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[camwyn]

Not sure what that was on the rug just now. Pretty sure it came from the cats. I suppose it's a sign of something that my response to putting my toe into something wet and squishy was more 'oh, good, it's not poop, but I'm getting the enzymatic cleaner anyway' than 'AIEEE'. Bugger if I know what, though.

Speaking of bugger, I've started on the outline for the next Hellblazer: Hogwarts chapter. It's time for John's first day behind the desk. I'm debating having him attempt a roll call just because he doesn't know who the kids are, but that would cut the knees out of the wonderful "... TIM?" moment of mistaken recognition.

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[kyrielle]

Don't suppose the "TIM?" moment would work if moved to the start of class, and then have that be his impetus to give in and do roll call?

Of course, they might've given him a sheet of (wizard) pictures of the kids, which would explain why no one ever seems to do roll call in the books. Or have some other way of tallying who's there and letting him know the name to use when calling on that person.

[camwyn]

Yeah, I was assuming there was some wizardly way of knowing who the kids were- I mean, otherwise trickster kids outside the Weasley family would pass themselves off as other classmates as long as they could get away with it. John, of course, is probably too careless to check that piece of parchment.

Until he runs into Harry, anyway.

[almeda.livejournal.com]

Definitely comedy gold to be mined by having him act like a teacher from OUR world instead of a Hogwarts-world teacher. :->

[murgatroyd314.livejournal.com]

Of course, they might've given him a sheet of (wizard) pictures of the kids, which would explain why no one ever seems to do roll call in the books.

Actually, if you go all the way back to Philosopher's Stone, both Flitwick and Snape are mentioned as having taken the register at the beginning of their first classes.

[kyrielle]

Ah, cool. I did not remember that. :)

[feonixrift.livejournal.com]

Eidedic memory spells during sorting, this being the real secret reason why they try to have *all* staff present for it.

[camwyn]

Doesn't explain how the DADA teachers know who the second, third, fourth, etc. years are...

[(Anonymous)]

Ok, how about that the sorting hat writes each student's name in neon letters above their head. These names are visible only to faculty and staff.

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

Erm, EW.

...the wonderful "... TIM?" moment of mistaken recognition....

I need nothing more than just that for a good ROFL. ^_^

[ouatic-7.livejournal.com]

Not sure what that was on the rug just now. Pretty sure it came from the cats. I suppose it's a sign of something that my response to putting my toe into something wet and squishy was more 'oh, good, it's not poop, but I'm getting the enzymatic cleaner anyway' than 'AIEEE'. Bugger if I know what, though. -- pretty much my response to hairballs and other irregularities. It's when you start steppin' in stuff they are supposed to be able to control that ya gotta worry.

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

Instead of having him say "Tim?", I think it might be funnier for him to have to stop himself somewhere around "Bloody He-".

And btw...

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

My mind has kept going back to speculation over what Constantine would be up to at the end of the latest book...

[lisechen.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHA YES. The "Tim...?" MUST happen. MUST.

I love your sparkly fruit-flavored monkey crack.