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Tea with Mr Lupin
Oct. 9th, 2008 08:48 amI went down to Mr Lupin's cottage a couple evenings ago to get some more mealworms and crickets for Trevor. He surprised me by inviting me to stay a bit and have tea with him. Maybe he was--well, I reckon that he doesn't have people visit him much. I guess he might have been a little glad to have some company, even if it was just a first year like me. He seemed sort of tired, moving real slow while setting up the tea platter, a bit hunched over. Wonder if his back was paining him a little. There was a deep scratch on his hand that wasn't there last month. I suppose he must get banged up a bit each month with his transformation. No wonder he has so many scars.
Talked about all sorts of things: his raven, my classes. He showed me some of the things he'd picked up on his travels, little odds and ends he keeps around his cottage. Makes things a mite bit crowded, but it's cosy. Talked about how I was rubbish at Transfiguration and a long time talking about Defence. I told him about some of the things Professor Lockhart has said and done in class. He didn't say much about Professor Lockhart, but from some of the things he said, I got the idea that he (Mr Lupin, I mean) knows a lot about Defence. Funny thing--it was so comfortable there, talking about vampires and ghouls and he was so good at explaining stuff. I've always been more used to talking to adults than kids, I guess, maybe cos I grew up being raised by a lot of older relatives, with almost no other kids around. But I was thinking afterwards that really, some people are born teachers. Professor Sprout is one. But I think there are other people who teach for a living who should really find another line of work. Professor Binns isn't exactly a natural and--well, I won't name any other names.
But I think Mr Lupin could have been a really good teacher. Talking to him makes you curious, and interested about stuff, and when you ask him things he really listens.
At the end, he starting telling me a few stories about when he was in school. Guess he had some good friends here back then. And he talked with me about my mum and dad, which was really nice of him. Meant a lot to me. One of his friends was particularly good friends with Mum, so he talked about her the most, and the stuff the two of them (Mum and this other girl) used to do together. He has a picture of that friend up on his mantlepiece, a really pretty lady with red hair. He even showed me a letter that friend had written to him a number of years ago.
I asked if he would mind if I came to tea again sometime, since we had such a good time talking, and he said that would be fine. I'm glad. It was a really good talk.
Talked about all sorts of things: his raven, my classes. He showed me some of the things he'd picked up on his travels, little odds and ends he keeps around his cottage. Makes things a mite bit crowded, but it's cosy. Talked about how I was rubbish at Transfiguration and a long time talking about Defence. I told him about some of the things Professor Lockhart has said and done in class. He didn't say much about Professor Lockhart, but from some of the things he said, I got the idea that he (Mr Lupin, I mean) knows a lot about Defence. Funny thing--it was so comfortable there, talking about vampires and ghouls and he was so good at explaining stuff. I've always been more used to talking to adults than kids, I guess, maybe cos I grew up being raised by a lot of older relatives, with almost no other kids around. But I was thinking afterwards that really, some people are born teachers. Professor Sprout is one. But I think there are other people who teach for a living who should really find another line of work. Professor Binns isn't exactly a natural and--well, I won't name any other names.
But I think Mr Lupin could have been a really good teacher. Talking to him makes you curious, and interested about stuff, and when you ask him things he really listens.
At the end, he starting telling me a few stories about when he was in school. Guess he had some good friends here back then. And he talked with me about my mum and dad, which was really nice of him. Meant a lot to me. One of his friends was particularly good friends with Mum, so he talked about her the most, and the stuff the two of them (Mum and this other girl) used to do together. He has a picture of that friend up on his mantlepiece, a really pretty lady with red hair. He even showed me a letter that friend had written to him a number of years ago.
I asked if he would mind if I came to tea again sometime, since we had such a good time talking, and he said that would be fine. I'm glad. It was a really good talk.