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van **Frederick Crowley** wo nov 21 2018, 10:37

Hopefully the other wouldn’t get in trouble with his schedule because he wanted to hang out for a while. Fred realised it would’ve been better if he had sent notice of his visit beforehand. Which was kind of hard, considering he had only known he was coming over himself just yesterday. For once, it was calm at work. One would think there were enough aurors to keep the isles safe. The area wasn’t that big, compared to his colleagues in Europe. It would help if they had more colleagues, but then they would have to drop the specifications. That would be a horrible idea. They only allowed the best of the best because their opponents usually spent years perfecting their skills as well.

Lev was a smart man though. He wouldn’t just agree with his suggestion if he knew it would take away much needed time to grade those test, right? ”Who says that”, He replied quickly, getting into a defensive mode. Anyone insulting his dear friend would face his anger for sure. ”Who knows, maybe I can help grading those tests. How hard can it actually be?” He then grinned. ”Not that I mean to imply your job is easy though”, He added right after. Else he would be the one insulting Lev, and it would be quite hard to take revenge on himself, wouldn’t it?

the needle in our compass is trembling

van **Lev Nekrasov** wo nov 21 2018, 16:38

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”Who says that”, responded Frederick immediately. Lev shrugged and softly shook his head, he wasn't going to say names. Knowing the young man he could never predict what would happen or be said. A little too risky if you asked him. "Some fellow professors and students, not a big deal." He kind of hoped that was the end of this subject. Frederick wasn't here often and he would like to spend the time he was in a little more cheerful manner. ”Who knows, maybe I can help grading those tests. How hard can it actually be?” Lev looked at the young man's grin from the corners of his eyes. He had no idea how annoyingly difficult checking tests could be. ”Not that I mean to imply your job is easy though”, Frederick added. Lev shook his head and took the first test from the pile, handing it to the auror. "This one looks more like Russian than English to me, you try deciphering it." The handwriting of some students was worse than just bad. It was unreadable. Some tests took so much time, simply because he couldn't see what was written.

van **Frederick Crowley** wo nov 21 2018, 18:13

It actually hurt him to know some people dared to talk badly about his friend. He was a very pure person at his core. Fair, he had a dark past. But that was where that belonged, in the past. He, a damn auror, of all people, had never distrusted him or thought he was a bad influence. How would anyone even dare? Lev was smart enough not to give him any names though. But it was a big deal. The answer gave away he wasn’t really up to talk about it though. So Fred only hummed and dropped the subject. He would not push him any further. Instead, he asked how hard it was to grade some tests. Maybe he could help? It couldn’t be that complicated.

His assumption was wrong, apparently. Lev pushed one of the tests in his hands. He quickly skipped through it. At first sight it did indeed look like a whole different language. ”I thought you were fluent in Russian though?” He chuckled at the other. ”Oh! Preparing them for the boggart banishing spell, are you?” He said triumphantly as he finally recognised some words written down here. How exciting.

the needle in our compass is trembling

van **Lev Nekrasov** wo nov 21 2018, 20:32

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As soon as he had given the young man the top test, he found out that the test that was just below that wasn't much better. He frowned while trying to read what the student wrote. Their writing usually became better over the years but there always were cases where it just remained horrible. ”I thought you were fluent in Russian though?” Frederick said with a chuckle. The young man simply rolled his eyes at his friend before giving him a knowing look. Russian was his native language, eventhough his English was probably as good if not better now. He had hardly spoken any Russian in the last ten years. ”Oh! Preparing them for the boggart banishing spell, are you?” A soft smile appeared on Lev's face, the triumphant way Frederick said that just made him. "Got that one right. And thanks to Alison I've got a plan in which no one will get traumatized by my boggart." He could not help but sigh after these words. He really hated boggarts for that reason.

van **Frederick Crowley** wo nov 21 2018, 22:56

Perhaps the true problem here were the quills. Nothing wrote better than a normal, regular bic. Writing with a quill was fun, but for younger kids it was tricky because of the ink spilling everywhere. The next test on the pile was more like a painting than anything else. He looked back at his own copy and tried to make sense of what was written down. Soon enough he started recognising some words though, and since he had been trained in this subject for a painfully long time he soon figured out what it was about.

A soft smile graced Lev’s lips once he shared his conclusion with him. The sigh after made him worried tho. He put his hand on his shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. ”I bet they will only respect you more if you can beat it”, He said with an encouraging smile. ”But what idea did Alison have then?” He asked curiously. Maybe he could find a way to help as well, though he was sure that it would be a good plan, if Alison had been the one to come up with it.

the needle in our compass is trembling

van **Lev Nekrasov** do nov 22 2018, 14:54

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He was somewhat surprised by the sudden hand on his shoulder. The little squeeze Fred gave him was somewhat of a relief though. It could have been someone grabbing him there in order to drag him back to work. Since he was kind of ditching that after all. It wouldn't hurt to ditch it as long as he could finish it in time. ”I bet they will only respect you more if you can beat it”, the young man said with an encouraging smile on his face. Lev slowly shook his head, yes beating it was great and all but he'd rather have students not see his boggart at all. ”But what idea did Alison have then?” The curiousity in his voice was somewhat audible. Alison was his friend as well. After all they (and Nyx of course) had been friends before Lev even arrived at Hogwarts. "To have a student, which preformed well when they had to learn it, give the example. And give them some bonus points for that in order to convince them." It wasn't a bad plan. Though, he was still worried that something would go wrong.

van **Frederick Crowley** do nov 22 2018, 18:45

After all his friend had been through, after all he had to deal with, he could understand where his worries came from. It was never a nice experience to face a boggart to begin with. His was scary as well, but probably only to him. At the same time, he had fate in the fact Lev would be able to handle it. He was a very talented wizard, and a good teacher for sure. But it would indeed be nice if he had an actual plan for that class, rather than going in without really knowing what to do. Luckily Alison had come up with a plan, apparently.

Fred nodded while the other explained. At the same time, they arrived at his room. He waited until the man had opened the door before entering. He took off his coat and threw it on some chair. Vasyl was, as promised, taking a nap. ”You know, I’ll be around for a bit, if you want me to come assist you..” He suggested carefully. He hoped it wouldn’t insult him, as he did not want to give the impression he could do it better or anything.

the needle in our compass is trembling

van **Lev Nekrasov** do nov 22 2018, 20:12

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Lev struggled a bit with the lock of his room since he had a stack of papers in his arms. After finally managing to open it he dropped the tests on his desk. While Fred threw his coat on a chair, Lev let himself fall backwards on his bed. Near the heads end so Vasyl who was sleeping on the feet end wouldn't be too disturbed. ”You know, I’ll be around for a bit, if you want me to come assist you..” Lev lifted his head with a small smile showing on his face. "I might actually get some credit if I manage to get an actual auror into one of my classes," he spoke with a small chuckle. Showing that he had some support from the ministry would be good, probably. Maybe? "Want to help out with that or dueling? Or both?" he asked with a grin showing on his face.

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