27 Dec 2021, 03:35
Professor of Flying’s Office
Deep within the Hogwarts castle, in an area rarely traversed by students, is the Flying professor’s office. To reach this office, one must walk through a dusty hallway, with its stone floor cracked and walls covered in poorly kept paintings and tapestries of Quidditch legends. Anyone who decided to visit would eventually come to a large door made of dark wood, one that is rather heavy and hard to open.
A lovely miniature steel broom knocker installed by the previous professor hangs at the center of the door. A loud bang sounds when the brush of this broom hits the door. Once the knocker is used, a few seconds would pass before a muffled voice is heard. “One moment, alright?”
Felix always answered the door with a warm smile, and would gesture for the vistor to step inside. The difference between the office and the hallway was as stark as night and day. The main color scheme had stayed the same between professors, as Felix also preferred earthy brown tones. The floor and ceiling were made of polished dark wooden boards, and a pile of wood sat by a stone fireplace at the far end of the room. To the left of the fireplace, still lining that same wall, was a series of shelves that previously held various trophies; now, they were primarily lined with photographs and newspaper clippings in modest wooden frames. To the right of the hearth, going all the way to the end of the wall and continuing until halfway down the next, was a line of empty broom stands. In most of the slots were school brooms that need maintenance or repairs, or some of Felix’s personal brooms that they allowed their seventh year students to use on occasion.
Opposite the wall of stands was a wall completely covered in bookshelves. The shelves were filled with titles, both fiction and nonfiction, that related to quidditch, broomology, broom racing, and other matters related to flight (both magical and not). The books were well organized, but it was obvious that all of the books were quite old, and the many tabs jutting out from the pages indicated that they had been read quite thoroughly. Finally, on the walls on either side of the door were two giant Puddlemere United banners; on the door itself was a much smaller Pride of Portree banner.
At the center of the room sat a ring-shaped desk with a small opening toward the fireplace. A cushy green armchair was situated in the center, facing the door, and a matching ottoman sat in front of it. The desk itself was covered in various neat piles of parchment (at a cursory glance, likely essays and homework), although the space directly in front of the chair was usually occupied by whatever broom Felix was working on at the moment. As Felix took a seat in his chair after inviting the visitor into the room, he would begin preparing two cups of tea the traditional way at the large slab of stone situated on the desk to his right. Above the desk, ten lanterns floated in a circle, basking the room in a soft orange glow. In front of the desk was a cushioned wooden chair, which Felix would gesture for their visitor to make themselves comfortable in.
“I hope you don’t mind that we have ourselves a spot of tea while we talk. I always feel better with a cuppa in hand, alright? But I don’t drink that English nonsense, it’s usually oolong or matcha for me. My stomach can’t handle any cream or sugar with my tea, not at my age. Yourself?”
OOC: Welcome to the Professor of Flying’s office. This is an IC thread where Professor Lin can talk to one person at a time. Please wait until the previous person leaves and the office is marked as available before you post. This follows the same rules as any other RP which means you need to have at least 200 words per post. The interaction will take place on the day you post unless you state otherwise. If the last post has been over a month ago, the current interaction will be considered closed and a new student (or professor) may enter the thread. If you want to have a more in depth conversation then feel free to owl me or shoot me a DM on Discord.
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"If lost, return to Bean."
STA 9 | EVA 20 | STR 6 | WIS 7 | ARCP 3 | ACC 25
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27 Dec 2021, 05:11
Professor of Flying’s Office
Only a couple of months passed since the beginning of the school term, yet with the pressure of the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams happening this year and having to keep a relationship with her fiance up, Aurelia was feeling quite stressed out. It was the full force of academics and duty to family thrust upon the shoulders of the overwhelmed 16-year-old. Each day, was another thing to do, to accomplish. If only she could alleviate some of that stress.
Given her busy schedule, Aurelia had not kept up much with rumours, let alone the news of a few new professors. So it would come as a surprise when she opened the stubbornly heavy office door to find that it was not Professor Jemari that sat on the seat. "Professor Je-" her words were cut short when she saw the unfamiliar adult at the desk. "Apologies, would you happen to know where Professor Jemari is?" The girl asked. As usual, her presence reigned over the room, terrible and very unsettling.
"I could come back when he is around," The disappointment, mingled with the slightest hint of frustration could be noticed in her voice. She had come all the way down here - by flight - just to realise that the flying professor was not present.
Given her busy schedule, Aurelia had not kept up much with rumours, let alone the news of a few new professors. So it would come as a surprise when she opened the stubbornly heavy office door to find that it was not Professor Jemari that sat on the seat. "Professor Je-" her words were cut short when she saw the unfamiliar adult at the desk. "Apologies, would you happen to know where Professor Jemari is?" The girl asked. As usual, her presence reigned over the room, terrible and very unsettling.
"I could come back when he is around," The disappointment, mingled with the slightest hint of frustration could be noticed in her voice. She had come all the way down here - by flight - just to realise that the flying professor was not present.
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31 Dec 2021, 19:28
Professor of Flying’s Office
December 22nd, 2021
It had just been a few days ago that Miriam settled into her new position as the flying Professor at Hogwarts. It wasn’t entirely a job she was planning to take but she really hoped that it would help her open a new chapter of her life. One in which she would still carry out her passion of flying but also try and share that passion with others.
Miriam loved her new office and the whole homey feel it gave off. Unfortunately, Miriam didn’t travel with much and due to that the broom stands stood empty. Regardless of brooms to buy, Miriam was just ready to meet some students and tell them stories about her adventures. While in thought, Miriam heard the door to her office starting to open and immediately looked at the door.
As an older student started to walk into the room, Miriam watched her face turn into surprise when she saw her sitting there. Then the girl asked about where Professor Jemari was. Miriam proceed to search her mind for who Jemari was, she had met most of the other adults here but no one was named Jemari. There was one named Jensen and another with the name Jeremiah but no Jemari. Then it hit her, this girl was talking about her predecessor River. “Oh um Jemari…He is not here anyone. I’m not sure the circumstance but he no longer works here. I am now the current professor of flying.”
It made sense that not everyone would know that she was the new professor but it was a little punch in the gut that this girl had her intentions set on talking with Jemari. “So is there anything that you were going to tell Jemari that I can help you with?” Miriam asked kindly hoping to find out what this student wanted. As an afterthought Miriam added, “Also, my name is Professor Stube, if you were wondering.”
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Life is meant for great adventures
1 Feb 2022, 04:38
Professor of Flying’s Office
OOC
It has been over a month since the last post in this thread so the interaction above is now closed.
The office is now open to new interactions.
Life is meant for great adventures
5 Apr 2022, 21:26
Professor of Flying’s Office
Sophia struggled against the door, but she was eager to escape the creepy hallway that led to the office of the Flying Professor, Miriam Stube.
Tucked under Sophia’s arm was a recent acquisition of hers that she was, frankly, afraid to actually use. Her very own broomstick, an old Comet, was being clumsily carried into the office with her. It was an older broom, nothing fancy, but it was hers, and she cherished it.
This experience was odd for the first year. She was, despite most of a year passing, still intimidated by the professors at Hogwarts. She normally did everything she could to stay under the radar. Even in classes she struggled with, she usually just studied harder and watched more talented students instead of asking for help, but this time she had no other choice. She needed an experienced flier’s advice.
“Ms. Miri- er, Professor Stube,” she nervously greeted, feeling awkward and burdensome. Wasn’t there a broom race coming up? Not to mention quidditch. And Flying classes. Professor Stube was surely busy. Maybe Sophia was just wasting the teacher’s time? Well, it was too late now.
“You’re really good at flying, right?” she asked, and before it even came out of her mouth, she knew it was a stupid question. She barreled on before she could chicken out, “I got this broom, and I was wondering if I could have permission to use the training grounds to practice sometime outside of class.”
She lowered her voice to a whisper and added, “And I was wondering if you have any advice on getting over a fear of heights.”
There. It was out. She was embarrassed, but admitting her fear was the first step to fixing it.
Tucked under Sophia’s arm was a recent acquisition of hers that she was, frankly, afraid to actually use. Her very own broomstick, an old Comet, was being clumsily carried into the office with her. It was an older broom, nothing fancy, but it was hers, and she cherished it.
This experience was odd for the first year. She was, despite most of a year passing, still intimidated by the professors at Hogwarts. She normally did everything she could to stay under the radar. Even in classes she struggled with, she usually just studied harder and watched more talented students instead of asking for help, but this time she had no other choice. She needed an experienced flier’s advice.
“Ms. Miri- er, Professor Stube,” she nervously greeted, feeling awkward and burdensome. Wasn’t there a broom race coming up? Not to mention quidditch. And Flying classes. Professor Stube was surely busy. Maybe Sophia was just wasting the teacher’s time? Well, it was too late now.
“You’re really good at flying, right?” she asked, and before it even came out of her mouth, she knew it was a stupid question. She barreled on before she could chicken out, “I got this broom, and I was wondering if I could have permission to use the training grounds to practice sometime outside of class.”
She lowered her voice to a whisper and added, “And I was wondering if you have any advice on getting over a fear of heights.”
There. It was out. She was embarrassed, but admitting her fear was the first step to fixing it.
17 Mar 2023, 12:43
Professor of Flying’s Office
As a first-string beater and a general Quidditch enthusiast, Rita was of course surprised to know they have now got a new flying professor. The former flying professor, Ms. Stube had decided to step down from her role as the flying professor for whatever reason. Rita knew Ms. Stube was a very devoted professor during her time at Hogwarts and the Second Year Hufflepuff beater with short straight black hair always enjoyed the flying class, which definitely made sense as she was a Quidditch player. Ms. Stube would definitely be missed, and Rita respected their personal choice to step down from that role and focus on whatever they need to do, probably personal stuff.
Anyway, Rita had decided to pay a visit to the new professor`s office and congratulate them for being the new flying professor at Hogwarts. It was rumored that the new professor happened to be Asian, which definitely threw the Second Year Hufflepuff beater`s attention as someone with Chinese immigrant parents. Bringing her nimbus-1700 broom, the black-haired first-string beater walked down from her Hufflepuff common room to the flying professor`s office and asked if she may come in to say hi.
Obtaining permission to come in, Rita walked into the room, and waved politely to the flying professor, "Hi, professor! First of all, congratulates for becoming the new flying professor! I was wondering if you could check on my broom and offer some suggestions on how I can improve my skills on the broom and Quidditch skills to better prepare for future matches? By the way, my name is Rita Su, Second Year Hufflepuff, first-string beater. How should I address you and I believe you must be Asian as well from your looks?" Rita then smiled politely at the new flying professor to show her request after throwing a question to the professor, and waited for them to respond.
Interacting with: @Felix Lin
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25 Mar 2023, 17:53
Professor of Flying’s Office
The girl that walked into his office, bright and bubbly and full of energy, immediately brought a smile to Felix’s face. Now here was a student that was truly passionate about Flying, just as they had been in their youth. It was heart-warming to see that the art of Flying had not lost its weight nor importance even so many years after his own education at Hogwarts, as many other trends and fads tended to do. No, Flying was still the real deal, and Felix was glad that their predecessors in this position had done a good job of encouraging such passion in the students.
“Thank you for your well wishes, Miss Su,” Felix said warmly, gently taking the Nimbus 1700 from her hands. Deftly and quickly, they moved the Moontrimmer that had been sitting on their desk to one of the stands on one wall of their office, before carefully placing Rita’s broom on their desk. Taking a seat in his armchair, Felix gestured for Rita to take a seat in the chair across from him, before handing her a cup of oolong tea in a jade teacup. “Professor Lin is fine. My pronouns are he/they, and I don’t mind if you use one or the other, or both. And yes, very astute observation! My parents are both Chinese immigrants, from the Guangdong province. My Chinese is quite rusty, though, as I haven’t had to speak it for years now.”
He took a long, slow sip from his own cup before setting it aside and pulling Rita’s broom closer to him to examine. “We’ll take this one step at a time, shall we? Broom first, then tips.” Felix placed a set of wire-framed spectacles on their nose, then gently ran their hands along the handle of the broom, then briefly rolling a few of the branches at the end between their thumb and index finger, seemingly getting a general sense of the condition of the broom. “Why, what a fine broom,” he said with a smile. “You must really love Quidditch. The entire Nimbus line is a fine choice for any sport requiring agility and precise movement. Has your broom been causing any issues for you lately? If you have any specific questions about it, I provide some better insight— otherwise, I would just continue weekly routine maintenance, as you seem to be doing already.”
@Rita Su
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STA 9 | EVA 20 | STR 6 | WIS 7 | ARCP 3 | ACC 25
STA 9 | EVA 20 | STR 6 | WIS 7 | ARCP 3 | ACC 25
26 Mar 2023, 09:25
Professor of Flying’s Office
If the new flying professor being Asian was already an exciting thing for Rita, hearing that the Professor of one of her favorite classes had a surname that was very common in Asian countries (including its variation Lim and Lam) and also got Chinese immigrant parents was even more intriguing for the black-haired Second Year Hufflepuff first-string beater. "I may have more things in common with the new flying Professor then I once thought, which is quite rare and interesting, I think I should pay extra attention to the flying classes from now on." The black-haired first-string beater thought.
"Oh, more than pleased to meet you, Professor Lin! By the way, as you can probably see from my surname, my parents are also immigrants from China, they comes all the way to England from Shanghai, which I suppose is not too far from Guangdong if we travel by broom. As for the language, I think my parents taught me some Mandarin using that muggle thing called flashcards, but I have to admit my English is much better since I don't get much opportunity to use Mandarin besides at home." Rita finally replied to professor Lin with a friendly smile and requestful look, "And yeah, Nimbus 1700 is a really nice broom, it is quite fast and tough to ride, and it is much more affordable compared with those more expensive brooms like Silver Arrow and Firebolt. I think it is working quite well for me recently, so I believe it just needs some maintenence for those frequent Quidditch practice and matches. By the way, I suppose when we finished the necessary checking and maintenence, we can practice some broom skills in the training grounds and you can offer me some tips and correct any mistakes? I think the weather today is pretty nice for a broom flight, so would you agree to do that?" Rita then continued to smile respectfully at Professor Lin as the flying professor was checking on her broom, and waited to see if they agree to have a practice lesson.
Interacting with: @Felix Lin
ReducioI think if your character agrees to do so, we can start a separate thread after this thread while Professor Lin offers Rita some advice during practicing.
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7 Apr 2023, 22:43
Professor of Flying’s Office
Felix continued checking over Rita’s broom as she spoke, explaining her family’s history with vigor. He vaguely recalled visiting Shanghai once in his youth and eating soup dumplings with his sister, but it had been well over thirty years since the last time he had visited China at all, so his memory was a bit rusty. Rita’s excitement and ethusiasm was well-received and greatly appreciated by the Flying professor, who listened attentively as they continued checking over the broom. Using a thin pen knife, Felix whittled away a few stray splinters on the handle, and then used a square bit of sandpaper to smooth out any rough spots.
The Flying professor had just started to trim the brush’s twigs when Rita suggested they head out to the training pitch to fly for a bit. Felix paused, setting the clippers down on his desk as he rolled the broom over in his hands to examine it. “I’ve never turned down an opportunity to go flying,” they said cheerfully, handing Rita’s broom back to her. “Let’s go then, shall we? I can’t promise I can make you a professional in an hour, and my expertise and experience isn’t in Beaters, but I can certainly observe your basic technique with general, straightforward flying.” Felix grabbed one of the school brooms he had recently finished maintenance on, before scribbling a quick Gone flying! on a scrap of parchment. As the professor and the student exited the office, Felix carefully balanced the parchment on the knocker and locked his office door, before gesturing for Rita to lead the way.
“To the great outdoors!”
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"If lost, return to Bean."
STA 9 | EVA 20 | STR 6 | WIS 7 | ARCP 3 | ACC 25
STA 9 | EVA 20 | STR 6 | WIS 7 | ARCP 3 | ACC 25
13 May 2023, 01:49
Professor of Flying’s Office
Hearing that there will be a new professor of flying-- Felix Lin, the First Year Ravenclaw girl Cassie Jiang wants to visit him in his office to express her congratulations and learn perhaps a bit more about flying.
She tidies her clothes-- she is wearing her school robe and a long Ravenclaw blue and bronze scarf. She hopes to leave a good impression on the professor. She walks to the Quidditch pitch and to the door of the professor's office. She knocks on the door and waits quietly and patiently. The sun shine is warm, and she is feeling warm too.
'Hello professor Lin! First, I am sending my most sincere congratulations to you for becoming the new Flying professor! I am Cassie Jiang, a first year Ravenclaw. I love flying, and I assume myself good at this subject. I have got all Os in the homeworks in this subject with professor Stube. I also applied for the Quidditch team, I am waiting to join the team.' She hopes the professor will think she is friendly, smart and polite.
She waits again, for a respond and the permission to enter the office. Her heart is pounding, for she never knows what might happen next.
@Felix Lin
She tidies her clothes-- she is wearing her school robe and a long Ravenclaw blue and bronze scarf. She hopes to leave a good impression on the professor. She walks to the Quidditch pitch and to the door of the professor's office. She knocks on the door and waits quietly and patiently. The sun shine is warm, and she is feeling warm too.
'Hello professor Lin! First, I am sending my most sincere congratulations to you for becoming the new Flying professor! I am Cassie Jiang, a first year Ravenclaw. I love flying, and I assume myself good at this subject. I have got all Os in the homeworks in this subject with professor Stube. I also applied for the Quidditch team, I am waiting to join the team.' She hopes the professor will think she is friendly, smart and polite.
She waits again, for a respond and the permission to enter the office. Her heart is pounding, for she never knows what might happen next.
@Felix Lin
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