Office time [Anyone]

[Horace Slughorn]

Key's jingled at my side as I walked through a long corridor, heading to my office. I had just finished my my afternoon classes and needed to catch up on some things which needed tied up from the holidays. Before the holidays I had been tending to Anya's duties, as well as my own and I had neglected some of my Head of House duties. These were mainly updating my pupil's files.

My black robes billowed behind me as I finally reached my destination. Glancing at the many seats in the small waiting area of the Heads of House's office's, I was glad to see there had been no one waiting to see me. With a swift move of my hand the door opened and I stepped in, closing the door behind me. The office had not changed much - just a few new pictures here and there. I walked and sat behind my desk, and removed my wand from the drawer. With a flick, and some nice wordless magic, my filing cabinet at the other end of the office opened up all its drawers and began to spew out files of pupils which arranged themselves in a neat pile on my desk.

I took the first file and flicked through it, taking a quill and marking a few things on a fresh sheet of parchment - while glancing at another sheet of parchment beside me which contained the grades of students from Slytherin. I managed to get through quite a lot of the files, about half the pile before the silence of my office was disturbed by a knock at my door. "Come in" I simply said, still keeping my head down in the files, writing bits here and there.

[Cello Evans]

Cello had been in her office looking through some exam papers from the previous term. There had been a whole fiasco with a student. They insisted they had passed but Cello knew they hadn't. And to be honest there was no way she was going to argue with the examiner who graded the papers.

She didnt really know where she was going. Just where her legs were taking her. She still had a potions book in her hands and she was staring at the front cover, trying to interpret what the strange symbols were. Ancient Runes had never been one of her favourite subjects at school. Soon enough she found herself near to the Head Of Houses offices. This part of Trios was much nicer than the TA's office part but Cello couldnt complain. Atleast she had an office.

She was just thinking about how she hadnt spoke to a member of staff for a long time when she heard a door shut. It was Horace Slughorns. Walking up to the door she knocked. She wouldnt mind a drink right now and Horacse was a nice enough man. No sooner had she knocked than she heard his voice echo 'Come In'.

Opening the door Cello stepped inside and smiled at Horacse who was sitting at his desk with a neat stack of folders infront of him. She drew her wand and pointed it at the potions book. A large bottle of Gin appeared. Well, classes had finished and a glass or two would do no harm.

"Hello Horace. I was just wondering if you would like a drink and a catch up?" she said with a smile.