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Post by SKYLAR OLIVER MONROE on Aug 2, 2014 20:50:45 GMT -5
What you could see in the library right now wasn't anything uncommon since Skylar had begun his days at hogwarts. He was sitting in the library with a book in his hand, his chair pushed back and his feet up on one of the tables. At the moment he held tightly in his hand, another of his muggle books that he loved to read so much. He had been in this same chair for about an hour now and he hadnt taken his eyes away from the pages once or even bothered to see what else was going on around him. When Skylar got into a book someone could start another battle of hogwarts right beside him and he would more than likely not notice a single thing. He was a bit tired from preparing some overly difficult tests and ideas for class and so he had taken the time today to sit down and get into something, which of course for him was either going to be practicing his magic or reading a book and today he picked the book. He held the book in his right hand, using the left hand to gently turn each page as he read through it. He was quite the quick reader too. His brown leather boots were just on the edge of the table, well the heels of them anyway and he was using them to keep himself steady as he leaned back in his chair.
He didnt seem to have his wand with him, although it never seemd that way. In fact, sometimes he didnt have it on him at all. Those that had taken his classes over the years weren't unaware of his love for wandless magic, It might have been his favorite thing about magic all together if he sat and thought about it. He enjoyed this book he was reading quite a lot, It was a muggle book but it was interesting. Inside the story was a lot of betrayal and deceit. Lots of families and different people and it was put together quite well. He was going to find a friend or two to recommend this one too. Finally, after a good long while he lowered the book a bit to rest his eyes. He leaned back a little further in his chair and laid the book pages first on his chest. He ran his finger tips over his eyes a bit and then stretched out his arms. After a moment he raised up a bit and caught his book before it slid to far. He turned his head and saw that just few feet away from him was someone.
"Looking for anything in particular?" He asked as he brought his feet down from the table and shut his book. He placed the book down on the table and pushed it to the middle of the wooden surface and then stood. "I dont work in here but i cant imagine it would be to terribly difficult to find something if you need any help." He spoke and smiled afterward.
Skylar folded both of his arms across his chest and rolled his shoulders a bit to try and situate his jacket as he looked at the certain someone across from him. He didnt work in the library but he knew where about everything was in this place just because he had been in it so much and gone through so many books.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 21:54:57 GMT -5
- THE TROUBLED SEERESS - "No," Nicolaiza's clear voice cut through the silence of the hall as she effortlessly conjured an alchemical seal that allowed her the grab a selection of books tailored to her liking. She didn't need to look at the inquirer as the young man himself reminded her greatly of Gabriel. Such coincidence. "I know the shelves by heart."There was a short interval as she ignored him and strode over purposely to a vacant seat. She wasn't terribly in a great mood for introductions and just wanted to keep to her own, having dropped Alchemy in exchange for Arithmancy, seeing as the frequent coming in and out of professors from her alma mater was beginning to drain her energy. Inwardly, she had raised a brow at the manner Monroe had seated himself, but on the outside, she was perfectly still, opening a book to filter its contents. She might have to procure permission to wander into the restricted section once more. Without any distractions.Word Count: 163 words OOC: Shin of GS + Adox
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Post by SKYLAR OLIVER MONROE on Aug 3, 2014 6:16:27 GMT -5
Skylar watched her movements and listened to her tone of voice. A damn near def person could tell something was wrong with her, He wasn't assuming she had an attitude, wait, yes he was, he was doing just that. Skylar grabbed a seat, which was the edge of a table and he left his arms crossed. His eyes remained on her for a moment and he said nothing. He simply stared at her without speaking. He wasn't trying to learn something about her, or even think of something. he was simply staring. After a moment of that. He suddenly spoke out loud, a bit louder than he should considering where he was.
"What exactly are you reading?" he could certainly take the time to look at the cover if he really wanted to know but he couldnt be bothered from here.
He unfolded his arms from his chest and he placed both hands down on the table. He ran his nails across the wood and then quickly stood up. He turned to face the table and then ran his eyes quickly up the shelf. He slid one hand into his jacket pocket and with the other hand he began to do this odd finger twitching and movement kinda of thing. It was something he always done when he was trying to think or figure something out. After a few seconds of looking at the shelf and the books he turned his head and looked back to the female. Yes, he was an odd man. He knew that and the times where he would randomly do something like what he just did proved it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 6:30:02 GMT -5
- THE TROUBLED SEERESS - Nicolaiza Deldore Sorel Hatfield is a very patient woman. Frighteningly so. But on some days, her patience just seemed to pack up and wordlessly take its leave. Her eyebrow twitched in irritation as Monroe stared at her like crazy, then spoke out loud. She almost rolled her eyes out of exasperation. There were only a few people she's allowed to speak out that loud to her, and they were respectable figures that she's spent her life looking up to. "The Chaldean Method." she drawled, flipping a page over and skimming its contents. She wasn't looking for anything in particular - just research to pass the time. Merlin blame her Quidditch reflexes but she could hear the odd symphony of his fingers twitching, and then feel his gaze bore through the side of her head once more. The potioneer closed her book and closed her eyes. "What is it that you want?"Word Count: 150 words OOC: Shin of GS + Adox
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Post by SKYLAR OLIVER MONROE on Aug 3, 2014 6:45:24 GMT -5
Skylar rushed to where the female was seated and he quickly snatched the book from her. He flipped it open and scanned through it lightning fast and then suddenly, Bam, He shut it and dropped it down into her lap. He turned his back to her and his fingers began to move again. He raised both arms into the air and moved his hands around like he was moving something that only he could see. He seemed to place things and move other things from here to there.
"I want to know why you picked that book. That one exactly. Of all the books in this place. You decided on that one, why?" He asked as he turned back and looked at the book. Skylar then quickly turned his eyes and looked at a few more books. it was all happening in his head, Whatever it was, it was happening.
He suddenly reached into his jacket pocket and pulled a piece of parchment from inside. he dropped it on the nearest table and grabbed a quill. He started to write something down but then stopped. He looked at the quill and then looked at the parchment. He tossed the quill to the side and reached into the inner left jacket pocket and from it he pulled a pen. Yes, a pen, with ink inside of it. Something from home. He then began to write things down. Assuming he was insane when something like this happened wouldn't make you an odd person, it would just make you every person that had ever met him. he was strange, quite weird and very unusual but he was a genius and when genius came to him he wrote it down as quickly as he could before it slipped away from his mind.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 7:02:13 GMT -5
- THE TROUBLED SEERESS - Lovely. Monroe. She sincerely wished he wasn't trying to impress her, else she'd personally strangle him and shackle him on the dungeons down below. She let him grab the book, having seen in advance what he meant to do. Allowing him to do his thing, she waited until he was done with his little show, before placing her left elbow on the table, grabbing another book, opening it and playing with its edges, until she had a paper cut from a certain page. Del looked at the blood starting to clot, before nonverbally healing it. "Because the letters are assigned values partially based on equating Latin letters with that of Hebrew ones." she said, uninterested. "And because I've moved from Alchemy into Arithmancy, the teaching material also had to be switched."She summons the book on her lap to be lifted back into the shelf it came from, and crosses her arms across her chest. "Now that you know, what else happens to have piqued your interest?" she stressed, a little sarcastic emphasis on the words that she hoped would drive him away. She was typically bubbly and vivacious, but not at these moments. Just not. Not at these moments.
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Post by SKYLAR OLIVER MONROE on Aug 3, 2014 7:30:00 GMT -5
Skylar smiled real big and chuckled a bit. He was fascinated, why though, he couldn't begin to tell. He moved his fingers around a bit before finally bringing them to a stop and resting them against the upper arm on the other side of his body as he crossed his arms once more. He looked her over one good time before turning away. He kept his arms folded the whole time. He took a few steps away from her and stopped, then took about three more steps back toward her, then one away, two more back and then five more away before he spun around on his heels and looked at her.
"Yes, In fact.. I am so terribly interested in an actual answer to my question. Did you pick that book because of something that has to be taught, did you pick it because you wanted too, did you perhaps pick it because it seemed the most interesting or maybe it had the most information." Skylar took a couple of steps forward and unfolded his arms. His eyes remained on the female. A slight smirk came to his lips
Imagine having to sit in a class with this. Although he didnt often move to this kind of personality during teaching but he had done it a few times and of course he had done it many times in his teaching before he was an actual teacher at the school. It was just how he did certain things at certain times. He had his little plan in his big head and it was all going to work out like he wanted it too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 7:58:03 GMT -5
- THE TROUBLED SEERESS - She sighed heavily and laid her head this time on the desk. 'Morgana, why do I have to deal with this fool.'"I'll go with simplicity. Something that has to be taught, something that I wanted, something that was interesting, and something that had the most information." With a wave of her hand, she dismissed the books on the table and sent them flying back to their places. Her face remained devoid of emotion as she made another gesture to conjure a grimoire but made no move to touch its cover. By this point, she was pretty certain Skylar would've been one of the few people she hexed back in Hogwarts had the ages fit. She wanted to tell him to stop fidgeting and stay still, but knew how improper and ill-fitting it would sound. Instead, she asked: "Are you that high-strung?" Furrowed her brows in confusion but didn't look at him at all. Instead, she fingered the embroidered cover of the grimoire, feeling the rough, ancient leather. "I'm almost afraid you'll jump anytime soon and tear a hole through the ceiling."Word Count: 184 words OOC: Shin of GS + Adox
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Post by SKYLAR OLIVER MONROE on Aug 3, 2014 8:30:35 GMT -5
Skylar just couldnt resist. He leapt up onto the nearest table as quickly as he could and reached for the ceiling. he struggled for a moment and made an attempt to seem realistic with his hopes of reaching the high ceiling but eventually he just stopped and lowered his arms. He looked a bit disappointed with himself. He grew up a bit though, for a moment at least and he hopped down from the table. he shifted his shoulders and slid his jacket down and off before moving his necklace around a bit to get it in the right position. it was a simple little thing, black string and a small silver hour glass.
"Im not high strung at all but i think i might suffer from a slight case of insanity, or maybe its the lack of sleep, maybe even how much i read, or maybe it could be how much time i spend alone." He went on for a moment before finally stopping himself and laughing a bit.
He shook his head and looked at the female across from him. Maybe, if she was nice, he wouldnt drive her insane but it didnt seem like things were going to happen that way. Not that Skylar cared or even really thought of it. He had always been an odd person and he avoided as many people as he could during his years at school but it wasn't because he was nervous or afraid of anyone, it was just because he didnt know what to do about his own problems. The way he lived had turned him into an interesting person and it just so happened that he eventually came to a point where peoples views on him meant nothing. So if she thought he was completely out of his mind it would never bother him.
"To be honest with you i have been looking for ages for a test to give my students and i think you gave me the idea. I spent so much time looking at all of the things i could do and it caused me to somehow miss everything that i needed." He folded his arms again. it felt better without the jacket. He thought it would. He leaned against the table beside him and stared
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 9:09:23 GMT -5
- THE TROUBLED SEERESS - Del had one finger on her lips, fixed in a shushing motion. Quietly, with a fast motion, she transfigured the table Monroe was standing on into a chair, which she then moved into her table, in the row opposite of hers. "Vasilisa will slit you open." she said softly. At that moment, he seemed somehow similar to Maria, and she shook her head, dismissing the conclusion. "Sit still." she waved with her hand, reading a passage. Like the others, she slammed the book shut, and when she returned them, this time standing up and walking to the shelf, she sat in front of him and eyed him the same way a colleague would view a fellow colleague. "Tell me about it," she replied, a spontaneous response to a madman. "I'll listen." 'Genuinely', she would've preferred to add. If he wanted her attention that much, he could've just... well, said it, perhaps? In a normal way. Then again, he's said it himself: a little far gone from reality. Ah, yes. These people are her specialty. Merlin just loves sending them her way. Word Count: 181 words OOC: Shin of GS + Adox
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Post by SKYLAR OLIVER MONROE on Aug 3, 2014 9:43:28 GMT -5
Skylar couldnt help but think that this female was just terribly fascinating and entertaining to watch. Perhaps it was the fact that he would often travel home and see muggle things happening or maybe it was that he prefered for wands to be put away in his class room but he really didnt see people using their magic for much at all. That was something that just about no one would beleive considering Skylar's job. He looked her over again and then his eyes dropped to the books all around them, they seemed to constantly distract him.
" Well.. Everyone is always learning so much when i teach, i make sure of it. Some people say its too much, this one little girl told me that it wasn't enough and i laughed at her, But i felt bad after that and apologized. Anyway, I want to see how much my students have been paying attention in other classes, I want to see what's been taught and whats been learned through a series of tests where my students will will show me in word and tell me in speech what all they have learned and what all they think should change." Skylar reached up and grabbed hold of his necklace and began to fiddle with it for a moment.
"I hear so many students talking about things that could better their experience at hogwarts and yet i see so little being done about it." It was an interesting thing to hear him say, not really something he would normally be on about but then again, He wasn't normal and didnt really do normal things.
As skylar moved his hand away from the hourglass necklace his fingers began moving again. He now had his other hand on his hip while his free hand just went about it's business. His fingers moved like he was playing a piano but no noise followed them. He did however seem to think with their movements. He was a strange person.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 1:36:44 GMT -5
- THE TROUBLED SEERESS - "No matter what you do, not all students have the urge to listen," she tells him, eyeing him carefully for the first time. "When I was teaching Alchemy, the roster filled up to the brim quickly, but sometimes they're just there in your class physically. Mentally speaking, they're far, far gone."
"You can't make a child who doesn't want to learn, learn. You'll just be presenting an impossible task to yourself."
Nicolaiza watches him fiddle with his necklace, just observing and jotting down the facts in her mind. She shrugs: "They like new things. Things that they didn't know could be done. Say, if I taught Alchemy plainly, lecture them by the book, they might as well sleep in front of me - no, children love..."
"Stuff." Her head nods in agreement. "Tell them to follow the book in Teleportation and they'll follow it, but nevertheless curse you aloud in their minds. Show them how, and they'll watch you perform it like lovesick pups."
"You can try thinking back to your days as a student and note down what worked and what didn't. What did you like in the classes you attended? What quirks of the professor did you appreciate?"She waves another hand again, this time to the air. "Students love to talk. If they don't like you then there's a mighty chance they never will like you. Try getting an evaluation done - though, I must say, consider yourself warned and have your dignity prepared for the anonymous remarks." Word Count: 249 words OOC: Shin of GS + Adox
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Post by SKYLAR OLIVER MONROE on Aug 4, 2014 2:13:47 GMT -5
"That's just it." He said happily as he moved around a bit more. "What i appreciated most was that the teachers tried to make things difficult, or at least it seemed so. Things were far to simple in school, far to easy to understand. Getting a grip on the way things worked in this world was as simple as breathing. Is it not so for us all?"
Skylar fiddled with his necklace a bit more but when he moved his hand his fingers began moving again. He just let them go and they went to tapping away on his chest.He didnt pay them any attention at all. "Its not often that i am thanked for how difficult i make things in class but it does happen and not that it's something i take pride in or boast about but i've often times seen my student come out far smarter than others. That being said, i could care less whether or not my students like me, If i have to put them through mental hell just to ensure that they are better prepared then i will do so."
He wished sometimes that more people had tried to do that with him. There were some points in his life that he would have rather been a bit more prepared for what happened. Some people just arent ready for things. Some of it is physical, some emotional and in other times its mental but either why, some people just weren't ready for things that would happened to them in the real world and thats why he tried to shove as much as he could into his classes and his sessions he did outside of school.
"Would you rather take two years of school or one if a teacher could give you everything in those few short months?" He spoke and then brought his hand down from his chest. He slid it into his pocket and made a fist. He tried to keep his hand still now as he looked at Nico.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 5:26:09 GMT -5
- THE TROUBLED SEERESS - "It. Is. Not. For. Us. All." Del spoke slowly. "Let me tell you a little something McGonagall taught the previous staff: there are a hundred kinds of students overall, each with their own set of thoughts, flaws, and capabilities."
"There are some kids who barely scrape passes on other subjects, some kids who aim high, and some kids who just attend Hogwarts for the sake of pleasing their parents and Circe forbid, not put their families down to shame."
"Yes, getting a headstart on things may be wonderful for the rest of us, but for the unlucky few, not so. Some kids aren't gifted or born with the intellect, no matter how frightening that sounds."
She massages her temples and continues: "I know myself when it comes to my classes: I have the tendency to set the bar high, but that's because Alchemy and Arithmancy's not joke. They're skills the kids need to possess in order to weave in and out of this world effortlessly."
"The same goes for the other subjects, if I am correct. Not that I care for their liking of me either. A handful's already badmouthed me hailing from Durmstrang."Nicolaiza leans forward, but retreats. "Honestly, I'll take two. I'm that much of workaholic to need things refreshed and enlightened half the time. Knowledge goes on, does not wither, does not fade. The longer you'll stay, the more you'll learn."
"At least, that's what I can say from experience."
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Post by SKYLAR OLIVER MONROE on Aug 4, 2014 19:38:04 GMT -5
Skylar chuckled a bit when she finished. he couldnt help but laugh a little. It really seemed like she was getting frustrated with him and while that wasnt his intention at all it was just a bit funny to him. He looked her over once more before he said anything else. Not that he took the time to actually think about it but if he did he would see how pretty she was and maybe that would stop him from being such a pain in the ass. His mind did often times get ahead of him so it was interesting to see someone trying to bring him back down from outter space where his thoughts put him.
"Ok, OK." He said while laughing. " Let's say for the sake of your sanity that you're right. What would you do in my position? I have had this job for ages and only now am i rendered incapable of coming up with something that will make my students think. I just haven't had the inspiration i once had over the past few weeks." It was a legitimate question from teacher to teacher because he really wanted to know.
Maybe the question would help one of the two of them not want to strangle the other. He wasn't sure if that's what she was thinking of doing but he was sure if he kept being a pest that she might throw a book at him or something.
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