<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/ea/ff/72/eaff729e078499e6bb3879739d474790.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Charlotte Jansen (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339010.msg16108449#msg16108449)<br/><strong>Date | Time:</strong>01/09/22 - 7pm<br/><strong>Location:</strong>The Great Hall - Head Table<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>A black shirt with silver faux-diamonds like stars (as pictured) and smart black pants.<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Eating, talking<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Brutus, Ivan, Rhyn, Ivory, Open<br/><hr/><br/>Charlotte sat comfortably at the head table, greeting her fellow teachers and waving and nodding to returning students as they came in, especially her beloved Hufflepuff's. She was hoping for some extra badgers this year. The House Cup hadn't been her houses since 2019, and she still couldn't forget the intense feeling of pride she had as the 5th year prefects had held up the trophy proudly at the End of Term feast. All of the teachers present knew that she preferred being called Charlie outside of the classroom or other formal occasions, though there were a few who sometimes forgot and used her full name anyway. She didn't mind at all, but immediately, her attention was on Brutus as he piled his plate up. They didn't have a lot to do with one another outside of Head of House business, but she appreciated his love of food and it quite matched her own.<br/><br/>As the other teachers started eating she leaned over and pointed to a particular charcuterie board nearby, almost conspiratorially.<strong>"Hey, Brutus. There's a particular cheese on there, a Mont d’Or that I highly recommend. Very sweet and rich but has that wonderful woody bitterness to finish."</strong>It was a well known fact that Charlotte would often visit the kitchens, so near her House common room, that she was on a first name basis with the elves (even if they refused to use her first name altogether)!<br/><br/>She started loading up her own plate before catching Rhyn's outfit and the very specific colour choice and she couldn't help but grin just a little bit.<strong>"Love the outfit Rhyn. Good colour choice." </strong>Charlie liked including everyone where she could, a habit picked up from years at school, and she often tried to find something to say to even the most reserved among them. She nodded at the mention of a room full of potential and beamed proudly.<strong>"I agree, a good group. I'm hoping for at least a few first years. MAYBE an Astronomy student or two?"</strong>Unfortunately for Charlie, the subject was not a popular one, and with the exception of one student, she was suspecting it would be another quiet year.<br/><br/>Knowing that Ivory was no doubt listening to the conversation she called out jokingly,<strong>"While I have at least one student you can't kick me out just yet Ivory!"</strong>She figured that Ivory would do nothing of the sort, but she did sometimes wonder what she would do with her time if she ever had absolutely zero students. She and Ivory had had a similar upbringing and after working together for many years, had a very good relationship. Charlie considered her a very good friend as well as her boss.<br/><br/>Ivan was a few seats down from her and she found him incredibly hard to read, but as was her nature, she liked creating a community atmosphere where possible. Good naturedly she commented,<strong>"You don't have issues with students taking your class, Ivan. Anything new this year for transfiguration?"</strong>In between each sentence and with each reply she did manage to eat, but it certainly wasn't with a great speed. While she loved good food, she adored conversation more, and it was one of her greatest strengths and one of her greatest weaknesses (as far as her stomach was concerned)!<br/>