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The Seating Area Outside Professor Flamsteed's Office
Several comfortable looking black leather sofa chairs await you in the small nook outside of Professor Flamsteed's office. The walls are bare save for a framed magazine cover and a large map on the wall opposite of the sofa chairs. Since the Astronomy professor keeps his door shut at all times, you will need to knock if you wish to speak with him. You could try to remove the protective charms placed on the door and break in, but that would not be very wise on your part as you would walk away with lime green eyebrows that won't fade for days and hair growing out of your ears down to the floor. While you wait to be invited in, why not read the latest issue of one of the many astronomy magazines stacked neatly on the wooden coffee table? StarDate Observer or Meteorite Mementos anyone? Do be careful as you take a seat, though. Despite the valiant efforts of students last term you are likely to walk away with a sparkly pink bum thanks to some left over glitter wedged between the cushions.
OOC: Please post in this thread FIRST, by having your character knock on the door. When the professor is ready to invite you in, I will post here letting you know and then you can post in the office. You may RP with friends here, but please try to keep the chit chat to a minimum. Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Harry174
Angel suddenly heard her head of house voice... okay now there was no turning back right? She was still pacing backwards and forwards around the Professor's waiting area.
"Professor why does a planet explode into a million pieces when it dies?" Angel spoke down to her feet, he'd understand if she uses space talk right. "Is it because it wasn't compatible with it's Sun anymore?" Angel wondered if that was why a planet died in the end and why people just left other people.
So....no tea then?
Standing in the doorway, he observed Miss Valentine's movements with a raised speculative brow. A joke? Was that...what? "Have you been watching bad science fiction, Miss Valentine?" he asked slowly. Meri-berry have some of that on hand in her area? He ought to stop by there and inform her he would be combing through her muggle films and television series for inaccuracies and too fanciful to be legal watching materials. "Because...contrary to what you may have seen, planets are stable and causing one to explode would require some serious chemical or nuclear process which can provide an explosive punch of energy." Or had she forgotten the geocide lesson from a term or two ago already?
Although, there would come a time when the Sun and the Earth would not be...compatible...sort of...if you squinted and looked at it sideways. Swell up and become a red giant as big as the Earth's orbit and swallow it up, to be precise.
So...uh...tea?
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
He'd had the worst day of classes ever...which...didn't say much considering this was only the second day and he had no idea if the days ahead would prove to be even worse but by the time the the little boy was done his lessons and finally got the chance to head to Professor Airey's Office his shoulders were slumped, his bag was dragging along the floor, his shirt had begun pulling out of his pants in such a way that it was no longer neatly tucked and even his quill and notepad seemed to be floating a bit lower.
The Gryffindor just wanted a nap--food and a nap, the really long kind where no one woke him up til the next morning with great news that all classes were cancelled on account of First Years not getting the magic right. He wouldn't mind that at all.
By now, he'd all but forgotten his fears of being in trouble with the Professor. There was simply too much else that he now needed to focus on--it was a wonder he remembered to show up at all but here he was, knocking at the door.
Tired. Dejected. Disenchanted with magic and all magical lessons.
Hunched over some parchment with a quill in hand, Airey had only gotten as far as writing 'Dear' on one of them. Was that even the way one started these sorts of letters? How had he addressed the one to Mr. Hirase's parents? Where had he put his Professor-ing for Dummies text?
OH HARK! A KNOCK AT THE DOOR!
Time to postpone some of these responsibilities for a bit more. Thank you, mystery student. Or professor. Most likely a student.
Prancing over to the door, he pulled it opened and looked down. "Good day, Mr. Bellaire," he smiled, only then taking notice of the young man's demeanor. "Can I...help you with something?"
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Hunched over some parchment with a quill in hand, Airey had only gotten as far as writing 'Dear' on one of them. Was that even the way one started these sorts of letters? How had he addressed the one to Mr. Hirase's parents? Where had he put his Professor-ing for Dummies text?
OH HARK! A KNOCK AT THE DOOR!
Time to postpone some of these responsibilities for a bit more. Thank you, mystery student. Or professor. Most likely a student.
Prancing over to the door, he pulled it opened and looked down. "Good day, Mr. Bellaire," he smiled, only then taking notice of the young man's demeanor. "Can I...help you with something?"
He...forgot...didn't he?
Aw man, the Professor forgot he'd told the boy to show up at his office after his classes the next day and he'd shown up anyway. He could have ditched and nothing would have come of it! Oh man! Oh man! Oh man! Now he really deserved anything the Professor dished out to him. The perfect out and he walked right into it anyway. Great going Bellaire.
Blaise sighed, thoroughly disappointed in himself. "You...you asked me to come by your office after my classes today, Professor and..." The man forgot most of it, yeah? "and you accepted my apology and decided I was no longer in trouble for...that thing I did in class." What thing? He still didn't know. One minute his quill was scribbling things about the man and the next he was being told to speak with him afterwards.
"So I reckon it's just a social call and I'm not in any trouble at all." That's it. Subtle hints to steer the man's mind even further away. The little boy could not do detention after the day he'd had and he was barely making enough points to have any TAKEN.
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
He...forgot...didn't he?
Aw man, the Professor forgot he'd told the boy to show up at his office after his classes the next day and he'd shown up anyway. He could have ditched and nothing would have come of it! Oh man! Oh man! Oh man! Now he really deserved anything the Professor dished out to him. The perfect out and he walked right into it anyway. Great going Bellaire.
Blaise sighed, thoroughly disappointed in himself. "You...you asked me to come by your office after my classes today, Professor and..." The man forgot most of it, yeah? "and you accepted my apology and decided I was no longer in trouble for...that thing I did in class." What thing? He still didn't know. One minute his quill was scribbling things about the man and the next he was being told to speak with him afterwards.
"So I reckon it's just a social call and I'm not in any trouble at all." That's it. Subtle hints to steer the man's mind even further away. The little boy could not do detention after the day he'd had and he was barely making enough points to have any TAKEN.
Airey couldn't help but stare at the young man for a few uncomfortable moments. A few pregnant pauses, if you will. So it took an embarrassingly long time before the light bulb switched on in the astronut's head.
"Oh sweet solstice that's right!" he exclaimed once it had. Merlin, where was his mind recently? And why was it becoming increasingly difficult to separate the part of his brain devoted to personal matters from the part devoted to work?
Trouble? Oh, right. He had been...well...he ought to just put the kid out of his misery now, shouldn't he?
"You are not and never were in trouble, Mr. Bellaire," he assured the Gryffindor. Well, not serious enough trouble for him to recall at the moment. "Not unless you have been snogging in the observatory, that is." No need to answer that one. "I have a bit of an opportunity I would like to discuss with you. See what you think," he added, stepping aside and holding the door open. "I'll put on some tea for the occasion."
OOC: WELCOME! You may post inside the office now
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Standing in the doorway, he observed Miss Valentine's movements with a raised speculative brow. A joke? Was that...what? "Have you been watching bad science fiction, Miss Valentine?" he asked slowly. Meri-berry have some of that on hand in her area? He ought to stop by there and inform her he would be combing through her muggle films and television series for inaccuracies and too fanciful to be legal watching materials. "Because...contrary to what you may have seen, planets are stable and causing one to explode would require some serious chemical or nuclear process which can provide an explosive punch of energy." Or had she forgotten the geocide lesson from a term or two ago already?
Although, there would come a time when the Sun and the Earth would not be...compatible...sort of...if you squinted and looked at it sideways. Swell up and become a red giant as big as the Earth's orbit and swallow it up, to be precise.
So...uh...tea?
Angel just stared down at her feet as the Professor spoke, she felt like she was being told off though she knew she wasn't, it wasn't her fault that she was trying to connect with the Professor through Sci-fi. "Oh yeah, we did a lesson didn't we professor." Angel sighed as she spoke. "I was just watching this film in the summer that made me think of them exploding like crazy." Angel was muggleborn so that was what she did.
She stood there looking at her feet as she tried to figure out what she was going to say and do next. She didn't really want tea because that is what Professor Bentley had given her when she had been upset at the start of her first year and this was reminding her of that.
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Originally Posted by Harry174
Angel just stared down at her feet as the Professor spoke, she felt like she was being told off though she knew she wasn't, it wasn't her fault that she was trying to connect with the Professor through Sci-fi. "Oh yeah, we did a lesson didn't we professor." Angel sighed as she spoke. "I was just watching this film in the summer that made me think of them exploding like crazy." Angel was muggleborn so that was what she did.
She stood there looking at her feet as she tried to figure out what she was going to say and do next. She didn't really want tea because that is what Professor Bentley had given her when she had been upset at the start of her first year and this was reminding her of that.
So it WAS bad science fiction. He knew it.
"Well, I am certainly relieved that I could put your mind at ease," he beamed, clearly proud of himself for all the wrong reasons. "Our planet, and planets in general, are too stable to spontaneously explode like that." He was a little relieved that that was all she had stopped by for. Nightmares over fiction? He couldn't judge for that. Still had them every now and then himself. Specifically after watching a film about an orange beast that fancied lasagna.
Put him off lasagna for a while. Going on 18 months now.
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"Well, I am certainly relieved that I could put your mind at ease," he beamed, clearly proud of himself for all the wrong reasons. "Our planet, and planets in general, are too stable to spontaneously explode like that." He was a little relieved that that was all she had stopped by for. Nightmares over fiction? He couldn't judge for that. Still had them every now and then himself. Specifically after watching a film about an orange beast that fancied lasagna.
Put him off lasagna for a while. Going on 18 months now.
Angel looked at the Professor and just stared, yeah she was staring at him, why was he thinking that her mind had been put to rest, this was just getting very crazy and she was getting ready to face palm herself. "Ehhh?" Angel was now confused, more so than when she got here.
Did the Professor think that she thought her planet would explode at any minute and that was why she was all upset? This was getting very interesting very fast. After staring at the Professor for a few more seconds she looked at her feet again and then back up to the Professor, not sure what to say or do but she could feel a tear coming.
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Originally Posted by Harry174
Angel looked at the Professor and just stared, yeah she was staring at him, why was he thinking that her mind had been put to rest, this was just getting very crazy and she was getting ready to face palm herself. "Ehhh?" Angel was now confused, more so than when she got here.
Did the Professor think that she thought her planet would explode at any minute and that was why she was all upset? This was getting very interesting very fast. After staring at the Professor for a few more seconds she looked at her feet again and then back up to the Professor, not sure what to say or do but she could feel a tear coming.
That was an....interesting noise she made just now.
But WHAT did it MEAN?
Blinking and staring and then blinking some more, the Astronomy professor just stood there awkwardly in the doorway not exactly hiding partly behind his door. Self defense mechanism. Hide away from the awkward. Or at least part of his leg.
AND SWEET SOLSTICE NOW WHY WAS SHE ON THE VERGE OF TEARS?!
"Miss....Valentine?" he cautiously whispered.
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That was an....interesting noise she made just now.
But WHAT did it MEAN?
Blinking and staring and then blinking some more, the Astronomy professor just stood there awkwardly in the doorway not exactly hiding partly behind his door. Self defense mechanism. Hide away from the awkward. Or at least part of his leg.
AND SWEET SOLSTICE NOW WHY WAS SHE ON THE VERGE OF TEARS?!
"Miss....Valentine?" he cautiously whispered.
Angel looked up at the Professor and then she went to wipe her eyes that was now freely flowing of tears. She just stood there for a few moments and then she blurted out for no reason what she wanted to ask. "Professor why do boys have to be mean?" Angel had no idea why it came out the way it did but well it had been what she had wanted to say from the beginning but couldn't figure out how to say it.
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Originally Posted by Harry174
Angel looked up at the Professor and then she went to wipe her eyes that was now freely flowing of tears. She just stood there for a few moments and then she blurted out for no reason what she wanted to ask. "Professor why do boys have to be mean?" Angel had no idea why it came out the way it did but well it had been what she had wanted to say from the beginning but couldn't figure out how to say it.
Uh.
UH.
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH!
What did he do? What SHOULD he do?
Just stand here? Fight or flight was kicking in and it did not take a rocket scientist to figure out which instinct was winning. The man was practically just a floating head right now, the rest of his body hidden behind his office door.
"We...uh....well...I..."
In yet another moment of panic, the Astronomy professor drew his wand and sent a patronus scampering out of his seating area in no real distinct direction other than away.
Awkward smiles for you, Miss Valentine. Hi?
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SPOILER!!: the crying dear and the space studmuffin
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Originally Posted by Harry174
Angel looked up at the Professor and then she went to wipe her eyes that was now freely flowing of tears. She just stood there for a few moments and then she blurted out for no reason what she wanted to ask. "Professor why do boys have to be mean?" Angel had no idea why it came out the way it did but well it had been what she had wanted to say from the beginning but couldn't figure out how to say it.
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Uh.
UH.
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH!
What did he do? What SHOULD he do?
Just stand here? Fight or flight was kicking in and it did not take a rocket scientist to figure out which instinct was winning. The man was practically just a floating head right now, the rest of his body hidden behind his office door.
"We...uh....well...I..."
In yet another moment of panic, the Astronomy professor drew his wand and sent a patronus scampering out of his seating area in no real distinct direction other than away.
Awkward smiles for you, Miss Valentine. Hi?
OH GOODNESS GRACIOUS HEAVENS ABOVE!
Just what had the poor dear gotten himself into this time that he had sent her such an URGENT patronus?
Ascending up the stairs like a proper lady and not through the floor, Marion GASPED when she saw the HORRID sight!
"AIREY LEIGHTON FLAMSTEED!" she clucked at the man while flapping her semitransparent arms. "What in MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERLIN'S name have you done to this POOR dear?" She swooped in and gingerly wrapped an arm around the crying Gryffindor. "There there, dear. Let us go find somewhere private to talk and you can tell me all about what Big Bad Studmuffin Flamsteed did to you to make you cry."
Just stand here? Fight or flight was kicking in and it did not take a rocket scientist to figure out which instinct was winning. The man was practically just a floating head right now, the rest of his body hidden behind his office door.
"We...uh....well...I..."
In yet another moment of panic, the Astronomy professor drew his wand and sent a patronus scampering out of his seating area in no real distinct direction other than away.
Awkward smiles for you, Miss Valentine. Hi?
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Originally Posted by Marion Burbage
SPOILER!!: the crying dear and the space studmuffin
OH GOODNESS GRACIOUS HEAVENS ABOVE!
Just what had the poor dear gotten himself into this time that he had sent her such an URGENT patronus?
Ascending up the stairs like a proper lady and not through the floor, Marion GASPED when she saw the HORRID sight!
"AIREY LEIGHTON FLAMSTEED!" she clucked at the man while flapping her semitransparent arms. "What in MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERLIN'S name have you done to this POOR dear?" She swooped in and gingerly wrapped an arm around the crying Gryffindor. "There there, dear. Let us go find somewhere private to talk and you can tell me all about what Big Bad Studmuffin Flamsteed did to you to make you cry."
Angel was watching as her Head of House was going further and further backwards into his office, seriously what was going on with all the boys in the school even her head of house was acting strange this term, wasn't he supposed to be there and why was he sending a Patronus and who was he sending it too.
Angel was trying to wipe her eyes, as the tears continued to come when suddenly she heard shouting and a GHOST!!!!! appeared, luckily Angel was used to it so she didn't scream out though it seemed the Ghost was screaming at her head of house and the next thing she knew was she was getting a cold sort of hug from the ghost.
Angel wanted to say something and say it wasn't Professor Flamsteed fault but she couldn't find the words.. "It's....I.... dumped...." She wasn't making much sense since the tears was making it hard for her to talk.
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Index finger on his right hand raised and mouth open as though he were about to speak, absolutely zero sound came out of the man's mouth as the scene unfolded before him.
.................
HE WAS THE POOR DEAR HERE, YOU KNOW?! THERE WAS AN EMOTIONAL DISTRAUGHT STUDENT IN HIS PRESENCE TALKING ABOUT HER TEENAGE ANGST AND IT WAS BLOODY TERRIFYING!
And then he was pointing the finger at Miss Valentine. SEE? DUMPED! HE HAD DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! SEE? DID SHE SEE?!
"Well...ahem...I'll just leave you two to...ahem...talk this...ahem...out," he stammered slowly beginning to close the door to make his official dismissal from all heart-to-heart topics, er, official.
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SPOILER!!: oh GOODNESS gracious you POOR little dear!
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Originally Posted by Harry174
SPOILER!!: Astronomy Professors
Angel was watching as her Head of House was going further and further backwards into his office, seriously what was going on with all the boys in the school even her head of house was acting strange this term, wasn't he supposed to be there and why was he sending a Patronus and who was he sending it too.
Angel was trying to wipe her eyes, as the tears continued to come when suddenly she heard shouting and a GHOST!!!!! appeared, luckily Angel was used to it so she didn't scream out though it seemed the Ghost was screaming at her head of house and the next thing she knew was she was getting a cold sort of hug from the ghost.
Angel wanted to say something and say it wasn't Professor Flamsteed fault but she couldn't find the words.. "It's....I.... dumped...." She wasn't making much sense since the tears was making it hard for her to talk.
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
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Index finger on his right hand raised and mouth open as though he were about to speak, absolutely zero sound came out of the man's mouth as the scene unfolded before him.
.................
HE WAS THE POOR DEAR HERE, YOU KNOW?! THERE WAS AN EMOTIONAL DISTRAUGHT STUDENT IN HIS PRESENCE TALKING ABOUT HER TEENAGE ANGST AND IT WAS BLOODY TERRIFYING!
And then he was pointing the finger at Miss Valentine. SEE? DUMPED! HE HAD DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! SEE? DID SHE SEE?!
"Well...ahem...I'll just leave you two to...ahem...talk this...ahem...out," he stammered slowly beginning to close the door to make his official dismissal from all heart-to-heart topics, er, official.
Gasping at the young woman's words, Marion sincerely wished she could offer the POOR dear more than a icy embrace.
"Oh my GOODness gracious, you POOR LITTLE DEAR," she lamented as she floated just a tiny bit away from the broken Gryffindor. "Not to be rude, my dear," she continued, turning around slightly to gaze upon the retreating Astronomy professor. "But your awkwardness over this young woman's TRAGIC heartbreak will only make matters WORSE. Be a dear and DOOOOOOOOOOOOO go back to what you were doing. Let Marion Burbage handle this."
Winking and blowing the man a quick kiss, she turned back towards the Gryffindor and smiled gently down at her. "Let us so somewhere with a bit more priiiiiiivacy, hmmmm? You pick, my dear. I shall follow."
Angel watched as her head of house sort of left, tears still coming down her face. Well he was the one who had said his office door was always open right and so she had taken him up on that offer and now he seemed to be leaving her with a ghost of a former person from Hogwarts, she didn't think she had met the woman ghost before but well she sounded nice so she decided that she would go with her somewhere private, whilst Professor Flamsteed did what ever he did in his office, from his exit it probably was meditate or something like that.
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Right. That was his cue then. Offering both Marion and Miss Valentine a timid salute, he gave the latter a fleeting glance before shutting the door and retreating into the safety of his office.
Shall send you a thank you card later, Marion. Thank you in advance!
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Angel watched as her head of house sort of left, tears still coming down her face. Well he was the one who had said his office door was always open right and so she had taken him up on that offer and now he seemed to be leaving her with a ghost of a former person from Hogwarts, she didn't think she had met the woman ghost before but well she sounded nice so she decided that she would go with her somewhere private, whilst Professor Flamsteed did what ever he did in his office, from his exit it probably was meditate or something like that.
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Right. That was his cue then. Offering both Marion and Miss Valentine a timid salute, he gave the latter a fleeting glance before shutting the door and retreating into the safety of his office.
Shall send you a thank you card later, Marion. Thank you in advance!
Clucking and chuckling, Marion turned her back to the closed door and looked down upon the poor dear and smiled gingerly. "Now then, dear, where shall we go for our little woman to woman chit chat? Hmmmmmm?"
Somewhere private and comfortable, perhaps? Whatever the little dear felt fit the bill was fine with her.
Paul had heard, through the grapevine of Hogwarts, about the field trip. And he.........wanted to go. So here was, ready to sweet-talk Airey into saying it was okay---but LOOK!
A MAGAZINE!
Paul grew distracted and admired the colors...picture...Airey's face...
Oh.
Right.
He quickly knocked on the door and then had a seat. Flamsteed might not have been in...or something.
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Originally Posted by kayquilz
Paul had heard, through the grapevine of Hogwarts, about the field trip. And he.........wanted to go. So here was, ready to sweet-talk Airey into saying it was okay---but LOOK!
A MAGAZINE!
Paul grew distracted and admired the colors...picture...Airey's face...
Oh.
Right.
He quickly knocked on the door and then had a seat. Flamsteed might not have been in...or something.
Finishing packing up some materials in a box - that he had needed to unpack when he realized he had not placed an Undetectable Extension Charm on before doing said packing - the astronomer gave the assortment of trendy bum bags an approving nod just as there came a knock to the door.
QUICK! HIDE THE EVIDENCE!
Giving the box a firm kick with his foot, it went sliding under his desk and out of sight.
"Paul, good day," he greeted upon opening the door. This was a bit unexpected. It wasn't every day that a herbologist stopped by his office. "To what do I owe the...er...pleasure of your visit?"
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Finishing packing up some materials in a box - that he had needed to unpack when he realized he had not placed an Undetectable Extension Charm on before doing said packing - the astronomer gave the assortment of trendy bum bags an approving nod just as there came a knock to the door.
QUICK! HIDE THE EVIDENCE!
Giving the box a firm kick with his foot, it went sliding under his desk and out of sight.
"Paul, good day," he greeted upon opening the door. This was a bit unexpected. It wasn't every day that a herbologist stopped by his office. "To what do I owe the...er...pleasure of your visit?"
Paul jumped a little at the sound of his voice. Merlin. He had been preoccupied in his own world in his mind...it happened quite often, actually. Milton liked to call him a 'space cadet.'
The white-haired man smiled broadly. "WELLL as it---well---" he was nervous and stuttering. WHAT IF AIREY SAID NO? Paul wouldn't cry...nope nope NOPE. He would just pout a lot. No crying from this man.
"IheardaboutthefieldtripandIwanna'come!" it...all spilled out of his mouth, word!vomiting was one of the many talents of Paul Myers. He widened his grey-blue eyes at the Astronomer and took a deep breath. "Please let me come." Please.
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Originally Posted by kayquilz
Paul jumped a little at the sound of his voice. Merlin. He had been preoccupied in his own world in his mind...it happened quite often, actually. Milton liked to call him a 'space cadet.'
The white-haired man smiled broadly. "WELLL as it---well---" he was nervous and stuttering. WHAT IF AIREY SAID NO? Paul wouldn't cry...nope nope NOPE. He would just pout a lot. No crying from this man.
"IheardaboutthefieldtripandIwanna'come!" it...all spilled out of his mouth, word!vomiting was one of the many talents of Paul Myers. He widened his grey-blue eyes at the Astronomer and took a deep breath. "Please let me come." Please.
Someone was a fidgety as a first year. It did the astronomer some good knowing that he was no longer the only nervous one gracing these corridors. Although his was rather selective. And the primary source of his nervous ticks was no longer haunting the castle with her blazing hair.
Wait....was that English just now?
Blinking a few times, the Astronomy professor sucked in his cheeks and released them after a few moments with a loud POP. "Come......" he began, holding on to the e sound for a good long while. "...again?"
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Someone was a fidgety as a first year. It did the astronomer some good knowing that he was no longer the only nervous one gracing these corridors. Although his was rather selective. And the primary source of his nervous ticks was no longer haunting the castle with her blazing hair.
Wait....was that English just now?
Blinking a few times, the Astronomy professor sucked in his cheeks and released them after a few moments with a loud POP. "Come......" he began, holding on to the e sound for a good long while. "...again?"
Paul blinked a few times. MERLIN he had to repeat himself?! He was already nervous! He just took a deep breath and tried to smile...a little...probably failing....
He was...old enough to be this man's VERY YOUNG FATHER or VERY OLD BROTHER. SO WHY WAS HE NERVOUS. HMMM? Paul just siiiiiiiighed. "I want....." Pause. "To go....." Another pause. "On the field trip." There. Nice. And. Slow. And. Lots. Of. Pauses!
"I want to go on the field trip...if that's okay...with you. And if not--" He would cry. NO NO--he wouldn't cry--"That's that."
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Originally Posted by kayquilz
Paul blinked a few times. MERLIN he had to repeat himself?! He was already nervous! He just took a deep breath and tried to smile...a little...probably failing....
He was...old enough to be this man's VERY YOUNG FATHER or VERY OLD BROTHER. SO WHY WAS HE NERVOUS. HMMM? Paul just siiiiiiiighed. "I want....." Pause. "To go....." Another pause. "On the field trip." There. Nice. And. Slow. And. Lots. Of. Pauses!
"I want to go on the field trip...if that's okay...with you. And if not--" He would cry. NO NO--he wouldn't cry--"That's that."
Airey's eyes widened after each syllable the Herbology professor spoke.
Was he. HE WAS! HE ABSOLUTELY BEYOND A SHADOW OF A VULCAN'S DOUBT WAS!
And while he had heard better, it was not the worst Kirk impression he had ever heard.
"Of course you may," he beamed at his colleague. "Who would I be if I turned down someone capable of such a convincing Kirk impression?" Well, he could think of a lot of people he would be...but that wasn't the point. "I was actually considering asking another to help chaperon, so just help make the decision for me."
Check THAT off his to-do list.
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HE SAID YES! Paul hopped into the air, attempting to click his heels together in euphoria, but alas, he wasn't that skilled! He more resembled a....dying seal/dolphin....thing. "YOU SAID YEESSSS!" he was BEYOND EXCITED NOW!
..Kirk. Impression. Paul blinked at his colleague and...just nodded. Right. Totally. Kirk impression extraordinaire over here..."I WAS indeed--how did you KNOW?" he had no idea who Kirk was. But he was scared of saying so, or else Airey might take back his permission to let Paul come on the field trip!
"Okay! What should I wear?! I need to look crisp and professional--" Overalls were probably not...the best option for this, no. "I have just the fanny pack for the occasion!"
EXCITEMENT!
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astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf
He did. The Astronomy professor even gave a salute in confirmation.
And really...it was a wonder that a man of Paul's age was able to perform, er, whatever that was that he had just done right there. So kudos to you, sir. Kudos.
"I could hardly call myself a Trekkie if I did not recognize that," he boasted. Did the Herbology professor attend conventions? Perhaps they could go to one together. In costume! He would have to see if he could get in contact with that one Ministry official. What was his name? Howard? They seemed to run into each other quite often at these things.
"Well, I intend on wearing a suit," Airey informed his colleague. Big spoiler alert there, surely. "Just as long as you do not wear anything that says Hogwarts on it and arrive at my classroom by 9 am... should be perfectly ---"
WAIT! WOAH! DID HE JUST SAY?!
"SWEET SOLSTICE! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!" the astronomer exclaimed, half tempted to throw open his office door, summon the box of bum bags from his underneath his desk, and proudly show his collection for the students. "You'll fit right in!"
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When you’re stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born withfire and gold in our eyes
He did. The Astronomy professor even gave a salute in confirmation.
And really...it was a wonder that a man of Paul's age was able to perform, er, whatever that was that he had just done right there. So kudos to you, sir. Kudos.
"I could hardly call myself a Trekkie if I did not recognize that," he boasted. Did the Herbology professor attend conventions? Perhaps they could go to one together. In costume! He would have to see if he could get in contact with that one Ministry official. What was his name? Howard? They seemed to run into each other quite often at these things.
"Well, I intend on wearing a suit," Airey informed his colleague. Big spoiler alert there, surely. "Just as long as you do not wear anything that says Hogwarts on it and arrive at my classroom by 9 am... should be perfectly ---"
WAIT! WOAH! DID HE JUST SAY?!
"SWEET SOLSTICE! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!" the astronomer exclaimed, half tempted to throw open his office door, summon the box of bum bags from his underneath his desk, and proudly show his collection for the students. "You'll fit right in!"
Trekkie. Trekkie. He was rattling his brains for what in the WORLD this could mean...Merlin...he'd have to ask Milton. Milton knew like, everything. Well..mostly everything. Even his partner had some shortcomings.
"WELL THEN! I will don a suit! AND my space bum--" he blinked a few times at the box in hand....SO MANY BUMBAGS/FANNY PACKS! "I'll be EARLY and NO HOGWARTS stuff...I get it--since MUGGLES AND ALL--" muggles fascinated them and he really wanted to TALK to some but alas, that would be SOOOO weird. SO he would keep a low profile. "LOOK AT ALL OF THEM--Oh dear--Milton would be having a heart attack--" his partner would be dying. So much bad fashion.
"WELL AIREY--" he nodded excitedly and glanced at his watch. "I will be DRESSED TO IMPRESS! And on time--but I'm supposed to go spread some manure--I'm running late, and this is PRETTY time sensitive--GAH--see you!" and Paul was attempting to run down the stairs. All the way down the stairs.....
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