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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 13, 2012 16:19:42 GMT -5
Charlize had taken a seat at the table at the top of the great hall. It was a strange arrangement to have the staff sit infront looking down at the students. At Beauxbatons the hall had been for students and students alone with two staff members on duty. Here it was different. More integrated than she was used to. Not only did it allow students to interact with staff if need be. It allowed the staff to interact with each other.
Today, however, and much to Chaz’s delight, there were only a few professors at the table for breakfast and she had taken a seat away from them instead just offering them a smile and polite nod. She was still getting used to everyone. Her shyness had a crippling effect on her social life but this year would mark a change, of that she was sure. New school; new job; new life. Things would be better from now on.
Her dark brown eyes couldn’t help but glance down at the ring finger of her left hand. There was a blatant tan line where her wedding band had been. It felt weird to not have anything there. Not in an upsetting way but like a whole weight had been lifted off her. As if someone had unchained her from a ball and chain. It was a horrible way to think but Nathan had been nothing to her other than a person in her life that had brought a lot of misery.
Shaking that out of her thoughts she poured herself a cup of coffee and took a long drink. Ugh. British coffee was something she would have to get used to.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 13, 2012 16:34:10 GMT -5
Geoffery was new to the school. His former teaching positiong a bit out of the way he had transfered here so he could be closer to his younger brother. Still feeling the need to protect him even though they had both become adults. He moved into the great hall after depositing his things in his room. His eyes unaccustomed to not looking everywhere for a threat he kept his head almost on a swivel as he walked down the length of the Great Hall.
As he neared the staff table he was greeted with the sight of not many teachers here already. It was early enough yet that the teachers hadn't begun to arrive and yet the few who were already here were not really noticing him yet which was appreciated. He needed time to adapt to the new climate.
As he sat down he looked up and down the table and noticed a few people who were likely to keep his attention. One of them sitting rather close by but he ignored that feeling for now. It was better to relax and settle in before giving into the strange urge to meet people.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 13, 2012 16:43:11 GMT -5
The hall was filling. Students from the different houses making their way to the tables and glancing up at them every so often. As she was looking down into the hall Chaz’s eye caught the sight of someone who was older than a student. Obviously another member of staff. He had made his way to the table and sat down still giving her space. Charlize bit into her toast and glanced sideways as he looked up and down the table.
This was her chance to meet someone now. All she had to do was introduce herself and that was not too difficult. She placed the toast back down on the plate and rubbed her fingers on the napkin to get rid of any butter. Chaz reached her hand out towards him but as she did managed to knock over her cup of coffee, drenching a good portion of the table. Her eye widened and he cheeks flushed red, ”Oh Merlin.” The french accent was thick as she spoke.
”I am so sorry.” She quickly dipped her hand into her robes and sorted the mess she had caused before turning away from him and looking down at her plate cursing herself in her head. Only she could make the simple task of an introduction into some fiasco. She glance up to see one or two students staring curiously and she blushed again before looking away.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 13, 2012 16:51:36 GMT -5
As he looked back out at the students he chuckled softly thinking about all the future great minds he would teach in this school. As he was looking he heard a slight noise and a curse before he looked seeing the coffee spill he looked over and it was the woman he'd noticed a moment before. He smiled at her and started to help her clean it up with his wand. "Don't worry about it." he said as he held his hand out. "I'm Geoffrey." he said as he looked at her Noting the blush he took no mind of it. Hoping that they could be friends since he was new. "I just started today."
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 13, 2012 17:00:38 GMT -5
Turning her head again, the blush slowly began to fade. Although the coffee had been cleared the smell of it was lingering in the air. It was no great loss. After all, it had been terrible coffee but it had of course lead her to make, what she had believed to be, a terrible impression. She looked at his extended hand and reached out and shook it with her own. Apparently he had no issues with his hand eye coordination. ”It’s a please to meet you Geoffrey.” she said. ”I’m Charlize, but please call me Chaz.” Charlize had always seemed too formal to her.
Hearing that he had only started today brightened her up a little bit. ”Same here.” She gave him a smile. ”I am the new Potions professor. Which post, may I ask did you take?” Typical Chaz, everything was overly formal and polite where she was concerned. Even when trying to be social she came across as professional and serious.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 13, 2012 17:04:44 GMT -5
He nodded as he looked at her. "Pleasure to meet you to Chaz." he said smiling as he looked at the stain and cleared it with a wave of his hand. "I'm the new Astronomy teacher." he said as he looked back at her. "and please call me Geoff if you'd like." he said. His hand leaving hers after a moment. "What brings you to Hogwarts if you don't mind my asking" he said as he looked at her.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 14, 2012 1:29:47 GMT -5
“Astronomy?” she repeated after hearing what he was teaching. “How interesting. I have always been interested in the stars, though more for their beauty than what knowledge they might hold.” Chaz had taken Astronomy in her school days but had often been too busy in her own thoughts and lost in the beauty of the night to listen and would copy notes down afterwards. She glanced at Geoffrey and gave a small smile. They would be starting a journey at Hogwarts together then. It made her feel a lot less nervous.
“Do you prefer Geoff?” Chaz asked him. When he asked what brought her to Hogwarts Chaz visibly tensed up and looked away. Walls went up quickly and her tone become even more professional and detached. “I just needed a change.” Charlize took a bite of the toast again and wiped her fingers. After swallowing she asked, “Yourself?” Chaz wanted to move the topic off of herself as quickly as possible. She didn’t trust anyone here yet and she was sure as hell not letting anyone into her life.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 16, 2012 7:18:10 GMT -5
He nodded as he looked at her. "I know what you mean." he said as he glanced down the table. I know that The stars have their own special beauty to people as do the moon and planets but most students cannot see that yet without guidance." he said to her as he smiled. "I do Prefer Geoff, But for the most part I'm usually called either Geoffrey or G." he said simply. "A change in scenery is nice." he said having noticed the stiffness of her once he asked. "I'm here because my younger brother works for the United Kingdoms Ministry of magic." he said.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 16, 2012 14:18:18 GMT -5
When he answered the question Charlize looked up at him again. “The ministry? How interesting. What is it your brother does?” she asked. When she was twenty she had toyed with the idea of joining the ministry in France. Not exactly clear on what she would do but wanting some direction in her life. However that was shot down in an argument with Nathan and Chaz never saw it through.
She continued to nibble at the toast still feeling quite tense and uncomfortable. Once she had finished the slice she would make an excuse and leave. Surely that was enough social interaction for the day.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 16, 2012 14:22:16 GMT -5
He looked back at her and nodded. "Well, He's an Auror." He said simply. "Even though the bigger ones are gone some of the death eaters are still running around so he is trying to hunt them down." he said simply as he looked at her. His eyes studying her reaction as he ate a small portion of his eggs. "Maybe you'd like to meet him?" He asked as he looked at her.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 16, 2012 14:50:49 GMT -5
An auror. Now that was one of the more interesting jobs that she had seen. It seemed to be the equivalent of the Muggle police. She nodded as Geoff spoke about death eaters. She had read bits and knew of the war. Things were much more settled now thought. Chaz imagined that Auror departments were not half as busy as they once had been, with all things considered.
Charlize stopped mid bite as Geoff said that she might like to meet his brother. She swallowed the bite and took a second to think. [color=cloud[“That might be nice.”
[/color] Charlize replied. “I’d like to perhaps pick his brains about the job.” She took in the last bite of her slice of toast and wiped her fingers for the last time on the napkin beside her plate. “Of course, that’s if he is not busy.”[/blockquote][/blockquote] |
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 16, 2012 15:08:59 GMT -5
Geoffery smiled slightly. "Well, I can pretty much guarantee he will have time to see you and talk to you." he said softly. "He's usually very... Chatty." he added as he finished up his plate of food. "Of course it would also give us some time to get to know each other on a more personal note." he said softly. "Rather then just as teachers we could actually start to become friends." he said as he looked at her. Not wanting to push for more when he'd just met someone.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 16, 2012 15:24:39 GMT -5
“Chatty is sometimes good.” Charlize said with a slight laugh. As long as it wasn’t going to be a problem then she would like to speak to an Auror. As much as she loved teaching Chaz was still finding her feet after everything with Nathan. Teaching had been a job she had jumped into and she adored it yes. She adored potions. But she wanted more free reign. She wanted more time to develop and research them and that was restricted when she was teaching. A small frown had settled on her face as she thought about this.
When Geoff has spoken about them getting to know each other on a more personal note Chaz looked slightly like a deer caught in headlights. Her brown eyes were large and slightly panicked. Maybe it would be ok if she could keep him talking about himself rather than answering anything he might ask. “I... yeah.” she said lamely. She was trying but this was still new to her and Geoff was seemingly ok with being social which made her nervous. Chaz knew she was probably coming off as strange.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 17, 2012 22:59:59 GMT -5
Geoff looked at her and waited for her reply. "Well, I guess that was a bit to forward." he said. "Maybe we can have a cup of coffee today." he said as he looked at her. "And later down the road we can move past cups of coffee and talk about our lives apart from work." he said as he looked at her. A smile on his lips hoping that she would understand that he wasn't going to push her if she didn't want to.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 18, 2012 0:11:50 GMT -5
Chaz smiled as he seemed to realise her discomfort and modify what he had said. “I think that would be a better plan.” Coffee she could do. Hopefully without spilling it everywhere this time. She wanted to be entirely comfortable with people before she started trusting them with who she was. Once again she glanced down to her ring finger and frowned at it. She did a lot of frowning.
Shaking herself from those thoughts once again she looked to Geoff, “I should get going. I have a class. It was nice to meet you Geoff.” Chaz got up from the table. Her long willowy frame leaning over to kiss him once on each cheek, a simple French gesture. She turned then and left the table. Chaz greeted a few students as she walked through the hall and with that she was gone.
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