Adult Supervision PV Prof. Jensen

@Hjørdis Jensen

It had taken Ruka much longer than strictly appropriate to decide whether he really wanted to go through with meeting Professor Jensen at the date, time and location she had given him in her response to his letter. Considering the fact that he had been the one to reach out and ask her to meet him, there really shouldn't have been any hesitation in his agreement, but there was something that had made the ultimate decision more challenging than it was supposed to be.

He thought to realise the issue, thought he was aware of what made him so nervous about the encounter with the Slytherin Head of House. Aside from the fact that he had no real plan for what exactly he wanted to talk to her about - all he had known when he had written the letter was that he wanted someone to talk to who wasn't really involved in his life and seemed trustworthy enough for him to feel comfortable around - he was also acutely aware that the last adult he had ever confided his thoughts and problems in was his dad. Almost a whole year ago.

While Ruka had always known that he had no real connection to children his age because he had never really had any experience with them, he had almost forgotten that he knew how to talk to adults just as little. His dad had been the only person he had really ever talked to growing up, and there was certainly a difference between how someone talked to their dad and how they were supposed to talk to a Professor.

Surely, the last time Ruka had seen Professor Jensen he must have made a dreadfully rude impression. Not that the Slytherin Head of House had seemed to mind particularly much but the situation had been vastly different. A set up encounter in which Ruka was hoping to get some help with sorting out the inner workings of his mind seemed to warrant much better manners somehow.

Still, despite his concerns, Ruka had finished dinner a little earlier than most of his peers that night, just so he could make sure he was going to get to the North Tower in time. Dressed in simple blue jeans and a white T-Shirt, Ruka had thought it to be a good idea to cloak himself in Jack's Slytherin robes, which he had still not returned after having gotten them in April. Aside from the fact that wearing those particular robes seemed like a funny get-up for meeting the Slytherin Head of House, he was also aware of the fact that he and Jack looked alike enough that maybe, even if just for a second, he would be able to trick the Professor into thinking he wasn't who she was expecting.

Just for extra measure he had even gone to the lengths of using the hair colour changing spell on himself, muttering a Crinus Muto to his trusty wand to turn his copper hair a few shades darker and accentuated with some blond and brown highlights.

It wouldn't have been the first time he had been mistaken for his future brother, and the previous time he hadn't even tried.

Immature deception seemed like a good ice breaker to him.

As he reached the right location, Ruka stopped in front of the door, unsure of whether he was supposed to enter or simply wait outside. After all, he was still a little early and he didn't know if Professor Jensen was already inside the office or maybe only just on her way herself.

Waiting for a little moment, Ruka decided that it wouldn't hurt to at least check, so he moved towards the door and gave it three loud knocks before stepping back again in expectation of someone opening it.

Now all there was left to do was wait.