Chapter - 55 :Resurgence Part - 4
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"Professor White," McGonagall said, looking sour with her lips pursed like she was sucking on a prune, "as you may or may not know, I am Professor Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am in charge of the day to day running of this school."
Cautiously Harry nodded from his awkward perch on the hard-backed wooden seat on the other side of her desk. In a familiar position in her office, that look made him feel like he was twelve again, about to be expelled for flying a car into a tree. Annoyed, he blanked his face and made a conscious effort to straighten up, refusing to be intimidated.
"I was not in favour of your appointment," she said bluntly. "In fact, I was not in favour of appointing anyone as Professor of Divination. However, the Headmaster overruled me and I will abide by his decision."
She seemed to wait for some kind of response but continued when he didn't say anything. "In my role as Deputy Headmistress there are a number of issues we should address with regards to your" - she could not hide a small grimace - "class and teaching standards. First, however, it behooves me to ask if you have any questions as a new Professor?"
Harry frowned. Beyond worrying about failing and exposing himself he hadn't actually thought a lot about the job itself. "I'm sure more things will come up in time," he said slowly, "but the only thing that occurs to me right now is the location of my classroom. I am not teaching in my living room."
She blinked and made a note on a list in front of her. "That is not an unreasonable request. Did you have a preference for the classroom you would like to use?"
Harry shrugged. "Not really."
"Then I recommend the one at the base of the tower. I will have it cleaned shortly." She added another item to her list before arching an eyebrow at him. "Any other questions?"
Harry shook his head.
"Very well. Let us then move on to the issues I mentioned. Firstly, what kind of standards will you require from your students?"
Harry furrowed his brow. Standards? "Um, I want them dressed?" he said lamely.
She bristled. "This is a serious issue, Professor White, and you would do well not to make light of it. Are there no restrictions you wish to impose upon entrance to your class? Perhaps a proven Seer's ability?"
Ah. She was hoping to save her students from the evil of Divination by imposing extra rules. A reasonable request, had he not just learned that being a Seer had little to do with Divining.
"No, I don't think so," he said with a small smile, knowing it would infuriate her. "I see no need for restrictions of any kind."
"Of course you don't," she muttered, shaking her head in disappointment, even as she made a note of his decision. She schooled her face back in a businesslike expression. "Will you be continuing with your predecessors choice of reading material?"
Harry snorted. "I highly doubt that."
"Then which books will you be assigning instead?"
That stumped him. He needed way more time to study before he could choose a book to teach others from. "You don't need to know that right now, do you?"
"No, but the Hogwarts booklists are sent out on the first of August and most bookshops will need at least a week of advance notice to stock the required volumes."
Harry ran his hand through his hair. "Have you got any tips on choosing the right material?"
Her eyes narrowed to slits and he could almost see the cat in her hissing in fury. "No, I would not know how to rate a book on Divination."
Quickly Harry raised both hands in protest. "Not specifically for my subject! I meant tips in general."
She breathed in deeply through her nose and exhaled slowly, losing a little of the tension. "Flourish and Blotts, the largest bookstore in Diagon Alley, is the first choice for many of our students. Anything they have on hand they should be able to acquire in significant quantities with a week's notice."
Through narrowed eyes she peered at him. "I'm sure you'll make a deserving choice for parents to spend their hard-earned money on."
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