Hey all,

So yeah, here's Sebastian. A former Ravenclaw, he's the new Charms professor at Hogwarts - well, when I say 'new', I mean returning after a year off on research. He was professor between 2006 and 2008, as well as a professor at Salem from 1997 to 2006, so he might know some students coming over for the Tetra-Wizard Tournament.

Personality-wise, Sebastian is very prim and proper on first meeting, but quite gentle once you get to know him. However, he is more than capable of holding a grudge (eidetic memory is not good for starting again). He's a lover of whiskey and Shakespeare, and also wrote a few books on using magic in highly-populated muggle areas - they even got published, lucky him!

Anyway, post here if you have any ideas: students, other professors, or just general people are welcome - come one, come all!

Cheers,
Chris.

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Wooo, teacher!


I have quite the eclectic of students and plenty of ideas.

Heliotrope: The hit-or-miss student, the easier to explain work the better. Sebastian would, like many, be surprised to find that she is part mermaid and how her upbringing affects her concepts of the world. Maybe Georg, the previous Durmstrang-like professor, left a note of warning and Sebastian doesn't believe it at first, something like "watch the damp one" which would make sense when Helio shows up to class after a swim.

Obderedria: Her disposition and wand is good for charms but for finals last year she was completely unnerved by certain events and Georg up there so she didn't as well as she could have. Helping her build up some confidence will help her not only in that class and others. Plus, you can't help but notice the green polka dots in her hair.

Philo: An exceptional student and a Ravenclaw like Sebastian, so he could expect well from him. Philo, once trusting him, would ask Mr. Cadmon about long term enchantments and tweaking present spells, a bit advanced for the grade but Philo is curious given a gadget build he is working on.

Casey: Sebastian was Casey's charms professor in the Slytherin's first year and very much a Slytherin he was. Sebastian would remember a stunted, perpetually ill-looking boy at marathon pace ahead of the class but absolutely horrible to everybody. A definite ulcer for Sebastian, as Casey is a top student (when his over exertion doesn't get the better of him) but detracted by the fact that Sebastian doesn't like Slytherins and Casey fit the stereotype to a t. Upon returning to Hogwarts, Sebastian would find that Casey has barely changed, although his tune might differ as Casey mellows out throughout the year.

Well, with a plot for Ollie coming back to school, She will be in charms class. (being that he accepts newts students with an A). So she will be around, and she generally speaks with Professors outside of the classroom to make arrangement with assignments that are due around the full moon as she won't be on school grounds. So potential for discussion there. Plus if he is prim and proper, Ollie is kind of his opposite but she is exceptionally sweet and kind, and really not as a beastly as the werewolfness you would make you assume.

He would have known her from before, as she was a werwolf back in the day before when he taught. She has been a werewolf since before attending Hogwarts.

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First: Anthony Head!! <333

Ahem

So, Kirby and Sebastian are a lot alike: polite, gentle Ravenclaw-types with similar problems with DADA. Kirby's favorite subject is Charms, and he has thus done exceedingly well in it. He would have missed Sebastian while he was gone, though maybe they could have kept in touch? Also, perhaps Sebastian could be like a mentor to Kirby? It's up to you, of course!

Heliotrope: It would definitely throw him, maybe if he hadn't been updated about her except for this note, so when she does arrive he could ask her about it, then discover that she's part-merfolk? He'd then feel terrible about bringing it up and come over all apologetic.
As for Obderedria, if she's eager to learn and has the skill, Sebastian would definitely want to see her succeed. He could offer her help whenever she needed it (he always puts time aside for his students to give them extra tuition, but only if they promise him 100%), and would be happy to share some advanced spells provided she could prove herself with the more basic stuff - walk before you can run and all that
Sebastian would, again, be happy to impart long-term enchantments for Philo, but only if he could have a look at the gadget and make sure it's nothing dangerous. I'm sure he'd trust a Ravenclaw though - if it was a Slytherin, he'd be wary.
Speaking of Slytherins, I can see him and Casey having a very tense relationship. He's used to Slytherins excelling at the darker side of magic, rather than the less dangerous charms which he teaches in his class. his opinion can change, but it would probably be one of the last in the school.
This year's gonna be a fun one

Olly: Sebastian would be glad to help her with working around the full moon, and could help her catch up on any work that might be affected because of it. Maybe they could meet up at the start of the year to discuss some kind of schedule?

Kirby: Anthony Head indeed . Letters would be awesome - nobody objects to gettings owls. Again, Sebastian is happy to help out people provided they're as eager to learn as he is to teach, and seeing as how Kirby has shown promise, he would be more than happy to teach him some of the new spells he learnt during his year away.

I have to admit I squealed a little when I saw Mr. Head. He's basically made of epic win for a face and also yey for new professors!

So first I have to offer is Sophie - she's an incoming sixth year so he'd have been her professor the first two years he taught at Hogwarts. She passed the charms OWL with an A - but it's not for lack of trying on her part. She had fairly severe performance anxiety (this is even more noticeable in her DADA performance because Storm terrifies her). She's very eager and earnest and wants to do well but she just gets ahead of herself. He might remember her as rather boisterous and giggly but she's done a lot of growing up in this last year and she's sort of determined to keep with Charms because she knows they're important but she's a pretty hopeless "acceptable".

Next we have Liviana Wiedman, who is the same year as Sophie but far more skilled. Wand work is something she's just naturally good at (where as she really has to push herself to do well in classes like herbology and potions, even though it's sort of "the family business"). She is a Slytherin and in many respects plays to the stereotype (spoiled by her parents and siblings, kind of a princess) but she's very serious about her studies and isn't afraid of hard work and proving herself if she has to, whatever sense of entitlement she might pretend to have doesn't carry over to the classroom.

Then there is Caity Norwood who falls somewhere between Sophie & Liviana both in temperament and talent. She isn't as driven to prove herself as either of them, her twin Lucas casts a long shadow so she sort of coasts by on a pretty smile and personality. She's charming but I think it wouldn't be hard for an astute person to realize shes just skimming below the radar and not really pushing herself to her full potential because Luc is the "smart" one and she doesn't feel like she can compete... so that could be a thing if you're interested? Cadmon could take an interest and maybe mentor her a bit?

I would totally love to set something up at the beginning of the year for them making a schedule. This sounds like a plan.

Firstly I have the Wards-
Huxley is kind of a... tool dolt special person, as well as a Slytherin prone to giving others a hard time, so I doubt he'd be Sebastian's favorite person in the whole world. He also runs with the Slytherin monarchy as well as Xavier Tawse and Deus Deres, both considered to be delinquents to some degree or another. He generally does pretty well in school, but Charms isn't his best subject. I feel like Huck's reputation would have preceded him, in that everyone pretty much considers him to be handsome, vapid, and charming but dumb as paint and loudmouthed, as well.

Veronica is Huck's younger sister, and she is similar to him in a lot of ways but also pretty different- she's much more intelligent and well-spoken. She's also a Slytherin, and also has kind of a bad rep, as she has gained notoriety as a bit of a man-eater. I think Sebastian'd get along better with her than with Huck, but I couldn't really say, as she's not a very nice kid.

Sam Lambright would have been at Salem when Sebastian started teaching there, though I think Sam would have been really nervous around him since he's a pious, backwoods little weirdo and he's afraid of foreign people. I'm sure now that he's a little older he'd be glad to run into him again and try to make up for how weird and squirrely he was as a kid. I think Sebastian would be a little wary of Sam since he gets into fights and stuff a lot based on his bad temper.

Jimmy Hart started as a faculty member at Salem the same year Sebastian did, but I don't think they'd have gotten along very famously since Jimmy's a big jock blowhard who is always barking at kids and throwing footballs at kids in the hall all "THINK FAST KOWALSKI!" Also, I think if Sebastian assigned a kid on his team a detention that would conflict with a game or a practice Jimmy would be like "OH, THAT WIENER. BLOW IT OFF. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT." Non-jocks don't usually get along well with Jimmy.

Mary Beth MacEvoy is a second-year Hufflepuff who cusses a blue streak and is a total and complete moron. She tries hard but doesn't do good at school whatsoever. She's a big optimist and is very friendly, so on that front at least I think she'd get along well with Sebastian but she gets into a lot of fights and wanders into a lot of trouble as she's very naive. Her social skills are ...not the best. She has no idea when people don't like her and can fall into association with unsavory types because she thinks everybody's cool when really everybody is NOT cool. But really, she's a headache for teachers. Sooo.

Sophie: It's so hard to find a picture of him which fits Sebastian where he doesn't look disappointed/confused/dismayed by what's happening just off-shot. This is mostly because he only wore glasses in Buffy, so that's typical Giles.
Well, he wouldn't have been around for Liviana and Sophie's OWLs, so ideally he's looking for Es to progress up to NEWTs but will talk with those who got lower to judge just how eager they are to get onto the course, and their enthusiasm for the subject. If Sophie is keen, then he's perfectly willing to meet with her before the year starts, and could offer some tuition.
If Liviana is naturally talented with the wand, that I forsee no problems, but Sebastian also places great emphasis on theory (he sees education as a balance), so she'll have to make sure to impress in that regard too . They're likely to come into conflict over the whole Slytherin business, but provided she keeps it out of the classroom, he'll have no problem teaching her.
With Caity, maybe he can see some very serious talent for Charms which he's keen to help her develop? He'd hate to see a talent go to waste.

Sam: I can defiitely see Sebastian taking a dislike towards Huxley. He sounds a lot like the type of kids who gave him hastle when he was at Hogwarts, and to see people like that still running around after all these years would only add to his annoyance.
Sounds like Venorica would still get on Sebastian's wrong side, but less-so than Hux - the Slytherins who bullied people during Sebastians Hogwarts days were male, the girls tended to hang back and giggle. In that sense, he has a lot less hangups, but they're still very much there. If she's more focused in class than Hux though, they'd get on better in the classroom.
Sebastian and Sam would no doubt run into one another, and he'd be glad to talk once he sees that Sam's changed over the years, but maybe he'd keep an eye on that temper of his, and could even have to break up a fight between Sam and another student (of any school).
Oh my, what fun we can have with Jimmy Hart I can definitely see him placing one or more of the students in a detention which clashes with a game, and making sure that the student upholds it. I sense they'd run into each other in a pub in Hogsmead, Sebastian with a copy of King Lear and fine whiskey, Hart with a cold beer and a notepad to plan out Quidpot plays. There will be plenty of times for conflict over the year, I'm sure.

I think of my characters, the one that Sebastian would be most likely to know was Jonas.  He was seven or eight years behind Sebastian in school, but he was in the process of becoming an Auror right around when Sebastian was publishing his books on interacting with Muggles.  If Sebastian was considered a semi-expert on the subject, I could see MLE consulting with him, especially since things got pretty bad during the lead up to the Second War.  I'm not sure what Sebastian would think of Jonas, but Jonas likes pretty much everybody, and he identifies with other Muggleborns.

If Sebastian is involved with MAO or Dreogan Eleor at all, that's another avenue for them to meet for sure.

Jonas's daughter Gwenna (whom I think I am going to pick up as a secondary) will be starting at Hogwarts in September.  And Sebastian would have missed Noriko's first year, but I'm sure he'll meet her once school starts up in the fall. 

Couple of charries for ya - most of mine are somewhat on the back burner for a bit, but should be around to post in classes when the school year starts.

As far as adults go: Another whiskey lover? Good. By the end of the next school year Sebastian can join the staff at the local AA meetings, at the rate they're going. Sebastian's always welcome to join them in dulling the pain.

Bennet Bishop (Salem): Bennet's kind of lazy but good at spells. He'd definitely be one of those annoying students, in a way, but could also have just faded into the background. He'd remember Sebastian, though I'm not sure that'd go both ways.

Georgiana Trishna (Hogwarts): Brat. Slytherin, the sort to sit in the back of the room and adjust her aura to scream this is so boring omg. She's competent at Charms, but definitely has a 'tude. If Cadmon would have gotten on her case for it, she wouldn't be happy to see him again, haha.

Tynan MacFusty (Hogwarts): What's that, Sebastian wants more white hairs? TYNAN CAN HELP. AS CAN THE ENTIRE SECOND YEAR CLASS. SEE YOU IN THE FALL, SUCKER.

Second years are going to start an underground MMA ring or something. They heartily invite Sebastian to join them.

Tynan MacFusty (Hogwarts): What's that, Sebastian wants more white hairs? TYNAN CAN HELP. AS CAN THE ENTIRE SECOND YEAR CLASS. SEE YOU IN THE FALL, SUCKER.

That is so true, we have the crazy-awesome-ist bunch.

Second years are going to start an underground MMA ring or something. They heartily invite Sebastian to join them.

Oh gah! 




I few more ideas come to mind, dealing with characters that would have interacted during Sebastian's tenure at Salem's.

Milton "Mace" Steinbeck was the one Sebastian had to pester to finish his homework although he was a good natured and talented kid, he just didn't have the focus. Sebastian would be somewhat pleased to hear that Mace is doing marginally better at his school work and be stunned at the number Steinbeck's snuggle of Puffskeins has reached.

Also, Sebastian would have been a professor for most of Anadotti's schooling until she dropped out and disappeared. I'm planning something to expand her backstory if you are interested in collaborating, although it's best discussed over PM or AIM. Should I PM Sebastian or Tarelin?

Jonas: He could definitely be considered for help, but he's focused on household charms and kind of sucks with curses etc, so I don't know how much he'd be able to help out. Then again, as things got bad, I'd guess they'd call upon anyone they could get - he was gone and in America once Voldemort actually came back and made his return public, so around the time Dumbledore was killed. I did actually consider linking him with the MAO, but I think he would also just be someone they call on at times, and I'm sure they're better trained than he is. Maybe would could do something before Hogwarts starts up again, on a low-key case?

Tapendra: I'm sure that, by the time he's done a month with these kids, his liquer cabinet will be replaced with a magical tent. Especially if they're as bad as you are Heliotrope are suggesting After a year out, and never having met this particular group of kids, he might call by a few offices with a decanter in hand.
Bennet might be someone who he remembers for moments of brilliance, but finds his usually-impressive memory of students contains some oddly-large gaps where he'd faded into the background.
Sebastian and Georgiana might come to blows during lessons, and they might end up having some after-lesson chats. He definitely would have calls her out on it before, so dislike from the odd, methinks.

Mary Beth: Sebastian would be flattered, and while he'd roundly suck, he's happy to turn a blind eye if any teacher should ask and they get their homework done and no one gets hurt - he's their charms professor, and this is far more DADA's department

Heliotrope: Milton (Sebastian's not a nickname type of guy ) could be the type of person he was expecting  to have to pester upon his returns, then be pleasantly surprised come the first lesson. Also, if he brings a Puffskein to class, there will be no objections - they're adorable.
Definitely PM me about Anadotti's backstory. I'm sure Sebastian would be worried, especially as he remembers people and tries to help them out, so him disappearing suddenly would make him worried. Either account is fine

Ooo, yay! I see that you've already considered linking Sebastian with MAO. I'm here to lobby for that.


At the very least, there is an American academic connection between him and Dreogan.  From 2002-2005, Dreogan taught at Laevenstrome, which is a post-Salem magical institution (think college or graduate school for witches and wizards).  His subject was Muggle-Mage Relations, and he presented at conferences and also published extensively. It would be interesting if Sebastian and Dreogan met at a conference or somesuch; I could see them providing feedback on each others' papers, articles, exchanging teaching horror stories, etc.  It seems that they are both very interested in how magic impacts that space between the magical and Muggle worlds.


However, they probably didn't know each other for very long. Dreogan hastily resigned from his position in 2005, when his research assistant wound up dead during a research trip to Israel.  I imagine that created something of a stir among the teaching community--and I'm not sure how that would impact Sebastian's view of him. Still--if you're interested, they could rekindle something of a professional (or personal) friendship, he could solicit input for MAO, or, you know, there is a high potential for awkwardness there, too.  


They seem to have similar dispositions, so I would imagine--if the bit about the research assistant didn't muddy things too much--they could get along. Let me know your thoughts! I'd love to drag Sebastian into MAO stuffs!