After Professor Knox had so kindly paid Erik a visit, the visiting History of Magic professor had been left without an office door. So in the interest of being a kind.....co-worker, he decided to pay her back. And acquire his replacement door.

Erik had followed Ivy back to her office but hadn't expected to see a student waiting for her outside her door. No matter; he simply waited for the two to go into the office, and for the office to shut, before he began his quest to replace his door.

He started with a simple, but efficient, severing charm. Seemed fitting, for the charming Charms professor. Erik turned his wand into a razor-sharp light laser, more or less, and began severing away at the hinges on either side of Ivy's door. It was quite noisy, but also quite efficient.

Heh. Heh. This would teach her to blast apart his things.

Quote:

Originally Posted by McFeisty

Mika had a feeling of course the ‘whats done is done’ wasn’t a great thing to hear. She did just nod, at Professor Knox as she glanced over to her she wasn’t exactly smiling – but she was. It was that genuinely nervous smile she always donned when talking to people who were older than her – or intimidating. And this was both.

“Well I have been making the magical fireworks potion for quite some time now – I’ve completed one batch of them really. I do want to learn if there is a way to charm the potion I made so that they are released say at a specific time and in a specific shape. Because there were so many things that could be said with twinkling lights in the sky…like I miss my star. Yeah which she did. “that…and I was also wondering – quite oddly…and well, unrelated thing” she flushed nervously. “is there a possible charm you can cast on say – shoes? Heels really, to make it so that the heel doesn’t snap off when you walk in them?” She asked because well, it seemed Professor Knox would know.

“Or does them snapping mean that you are generally bad at walking them and just need a lesson in walking like say – a nymph and not like an elephant?” She was sincerely questioning this and the honest innocence of her face would have been shocking even to herself.

Fireworks potion... Ivy's brow furrowed and she stared at the girl in front of her for a while as she spoke. She was quiet for a moment as she thought, since she really didn't know much... or anything about fireworks. Ivy studied useful charms in her school years, not about fireworks. "Well," she sighed, leaning back in her chair. "Truth be told, I don't know much about this subject, so you may have to do some extra research. There are most likely charms for this purpose; for timing, colors, shapes, and so forth... I imagine they are performed while the potion is still brewing. I don't know anything about these firework charms; however, I do believe you may have luck searching for a book in the library." She was slightly worried about this girl giving her friends fireworks though... As long as they didn't light them off in the castle, it was okay.

Ivy blinked when the subject suddenly changed to high heels. Well, Ivy was a good woman to ask, she supposed. She sighed again, though. What a random child. "Well... In some cases, you might just not be walking in them correctly, but that does happen depending on the style of the shoe." Ivy rubbed her temples. "I found that a simple sticking charm does the job just fine. And when you're done, finite it, and they'll come right off." Another sigh.

Sigh.

...... What in the world? Ivy lifted her head and looked towards the door when she heard some strange noise coming from outside of it. Or... on it? Ivy narrowed her eyes and walked past the Ravenclaw. "Stay there," she said, drawing her wand.

"If you're trying to be sneaky, it's not working," she said, loud enough for the person on the other side of the door. She KNEW who it was, too. And what in the world was he doing to her door?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarahlooo

Fireworks potion... Ivy's brow furrowed and she stared at the girl in front of her for a while as she spoke. She was quiet for a moment as she thought, since she really didn't know much... or anything about fireworks. Ivy studied useful charms in her school years, not about fireworks. "Well," she sighed, leaning back in her chair. "Truth be told, I don't know much about this subject, so you may have to do some extra research. There are most likely charms for this purpose; for timing, colors, shapes, and so forth... I imagine they are performed while the potion is still brewing. I don't know anything about these firework charms; however, I do believe you may have luck searching for a book in the library." She was slightly worried about this girl giving her friends fireworks though... As long as they didn't light them off in the castle, it was okay.

Ivy blinked when the subject suddenly changed to high heels. Well, Ivy was a good woman to ask, she supposed. She sighed again, though. What a random child. "Well... In some cases, you might just not be walking in them correctly, but that does happen depending on the style of the shoe." Ivy rubbed her temples. "I found that a simple sticking charm does the job just fine. And when you're done, finite it, and they'll come right off." Another sigh.

Sigh.

...... What in the world? Ivy lifted her head and looked towards the door when she heard some strange noise coming from outside of it. Or... on it? Ivy narrowed her eyes and walked past the Ravenclaw. "Stay there," she said, drawing her wand.

"If you're trying to be sneaky, it's not working," she said, loud enough for the person on the other side of the door. She KNEW who it was, too. And what in the world was he doing to her door?!

Mika nodded when Professor Knox said she didn’t know much about Charms. That was understandable – really, she was just thrown into the position because the school couldn’t afford to pay their previous staff members. So she sat there and listened for a bit as Professor Knox spoke. “I understand with the whole issue about the charms” she nodded. And then the shoes and the sighing?

She was probably annoying her. Since well, she didn’t have a person her age to ask these things…and Professor Knox had pretty ones the other day. “Ah, good to know” she nodded and then the noise came. So sticking charms and finite that was good. And that noise.

It was like the door was breaking – or something was breaking off of it. When she was told to stay – she did just that – really, she didn’t want to have the door fall on her if it was going to do that. Maybe they could conjure a ladder and head out of the window? She thought as she looked around the room for a way out if the door was unpassable.

Sneaky? Did she really think he was trying to be sneaky here?

"Don't mind me," Erik shouted back through the door, successfully disconnecting one hinge and starting on the other. The way he saw it, he was just taking back what was rightfully his: the door. At least he didn't just blast things apart that didn't belong to him. No, he removed them neatly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by McFeisty

Mika nodded when Professor Knox said she didn’t know much about Charms. That was understandable – really, she was just thrown into the position because the school couldn’t afford to pay their previous staff members. So she sat there and listened for a bit as Professor Knox spoke. “I understand with the whole issue about the charms” she nodded. And then the shoes and the sighing?

She was probably annoying her. Since well, she didn’t have a person her age to ask these things…and Professor Knox had pretty ones the other day. “Ah, good to know” she nodded and then the noise came. So sticking charms and finite that was good. And that noise.

It was like the door was breaking – or something was breaking off of it. When she was told to stay – she did just that – really, she didn’t want to have the door fall on her if it was going to do that. Maybe they could conjure a ladder and head out of the window? She thought as she looked around the room for a way out if the door was unpassable.

Since the girl didn't ask any questions, Ivy felt the need to clarify. "I've been studying and teaching charms and advanced charms for many years, but the subject of fireworks has never come up." She offered a shrug and reached back for her teapot. "In my opinion, you should be focusing on your schoolwork rather than blowing things up in the sky." Ivy gave her a look before pouring herself some tea.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erik Vinteren

Sneaky? Did she really think he was trying to be sneaky here?

"Don't mind me," Erik shouted back through the door, successfully disconnecting one hinge and starting on the other. The way he saw it, he was just taking back what was rightfully his: the door. At least he didn't just blast things apart that didn't belong to him. No, he removed them neatly.

Ivy noticed when the door started to hang from just one hinge. She almost laughed, but instead pointed her wand at the second hinge and then at the third hinge and blew them both up to pieces. The door started to fall back into her office, but Ivy caught it with a nonverbal levitating charm and met eyes with Erik on the other side.

"Oops?" Heh heh hehhh. There seemed to be small chunks missing from the door where the hinges were. Looked like he wasn't going to be able to reattach it after all. Now they both had to be doorless!

Focus on schoolwork? Right, but she was just making a potion for someone as a gift - and well, it hadn't been finished yet. She nodded, "Yes, that does sound like a good idea...this was an on-the-side, venture" she nodded. "I'm actually really rather dedicated to homework and everything" she nodded. Because she was. And then she spotted the door - and its awkward hanging.

Oh, was it falling? She wondered as she watched Professor Knox blast off the other two hinges her eyes just opened a little more widely. Yeah, this wasn't completely normal was it?

"Hello Mr. Vinteren" she said to the History of Magic Professor and just stood there blinking at him, because he had just tried to make off with an obviously unusable door now. "Well...if you can't use the door as a door you could split it up and use it as firewood?" She offered as the school was rather cold now.

...and there went all his hard work. Erik's plans were once again foiled by a woman- by that woman, that Ivy Knox. He definitely looked grumpy as the door fell in, now hinge-less as it were. He ignored Ivy's cute weirdly cheerful expression and actually her altogether.

"Hello Ms. Johanson," he greeted the student with a slight shake of the head. "I don't need firewood, I need a new door. So I'll be taking vhat, thank you." He flicked his wand at the door and levitated toward him, then...well, past him, out through the now-empty doorway, and on down the hall.

He'd see about fixing those hinges. Shouldn't be that hard, so long as the door stayed in one piece this time.

"Good," she said distractedly in the direction of the Ravenclaw girl. She was too busy watching Erik... steal her door. To use as firewood? Well, that was an idea. Hah.

He certainly looked grumpy, but it was rather cute humorous. Ivy shook her head as Erik started to steal her door. She didn't stop him, mostly because he would have as much luck attaching a broken door to the wall than she would. "Good luck with that, dea-... Mr. Vinteren." Mhm. Good luck with that indeed.

"So," Ivy turned back around to the Ravenclaw. "Is that all?" She had to go find out about getting a new door...

Laura supposed that she had better enter when the Professor shouted enter, she had hope that the woman would have taken the work from her at the door so that she could go and get some more ice-cream after all ice-cream was just awesome but alas that wasn't to be, she would have to be quick though otherwise she might miss her ice-cream time.

*bounce* *bounce*

"Here we are professor." Laura was so looking forwards to having some more ice-cream. "I have the work you wanted from me." Laura bounced up and down again and again, she really wanted some ice-cream maybe the Professor did too, she handed the parchment to the Professor.

Watching the door open, Ivy saw the Hufflepuff enter. She only wondered why she was there for a moment when she saw the paper in her hand and remembered the assignment she had given her. Because she was sick and tired of hearing about all this ice cream. Ugh.

Ivy took the parchment without a word and read the words quickly. Her face didn't change until she looked up a few moments later. She was clearly unimpressed and not very happy.

"You will lose ten points for not following my specific instructions." With that, she tossed the paper into the fireplace and let it burn.

Ivy turned to the girl. "A teacher's instruction is not a joke, Miss Hyde. I expected you to write an essay about vegetables, specifically vegetables, and you wrote about the one thing you originally got in trouble for." Yes, she was reprimanding her. "I want you to write it again and follow my instructions. Your punishment will only worsen if you do not." And she prooobably wouldn't enjoy it.

Laura looked at the Professor and bounced up and down, she wanted ice-cream and she wanted it now and then she watched as the Professor burnt her work well that was rude, she had taken ages to do it and the Professor hadn't said she wanted it on just Veg, she had said she wanted a parchment on why Veg where good and there it was in her hands, well it was now burning in the fire.

"10 points?" Laura looked at the floor, she had lost points before but this felt different, she had done the work and she had lost points if doing the work lost points then why bother doing it at all, she needed ice-cream and she needed it now.

*bounce* *bounce*

"Want me to do it now whilst here or somewhere else?" Laura asked still jumping up and down a bit. "I really want some ice-cream and I think you would like it too if you tried it, I had ice-cream and pancakes for breakfast this morning." Laura giggled as she bounced up and down, she was really hyper.

Yes, ten points. And she was going to take away more if she didn't stop bouncing. Merlin! Did she want her to write it out here? Hah. Ivy would explode if she had to spend more time with anyone so addicted to ice cream.

"No. I'm busy. Write it tonight. I want it by my door when I wake up at seven tomorrow morning. If it's not there, I will make sure you never eat ice cream in this castle ever again." Ivy gave the Hufflepuff a look that hopefully made the girl understand that she was completely serious.

Laura stopped bouncing up and down not because she wanted to but because she felt really tired now, she should try some more ice-cream in a bit to get her sugar back up, she stood still for a couple of minutes and just stared, 7am really where they allowed up that early? Laura had no idea. "I'll have it here by 5am" Laura smiled, just standing there, she was really beginning to feel like she needed some more ice-cream.

Five AM, even better. Ivy wrote it down on a piece of parchment. "I'll hold you to that." She would probably be awake by then anyways. Looking up, the woman saw that Hufflepuff had made no movement to the door.

"You may go now," she said dismissively. Ivy stood up from her desk and ushered the girl towards the door for some encouragement. There was even a knock on the door, perfect timing.

She'd nearly jumped out of her skin when the door suddenly opened, oh and there was Laura...she hadn't upset her and made her now incredibly difficult to reason with...had she? Eyes on you Puffer.

The note didn't make it any better for her. Merlin. They were all against her.

Lex hopped!skipped inside at her invitation and tried that whole standing still thing again...not nearly as successful as she'd been a minute ago. STOP bouncing. She jammed her hands into her pocket so she wouldn't end up pointing at everything or touching things. Professor Knox most likely wouldn't have liked that.

"..............." That was meant to be words but nothing was coming out.

.....

Words would really be nice before she got hexed out of the office. "How are you ma'am--I mean Professor, yes! Professor, how are you Professor?" Lottie had called her ma'am and got snapped at. Professor was safe.

While Alexa was silent for whatever reason, Ivy used her wand to angrily stick the note on her wall, silently plotting the punishment the Ravenclaw was going to receive.

"Not good," Ivy responded impatiently, turning around to face the Gryffindor. Merlin, the girl looked like she was going to explode from trying to hold all that energy inside of her. "What do you want, Cambridge?" she repeated, still impatient. Shocking.

Impatient. She could respect that. Though the woman always seemed impatient when she was speaking to her. Maybe she was just imagining things? Yeah, that might have been it. She needed to stop reading into things so much and bouncing so she could get out what she came here for.

"Does it have something to do with the note, the Hufflepuff or something from ealier?" That's it, show sincerity. Look her in the eye. She'd think you REALLY cared. She even threw in the most sincere stare ever because as upset as the Professor was she needed her to be FAR LESS upset at her. She didn't really care if the woman found the Ravenclaw later and hung her by her ankles in the dungeons. That was her dumb luck.

"Me? You want to know what I want? You know, I don't think we have to be so hasty. You seem upset and I don't really want to bother you until you're feeling a bit better--you know, all part of being a concerned student with nothing but the highest level of respect for you." Too much?

She could add more.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Impatient. She could respect that. Though the woman always seemed impatient when she was speaking to her. Maybe she was just imagining things? Yeah, that might have been it. She needed to stop reading into things so much and bouncing so she could get out what she came here for.

"Does it have something to do with the note, the Hufflepuff or something from ealier?" That's it, show sincerity. Look her in the eye. She'd think you REALLY cared. She even threw in the most sincere stare ever because as upset as the Professor was she needed her to be FAR LESS upset at her. She didn't really care if the woman found the Ravenclaw later and hung her by her ankles in the dungeons. That was her dumb luck.

"Me? You want to know what I want? You know, I don't think we have to be so hasty. You seem upset and I don't really want to bother you until you're feeling a bit better--you know, all part of being a concerned student with nothing but the highest level of respect for you." Too much?

She could add more.

Why in the world was the girl asking her so many questions? Ivy let her, for a moment and rubbed her temples. She just wanted to eat dinner in peace, but these darned students kept interrupting her and her precious time.

Ivy siiiiiiighed again, quite loudly. "I won't ask you again, Cambridge. What. Do. You. Want?" She was gonna open a can of kick-booty if she didn't start talking in the next five seconds.

Flattery was getting her no where it would seem. Why couldn't some people be happy with subtle hintings and the like? The woman was getting herself extra worked up then she'd be less likely to care--actually, who was she kidding. The woman didn't care. She didn't think she ever would so she really might as well had gotten on with it.

"I...uh...well you already know that I failed your homework." She felt like Ravenclaw and needed to scrub her tongue thoroughly after this but it needed to be done. Lex hated waste. That grade made her homework a waste of parchment. Parchment she could have folded into a paper airplane and charmed to do tricks--maybe that would have gotten her a better grade.

"Daddy promised me a new Hexing book if I kept up the good work, he'll change his mind if he sees that." Then she'd be forced to to visit the library. Cringe. "I get you didn't appreciate my last attempt but like maybe you could gimme something else--kinda Like Laura having to write that long essay because she talked about ice-cream only different." She WANTED that book--oh ew, more Ravenclaw talk. She needed to go jump off something or blow something up when she was done here. This was an icky feeling.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Flattery was getting her no where it would seem. Why couldn't some people be happy with subtle hintings and the like? The woman was getting herself extra worked up then she'd be less likely to care--actually, who was she kidding. The woman didn't care. She didn't think she ever would so she really might as well had gotten on with it.

"I...uh...well you already know that I failed your homework." She felt like Ravenclaw and needed to scrub her tongue thoroughly after this but it needed to be done. Lex hated waste. That grade made her homework a waste of parchment. Parchment she could have folded into a paper airplane and charmed to do tricks--maybe that would have gotten her a better grade.

"Daddy promised me a new Hexing book if I kept up the good work, he'll change his mind if he sees that." Then she'd be forced to to visit the library. Cringe. "I get you didn't appreciate my last attempt but like maybe you could gimme something else--kinda Like Laura having to write that long essay because she talked about ice-cream only different." She WANTED that book--oh ew, more Ravenclaw talk. She needed to go jump off something or blow something up when she was done here. This was an icky feeling.

Ivy might have laughed if she weren't upset. But that was kind of the case about 95% of her life. "Obviously," she responded with a sigh, sitting down at the chair behind her desk. She needed tea.

She listened to what the girl had to say and let a short silence fall between them for a moment... "No," she responded after a moment. "What I gave Laura was punishment for not following my directions. What you are asking for is a second chance. I don't do second chances." Ivy filled her tea cup and took a sip before adding, "Besides, you are the last person on earth who needs a Hexing book." That sounded... dangerous.

Ivy was about to make Alexa leave when, suddenly.... she had a fabulous idea. She cleared her throat and leaned her arms on her desk. "However, there may be something you can do for me... That might, somehow, raise your grade..." Something that involved colorful, shiny, jewels...

Obviously. Pfft. Admitting to failure wasn't something Alexa did often and the woman was rubbing it in. She fought the scowl that wanted some room on her face and instead opted for a small, HUMBLE (lookit, you see that? Humble because she was trying) smile. This needed to end quickly. She wasn't adapted for situation such as this one.

She blinked a few times at her answer. No--and what did she mean by THAT?? There was nothing wrong with her getting a hexing book, those were her favourite kind, the only kind she'd read. Everyone was telling her she needed to start reading and she finally does then they have a problem with it. She puffed out a cheek, willing herself not to argue back at the giving no second chances or the no book talk. Though really she might as well, the answer was already no.

Lex stood perfectly still, getting ready to stare at her until she reconsidered or until she kicked her out but then the woman spoke. It wasn't so much what she said, but how she said it that had Lex's eyebrow raise suspiciously. "What's that?" If she sounded like she wasn't so eager to know, it was because she wasn't. "And when you say raise my grade, you mean so I get a full marks???" This was probably negotiable. She would let herself think she still had the upper hand.

Ivy was actually rather impressed that the Gryffindor was standing so still. She had never seen her this quiet before. She took another sip of her tea as Alexa asked questions.

"Full marks," she repeated with a nod. "If you do exactly as I say. If you don't... well, you'll probably end up in worse shape than you started." Ivy gave the girl a small shrug of her shoulders and waited for a response. There you have it. Take it or leave it.

Alexa thought about it for a minute while the Professor went on drinking her tea. She did want the full points. That was kinda the point of her coming but then...was that a threat...? She almost smirked. The last time the woman threatened her it was right before they had detention together but by the end of it only one of them was even remotely bothered. Heh.

She'd think about it.

"I guess I'll agree but only if you clue me in. When you say worse shape than when I started...what'd you mean? Like you'll hex my face off?? Send me to the Healer with a few broken bones? Steal my candy and force me to watch you eat it--get ice-cream and not share it with me?" It really all depended.

"What would I have to do?"

So far, so good. Ivy almost smirked as she listened to Alexa rattle off different possible punishments. "We'll just say... a mixture" Ivy didn't want to give too much away. She wouldn't do anything that would get her fired again though.

Ivy clasped her hands and leaned forward on her desk, staring the Gryffindor dead in the eyes with the most serious of expressions. "Those jewels you stole from the hourglasses are not yours. They belong to Hogwarts and its Board of Governor's. Find them. Recall everyone and everything you gave them to and bring them to me." She would keep them safe, yes she would.

A mixture?? So then...steal her candy and make her watch her eat ice-cream...? Well. That really was cause for concern. She gave the woman a serious nod and waited for her to get on with what she'd have to do--

Stop.

Stop. Stop. STOP.

Alexa raised an eyebrow at her, openly taken aback by her offer and willed herself not to scoff, snort, pfft or walk out all together. "I'm not sure I understand Professor but....you want me to...hand over EVERY gem I rescued from the goblins--the Headmistress said they had no right to them so yes, I rescued them--to you just so I can have 5 points?...."

She gave the woman a long look, trying to figure whether or not she was being serious. "Mr. Vinteren said each is worth anything from 10-15 galleons...I'd have better luck pawning them off. 5 points. I think we need to make some...er...adjustments to this offer."

Sapphires. Giving them ALL up for 5 points? Or a perfect grade? How about she just sell the gems and buy herself that book her father promised her?