights and holding a skull and one of him in Egypt working with curse breakers.
An old looking gramophone sits on the bookcase with a selection of records stacked haphazardly to one side, various eras of music are represented; of both the wizarding and the muggle variety. On the walls his OWL and NEWT results are proudly displayed alongside certificates proclaiming his knowledge and familiarity with various Dragon breeds.
A large basket sits in one corner, and a slight snoring sound can often be heard coming from this direction where Ethan’s chihuahua makes its bed.
The walls and ceiling are blue for reasons Truebridge hasn’t discovered, and he's been meaning to do something about that.
There are some fairly intense precautions against intruders this term, many charms are weaved around the doorway, the windows, all over the floors and on his desk drawers. If you go poking about, you will quite literally be caught 'red handed', startled by a ridiculously loud caterwauling charm (which might likely be heard from the Defense Against the Dark Arts and Muggle Studies classrooms), possibly glued to whichever surface you touch and maybe even temporarily blinded. If you happen to have any difficulties with your joints, particularly your hips, it would be wise not to enter without making an appointment, the floor has been cursed to dislocate joints which have already suffered irreversible spell damage.
He was even contemplating an age line to keep anyone over 100 years out.
It might be said that Professor Truebridge has grown slightly paranoid after his duel with Professor Kazimeriz the previous term.
In any case, there is now a wooden bench and a large and dusty ledger outside of his office If you wish to speak to him, you need to write your name in the ledger and take a seat on the bench, or alternatively, leave a note in the ledger and Professor Truebridge will owl you when he has a free moment. | |
08-08-2009, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by NicoT  "And I checked the new cage, but Kazimeriz... double-checked everything, he got suspicious. It does sort of look planned. Next time perhaps we should... not involve ourselves in things that don't have every avenue covered?" Ethan suggested, since he actually thought Marcus was sort of lacking this time around, surely he should have thought of every eventuality before agreeing to the whole thing.
"It would have been nice to have a little heads up on the werewolf thing."
"Hey." Marcus protested holding up his hands. "I double checked and triple checked that cage." Well he was sure he had, there had been a lot going on during the day. He had checked the cage...hadn't he?
Geez, what was this? Have a go at Axe day or something? "Sorry dude, I didn't know that you were interested in what goes on with Less." Marcus raised an eyebrow at Ethan, remembering quite clearly their conversation at the begininng of term.
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08-08-2009, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl "Hey." Marcus protested holding up his hands. "I double checked and triple checked that cage." Well he was sure he had, there had been a lot going on during the day. He had checked the cage...hadn't he?
Geez, what was this? Have a go at Axe day or something? "Sorry dude, I didn't know that you were interested in what goes on with Less." Marcus raised an eyebrow at Ethan, remembering quite clearly their conversation at the begininng of term.
"Well I know that, obviously." Zan gave him a look, it wasn't like Axe had to convince him of anything.
"It's not that I'm interested so much as... well I had a feeling that she wanted to eat me this one time... not to mention that it makes all that concern Kazimeriz has for her somewhat... well, it isn't like she needs protection is it? Or... well I suppose she does now." Zan wondered how long it would be before anti-werewolf groups started storming St. Mungos.
"In any case, she's the reason I'm still on probation and now..." Ethan trailed off and shrugged, "I guess I'm still on probation, which means if Kazimeriz manages to pin me with this whole thing," Not that the old man suspected Truebridge of anything though, right? "If he manages to pin me with anything, then I won't ever be able to teach again."
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08-08-2009, 03:20 PM
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#128 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NicoT "Well I know that, obviously." Zan gave him a look, it wasn't like Axe had to convince him of anything.
"It's not that I'm interested so much as... well I had a feeling that she wanted to eat me this one time... not to mention that it makes all that concern Kazimeriz has for her somewhat... well, it isn't like she needs protection is it? Or... well I suppose she does now." Zan wondered how long it would be before anti-werewolf groups started storming St. Mungos.
"In any case, she's the reason I'm still on probation and now..." Ethan trailed off and shrugged, "I guess I'm still on probation, which means if Kazimeriz manages to pin me with this whole thing," Not that the old man suspected Truebridge of anything though, right? "If he manages to pin me with anything, then I won't ever be able to teach again."
Marcus ran his hands through his hair once again and looked away from Ethan for a moment. That bloody cage was going to haunt him. He was sure he had checked it.
"She wanted to eat you?" He almost burst out laughing at that but then quickly scowled at the mention of the old man and then he shrugged. "The guy still thinks she's five for Merlin sakes." And Alessia Lupa was certainly no child in his books.
He shook his head quickly. "How could the old man pin you with this? You were only there to observe...right?" Marcus tilted his head to the side and looked at his friend. Just because the woman was the reason he was on probation didn't mean he would...would he?
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08-08-2009, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl Marcus ran his hands through his hair once again and looked away from Ethan for a moment. That bloody cage was going to haunt him. He was sure he had checked it.
"She wanted to eat you?" He almost burst out laughing at that but then quickly scowled at the mention of the old man and then he shrugged. "The guy still thinks she's five for Merlin sakes." And Alessia Lupa was certainly no child in his books.
He shook his head quickly. "How could the old man pin you with this? You were only there to observe...right?" Marcus tilted his head to the side and looked at his friend. Just because the woman was the reason he was on probation didn't mean he would...would he? "She... I don't want to talk about it, it was traumatic." Ethan figured himself lucky, Alessia Lupa seemed like a pouncer even before he'd known about the lycanthropy.
"I don't blame him, she isn't precisely mature-minded." Which is why Ethan was in the pickle he was in, never mind the whole juvenile staff business; Annie had merely been adorable and annoying as her younger self, not clinically insane, predatorial and unreasonable like Less had been.
"Nobody told me about the assembly before hand." Ethan said by way of explanation, which wasn't to say he hadn't known about it, just that nobody had told him. "Kazimeriz would likely create evidence to incriminate me if he can't find anything, not that there is anything that connects me to it of course."
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08-08-2009, 03:45 PM
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#130 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NicoT "She... I don't want to talk about it, it was traumatic." Ethan figured himself lucky, Alessia Lupa seemed like a pouncer even before he'd known about the lycanthropy.
"I don't blame him, she isn't precisely mature-minded." Which is why Ethan was in the pickle he was in, never mind the whole juvenile staff business; Annie had merely been adorable and annoying as her younger self, not clinically insane, predatorial and unreasonable like Less had been.
"Nobody told me about the assembly before hand." Ethan said by way of explanation, which wasn't to say he hadn't known about it, just that nobody had told him. "Kazimeriz would likely create evidence to incriminate me if he can't find anything, not that there is anything that connects me to it of course."
Marcus opened his mouth, thought better of grilling Ethan for more info and closed it again. Without having all the information of what went on between the two, Marcus could not comment but he had found Less to be a lovely person. She was sweet and kind to him at least.
Placing his hands behind his head, Marcus raised raised an eyebrow at his friend. So if nobody told him about the assembly, then what was he doing there? Of course he could have just been passing the great hall and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. But then he hadn't seen Ethan outside of his office in months, well except for the time at the garden party. All this uncertainty and paranoia was driving him insane, he didn't know how the old man could keep up with it all. Speaking of. "I suppose the old man will be taking over from Bontecou for the rest of the term?"
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08-08-2009, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl Marcus opened his mouth, thought better of grilling Ethan for more info and closed it again. Without having all the information of what went on between the two, Marcus could not comment but he had found Less to be a lovely person. She was sweet and kind to him at least.
Placing his hands behind his head, Marcus raised raised an eyebrow at his friend. So if nobody told him about the assembly, then what was he doing there? Of course he could have just been passing the great hall and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. But then he hadn't seen Ethan outside of his office in months, well except for the time at the garden party. All this uncertainty and paranoia was driving him insane, he didn't know how the old man could keep up with it all. Speaking of. "I suppose the old man will be taking over from Bontecou for the rest of the term?" Ethan sort of froze at Axe's question. Harmless kind of question really and Kazimeriz had taken charge during the Headmaster's last absence.
It didn't mean that he had to like it though.
"I don't expect Bontecou will return this term." Ethan answered cautiously. Merlin, there was no way he could get the probation dropped with Kazimeriz in charge.
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08-08-2009, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by NicoT Ethan sort of froze at Axe's question. Harmless kind of question really and Kazimeriz had taken charge during the Headmaster's last absence.
It didn't mean that he had to like it though.
"I don't expect Bontecou will return this term." Ethan answered cautiously. Merlin, there was no way he could get the probation dropped with Kazimeriz in charge.
He rose out of the chair and gave Ethan a thoughtful look. "I think I should go to St Mungo's...since...er...I didn't go with you lot." Marcus fidgeted for a moment not really wanting to say where he had been when the action had taken place. "Do you think the old man will cause trouble when I get there?" Did he really need to ask that question? Of course Kazi would, he's been waiting for this all year.
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08-08-2009, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl He rose out of the chair and gave Ethan a thoughtful look. "I think I should go to St Mungo's...since...er...I didn't go with you lot." Marcus fidgeted for a moment not really wanting to say where he had been when the action had taken place. "Do you think the old man will cause trouble when I get there?" Did he really need to ask that question? Of course Kazi would, he's been waiting for this all year. "Why do you think you should go there? I came back right away because at the end of the day, an ill-advised and insufficiently planned experiment -or whatever you want to call it- that got two professors into trouble, doesn't give us license to abandon the students that are in our care, the students that were put at risk by that whole fiasco. I'm staying right here and actually, since we are down to almost half the regular staffing level, I might go wander around the corridor." Since Kazimeriz wasn't around, he didn't need to hide in his office.
Ethan stood up. "You can stay here if you like... just don't go into my desk drawer."
He started towards the door.
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08-08-2009, 04:22 PM
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#134 (permalink)
| | Kappa
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GMT +10
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Originally Posted by NicoT "Why do you think you should go there? I came back right away because at the end of the day, an ill-advised and insufficiently planned experiment -or whatever you want to call it- that got two professors into trouble, doesn't give us license to abandon the students that are in our care, the students that were put at risk by that whole fiasco. I'm staying right here and actually, since we are down to almost half the regular staffing level, I might go wander around the corridor." Since Kazimeriz wasn't around, he didn't need to hide in his office.
Ethan stood up. "You can stay here if you like... just don't go into my desk drawer."
He started towards the door. "Woah! Stop right there Zan. You are so quick to criticize this..."he raised his hands to show air quotes..."experiment' as you call it. But I see that you couldn't help but come and watch the whole thing unfold." Marcus folded his arms across his chest and looked at Ethan as though seeing him for the first time. "And aren't we supposed to show support when one of our own are down? Or in this case two."
Marcus couldn't help it, he looked towards the drawer for a second before turning back to Ethan. "No I'm going as well." He needed a nice quite spot to contemplate what had transpired in the last few hours.
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08-08-2009, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl "Woah! Stop right there Zan. You are so quick to criticize this..."he raised his hands to show air quotes..."experiment' as you call it. But I see that you couldn't help but come and watch the whole thing unfold." Marcus folded his arms across his chest and looked at Ethan as though seeing him for the first time. "And aren't we supposed to show support when one of our own are down? Or in this case two."
Marcus couldn't help it, he looked towards the drawer for a second before turning back to Ethan. "No I'm going as well." He needed a nice quite spot to contemplate what had transpired in the last few hours. "Good thing I did, too." Ethan answered with a frown. His emergency portkey license had come in handy. No thanks from Kazimeriz though.
"So send an owl." He shrugged. Would Less and Bontecou really appreciate all the professors just running off and abandoning the school in order to satisfy their curiousity?
Well Truebridge was staying.
He opened the door and stepped through. Was Annie back yet?
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