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As you enter the office, the first thing that may come to your attention is the fact that the office may seem larger than others in the school; depending on if you've actually visited any other professors yet of course. Don't be fooled though, for it really isn't all that particularly bigger than the rest. The illusion of it being so is from the way the Professor had arranged the furniture and other objects around the room, trying to make it as comfortable as possible. The room itself has the warm yet striking colors that seem to both brighten and darken the office at the same time. The most common of colors are the deep reddish-brown that you may have acquainted yourself with from the waiting area sitting just outside, accented with a few different shades of reds, browns, as well as creams depending on where the light decides to land.
Apparently the Professor's desk wasn't considered to be the center of attention though, for to get to the actual desk, one has to weave their way through another large selection of chairs, each comfier than the next and quite matching to the ones outside; including a very plush leather couch sitting right in the middle where one may have to fight Alfonso to sit there. Dead center of the room sitting on top of a thin yet soft carpet, is a deep mahogany rectangular table, scattered with various books, magazines, and a silver tea set ready to be used. Once you do finally reach the Professor's desk, if you haven't flopped down to enjoy any of the seats beforehand, you could see it was made out of the same wood as the table you passed on the way up, and considerably neat despite the amount of paperwork and random materials that lay on top of it.
To the right behind the desk is a medium sized bookshelf lining the corner of the room, filled with books from top to bottom, some of them being Defensive Magical Theory, Seeing the Hidden: A Concealment and Disguise Guide, and Expect the Unexpected: Shield Magic, as well as a few out of place topics such as The Art of Meditation and The Magnum Opus of Scrap Metal. On the left side, there are a few filing cabinets used to document student grades as well as research from her own studies. The most unusual part of the room though are the little and not so little sculptures of creatures and abstract works of art made out of what looks to be metal, scattered around the room and even hanging from the ceiling. All created by Professor Romanos herself of course.
Make yourself comfortable if you'd like or stand in a fit of nerves if you must. If that's the case, Barnabus or Erma will surely try to comfort you the best way that they can. Be careful though, Barnabus does tend to drool and Erma gets rather clingy.
ooc: Please do not post in here unless your character has been given permission outside of the Professor's office or if it's regarding a topic in which your character simply cannot wait. Beware the consequences that may or may not appear from barging in though.
From the amount of time he had spent last term in Professor Bentely's office he was definately not prepared for the sheer size of Professor Romanos's office. The place was HUGE--he couldn't even see the desk. Where was it?
Unsure of what exactly to do, or really which of the plethora of chairs he was supposed to sit in, the Gryffindor just sort of stood there awkwardly, waiting for the Professor to fully enter the room and order him somewhere.
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Alyssa stepped in the Professor's Office and immediately noticed three things. First. The Professor had great taste in decorating her office. She loved the earth colors that she had used. Second, she noticed the metal abstract artwork and sculptures of the creatures she had in her office. Third, she had the three cutest cats. Alyssa quickly ran over to pat them before she remembered that she hadn't asked the Professor permission to do so. She quickly stepped back. "I'm so sorry for not asking permission before I touched them. I just couldn't help myself. I LOVE all animals especially cats and dogs. Are these Persian cats?"
Then Alyssa that she had brought something from back home that the cats might love. She searched inside her mokeskin and pulled out three stuffed persian cats. "Uh Professor, I got a bunch of these at a flea market in Venice Beach back home and I was wondering whether I could give this to them to play? I cleaned them up and everything. And talk about coincidence while I was there, I was walking around buying gifts when my Mom suggested that I should get something for the new DADA Professor just in case they found a replacement. I'm glad I did because here you are."Alyssa smiled at Professor Romanos. "Anyway, the reason I'm saying this is a coincidence because I just liked this piece of metal artwork and thought that the new Professor might like it. I hope you do." Alyssa said pulling it out of her mokeskin purse.
'Okay time to get down to business, Lyssie. The Professor doesn't have all day to spend talking with you,'Alyssa silently admonished herself. “Anyway, I want to say thank you for taking the time to speak with me, Professor. I'm really looking forward to attending your classes because I hope to be an Auror like my Dad one day, and I was told that I needed to excel in DADA studies in order to be even considered for Auror training. I was wondering whether you had any suggestions on how I could go about doing that like books to read or things I should be practicing on." 'That answers the how can she help me question,'Alyssa thought to herself. 'Now is the can I help you question.' "Erm... I was also wondering whether you had anything for me to do before or after classes? Like helping to clean up or prepare stuff for you for class. I'll be more than happy to do it. I promise not to break anything.
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From the amount of time he had spent last term in Professor Bentely's office he was definately not prepared for the sheer size of Professor Romanos's office. The place was HUGE--he couldn't even see the desk. Where was it?
Unsure of what exactly to do, or really which of the plethora of chairs he was supposed to sit in, the Gryffindor just sort of stood there awkwardly, waiting for the Professor to fully enter the room and order him somewhere.
Shutting the door behind her, Medea turned only to see the kid just standing right there. Alrighty then. Moving around him, she smiled a little before gesturing to one of the many seats. "Feel free to take a seat if you vant." Or stand. Either way, he was going to have his space invaded by Erma which she could see was already making her way over to the newcomer.
Medea took her own seat on one of the comfortable arm chairs near her desk, having set the package of gummy bears down on the table with the tea set in the middle of the room. "So, vot did you vant to talk about?"
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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
Alyssa stepped in the Professor's Office and immediately noticed three things. First. The Professor had great taste in decorating her office. She loved the earth colors that she had used. Second, she noticed the metal abstract artwork and sculptures of the creatures she had in her office. Third, she had the three cutest cats. Alyssa quickly ran over to pat them before she remembered that she hadn't asked the Professor permission to do so. She quickly stepped back. "I'm so sorry for not asking permission before I touched them. I just couldn't help myself. I LOVE all animals especially cats and dogs. Are these Persian cats?"
Then Alyssa that she had brought something from back home that the cats might love. She searched inside her mokeskin and pulled out three stuffed persian cats. "Uh Professor, I got a bunch of these at a flea market in Venice Beach back home and I was wondering whether I could give this to them to play? I cleaned them up and everything. And talk about coincidence while I was there, I was walking around buying gifts when my Mom suggested that I should get something for the new DADA Professor just in case they found a replacement. I'm glad I did because here you are."Alyssa smiled at Professor Romanos. "Anyway, the reason I'm saying this is a coincidence because I just liked this piece of metal artwork and thought that the new Professor might like it. I hope you do." Alyssa said pulling it out of her mokeskin purse.
'Okay time to get down to business, Lyssie. The Professor doesn't have all day to spend talking with you,'Alyssa silently admonished herself. “Anyway, I want to say thank you for taking the time to speak with me, Professor. I'm really looking forward to attending your classes because I hope to be an Auror like my Dad one day, and I was told that I needed to excel in DADA studies in order to be even considered for Auror training. I was wondering whether you had any suggestions on how I could go about doing that like books to read or things I should be practicing on." 'That answers the how can she help me question,'Alyssa thought to herself. 'Now is the can I help you question.' "Erm... I was also wondering whether you had anything for me to do before or after classes? Like helping to clean up or prepare stuff for you for class. I'll be more than happy to do it. I promise not to break anything.
Shutting the door after she herself re-entered her office, Medea smiled a little as the young girl headed straight towards the cats. Or not. "Oh, no permission needed. They do love to be petted." Except Alonso. Very rarely did he like it. "Not to my knowledge. I believe Erma here is a Norwegian Forest." she said, indicating the cat that was currently trying to trip her as she walked. "Alonso there is a Cyrmic, and I'm not quite sure vot Barnabus is. Might be a Siberian..."
Such a mysterious and extremely lazy cat.
Apparently those were going to be the only words she'd be able to get out until the girl stopped talking. Each time Alyssa had pulled something out of her bag, Medea's eyes widened a bit more. Oh wait, the girl was silent now. "I erm..." Merlin, she didn't know what to say. Good grief, where to start? First thing was first. "You are too kind. Please, thank your mother for me." The metal art piece had definitely caught her attention. However ironic it was. As for the stuffed animals... "If you'd like to give it to them, you are more then velcome to. I think Erma is the only one that vould play though." The other two were too lazy.
Crossing one leg over the other as she finally was out of shock mode and able to sit down, she took those few moments to process what had been said. " I'm sure there are books that you can read. Might have a few..." Glancing over to her book shelf, she contemplated a few titles before continuing. "Vell, I am no auror myself, but...I know that at least half of vot you should be practicing on is psychological based. You can study all you vant, but if you don't have the mind for it, you won't be ready."
Standing up, she walked around the chairs and her desk to reach her bookshelf. "I'll be opening up the practice room later on, so you and others can work on your defense and wand work, but it's currently...under... construction..." Where was that book- Oh! Here. Pulling down a leather bound book, she made her way back and handed it to Alyssa. Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling. "It's not a book for practical use but reading and understanding the material first is just as important. As for helping before and after lessons..." Medea had to smile. "I'll let you know if I need your assistance."
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Making her way into the office, Kurumi whispered a very small ojamashimasu as she came in. She didn't usually say this traditional greeting of "excuse me for intruding" like she had been expected to back home in Japan, but something about this particular professor indicated to her that it was needed and that she wouldn't take it the wrong way like Professor Scary Face probably would.
Taking in the sights of the office, Kurumi's eyes darted around the room and she was just about to get right to things when...OMG!THERE WERE KITTIES IN THE OFFICE! Not one. Not two. BUT THREE KITTIES! At first Kurumi wanted to say they were Persians, but their noses were far to prominent to be considered true Persians. They could just be American Longhairs, the coloring especially on the orangish one reminded her of the cat her grandmother kept anyway. Kurumi walked right up to this one and knelt down, offering her hand for it to sniff.
It was then that she remembered her manners...which had gone COMPLETELY out the window the moment she had stepped in the office. "You have lovely cats," Kurumi said sheepishly, her cheeks flushing. Well, the one did look a little disgruntled, but she was making a general statement. "Would it be alright if I offered them a tuna fish cookie? I always keep them in my pockets to appease my own cat. He is a munchkin cat however. Has a long coat like these three though."
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Shutting the door behind her, Medea turned only to see the kid just standing right there. Alrighty then. Moving around him, she smiled a little before gesturing to one of the many seats. "Feel free to take a seat if you vant." Or stand. Either way, he was going to have his space invaded by Erma which she could see was already making her way over to the newcomer.
Medea took her own seat on one of the comfortable arm chairs near her desk, having set the package of gummy bears down on the table with the tea set in the middle of the room. "So, vot did you vant to talk about?"
Shutting the door after she herself re-entered her office, Medea smiled a little as the young girl headed straight towards the cats. Or not. "Oh, no permission needed. They do love to be petted." Except Alonso. Very rarely did he like it. "Not to my knowledge. I believe Erma here is a Norwegian Forest." she said, indicating the cat that was currently trying to trip her as she walked. "Alonso there is a Cyrmic, and I'm not quite sure vot Barnabus is. Might be a Siberian..."
Such a mysterious and extremely lazy cat.
Apparently those were going to be the only words she'd be able to get out until the girl stopped talking. Each time Alyssa had pulled something out of her bag, Medea's eyes widened a bit more. Oh wait, the girl was silent now. "I erm..." Merlin, she didn't know what to say. Good grief, where to start? First thing was first. "You are too kind. Please, thank your mother for me." The metal art piece had definitely caught her attention. However ironic it was. As for the stuffed animals... "If you'd like to give it to them, you are more then velcome to. I think Erma is the only one that vould play though." The other two were too lazy.
Crossing one leg over the other as she finally was out of shock mode and able to sit down, she took those few moments to process what had been said. " I'm sure there are books that you can read. Might have a few..." Glancing over to her book shelf, she contemplated a few titles before continuing. "Vell, I am no auror myself, but...I know that at least half of vot you should be practicing on is psychological based. You can study all you vant, but if you don't have the mind for it, you won't be ready."
Standing up, she walked around the chairs and her desk to reach her bookshelf. "I'll be opening up the practice room later on, so you and others can work on your defense and wand work, but it's currently...under... construction..." Where was that book- Oh! Here. Pulling down a leather bound book, she made her way back and handed it to Alyssa. Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling. "It's not a book for practical use but reading and understanding the material first is just as important. As for helping before and after lessons..." Medea had to smile. "I'll let you know if I need your assistance."
Alyssa reached out to take the book,"Magical Theory" from the Professor. "Thank you for loaning the book to me. I'll make sure that I take good care of it. "Alyssa thanked the Professor putting the book securely into her bag, before she bent down and placed the toys onto the floor for the kittens to play. She made sure that she placed them out of the path where people might walk and looked as one of the kittens immediately moved to play with it. "Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. I look forward to assisting you whenever you need it." Alyssa thanked the Professor before she headed out of her office.
Shutting the door behind her, Medea turned only to see the kid just standing right there. Alrighty then. Moving around him, she smiled a little before gesturing to one of the many seats. "Feel free to take a seat if you vant." Or stand. Either way, he was going to have his space invaded by Erma which she could see was already making her way over to the newcomer.
Medea took her own seat on one of the comfortable arm chairs near her desk, having set the package of gummy bears down on the table with the tea set in the middle of the room. "So, vot did you vant to talk about?"
Good, August really didn't want to stand up while talking to the new professor. He still wasn't used to all the sets of staircases he had to walk down to make it from the Gryffindor Common Room on the seventh floor to the the DADA corridor that was situated on the first floor.
He needed to find some passageways he heard some older students bragging about.
"Thank you Professor Romanos." he walked over and sat on a small loveseat across from where she had taken a seat. He had caught glance of a cat, peaking out from around the chairs nearby. "Oh do you have a cat?" he asked excitedly. He had never really been a huge cat fan but now that he had spent a bit more time with Taryn's cat, Clara, felines were now an interest to him. The Gryffindor lowered a hand close to the floor so that the cat could see that he was friendly.
So now he needed to express his concerns to the Professor, she had asked after all....in a strange accent, nonetheless. He was going to ignore it because it wasn't polite to ask, and it wasn't hard to make out what she was saying; it was only slight. "Yes, I was just coming to express my, uh, anxiety in taking on the subject this term. I didn't participate much last term due to the fact our Professor wasn't really around much." He paused again. "Its just that I am a Muggleborn and I don't really know what to expect and what I would need to do to 'Defend myself against the Dark Arts'." he said quickly, not trying to sound like a whimp.
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Making her way into the office, Kurumi whispered a very small ojamashimasu as she came in. She didn't usually say this traditional greeting of "excuse me for intruding" like she had been expected to back home in Japan, but something about this particular professor indicated to her that it was needed and that she wouldn't take it the wrong way like Professor Scary Face probably would.
Taking in the sights of the office, Kurumi's eyes darted around the room and she was just about to get right to things when...OMG!THERE WERE KITTIES IN THE OFFICE! Not one. Not two. BUT THREE KITTIES! At first Kurumi wanted to say they were Persians, but their noses were far to prominent to be considered true Persians. They could just be American Longhairs, the coloring especially on the orangish one reminded her of the cat her grandmother kept anyway. Kurumi walked right up to this one and knelt down, offering her hand for it to sniff.
It was then that she remembered her manners...which had gone COMPLETELY out the window the moment she had stepped in the office. "You have lovely cats," Kurumi said sheepishly, her cheeks flushing. Well, the one did look a little disgruntled, but she was making a general statement. "Would it be alright if I offered them a tuna fish cookie? I always keep them in my pockets to appease my own cat. He is a munchkin cat however. Has a long coat like these three though."
Shutting the door, Medea missed what the young Gryffindor had said, and even if she caught it, well...it would've been a lost cause either way. Smiling a little as one of the cats was gaining enough attention to make him start drooling as he purred while sniffing the girl's hand.
"Thank you." she smiled, walking further into her own office, although, having to pause momentarily to ponder the request. Tuna fish cookies? Eying her cats, she couldn't help but think that they really didn't need anything else. Big enough as it was. "If you'd like to. They eat pretty much anything."
Black holes in their stomachs.
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Alyssa reached out to take the book,"Magical Theory" from the Professor. "Thank you for loaning the book to me. I'll make sure that I take good care of it. "Alyssa thanked the Professor putting the book securely into her bag, before she bent down and placed the toys onto the floor for the kittens to play. She made sure that she placed them out of the path where people might walk and looked as one of the kittens immediately moved to play with it. "Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. I look forward to assisting you whenever you need it." Alyssa thanked the Professor before she headed out of her office.
Good. She did like when her books were in nice conditions.
"Of course." she nodded, taking her seat once again as she eyed the toys placed onto the ground. Naturally, Erma was the first to test out the situation, sniffing the stuffed animals from a good few inches away.
Oh?
"Of...course..." And the girl was gone. Right. Now she had...six cats. For the love of Merlin, she was becoming the cat lady.
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Good, August really didn't want to stand up while talking to the new professor. He still wasn't used to all the sets of staircases he had to walk down to make it from the Gryffindor Common Room on the seventh floor to the the DADA corridor that was situated on the first floor.
He needed to find some passageways he heard some older students bragging about.
"Thank you Professor Romanos." he walked over and sat on a small loveseat across from where she had taken a seat. He had caught glance of a cat, peaking out from around the chairs nearby. "Oh do you have a cat?" he asked excitedly. He had never really been a huge cat fan but now that he had spent a bit more time with Taryn's cat, Clara, felines were now an interest to him. The Gryffindor lowered a hand close to the floor so that the cat could see that he was friendly.
So now he needed to express his concerns to the Professor, she had asked after all....in a strange accent, nonetheless. He was going to ignore it because it wasn't polite to ask, and it wasn't hard to make out what she was saying; it was only slight. "Yes, I was just coming to express my, uh, anxiety in taking on the subject this term. I didn't participate much last term due to the fact our Professor wasn't really around much." He paused again. "Its just that I am a Muggleborn and I don't really know what to expect and what I would need to do to 'Defend myself against the Dark Arts'." he said quickly, not trying to sound like a whimp.
"Three actually." she grinned, crossing one leg over the other as she tried to see which had caught his attention. No success though. When in doubt...blame it on Erma.
Now, onto the more serious topic. The topic that actually had her fighting the urge to smile. Or laugh. Not to be rude of course or shoot down his concerns, though she had a sneaking suspicion about something. "Being muggleborn doesn't put you at a disadvantage Mister Goldstein. Many students probably don't know exactly vot to expect, so you aren't alone." Tilting her head to the side a little, for a moment, her gaze settled on the gummy bears on the table before moving back to the Gryffindor. A little more serious now.
"You can expect the class to be just like any other. I assure you, it has it's fun and boring parts." Also known as practical and theoretical portions. "And vot you vould need to do to 'defend yourself against the dark arts', you'll learn in the class. I can promise you won't be put against something you are not ready for if that's vot you're truly concerned about."
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Shutting the door, Medea missed what the young Gryffindor had said, and even if she caught it, well...it would've been a lost cause either way. Smiling a little as one of the cats was gaining enough attention to make him start drooling as he purred while sniffing the girl's hand.
"Thank you." she smiled, walking further into her own office, although, having to pause momentarily to ponder the request. Tuna fish cookies? Eying her cats, she couldn't help but think that they really didn't need anything else. Big enough as it was. "If you'd like to. They eat pretty much anything."
Black holes in their stomachs.
Kurumi beamed in the woman's direction and then reached into her pocket for the small bag of cookies. She then walked over towards the large orange kitty and offered him a cookie, only to find that her entire hand was slobbered all over as the feline attempted to take it from her. Any other student probably would have been disgusted by this, but not Kurumi. She found it rather endearing and wanting to snuggle with it.
After giving cookies to the others, and avoiding a swat from the angry looking one, Kurumi walked over to the professor's desk and took a seat. Yes, her hand was still all shinny from the kitty drool.
"Um...thank you." For letting her feed the cats and seeing her. "I actually came here to ask you about creatures," Kurumi continued. And not exactly the kitty variety. "I was actually wondering if perhaps, this term, if you were planning a lesson on dark creatures? Or, if you had an titles of books that you suggest on the topic." It had been a topic that had yet to really be discussed in her Defense Against the Dark Arts classes. There had been that final exam where they had to identify dark creatures, but nothing really extensive.
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Goodness, more sweet treats. She was going to have a sugar high for weeks now. "Oh, no, not interrupting at all." she said, shaking her head a little as she too glanced towards the students. Even if the students were amusing to be around, an adult presence was more than welcome at the moment. "Please, do come in."
Gemma's face lit up and she smiled at the woman. She picked up the goody basket and headed into the professor's office. She was instantly excited as she noticed a cat roaming around. O how she loved cats. She glanced over her shoulder, "I just wanted to stop by and welcome you to Hoggy Warts and to formally introduce myself to you!" she said turning her head back around to find a seat.
"I love what you've done with the office...it's sooo roomy...and much more appealing that it has been in the past...o booys and their decorating sense..." she said with a little giggle. She placed the basket on a little end table and now with her hands free she turned towards professor.
She extended her hand and with her usual charming smile said, "I'm Gemma Cerulean, Muggle Studies..."
"Professor!" shouted Luigi, "Me and my friend need your help, we need to know where to go, look we only just got to the castle, we got lost at Hogsmeade, could you tell us what this place is like?"
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Kurumi beamed in the woman's direction and then reached into her pocket for the small bag of cookies. She then walked over towards the large orange kitty and offered him a cookie, only to find that her entire hand was slobbered all over as the feline attempted to take it from her. Any other student probably would have been disgusted by this, but not Kurumi. She found it rather endearing and wanting to snuggle with it.
After giving cookies to the others, and avoiding a swat from the angry looking one, Kurumi walked over to the professor's desk and took a seat. Yes, her hand was still all shinny from the kitty drool.
"Um...thank you." For letting her feed the cats and seeing her. "I actually came here to ask you about creatures," Kurumi continued. And not exactly the kitty variety. "I was actually wondering if perhaps, this term, if you were planning a lesson on dark creatures? Or, if you had an titles of books that you suggest on the topic." It had been a topic that had yet to really be discussed in her Defense Against the Dark Arts classes. There had been that final exam where they had to identify dark creatures, but nothing really extensive.
She could practically see the drool on the girl's hand...
Grimacing herself, she summoned a box of tissues and placed it on the table as the young girl fed the other two cats. Goodness, she didn't like Barnabus drooling on her, much less see him do so on other people.
Nodding a little at the thanks, she settled back in her seat. Yup, it was still amusing, what with all the questions before lessons. Impatient students! "You're just going to have to wait and see Miss Hollingberry." she smiled, glancing over to her bookshelf and trying to remember if there were any suitable books she could lend the girl. "Is there a particular creature you had in mind? Or just in general, dark creatures."
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Gemma's face lit up and she smiled at the woman. She picked up the goody basket and headed into the professor's office. She was instantly excited as she noticed a cat roaming around. O how she loved cats. She glanced over her shoulder, "I just wanted to stop by and welcome you to Hoggy Warts and to formally introduce myself to you!" she said turning her head back around to find a seat.
"I love what you've done with the office...it's sooo roomy...and much more appealing that it has been in the past...o booys and their decorating sense..." she said with a little giggle. She placed the basket on a little end table and now with her hands free she turned towards professor.
She extended her hand and with her usual charming smile said, "I'm Gemma Cerulean, Muggle Studies..."
Waiting for the professor to enter the office before slowly shutting the door, Medea smiled over to her, trying for the life of her...remember the woman's name. It was said at the feast.
"Thank you. I try." she laughed a little. So, just how many professors had been in this position before her? Moving around the chairs, and making sure Erma didn't trip her to death, Medea paused by her favorite seat, just before the woman held out her hand. OH! Gemma. Muggle Studies. Yes, she remembered it now.
"It's nice to meet you, Gemma." she said, shaking the professor's hand. "Suppose you already know me. Medea Romanos. Defense." Newbie in the castle and all. "Thank you...very much for the gift and velcome. Any chance you'd be interested in some tea? I vos just about to make so-"
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"Professor!" shouted Luigi, "Me and my friend need your help, we need to know where to go, look we only just got to the castle, we got lost at Hogsmeade, could you tell us what this place is like?"
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Looking towards her door, well, OPEN door now, Medea's eyebrows raised in surprise at the sudden entrance of a young boy. It took only a moment before just one eyebrow was raised. How did one get lost from a giant group?
More importantly, what was Hogsmeade?
"I erm..." Medea had no clue how to respond to the kid. She was practically as new as he was here. Yeeaa...
Waiting for the professor to enter the office before slowly shutting the door, Medea smiled over to her, trying for the life of her...remember the woman's name. It was said at the feast.
"Thank you. I try." she laughed a little. So, just how many professors had been in this position before her? Moving around the chairs, and making sure Erma didn't trip her to death, Medea paused by her favorite seat, just before the woman held out her hand. OH! Gemma. Muggle Studies. Yes, she remembered it now.
"It's nice to meet you, Gemma." she said, shaking the professor's hand. "Suppose you already know me. Medea Romanos. Defense." Newbie in the castle and all. "Thank you...very much for the gift and velcome. Any chance you'd be interested in some tea? I vos just about to make so-"
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Looking towards her door, well, OPEN door now, Medea's eyebrows raised in surprise at the sudden entrance of a young boy. It took only a moment before just one eyebrow was raised. How did one get lost from a giant group?
More importantly, what was Hogsmeade?
"I erm..." Medea had no clue how to respond to the kid. She was practically as new as he was here. Yeeaa...
She looked over to Gemma for this one.
Gemma was just about to agree to some tea and start in on the get to know you conversation with the new professor when a student rushed into the office. Her head quickly snapped around towards the young student...how rude for him to just rush into the office without permission...if it had been Gemma's office she would take points off....and he was yelling at the professor...o this wouldn't work in her office at all.
The professor saw the DADA professor glance her way asking for help with her face. Gemma quickly stood up and looked at the boy, "I'm Professor Gemma Cerulean." she said with a little nod up and down as she walked towards the boy with a peaceful look on her face, "and you are?" she asked so she knew his name.
"Please explain how you got lost in Hogsmeade for me..." she asked sweetly. This should be a good story....or atleast it better be a good one...since the train station is outside of town and actually on Hogwarts grounds...she couldn't figure out why a student would get lost in the town.
"Three actually." she grinned, crossing one leg over the other as she tried to see which had caught his attention. No success though. When in doubt...blame it on Erma.
Now, onto the more serious topic. The topic that actually had her fighting the urge to smile. Or laugh. Not to be rude of course or shoot down his concerns, though she had a sneaking suspicion about something. "Being muggleborn doesn't put you at a disadvantage Mister Goldstein. Many students probably don't know exactly vot to expect, so you aren't alone." Tilting her head to the side a little, for a moment, her gaze settled on the gummy bears on the table before moving back to the Gryffindor. A little more serious now.
"You can expect the class to be just like any other. I assure you, it has it's fun and boring parts." Also known as practical and theoretical portions. "And vot you vould need to do to 'defend yourself against the dark arts', you'll learn in the class. I can promise you won't be put against something you are not ready for if that's vot you're truly concerned about."
"Three cats? That's so cool." Not that normally owning cats was all that unordinary but Auggie's family didn't have them, therefore they were cool. He continued to poke his hand near the ground to get the attention of the cat that had been staring at him but then pulled his hand back to his lap, slightly embarrassed after nothing had happened.
Her comments about not being slowed down by being a Muggleborn did comfort the Gryffindor. "I really appreciate that Professor Romanos." He smiled as she talked about not putting him into anything dangerous at first.
"I know it must sound silly to someone like you," he nodded. "That teaches the subject for a living but it's just when I was reading a bit in my textbook I wasn't sure what to expect. I was just nervous I guess."
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She could practically see the drool on the girl's hand...
Grimacing herself, she summoned a box of tissues and placed it on the table as the young girl fed the other two cats. Goodness, she didn't like Barnabus drooling on her, much less see him do so on other people.
Nodding a little at the thanks, she settled back in her seat. Yup, it was still amusing, what with all the questions before lessons. Impatient students! "You're just going to have to wait and see Miss Hollingberry." she smiled, glancing over to her bookshelf and trying to remember if there were any suitable books she could lend the girl. "Is there a particular creature you had in mind? Or just in general, dark creatures."
Tissues? What for? It was only then that Kurumi registered just how much kitty drool she had on her hands and the prefect let out a soft laugh and grabbed a few to clean her hands up a bit. Such a sweet little kitty. He must have really liked the cookies. Best not tell Walnut about this. He would probably get jealous and pee on the poor woman.
That would be awkward.
Oh, mysterious. How intriguing. "I suppose a general book would be a good place to begin," she nodded. "So far, we haven't had a class based on dark creatures, so I suppose my interest is still very generalized." Although, she could probably do without a book on aquatic dark creatures. She had had more than enough dealings with those recently. "Although, I suppose I am a little more interested in how dark creatures relate to wizarding kind, or, um humans in general. The psychology and physical aspects I suppose. Like...the relation between boggarts, dementors, and humans." If that request made any sense. Sure, it was a requirement that dark creatures be scary and harm humans, but there were some that simply REQUIRED the existence of a human in order to survive.
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Laura wasn't going to wait outside the crazy Professor office like some lost child, she had more important things to do, like enjoying herself if it wasn't for the fact she had to be here, she wouldn't have bothered turning up but well the Professor wanted her to read this stupid summory too her and that is what Laura was going to do.
Knocking on the door but not waiting for an aswer Laura walked into the office and as soon as she was in without even looking at the Professor she started to read what was on the paper in her hand.
SPOILER!!: paper
Defence against the Dark Arts is dealing vith Dark Magic, it is important voo learn it Vecause you need voo know how to deal vith different dark creature, Vont you need vo do is mark sure that you read the book because vit tells you v’all about different dark creatures and vow you veed to do if you veet v’one of them
Laura then looked at the Professor, she had done what the Professor had wanted her too do even though she didn't want to, now maybe the crazy professor would leave her alone and let her just enjoy the spells of the defence against the dark arts.
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"Three cats? That's so cool." Not that normally owning cats was all that unordinary but Auggie's family didn't have them, therefore they were cool. He continued to poke his hand near the ground to get the attention of the cat that had been staring at him but then pulled his hand back to his lap, slightly embarrassed after nothing had happened.
Her comments about not being slowed down by being a Muggleborn did comfort the Gryffindor. "I really appreciate that Professor Romanos." He smiled as she talked about not putting him into anything dangerous at first.
"I know it must sound silly to someone like you," he nodded. "That teaches the subject for a living but it's just when I was reading a bit in my textbook I wasn't sure what to expect. I was just nervous I guess."
Medea smiled and nodded. "There's the difference though. I have been studying it for quite a long time." Not that she was calling herself OLD or anything. That would be too silly. "You haven't. Vould only be natural to be nervous."
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Tissues? What for? It was only then that Kurumi registered just how much kitty drool she had on her hands and the prefect let out a soft laugh and grabbed a few to clean her hands up a bit. Such a sweet little kitty. He must have really liked the cookies. Best not tell Walnut about this. He would probably get jealous and pee on the poor woman.
That would be awkward.
Oh, mysterious. How intriguing. "I suppose a general book would be a good place to begin," she nodded. "So far, we haven't had a class based on dark creatures, so I suppose my interest is still very generalized." Although, she could probably do without a book on aquatic dark creatures. She had had more than enough dealings with those recently. "Although, I suppose I am a little more interested in how dark creatures relate to wizarding kind, or, um humans in general. The psychology and physical aspects I suppose. Like...the relation between boggarts, dementors, and humans." If that request made any sense. Sure, it was a requirement that dark creatures be scary and harm humans, but there were some that simply REQUIRED the existence of a human in order to survive.
No classes based on dark creatures? After the thought, she stood up and moved over to her bookshelves, looking into the section in which she knew there was SOME book that the girl could read based on her description. "That is some heavy thinking, Miss Hollingberry." she said, pulling down a book and taking in the front cover. "Most kids your age vould just vont to learn how dangerous they can be." And if they could keep them as pets.
Merlin, how she was relieved not to be a tutor any longer. These students were a bit further along than the other kids she taught. "This one though, has a fair few more types of dark creatures than vot your class book lists." She handed the book over to Kurumi.
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Laura wasn't going to wait outside the crazy Professor office like some lost child, she had more important things to do, like enjoying herself if it wasn't for the fact she had to be here, she wouldn't have bothered turning up but well the Professor wanted her to read this stupid summory too her and that is what Laura was going to do.
Knocking on the door but not waiting for an aswer Laura walked into the office and as soon as she was in without even looking at the Professor she started to read what was on the paper in her hand.
SPOILER!!: paper
Defence against the Dark Arts is dealing vith Dark Magic, it is important voo learn it Vecause you need voo know how to deal vith different dark creature, Vont you need vo do is mark sure that you read the book because vit tells you v’all about different dark creatures and vow you veed to do if you veet v’one of them
Laura then looked at the Professor, she had done what the Professor had wanted her too do even though she didn't want to, now maybe the crazy professor would leave her alone and let her just enjoy the spells of the defence against the dark arts.
She'd been working on things...Things that needed concentration or else she could ruin it all.
This was the last time she tried to make a metal sculpture a moke.
Although, just as she was attaching the tail and hopefully charm the thing to move, her concentration was broken as there was a knock on the door. Yet apparently, Mister or Misses impatient couldn't wait for her to answer it. "Miss Hyde-" Umm...
Slowly sitting back in her seat, she frowned in confusion, not knowing what in the world the girl was saying until she finally grasped the fact that this was the summary she had asked for from the first lesson she held. Except, it wasn't a summary of the first chapter at all, and that 'accent' that she was doing was not amusing to Medea in the least. "Miss Hyde..." she finally said, holding her hand out. "May I see your parchment, please?"
She'd been working on things...Things that needed concentration or else she could ruin it all.
This was the last time she tried to make a metal sculpture a moke.
Although, just as she was attaching the tail and hopefully charm the thing to move, her concentration was broken as there was a knock on the door. Yet apparently, Mister or Misses impatient couldn't wait for her to answer it. "Miss Hyde-" Umm...
Slowly sitting back in her seat, she frowned in confusion, not knowing what in the world the girl was saying until she finally grasped the fact that this was the summary she had asked for from the first lesson she held. Except, it wasn't a summary of the first chapter at all, and that 'accent' that she was doing was not amusing to Medea in the least. "Miss Hyde..." she finally said, holding her hand out. "May I see your parchment, please?"
Laura looked at the Professor and smiled as she handed the Parchment too the Professor. "I have done the summory like you asked Professor." Laura had thought about doing the whole thing in french but she thought the Professor wouldn't like that and saying that Laura didn't know much french so that was a no go.
Laura smiled as she put her full attention back on the Professor. "Can I go now Professor I have do what you have asked me too do." Laura smiled, "Even though I didn't want to do it, I did it." and that was something Laura wasn't going to do again, she had hated read the first page of the Defence against the Dark Art book.
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Laura looked at the Professor and smiled as she handed the Parchment too the Professor. "I have done the summory like you asked Professor." Laura had thought about doing the whole thing in french but she thought the Professor wouldn't like that and saying that Laura didn't know much french so that was a no go.
Laura smiled as she put her full attention back on the Professor. "Can I go now Professor I have do what you have asked me too do." Laura smiled, "Even though I didn't want to do it, I did it." and that was something Laura wasn't going to do again, she had hated read the first page of the Defence against the Dark Art book.
Taking the parchment, she eyed the young girl for a split moment before looking down to the words. She'd been expecting something normal, but low and behold, there were a bunch of letters that weren't supposed to be there. "Miss Hyde..." she finally said once again, letting the parchment settle gently on her desk as she ran a hand through her hair. SIGH. She was just digging herself a deeper hole.
Looking up to the girl, Medea leaned back in her seat. She should just be happy the girl wrote something. "Vos that really necessary? That...apparent accent you tried."
Taking the parchment, she eyed the young girl for a split moment before looking down to the words. She'd been expecting something normal, but low and behold, there were a bunch of letters that weren't supposed to be there. "Miss Hyde..." she finally said once again, letting the parchment settle gently on her desk as she ran a hand through her hair. SIGH. She was just digging herself a deeper hole.
Looking up to the girl, Medea leaned back in her seat. She should just be happy the girl wrote something. "Vos that really necessary? That...apparent accent you tried."
Laura looked at the Professor and smiled before speaking. "Vos I vot suppost vo do it in that accent." Laura sighed as she looked at the Professor. "I just thought it would be cool to learn another accent Professor and so I did it in that one." Laura smiled before looking away from the Professor.
Laura looked around the room before turning back towards the Professor, seriously she hadn't said she couldn't do it in another accent. "Professor you didn't say I had to write it in English and so I thought it would be interesting to write it in another accent, and your seems cool." Laura quickly hugged the Professor, she seemed stressful as if she needed a hug. "There we go Professor, can I go now?"
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Laura looked at the Professor and smiled before speaking. "Vos I vot suppost vo do it in that accent." Laura sighed as she looked at the Professor. "I just thought it would be cool to learn another accent Professor and so I did it in that one." Laura smiled before looking away from the Professor.
Laura looked around the room before turning back towards the Professor, seriously she hadn't said she couldn't do it in another accent. "Professor you didn't say I had to write it in English and so I thought it would be interesting to write it in another accent, and your seems cool." Laura quickly hugged the Professor, she seemed stressful as if she needed a hug. "There we go Professor, can I go now?"
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She had no idea what the girl just said.
Wait, this was supposed to sound like her? Her? For the love of Merlin, did she really sound like this? Medea was a bit too bewildered to answer the girl right away. Especially after that random hug she just received. "Okay. Here's the thing...Laura. As creative as that vos..." How could a first year make her self conscious with speaking now? "Please don't."
Wait, this was supposed to sound like her? Her? For the love of Merlin, did she really sound like this? Medea was a bit too bewildered to answer the girl right away. Especially after that random hug she just received. "Okay. Here's the thing...Laura. As creative as that vos..." How could a first year make her self conscious with speaking now? "Please don't."
...Or choose another accent.
Laura looked at the Professor. "Vot am I voing vong Proffesor." Seriously this language was the best. "Professor where can I learn to speak like you?" Seriously Laura was going to go round the school and get as many people as she could to speak like this professor, it would be fun if they all turned up and spoke like the Professor. "I love this accent Professor." Now what was the Professor saying. "vid vou just vay vomething Professor?" Laura head had gotten distracted she didn't hear the please don't bit.
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Laura looked at the Professor. "Vot am I voing vong Proffesor." Seriously this language was the best. "Professor where can I learn to speak like you?" Seriously Laura was going to go round the school and get as many people as she could to speak like this professor, it would be fun if they all turned up and spoke like the Professor. "I love this accent Professor." Now what was the Professor saying. "vid vou just vay vomething Professor?" Laura head had gotten distracted she didn't hear the please don't bit.
What was with the sudden interest in speaking like her? And the apparent inability to do as she asked. "That's nice. I grew up in Bulgaria, but that is beside the point. I had asked you to stop." Nicely, of course. As usual. Looking down at the parchment, she held it up, reading over the first line again. "I'm afraid you're going to have to re-write this, Miss Hyde. You can be a bit more descriptive on it as vell as staying on topic. I know you aren't incapable of writing a few more lines, and in normal English."
What was with the sudden interest in speaking like her? And the apparent inability to do as she asked. "That's nice. I grew up in Bulgaria, but that is beside the point. I had asked you to stop." Nicely, of course. As usual. Looking down at the parchment, she held it up, reading over the first line again. "I'm afraid you're going to have to re-write this, Miss Hyde. You can be a bit more descriptive on it as vell as staying on topic. I know you aren't incapable of writing a few more lines, and in normal English."
Laura looked at the Professor. "That is nice Professor." Laura smiled as she looked at the Professor seriously her accent was so funny, well anyway Laura would stop like she had been told. "What's it like in Bulgaria, do you miss it at all?" Laura asked before suddenly she reaised something, the Professor wanted her to do that summory again. "Professor you asked for one sentance that is one sentance and you didn't say what language you wanted it in." Laura stared at the professor. "I won't do it again, because I've done it once."
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Laura looked at the Professor. "That is nice Professor." Laura smiled as she looked at the Professor seriously her accent was so funny, well anyway Laura would stop like she had been told. "What's it like in Bulgaria, do you miss it at all?" Laura asked before suddenly she reaised something, the Professor wanted her to do that summory again. "Professor you asked for one sentance that is one sentance and you didn't say what language you wanted it in." Laura stared at the professor. "I won't do it again, because I've done it once."
She didn't comment on the home issue.
"No, I said one paragraph. A paragraph summary on the first chapter of your class book, which has nothing to do vith why it is important to read it." This girl just loved to test her patience, didn't she? "And I am saying this time...write it in regular English, please."
PLEASE! Don't let her start arguing over it again....