Helixa’s words sounded in his head as Professor Ruskin welcomed him in. He’s not an ogre. No, in looks and demeanour he better resembled a kindly grandfather. If only that was comforting to him now.
Nelson plastered a false smile on his face when Ruskin hoped the note hadn’t worried him, as if to convince him that of course it hadn’t! He’d obviously been looking forward to this all weekend! Just a nice little normal catch up over tea and biscuits! Not his future hanging in the balance.
He tried not to fall out of his chair, therefore, when the next sentence out of Professor Ruskin’s mouth was about NEWTs. He did start in disbelief, though, his eyes snapping up to meet the professor’s gaze. Was this some kind of joke?
Feeling a little unsettled - and under pressure - by the professor’s complete focus on him, Nelson picked up the quill and focused his attentions entirely on the parchment in front of him to try and dispel it, think straight about how to answer without offending the man.
I would definitely like to (he would have said sir here if it were aloud, but he always felt a little stupid punctuating his writing with such things) - but I’m not sure it’s one of my best classes. Professor Ruskin could be as nice as he liked, but surely he couldn’t argue that. Nelson was no star Charms pupil, however much effort he put in.
Nelson plastered a false smile on his face when Ruskin hoped the note hadn’t worried him, as if to convince him that of course it hadn’t! He’d obviously been looking forward to this all weekend! Just a nice little normal catch up over tea and biscuits! Not his future hanging in the balance.
He tried not to fall out of his chair, therefore, when the next sentence out of Professor Ruskin’s mouth was about NEWTs. He did start in disbelief, though, his eyes snapping up to meet the professor’s gaze. Was this some kind of joke?
Feeling a little unsettled - and under pressure - by the professor’s complete focus on him, Nelson picked up the quill and focused his attentions entirely on the parchment in front of him to try and dispel it, think straight about how to answer without offending the man.
I would definitely like to (he would have said sir here if it were aloud, but he always felt a little stupid punctuating his writing with such things) - but I’m not sure it’s one of my best classes. Professor Ruskin could be as nice as he liked, but surely he couldn’t argue that. Nelson was no star Charms pupil, however much effort he put in.
