In My Mind [Lena <3]

[Remus John Lupin]

In my mind
In a future five years from now
I'm a hundred and twenty pounds
And I never get hungover
Because I
Will be the picture of discipline
Never minding what state I'm in
And I will be someone I admire


Remus had known that they'd been coming all year. They were sixth years now, next year would be their last, and soon, they were going to have to know what they wanted to be when they grew up.
He didn't know.
Not that Remus was doubting between options (like maybe some of his classmates). He had simply not given it much thought, really, preferring not to think about it instead. What was the use of wondering? It wasn't like he had any options, really.
Unfortunately, today he could not ignore it any longer. He was going to have to go and chat about career options with MacGonagall - or at least pretend he did.

Hogwarts made all their sixth year have at least one career counseling talk, but preferably two. The first mandatory conversation was with the Head of their House, the second optional session with a teacher of a subject they particularly liked or were extraordinarily good at. Remus planned to only have the one talk and get it all over with as soon as possible.
So here he was, sitting in the common room with several of his classmates, waiting to be called in.
MacGonagall was calling everyone in alfabetically and she'd only just started (Lena was in there at the moment), but Remus wasn't in the mood to stray too far and miss his turn, because that meant he was going to have to come back later and then it would lurk in the back of his mind. Sirius and James were playing exploding snap, Peter (slightly singed after being defeated by James) was watching. Remus was sitting next to them, occasionally frowning at a particularly loud bang, trying to pretend to be reading. His friends seemed to have picked up on his tense mood and weren't trying to cheer him up, which he was glad for.
Glancing at the door, he wondered how Lena was doing? She was a clever girl, she had a bright future before her, no doubt.

MacGonagall nodded at the empty chair across from her desk, smiling at Lena Beckett slightly. Minerva wasn't known for her smiles in class, being a bit of a stern woman, but she did like her students (albeit it particularly the students in her own House). She liked Lena, a strong-willed girl, a true Gryffindor who tried her best in class - and often succeeded. Minerva didn't doubt she'd do the same in life.
"Have you ever thought about career options?" she asked, sitting down in her own chair and getting out a blank sheet of parchment in case she felt like taking notes. Not that she expected to have to with Lena. She was a sensible girl.


And in my mind
In the far-away here-and-now
I've become in-control somehow
And I never lose my wallet
Because I
Will be the picture of discipline
Never fucking-up anything
And I'll be a good defensive driver
And it's funny how I imagined
That I would be that person now
But it does not seem to have happened
Maybe I've just forgotten how

[Lena Marie Becket]

if the clouds are just too high
I F I T O S S A N D T U R N A N D F A L L B Y T H E W A Y S I D E , J U S T F O L L O W T H E S T A R S

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ELL it was bound to happen at some point. Everyone knew that during the last few months of Sixth year professors would be meeting with their students to talk about their futures and job opportunities that lay before them. As well as what classes they would have to take, and the ones they could drop, for their final year. Some students looked forward to it and were prepared and some were more confused on what they wanted so would wait for the actual talk with their Head of House and then subsequent professors if they needed to.

That day was the day all the Gryffindors had been called to sit in the hall in front of McGonagall’s office and alphabetically wait their turn to talk to her. It only took a little while for her to be called on as her last name did start with a B. Giving a wave to her boys the Marauders, who were playing Exploding Snap or just talking, before walking in and facing her Head of House. She gave a polite smile in return and took the offered chair before relaxing back and waiting for the conversation to start.

Lena smiled slightly. If there was nothing else she did it was that she occasionally tended to over think things and her possible future had been a well worn topic in her mind. “Yes ma’am I have.” Before being prompted to continue she went on ahead. “I know what I don’t want for sure; a ministry position, because they are too boring for me, and not an auror, because I am not cut out for handling things like that. After going over a lot of options I think teaching, working at any shop somewhere, or maybe curse breaking for Gringotts would be good for me because of my abilities and how those jobs would allow me to both grow and have excitement in my job without being too dangerous.” Her gaze was calm as she looked at McGonagall, waiting for her opinion.

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WORDS && 337
TAGS && Remus
OUTFIT && click here
CREDIT && lyrics from "90% Gravity" by thebestbandintheuniverse Bridges I Burn, template by Madame Grimm of Caution.
NOTES && nothing yet

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[Remus John Lupin]

Minerva nodded at the girl as she sat down. To be honest, some of the children in Gryffindor tended not to think much about things, but not Lena. When she told her she had already had thought about her future, MacGonagall wasn't at all surprised.
“I know what I don’t want for sure; a ministry position, because they are too boring for me, and not an auror, because I am not cut out for handling things like that. After going over a lot of options I think teaching, working at any shop somewhere, or maybe curse breaking for Gringotts would be good for me because of my abilities and how those jobs would allow me to both grow and have excitement in my job without being too dangerous.”
She smiled. "Good, good," Minerva said with a nod. "It sounds like you did some thinking - and you know where your strengths and weaknesses lie. Is there any area you're specifically interested in, though?" Leaning back, the professor explained: "In the sixth year, we don't expect you to know what job you want exactly, but we do try to narrow things down to a number of subjects you're especially good at - nothing more definite than that," she assured Lena, because although the girl seemed very sure about what she did not want, her ideas about what she did want were a little too broad. After all, one could be a teacher in many subjects, there were so many different shops in the world. The only specific thing she'd mentioned was- "Curse breaking - why does it interest you? I can ask Filius for some more information on the subject if you feel like persuing it?"
It wasn't that Minerva craved specific results per se right now, because Lena was going in the right direction, but she did want the girl to at least name a few subjects, so they could provide her with extra information and keep her from stagnating.


[I was just thinking we'd finish the conversation between Lena and Minerva and when she walks out Rem can start a conversation with Lena, I suppose?
Sorry for playing a crappy MacGonagall btw x'P]

[Lena Marie Becket]

if the clouds are just too high
I F I T O S S A N D T U R N A N D F A L L B Y T H E W A Y S I D E , J U S T F O L L O W T H E S T A R S

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ENA nodded as she listened to the comments the professor was making before sitting back and thinking. “There aren’t many things I’m not good at. I can hold my own in any of the subjects; I just sometimes need help if I don’t understand things right away. Arithmancy and Potions gives me more trouble than the rest of the classes though. Just about everything else I do well in.” She shrugged slightly, not really having thought about what class she would teach, if she did, just that she might like teaching new students how to learn and helping them grow. The school had done wonders for her, helping her take her mind off of what her life is like back in London as well as it being where her friends and just about family is. Lena could, at least to herself, admit she didn’t completely want to leave Hogwarts and its safety anytime soon but then again she did want adventure and a challenge. Thus why she was interested in curse breaking. “I think curse breaking interests me because of the inherent adventure and danger in it. It was just something I thought of but I really do want a job that can challenge my mind and would rather have one that is dangerous and hard to do more than I want a job that is safe and boring.”

Another thing she wanted to do was to travel the world but one couldn’t get paid to do that. That was something you did while on certain types of jobs and never where you want to go for the time you want to be there for. Or, at least, she didn’t think there was. But curse breaking would let her travel a little bit as well, because of all the other areas curses needed to be broken such as in Egypt.

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WORDS && 310
TAGS && Remus
OUTFIT && click here
CREDIT && lyrics from "90% Gravity" by thebestbandintheuniverse Bridges I Burn, template by Madame Grimm of Caution.
NOTES && sorry about my failure to post till now

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[Remus John Lupin]

Minerva smiled a little. Lena needn't tell her there weren't many subjects she wasn't good at - she knew the girl's overal results, she'd be a rubbish Head of Gryffindor if she hadn't done her research prior to talks like these. "What you do well in is not the question, miss Becket - the question is what subjects you have special talent for or affinity with. We're trying to narrow down things, after all." Sitting back, the professor reached for her tea cup - she preferred something stronger, like coffee, to be honest, but she still had a lot of students to go, so she felt it'd be better to lay off the caffeine for a bit.
"I understand that you want a job that is not boring, yet not too dangerous - you want a challenge, I expected nothing less of you," she said, "but for now, what we need to establish, is which subjects would relate to a job you'd be interested in, so I can forward you to the teachers who teach that subject, so they can direct you from then on." She glanced down at her parchment - empty. She hadn't written anything down. Minerva was more of a do-sort of person, not so much one for paperwork and planning - even if she knew it was necessary sometimes. "So.. cursebreaking? I could get you an appointment with the Defense teacher about that? I'm sure professor Zolnerowich will be able to tell you more about the skills needed etcetera."
She just wanted to get this over with to be honest. No offense to Lena, but so many students wanted the same, especially in her House. They all wanted excitement, maybe travel, they all wanted to do something that made a difference or was a challenge to them - but in this wish they forgot the bigger picture, they skipped necessary steps. First look at what you're good at, look at which subjects you like best, talk to the teachers of said subjects and they'd be able to tell you more about the options and requirements - it was really that simple.
Then again.. they were Gryffindors. It wasn't strange that they were getting ahead of themselves.