After supper [open]

[Syhinad Taikal]

It turned out to be a most interesting first day, in retrospect. What started out with frustrations a plenty quickly turned into a very eventful afternoon. His encounter, however absurd from his part, with the lovely headmistress of Hogwarts and consequently another encounter with the brash and loud flying instructor which lead to further extra-curricular activities on his part as well left him in quite to good mood for the rest of the afternoon.

He had managed to write up his Sylibus and to have posted it for all students, and then he went to his office to personify it, making it more his own space rather than that of just a normal room.

Goodness me, Goodness me it really will be eventful. I wonder what they have ready for the feast tonight. I hope there's duck, i really like duck. Heh, Iroh and his exploding duck gag...

His thoughts haphazardly flew about in his head, as he walked to the feast. He felt an odd sense of position as he took his seat for the first time on the platform of instructors, but quickly the anxiety left him as the food appeared and he dove pell-mell into it, finding out that set up and writing were quite the tasks that made one famished.

His conversation was almost minimal, and he quickly excused himself when everything was done to go and take a nostalgic walk around the castle waiting at the main entryway for Aesir to join him.

Solitary and quiet, he was standing looking at the House point hour glasses. Unaware at the moment of anyone should they come to speak to him.

[Shellivia Nos Taronin]

A tell tale clip-clop could be heard as Shellivia walked by and paused at the man who she did not recognize.
Odd, I don't remember him at the starting feast...
Quieting Butter who was chirping happily into her ear she walked over to him.
"Good evening sir. I don't believe we've met," she said simply extending her hand, "Shellivia Nos Taronin."

[Syhinad Taikal]

Syhinad blinks a moment, and turns, looking up to Shellivia Nos Taronin.

"Oh, Hello...my goodness my manners seem to have been slipping today i assure you, but really I'm not that impolite, I'm just lost in thought rather. This morning with the headmistress i completely forgot to introduce myself and bantered on and on about my escapades in London trying to get here, what with the crammed tube, and the packed...errr..."

Syhinad cuts himself off, and then composes himself with a small breath.

"Forgive me my kind lady. My mouth tends to run away with itself sometimes... I am Syhinad Taikal, resident charms instructor and late, but will make up for it. It is of the utmost pleasure to make your acquaintance."

He takes her hand and kisses the top part gentlemanly like and then shakes it firmly after, completely contradicting the gentlemanly part of the entire affair.

"How fare you this wonderful evening?"

[Shellivia Nos Taronin]

Shellivia dipped a fore leg back and made a small bow to Syhinad after he had kissed and shook her hand.
"The pleasure is mutual. I'm quite well actually, though I'm sorry to hear about the tube being crammed." The phrase sounded a bit strange on her lips, and she seemed awkward saying it, quickly moving on. "Charms you say? They were my specialty back when I was a student. Quite a task, being the professor, but I'm sure you can handle it. I'm the care of magical creatures professor, and the students this year seem quite nice. I'm sure you won't have any trouble."
A black squirrel hoped from her back onto her shoulder and chattered angrily at Syhinad, his body fluffing up to twice it's size. Shellivia looked a bit startled at his behavior and tried to calm him down. He stopped the chatter, but still remained poofed and angry looking.
"Sorry about that. I don't know what's come over him. Butter is usually very well behaved."

[Syhinad Taikal]

He smiles up to the Squirrel.

"Ah most likely i frightened him. Yes, when i was here i seemed to excel at charms as well, it's what got me my position at the ministry, but alas i thought myself better at explaining how to avoid accidentally producing a undesired sell, which lead to showing how to do it properly which i apparently seemed to excel at."

He shrugs slightly.

"Apart from that, I'm just re-acquainting myself with the castle, getting to know all the old halls and what not. What's the line up for the magical creatures you'll be showing the older years? I'm curious."

[Shellivia Nos Taronin]

Shellivia took the squirrel down into her arms where he remained glaring like a wet cat at Syhinad.
"Oh, just the usual. Yetis, dragons, unicorns, runespoores, snidgets, a phoenix if my friend still happens to be in India that is, mooncalves, merfolk and obviously Centaurs." She said motioning down at herself.
"There are a few others I'm most likely forgetting about, but those are the ones people always seem to be asking about. It's S.O.P. really, but most of them are during field trips. Why do you ask?" She regarded him with an amused expression.
"If you want a full course outline I can give you one, though I'm very selective in choosing the students for the class."

[Syhinad Taikal]

Syhinad barks a hearty laugh and then speaks again with a smile.

Oh do I have to pass a examination to even qualify?" his smile is still there. "I always was interested in the course, unfortunately i never had time to pursue it in the higher fields of study, as it wasn't what i needed to qualify for my ministerial position."

[Shellivia Nos Taronin]

"Several, actually, as well as an interview" she said chuckling a bit herself.
"I really must be going, but if you are interested, and have a spare moment, you can always attended a class, come on a field trip or even just visit my hut. I keep a lot of my the animals nearby so that teaching is easier on them and the students."
Butter hissed angrily again at Syhinad and chattered something up to Shellivia.
She looked disturbed at what he was saying and had a look on her face as though she had smelt something unpleasant.
" That's enough foul language from you." She looked to Syhinad apologetically. " I'm sorry I really must be off now. Butter is in a foul mood. Do feel free to stop by sometime though." With a small smile and slight bow of her head she walked quickly down the hall way heading to the courtyard.

[Syhinad Taikal]

Syhinad smiles wide and bows with a sweeping elegant bow, his flowing robes ever so resplendent in the torch light of the great hall.

"By your leave, have a pleasant evening Miss, hopefully Butter will be in a better mood tomorrow."

He rises and then goes back to trotting through the hallway.

[Aesir MacLeod]

Finally being able to tear himself away from his chit chatting with Zea-

And the twins.

Aesir jogged on down the hall towards Syhinad, hoping he hadn't spent to much time talking with-

Gawking at.

the ancient runes Professor.

"Oi! Syhinad! Wait up, will ye?" he said, smiling as he approached the man. "Thinkin' ye'd be goin' of by yerself? Probably get eaten by some sort of big rat, then how'd we be able to plot to overthrow the world?" he said jokingly. "So, where off to first?"

[Syhinad Taikal]

He had wandered down one of the halls, animatedly looking at various things and laughing to himself at some inside joke only he would possibly get. He starts when he hears the footfalls of the loud man.

"Aesir! Oh right, I almost forgot. Where were you? Carousing the hapless young maiden instructors no doubt. You shall have to introduce me sometime to some of your friends, though maybe you wont for fear of competition."

He winks and grins.

"Oh, but possibly by our powers combined, no woman would be safe, and the targets of which you've set your aviated sights on would be powerless under the onslaught of your munitions of witty one liners and sly wicked grins."

He turns looking over the hallway, leaning close to whisper to him.

"Though that perhaps is not appropriate to be talking about is such large spaces with students walking around, so let us take our excursion to some of the more upper levels of the castle away from eyes and ears that shouldn't hear of devious plans and dastardly ways."

[Aesir MacLeod]

"Competition? Oh, right! Cuz ye think ye're still in the same league as me. Got it! I'm sorry, Syhinad, but that field is only open to the big boys." he said, chuckling. "'Sides, I can take care of them on my own, no need for powers combined, but methinks yer right. Wouldn't want some students catching a whif of our schemes. Onward! To...to..."

Aesir frowned. He'd never been to school here.

Well, great. What should I say? I gotta throw him off.

"Ye know what, the stairs keep changin' anyway. What's it matter." he said, trying to keep the air of knowing what he was talking about.

[Syhinad Taikal]

"A the big boys, i should have known, we'll it would have been foolish of me to step down from the league of Real Men, so thank you for your council on the matter. Though i do expect Introductions later, and we'll see if maybe you can handle how real men go about things.

Syhinad glances puzzled at Aesir for a moment.

He's hesitating, oh it's probably my manners, i mean he said he was from Scotland, so maybe he didn't attend Hogwarts. Right Syh, put your bloody foot in it this time.. Bloody foot, heh, like that one time when...

Syhinad stood there for a few seconds, and then smirked at something and blinked coming round.

"Oh well, the stairs yes... uncertainty is the true path to adventure, so lets pick a stair case, when it moves, then so do we to that corridor! but we'll make sure to keep it on the up. After, i suggest some firewisky and bass to relieve ourselves from the morning constitutionals."

[Aesir MacLeod]

Phew, that was a close one. He doesn't suspect a thing.

Aesir grinned, leaping into the Hall and pointing towards the staircases off in the distance and swaggering about and speaking in a boisterous, swashbuckling manner. "Alright then! Onwards! Ter adventure, whiskey and discussion on the finer assets of the faculty members." he offered with a wink and a laugh. "Race yeah!"

And he was off, sprinting down the Hall at a break neck speed.

No wonder his hair was always windswept; d*mn man was built for speed.

[Syhinad Taikal]

Blinks and follows more slowly behind, encumbered by large elegant robes.

"Hey hey, unlike you i'm not a maniac when it comes to excessive tests on my speed..."

He follows him, not far behind but not right beside.