Ready for a New Year? ((Professors or 7th years.))

[frostner]

As Yelena went throught all the others and what subjects they taught, Chess nodded his head at each person. Soon after Julius began to speak. He noted he taught muggle studies. Chess knew anot about muggles but really never had a feel to teach about them. They are complicated creatures, but at the same time easy to understand.

Listening Yelena speak about them both. "Orientation, yes. Hogwarts seems like a busy school with so many intelligent people full of intellect and Anonymity." he said as he was the subject was changed by a waitress arrived at the table handing out Yelena and Juliette’s meals. The waitress spoke up as he began. "Well maybe something small." he said as his attention was quickly drawn away from the group. A man, an aquantance of his was standing at the door. Turning back towards the waitress he said, "Well, no Im fine. Plus im leaving now." standing from his seat he spoke. "Sorry to rush off. Hopefully I will see you all later." he said with a nodd to everyone. He was slightly rushed, since he remembered he had to meet the man a few minutes previous, but he still took the time to hold his hand out and shake Julius's hand.

"See you all back at the castle. Yelena, you too." he making eye contact as it seemed like he would have something important to tell her much Later. Turnning and walking toward the man,he Opened the door, they stayed near to eachother as it seemed like he had something important to converse about with him in private. They walked acrossed the street and went out of view.

[yelena]

Yelena smiled as Chess got into the conversation, but her expression changed as she too noticed the man by the door, who seemed to be waiting for someone. She soon equated Chess and the man, as his demeanour changed instantly on his arrival and he decided to leave. “Already?” she asked him as he stood to leave; he apologised and told them he hoped to see them later, “Later then? Next time maybe you can stay longer?” she said to him.

Her eyes locked with his as he singled her out particularly in his goodbyes, “Of course,” she said, giving him a knowing look, but so subtly that it would easily be missed. Yelena followed Chess out of the corner of her eye as she began to eat. After one bite and a sip of her drink she spoke again, “Sorry he had to go. It could have proven a very interesting conversation. I think he needs to meet more people at the school,” she said with a small smile.

[Professor Julius Foxcroft]

Julius looked at Yelena and with the slightest hint of amusement in his voice he said "Not at all." He then turned to look back at the new comer to their table. "What a coincidence it is that we should all meet here today," he said. Soon the waitress arrived with Juliette's and Yelena's meals, and Julius shook his head when asked him if he wanted to eat anything else. He finished off the rest of his drink and turned to Professor Frostner when the man suddenly excused himself and left the table. Julius was a little surprised at this sudden urge to leave but didn’t worry about it. He wondered a bit about what exactly Frostner had been hired to do at Hogwarts. He also wondered if Yelena's comment was true and asked himself if he would try and find out. Having a conversation was not as easy as it had once been. Conversations had the tendency to get personal, and then people would ask whether he was single or not, and Julius hated talking about Beth even now.

After a few minutes had passed Julius felt inclined to leave too. He just wasn't used to leaving the Hogwarts castle anyway and he wanted to return to the safety of his office, away from everyone. He was still feeling curious about Yelena, but he felt he wanted to retire to the castle away from the real world that was filled with so many reminders of Beth. It was true that the restaurant had a soothing and peaceful atmosphere but he was not used to going out and interacting with people after her death, and besides he could always get to know Yelena at Hogwarts. "Well, it was a pleasure to meet you Professor Nikolaeva," he said cordially as he rose to leave the table. "I'll see you both at school," he continued looking at Juliette, "but I must leave now as I…er… have remembered some matters I must attend to." With that final enigmatic remark he apparated in front of the Hogwarts castle and then walked inside as of course he couldn't apparate into the school, thinking that he should get out more and wondering how something as easy as going to Hogsmeade and meeting a new person could be so tiring. He was only 27 and acting like he was at least 20 years older he told himself. Oh well. Slowly but surely, that was they he would do it. Or at least hoped he would.