your typical hogwarts au post. feel free to post characters from any previous mg, this is a free for all. you can use this to place your character into a house if you're unsure/want to have a crisis.
anyway hello, the tiniest second? yeah, second year. i say tiny but we learned in grimm both the ions are actually taller than a good couple of characters and truly,
he's a slytherin but he's generally sweet and polite and respectful to everyone in the school? a model hufflepuff? maybe a ravenclaw? are we sure he's in the right house? he's a model student at least, even if ~mysterious~ health problems plague him every now and then. ]
[ Hey it's your resident friendly and well-loved slytherin! Her and Ion really breaking the mold, huh? :) She's popular and everyone loves her!
Anyway remember how in Subdiv we got to go to HP world and Akane made, like, ominously smoking potions that killed plants they touched? And then a love potion to drug her crush??
So basically she loves making potions. She will make potions for you! They may or may not be what you asked for, but... She will make potions for you! ]
a) meet the world's tallest, lankiest slytherin, because apparently that's what we all are around here??? he may appear to be a textbook snake who prefers pummeling people with his fists rather than slinging spells around, but he's actually a pretty fun guy to be around when he isn't itching to pick a fight. good luck with that, though, because he prefers to be a lone wolf. as far as activities are concerned, he's almost always dozing off or messing around when he actually is present in class; more often than not, he's probably smoking on the outskirts of school grounds, or casually strolling through the forbidden forest. #yolo
perhaps the most jarring thing (at least ooc, i guess) is that he has two eyes? wild.
or . . .
b) he, somehow, was hired and allowed to teach defense against the dark arts? those who knew him during his school years probably heard about him falling in with the wrong crowd after graduation, then found himself on the wrong foot with some death eaters when he'd refused to sell out someone close to him. he disappeared for a few years and was thought dead, but eventually resurfaced... minus an eye, his ability to wear a shirt, and apparently some of his sanity.
he's, uh, a very eccentric teacher, to say the least. he believes in learning through hands-on experience and defending oneself in unorthodox ways, so students of his are rightfully frightened at first (if his appearance alone doesn't already do it)... the curses that leave his mouth are of the swearing variety rather than the unforgivable sort, though, and he's always quick to knock a troublemaker in the head for bullying another kid who can't quite defend themselves.
idk man roll with me here you act as if i know what i'm doing ]
[so as far as background goes, ishi was definitely his professor before? he's been here teaching herbology for god knows how long. sometimes people question if he's secretly a ghost or something but he has always laughed and patted their shoulder to prove he's tangible and moved on. it's fine. don't worry about the fact that he clearly has not aged since majima was a student.
but of course, as a fellow teacher... it doesn't take him long to go meet the new hires, and-- ah. the name was familiar for good reason; he might look different now, but ishi has a good memory, and the recognition's clear.]
I would tell you 'welcome', but perhaps I should say 'welcome back', instead?
[ishi smiles, but he's absolutely still looking majima over closely. apparently a lot's happened since he was here last...]
It seems experience has been a much better educator than I was to you, if your marks in my class were much indication.
[ let's be real, majima isn't surprised at all to see ishi still part of the faculty. there are fewer ways to have major accidents in herbology than, say, potions or transfiguration, after all. hell, maybe his extensive knowledge of magical flora is a major factor in him retaining his youthful appearance after all these years. who knows?
as the other man approaches, majima waves a loose hand in greeting. his other is tucked into the pocket of his signature jacket because do you really think he'd be wearing anything resembling formal teaching attire. even if he wasn't a former slytherin, he's always had a fondness for snakes. ]
Have ya ever met a Hogwarts professor who wasn't a student here at some point, teach? And c'mon—I might not know shit 'bout plants, but clearly I musta done somethin' right to land the job. Even if it was just "bein' dumb enough to apply for a cursed position," it's still a gig that's gonna pay the bills, y'know?
[ how much is a hogwarts professor's salary? does the ministry make them pay taxes? @ jk don't answer any of those questions please for the love of god ]
Nice to see ya still kickin', though! Ya ever think of takin' a sabbatical or somethin'? I swear you've been teachin' here since before I was born.
julius kresnik | slytherin ice prince, or transfiguration teacher
a) so here we have what at a glance appears to be your standard aloof snake, all prim and properlike. he keeps to himself, doesn't go out of his way to engage people much, and when spoken to he's brisk and distant but polite, ultimately, which is more than can be said of some. he's positively scathing if someone rubs him the wrong way, though, but for whatever reason it seems actually, legitimately difficult for most to do that? either he's more patient than would appear, or he just expects people to be idiots in the first place. either or.
he has the study habits of a library shutin, but more often than not he actually can be found out on the grounds, putting things into practice. funny thing is, he doesn't much ever turn away someone who asks for help and legitimately needs it. just... don't ever ask him for potions tutoring. he's just barely short of being an utter disaster in that subject, merlin knows why.
or,
b) you have what mira calls professor energy julius. a straightforward and calm teacher who more than anything just seems fairly mild-mannered, if a bit teasingly wry or playful while lecturing about various transmutation laws that if it weren't for their existence would make life so much easier for them all, but what can you do? complain to gamp about his fundamental restrictions and exceptions when he's long dead? transfiguration isn't the most engaging subject for everyone, sure, it's very theory and knowledge dense compared to some of the other classes, but he does what he can to keep it interesting enough.
in any case he also always seems to have a sharp eye for any would-be troublemakers, who never seem to go unnoticed somehow. maybe it has something to do with how he's apparently a pretty good duelist when he needs to be? listen, okay, i'm flexible here ]
[Well, it's time to be disaster teens until Thots starts.
Which means flying lessons, clearly. It's the one class newbies seem to crave and everyone else rushes to get to during the day.
Technically, Sasuke should be a Sixth Year. But here he is with the Fifth Years after a year long stint of Things Happening, making him get held back. Just looking at him, it's a wonder he's not wrapped in silver and green like Julius. Clearly, the Sorting Hat made a mistake. Instead, he's strangely wrapped in red and gold; the tie is loose and hanging, but there's no way to escape the Gryffindor emblem and the red interior of the robe.
If he meets Julius' gaze it's briefly and without anything except possibly the slightest bit of recognition.
Today, they get to try a small, mock Quidditch match. This should go completely and totally well.]
there's probably several reasons for Sasuke to glance at Julius with recognition in his eyes. they only go to school together, after all, have done so for the past five years. they may or may not have seen each other in passing, amongst all the general posturing and socializing and schmoozing some of the older families like to do- or it might be for different reasons completely.
in any case, despite titles in canon proclaiming him as the Seeker of Canaan he is not, in fact, the Seeker for his team in this little mock Quidditch match. he's built wrong for it, anyway, streamlined but not slight, not lithe and small like the ideal seeker's build would be.
no, he's a Chaser. one of the most involved roles in the game. this absolutely will go well, what are you talking about. it's a mock game. it can't possibly be as bad as a Gryffindor-Slytherin game for real, house rivalry or no house rivalry. ]
[ Hm? An ice prince that's hard to get close to? It's only natural that Akane would be an exception! After all, she's kind of the opposite mirror of that. She's a little hard to get close to, but she's bubbly and friendly to anyone who talks to her! So it's only natural that she's very popular! And thus, it's only natural that she can just sidle up right next to Julius in the middle of whatever he's doing and expect to be received positively!
It probably helps that she snuck a love potion into his drink at the beginning of the school year. C'est la vie???? She comes up to him and immediately just leans against him. She has never heard of a personal space, except for her own. ]
Haven't we had way too many surprise tests, lately? I'm no good with charms, you know?
I don't really see an issue with the content we've been covering lately, but I suppose you're right that it's been a bit much testing-wise...
[ honestly, as long as they aren't household charms he has decent enough ability in it to get by even if blindsided. on the other hand, for whatever reason, he's never been able to cast a decent scourgify even if his life depended on it. it's a calm and even response- almost distracted sounding, even.
in any case, despite this, he doesn't push her back out of his personal space or anything. it might have been surprising a few months ago, but... as it is, he just continues flipping through the arithmancy notes in front of him, completely unperturbed. ]
[ at the pointedness he blinks, hums a bit, then readjusts his position such that he's a bit more comfy of a lean-to before setting his notes down and glancing over to her. ]
Maybe so, but somehow I don't think that's an argument any of the professors will accept? [ probably? ] Perhaps someone batting their eyes and looking sad might get a little bit of sympathy if they were from one of the other houses, but...
[Considering Sieg's questionable circumstances of life and existence, he's here as a half-blood student.
Nobody's ever managed to get a last name out of him.
He seems to have a particular talent for curses but he'd rather not talk about that. He seems to be enthusiastically learning about anything he can get his hand on. Find him after classes in the library or during Care of Magical Creatures where he lavishes attention on a hippogriff.]
[ sometimes people wonder how a mousy little girl like xion ended up in gryffindor. when the hat stalled during her sorting, her timid frown visible even under its wide brim, everyone was expecting it to cry "hufflepuff"... but red and gold sashes were thrown over her shoulders when it finally announced her house.
they soon realized that the hat had of course made the right call, though, when someone started talking shit about her twin brother in the great hall. next thing they knew, they heard her shout "expelliarmus!" from the gryffindor table and suddenly found themselves on their back with a striking pain in their chest.
when she isn't in class or on a hair trigger defending her family and friends, she can usually be found studying in the gryffindor common room or out on the quidditch pitch. her official position is chaser, but she's been known to step in to sub for out-of-commision beaters when they've taken one bludger too many. if she can't be located anywhere on school grounds, chances are she's at honeydukes, lowkey wishing florean fortescue's ice cream parlour had a hogsmeade location. the one track mind is a universal constant. ]
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what the fuck why is everyone else too afraid to post first ( ION 𝄞 SLYTHERIN )
anyway hello, the tiniest second? yeah, second year. i say tiny but we learned in grimm both the ions are actually taller than a good couple of characters and truly,
he's a slytherin but he's generally sweet and polite and respectful to everyone in the school? a model hufflepuff? maybe a ravenclaw? are we sure he's in the right house? he's a model student at least, even if ~mysterious~ health problems plague him every now and then. ]
Akane Shinjou | Slytherin
Anyway remember how in Subdiv we got to go to HP world and Akane made, like, ominously smoking potions that killed plants they touched? And then a love potion to drug her crush??
So basically she loves making potions. She will make potions for you! They may or may not be what you asked for, but... She will make potions for you! ]
majima goro | punk ass slytherin OR dada teacher
a) meet the world's tallest, lankiest slytherin, because apparently that's what we all are around here??? he may appear to be a textbook snake who prefers pummeling people with his fists rather than slinging spells around, but he's actually a pretty fun guy to be around when he isn't itching to pick a fight. good luck with that, though, because he prefers to be a lone wolf. as far as activities are concerned, he's almost always dozing off or messing around when he actually is present in class; more often than not, he's probably smoking on the outskirts of school grounds, or casually strolling through the forbidden forest. #yolo
perhaps the most jarring thing (at least ooc, i guess) is that he has two eyes? wild.
or . . .
b) he, somehow, was hired and allowed to teach defense against the dark arts? those who knew him during his school years probably heard about him falling in with the wrong crowd after graduation, then found himself on the wrong foot with some death eaters when he'd refused to sell out someone close to him. he disappeared for a few years and was thought dead, but eventually resurfaced... minus an eye, his ability to wear a shirt, and apparently some of his sanity.
he's, uh, a very eccentric teacher, to say the least. he believes in learning through hands-on experience and defending oneself in unorthodox ways, so students of his are rightfully frightened at first (if his appearance alone doesn't already do it)... the curses that leave his mouth are of the swearing variety rather than the unforgivable sort, though, and he's always quick to knock a troublemaker in the head for bullying another kid who can't quite defend themselves.
idk man roll with me here you act as if i know what i'm doing ]
b... hi again
but of course, as a fellow teacher... it doesn't take him long to go meet the new hires, and-- ah. the name was familiar for good reason; he might look different now, but ishi has a good memory, and the recognition's clear.]
I would tell you 'welcome', but perhaps I should say 'welcome back', instead?
[ishi smiles, but he's absolutely still looking majima over closely. apparently a lot's happened since he was here last...]
It seems experience has been a much better educator than I was to you, if your marks in my class were much indication.
SIGHS
as the other man approaches, majima waves a loose hand in greeting. his other is tucked into the pocket of his signature jacket because do you really think he'd be wearing anything resembling formal teaching attire. even if he wasn't a former slytherin, he's always had a fondness for snakes. ]
Have ya ever met a Hogwarts professor who wasn't a student here at some point, teach? And c'mon—I might not know shit 'bout plants, but clearly I musta done somethin' right to land the job. Even if it was just "bein' dumb enough to apply for a cursed position," it's still a gig that's gonna pay the bills, y'know?
[ how much is a hogwarts professor's salary? does the ministry make them pay taxes? @ jk don't answer any of those questions please for the love of god ]
Nice to see ya still kickin', though! Ya ever think of takin' a sabbatical or somethin'? I swear you've been teachin' here since before I was born.
julius kresnik | slytherin ice prince, or transfiguration teacher
a) so here we have what at a glance appears to be your standard aloof snake, all prim and properlike. he keeps to himself, doesn't go out of his way to engage people much, and when spoken to he's brisk and distant but polite, ultimately, which is more than can be said of some. he's positively scathing if someone rubs him the wrong way, though, but for whatever reason it seems actually, legitimately difficult for most to do that? either he's more patient than would appear, or he just expects people to be idiots in the first place. either or.
he has the study habits of a library shutin, but more often than not he actually can be found out on the grounds, putting things into practice. funny thing is, he doesn't much ever turn away someone who asks for help and legitimately needs it. just... don't ever ask him for potions tutoring. he's just barely short of being an utter disaster in that subject, merlin knows why.
or,
b) you have what mira calls professor energy julius. a straightforward and calm teacher who more than anything just seems fairly mild-mannered, if a bit teasingly wry or playful while lecturing about various transmutation laws that if it weren't for their existence would make life so much easier for them all, but what can you do? complain to gamp about his fundamental restrictions and exceptions when he's long dead? transfiguration isn't the most engaging subject for everyone, sure, it's very theory and knowledge dense compared to some of the other classes, but he does what he can to keep it interesting enough.
in any case he also always seems to have a sharp eye for any would-be troublemakers, who never seem to go unnoticed somehow. maybe it has something to do with how he's apparently a pretty good duelist when he needs to be? listen, okay, i'm flexible here ]
no subject
no subject
what's the bigger disaster here do you think ]
no subject
Which means flying lessons, clearly. It's the one class newbies seem to crave and everyone else rushes to get to during the day.
Technically, Sasuke should be a Sixth Year. But here he is with the Fifth Years after a year long stint of Things Happening, making him get held back. Just looking at him, it's a wonder he's not wrapped in silver and green like Julius. Clearly, the Sorting Hat made a mistake. Instead, he's strangely wrapped in red and gold; the tie is loose and hanging, but there's no way to escape the Gryffindor emblem and the red interior of the robe.
If he meets Julius' gaze it's briefly and without anything except possibly the slightest bit of recognition.
Today, they get to try a small, mock Quidditch match. This should go completely and totally well.]
no subject
there's probably several reasons for Sasuke to glance at Julius with recognition in his eyes. they only go to school together, after all, have done so for the past five years. they may or may not have seen each other in passing, amongst all the general posturing and socializing and schmoozing some of the older families like to do- or it might be for different reasons completely.
in any case, despite titles in canon proclaiming him as the Seeker of Canaan he is not, in fact, the Seeker for his team in this little mock Quidditch match. he's built wrong for it, anyway, streamlined but not slight, not lithe and small like the ideal seeker's build would be.
no, he's a Chaser. one of the most involved roles in the game. this absolutely will go well, what are you talking about. it's a mock game. it can't possibly be as bad as a Gryffindor-Slytherin game for real, house rivalry or no house rivalry. ]
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It probably helps that she snuck a love potion into his drink at the beginning of the school year. C'est la vie???? She comes up to him and immediately just leans against him. She has never heard of a personal space, except for her own. ]
Haven't we had way too many surprise tests, lately? I'm no good with charms, you know?
[ Is she just here to complain about a class... ]
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[ honestly, as long as they aren't household charms he has decent enough ability in it to get by even if blindsided. on the other hand, for whatever reason, he's never been able to cast a decent scourgify even if his life depended on it. it's a calm and even response- almost distracted sounding, even.
in any case, despite this, he doesn't push her back out of his personal space or anything. it might have been surprising a few months ago, but... as it is, he just continues flipping through the arithmancy notes in front of him, completely unperturbed. ]
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I just deserve more time to really learn it before I should have to be tested on it.
[ You know, how Akane just... Passively deserves things? Right? Yeah! ]
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Maybe so, but somehow I don't think that's an argument any of the professors will accept? [ probably? ] Perhaps someone batting their eyes and looking sad might get a little bit of sympathy if they were from one of the other houses, but...
[ a bit of a pointed sigh. ]
Well. You know how it is.
Sieg | Hufflepuff
Nobody's ever managed to get a last name out of him.
He seems to have a particular talent for curses but he'd rather not talk about that. He seems to be enthusiastically learning about anything he can get his hand on. Find him after classes in the library or during Care of Magical Creatures where he lavishes attention on a hippogriff.]
xion | keykids be gryffinpuffs
they soon realized that the hat had of course made the right call, though, when someone started talking shit about her twin brother in the great hall. next thing they knew, they heard her shout "expelliarmus!" from the gryffindor table and suddenly found themselves on their back with a striking pain in their chest.
when she isn't in class or on a hair trigger defending her family and friends, she can usually be found studying in the gryffindor common room or out on the quidditch pitch. her official position is chaser, but she's been known to step in to sub for out-of-commision beaters when they've taken one bludger too many. if she can't be located anywhere on school grounds, chances are she's at honeydukes, lowkey wishing florean fortescue's ice cream parlour had a hogsmeade location. the one track mind is a universal constant. ]