A day in the life {GINNY&ALEC

Arcturus smiled when he saw that a redhead younger than himself entered the room. She looked like she had a kind face and from her robes saw she wasn't a Slytherin which made his day better. Arcturus often had run ins with the Slytherins as it was never pleasant since he was infact a Ravenclaw which ment he was teased for being studious. Though appart from that Alec never really talked to many people as he found it hard to get close and trust people after the death of his father though he wished he could.

Alec moved from his position standing by the window and sat on the would be teachers desk, the back of his mind still pondering on the future, his future, as a teacher maybe, still twirling the pencil between his fingers like an old habbit. "No its okay you arnt disturbing, though I didn't think anyone would be hear eather" Alec replied with a friendly smile. The girl was polite and he would be too since she didn't give him any reason to build up his defences. He liked her so far.

Alec looked a little closer at the red head, he recognised her a little, probably from the corridors and study hall since she appeared to be a year or two younger than himself. But she appeared to look like a set of twins in his own year who had however left in a rather dramatic display last year. The Weasleys he thought, maybe she was the younger sister. You wouldnt happen to be a Weasley would you?" Alec asked interestedly, he hopped he wasn't prying into other peoples business because he knew he hated when people asked him to many questions so he decided probably best to introduce himself so as to not look nosey. "I'm Arcturus Nightingale by the way, but everyone just calls me Alec" he added politly, offering her hand to shake. Alec was a very polite guy and had rather old fashioned mannerisms. He had values expected from an older generation such as he didn't believe in sleeping around and he didnt care what anyone said because he was a man who stuck to his own word.

Alec nodded in agreement, he wasn't bothered at all to be disrupted, infact it was a nice change to have contact, he never had many friends. He liked the company the empty class rooms provided for him; the history of Hogwarts facinated him, History of magic was one of the subjects he found most interesting even though it did not concern using magic he found the history very interesting. History was playing out before their very eyes; the return of he-who-must-not-be-named, the Aurors patrolling the corridors was a deffinate change in mood from Alecs other six years at the school.

Arcturus watched the girls growning and changing expressions as he spoke, asking who she was and of course his own introduction. She appeared to be smiling but for once she seemed like a genuine girl, smiling because she could, not because she was lauging at him. Alec would admit he was a rather strange boy; old fasioned if you would, but he didn't care. He was proud of his muggle parents too. He remembered how the Weasley twins in his year had been jokers and pranksters but they were also kind and wouldn't insult anyone unless you were a Slytherin or had made a jab at them first.

"Well it's certianly nice to meet you Ginny, I was in some of your older brothers classes, erm Fred and George right?" Alec said a little unsure, he was never great with names but he was pretty sure that was right, he hoped so because it would look pretty bad after being at the school for six and a bit years. Alec wasn't usually one to care what people think but he did care about being polite. "You were in the DA too last year, you went to the ministry with Harry Potter too? That was well amazing, I mean I can't believe students could take on the Death Eaters. I went to some of the DA meetings, no one usually notices me though so its okay" Alec shrugged at the end, he didn't talk to people he just practiced spells alone mostly. But he had seen the Minsistry fight in the Daily Prophet but some how the story in the paper didn't make sense, he knew there was more to it than that. Alec himself was a big supporter of the Order of the Pheonix and hoped to join when he finished up with school if the Dark Lord hadn't been defeated by then that is.

Arcturus himself smiled too, as she returned his greeting. There wernt many kind students these days, teenagers majoritivly only thought and cared about themselves and Ginny was a refreashing change. He liked her so far, it was strange for Alec to have a friend he never had many after his father died. When he was in his younger years and at muggle primary school he was averagely popular but since his father was killed he distanced himself, and at times he did wish he had friends but aquaintences were enough most of the time.

Alec nodded and laughed a little as Ginny commented on the twins being known to the teachers. "Well I suppose it may not be a good thing but the teachers have to admit it was a pretty impressive bit of magic though." Alec said, allowing a small laugh to slip through his smile, remembering Umbridges face last year. Alec wasn't one who tended to dislike teachers because he believed they all had different methods but she was rediculus and hadn't taught them anything but Alec did, however, believe they learned alot in the DA meetings from Harry Potter.

Alec smiled a little as Ginny seemed a little embarrased to relise she had never noticed him but Alec was used to it, he liked it better that way. "Don't feel bad, I kept out of peoples way, I concentrate better on practicing when I'm alone. But I agree I hope they do carry on because I think we learned lods and now Snapes teaching and he didn't get the job for years and years and their has to be a reason for that so I think we will still need Harry" Alec said nodding in agreement. He had loved the DA meetings, it made him want to become a professor more than ever.