#professor asks

[carewyncromwell]

1, 2 and 10 for le prof asks 😔

1. What subject do you teach?

“I serve as a Teacher’s Assistant for Defense Against the Dark Arts. My immediate ‘superior’ so to speak is the actual Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, my colleague, Alistair Schaefer @cursebreakerfarrier -- we get on well, he’s a good chap. I teach my own additional sessions to his classes, all short and optional, as well as individual tutoring to those who wish to put in the extra work...or just those few gremlins I take a liking to.”

[Insert cocky smirk here.]

“I also serve as Schaefer’s substitute, when he’s feeling under the weather.”

((OOC: Alistair is a werewolf. :3)) 

2. Did you apply for the job or did someone at Hogwarts request you?

“Oddly enough, the answer is actually neither. I’m actually a member of the Auror Department -- the newest recruit, specifically -- and because of that, it was decided by the higher-ups in my department that I should be assigned somewhere that needs...‘monitoring’...before I’m assigned to more dangerous assignments. That place, as you can guess, turned out to be Hogwarts. Can’t act like I love the thought of being coddled, but at the same time, I think anyone would be an idiot to suggest Hogwarts is a particularly peaceful place to be, so I’m not too ripped up about it. Anyway, when I got there, it was right around the time Schaefer took on the position of Dark Arts professor, and given that just patrolling the corridors seemed perfectly pointless and scaring the wittle kiddies with my mere presence lacked novelty after a while, it wasn’t long before I started assisting Schaefer with his dueling demonstrations. From there, I sort of just...offered my services to the students myself. Said they could come in and learn some things from me as well, if they were willing. It did take a few days before McGonagall reminded me that I really should’ve asked her permission first.”

[He lets out a loud, cackling laugh.]

“Ah...she’s a sweet biddy, though. She knows even with all the crap I give her, I don’t half-ass my commitments, so she’s been good about the whole thing.”

10. (PSYCHE not a question but a hug!) Thank you for being an amazing professor!!

[Oh snap, you’ve unlocked awkward-turtle!Erik. Cue the immediate stiffening of the shoulders, a pink flush on his freckled face, and a general “Ubuh?” attitude.]

“Wha -- ah -- hey...don’t just...grab people like that.”

[Uncomfortable head pat, followed by a small smirk.]

“...Do you hug all of your professors? I must admit, the thought of you leaping at the Headmistress like that is fucking hilarious.”

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[carewyncromwell]

1, 2 and 4 for Erik and the Prof Ask game. *Samantha waves at Erik with a little smirk on her face*

[Erik smirks just as dryly in return.]

“Hello, Sparkles.”

[Just like most people he’d met through his guardian Carewyn, Samantha had earned an affectionate (??) nickname. In this case, Erik as a boy had decided to tease Samantha with a Twilight reference. (“Well, good to see you don’t sparkle, at least.”)]

4. What’s your favorite thing about being a professor?

“Puncturing overinflated egos.”

[He cackles loudly.]

“Kidding -- though I do enjoy that aspect. Some of these rugrats just get too cocky, thinking they’re invincible when the Wizarding World is full to the brim with things that could kill them.”

And people...you’d never imagine how many people in this World could find a reason to want to kill someone they’ve never even met -- a child who’d never done a thing to them...

[Brushing aside the dark, shadowy memories, he then answers with a looser, almost softer smile.]

“Nah, though, my favorite part is seeing confidence in a student. Justified confidence. The kind that only appears in someone who had none to start with, but acquired through a lot of hard work and dedication. Nothing’s more gratifying than knowing that your efforts have gone into a student who put in just as much of themselves in return...and in doing so has become someone who can defend themselves and their families from any threat they’ll have to face.”

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[unfortunate-arrow]

Professor asks for Ruth! 1,3 and 8 please!

One is here!

3. If you weren’t a professor what job would you want?

Ruth would be a children’s book author. During the war, while she was in hiding with her father and grandmother, she began to write children’s stories, stories about children who were different. She included everyone from a Jewish girl to a boy with a stutter to a Muslim girl and anyone in between. She wanted the children of the wizarding world to know there is more beyond them and their world.

8. Do you live in Hogwarts?

Ruth does not live at Hogwarts. Instead, she commutes from Donegal, where Conor based his architecture firm after being successful in Dublin. She doesn’t mind going back and forth and it helps to keep her work life and home life separate. (Plus they were already living in Donegal when Ruth got the job).

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[unfortunate-arrow]

Ooo 1, 4, and 5, for the Professor asks!

One is here!

4. What’s your favorite thing about being a professor?

Ruth’s favorite thing about being a professor is helping students reach their full potential. She likes helping them. It took her a little while to find out what she wanted to do once graduating Hogwarts, and after teaching a small cooking class to some of the local children back in Galway, she decided that she wanted to become a teacher. 

5.What’s your least favorite thing about being a professor?

Ruth’s least favorite thing about being a professor is that she sometimes doesn’t get enough time with her husband and sons. It can be a demanding job, and there are moments where Ruth wishes that she could have just stopped for a moment and spend time with her boys/men. 

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[unfortunate-arrow]

1 and 6 for Ruth?

1. What subject do you teach?

Ruth teaches charms. She works part-time, meaning first through fourth year from September 2005 to May/June 2030, and full time from 2030 to 2065. 

6.Whose your favorite student? (JK you don’t honestly have to answer)

Ruth tries to avoid favorites. She has soft spots, sure, for her sons, nieces, nephews, muggleborns, and any Jewish students, but she tries to avoid playing favorites, especially when grading things. In other words, she’ll offer advice and be a little more flexible in office hours and such with those kids. She’s very protective of her sons when they start Hogwarts, though. Before her and Conor’s twins officially start, she goes around to all the professors that she knows teach first years and explains her son, Seth’s stutter and how it affected her husband when he was a student. 

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