“Thea is it.” He echoed her sentiment. If he could have everyone, students, staff, hell, anyone he met in life call him Gus instead of professor or Mr. Lissington, life would be a lot better. He hated the formalities that came with it, but he wasn’t going to knock anyone down for respecting it. Basil would probably keel over and die if students called him by his first name instead of something formal, although they’d always be polar opposites in that regard.
Gus nodded. “Did you know that the common is by the kitchen because Helga Hufflepuff had a knack for food related charms?” Or at least he assumed that was the reason their common room was where it was. She was also the reason why house elves worked for the school, as she wanted to give them somewhere safe to work, where they would not be mistreated or abused.
“Oh, I absolutely have big plans,” he confirmed. “I’m going to look at starting a mentoring program, and maybe trying a house-wide competition, although I’m not sure what that would look like. Low stakes though, and hopefully high morale.” He wanted camaraderie between the students under his care; he didn’t bring up last year when the Ravenclaws started the year by fighting. Gus wasn’t interested in that happening.
At her question about the students, he huffed a small laugh and scratched his jaw. “They’re a great group of kids and I wouldn’t say there are any to watch out for.” Yuri Podsnapper was a former stone child, but he meant well. Corrine Dursley was rough around the edges but she wasn't someone he'd label a problem or required extra attention. Draconia Yarwood liked to toe the line. But Gus was going to let Thea form her own opinions.
He tilted his head slightly toward her, more curious now. “What about you? Any schemes already brewing?”
Gus nodded. “Did you know that the common is by the kitchen because Helga Hufflepuff had a knack for food related charms?” Or at least he assumed that was the reason their common room was where it was. She was also the reason why house elves worked for the school, as she wanted to give them somewhere safe to work, where they would not be mistreated or abused.
“Oh, I absolutely have big plans,” he confirmed. “I’m going to look at starting a mentoring program, and maybe trying a house-wide competition, although I’m not sure what that would look like. Low stakes though, and hopefully high morale.” He wanted camaraderie between the students under his care; he didn’t bring up last year when the Ravenclaws started the year by fighting. Gus wasn’t interested in that happening.
At her question about the students, he huffed a small laugh and scratched his jaw. “They’re a great group of kids and I wouldn’t say there are any to watch out for.” Yuri Podsnapper was a former stone child, but he meant well. Corrine Dursley was rough around the edges but she wasn't someone he'd label a problem or required extra attention. Draconia Yarwood liked to toe the line. But Gus was going to let Thea form her own opinions.
He tilted his head slightly toward her, more curious now. “What about you? Any schemes already brewing?”
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