I’m afraid I can let you do that

[cenizobelle]

A man appeared silently out of thin air with a flash of sky blue light just outside the entrance to Hale's office. The gargoyle guarding it looked up in surprise. The man tucked a necklace back under his shirt and mentally cursed. "Damn the agency..." he muttered to the ground. Then he looked up and focussed on the statue.
"Liberty" The man gave the password. The statue gave a start and quickly jumped out the way.

The man stood outside the office door for a few seconds, contemplating something. He snapped his fingers and his appearance changed. He observed his new looks in a conjured mirror: flawless pale skin, long, platinum blonde hair tied back neatly with a black ribbon, harsh jaw line, slender nose and- The man frowned at his eyes. He snapped his fingers again and silver replaced bright blue. Satisfied, he vanished the mirror, knocked on the door twice and strode into the room.

Hale looked up from her desk having got back from escorting Mr Raika to Divination about a half an hour ago. She studied the man in front of her, and although she could say that she’d never seen him before in her life, she had the strange feeling that she knew him from somewhere. “Hello. Can I help you…Mr err…?”

“Nova, Kendon Nova.” The man replied shortly.

“Yes, well…” Hale couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling that had settled in her office when the man had entered. She shuffled uncomfortably in her chair.

“I would like to enquire about a job.”

“Oh, well, we have several positio-”

“Defence. Please.” Nova interrupted.

Hale straightened in her chair and frowned. “Yes, well that is one of the positions available…”

“I know.”

Hale stood up and took out her wand and placed it on the desk in front of her. “Our current Defence teacher and Head of Taelianities has a free period at the moment and I’m sure will be willing to interview you.”

“Thank you.” Nova smiled slightly. And Hale, seeing him do so, let some of the tension leave her.

“I’ll just send a message to him and then I’ll lead you over there.”

“No trouble. I’ll go myself.”

“Were you a pupil here when you were younger?”

“…yes,” Came the hesitant reply. “It’s only been 3 ½ years.”

“Okay. Well I’ll send Jack the message and you can, well… go and meet him.”
'A bit young to want to be a teacher... only been out of school for 3 years!'

“Thank you for your time Headmistress.”

Hale nodded politely as Nova turned to leave her office. She picked up her wand and a piece of parchment flew out of a draw. She tapped her head and then the parchment with her wand. Neat writing appeared and she vanished it with a flick of her wrist.

[cenizobelle]

Mason picked up the note that had appeared on his desk and quickly read through it. He placed it back down and jumped when he saw a man standing in front of his desk.

“Sorry…I, err, didn’t hear you come in.”

Nova waved away the apology. “It doesn't matter.”

Mason nodded slowly and Nova smirked slightly at his uneasiness. He knew, of course, that most people he met here would get the same feeling as Hale and Mason: they’d never seen him before, but they felt like they knew him from somewhere.

“So. Qualifications.” Mason said briskly.

Nova took out a tiny box from inside his heavy cloak, for once he was glad that the agency were always over-precautious. The box enlarged in his hands as he took out a small bronze key. He slipped the key into the third slot along and twisted while a strange hissing noise escaped his lips. He noticed Mason frown at him, and Nova rolled his eyes while flipping the box open. He took out several pieces of parchment and handed them over.

Mason looked down and struggled not to raise his eyebrows. 9 OWLs (3 of which were O’s), 5 NEWTs, all O’s, a started Mastery in Magical Healing, four years working as a part time Unspeakable and he completed Auror training. In one year. When he was only 18. Mason masked his shock. 'How has he managed to do all of that in the short time between his leaving Hogwarts and now??' But Mason asked a different question, which, in his opinion, was the most pressing one. “So, Mr Nova; why teaching?”

“I need to.” Nova replied in, what Mason thought was, a very vague way.

“What do you mean ‘You need to’?”

“It's…necessary. Essential. Vital.” Nova fixed him a look with his silver eyes; if you looked hard enough, you could almost see the brilliant blue behind them.

Mason resisted the urge to shudder. "And if you don't mind my asking ... How old are you?"

Nova continued the eye contact and said "21."

Mason looked impressed now. "How have you managed to do all of that?" But Nova just shrugged, which infuriated Mason greatly, but he said nothing and looked back down at the pieces of parchment he’d been given. He took out his wand and passed it over them. Once done, he looked back up. “ You've placed a glamour; an incredibly strong one, but a glamour nonetheless; over all of the dates.”

“I know.” Nova said bluntly

“Yes. But why? Why the dates?”

“I'm not authorised to say.” Nova replied mechanically, a hint of blue flashing in his eyes.

“Well I can hardly give you the job if I don’t trust-”

“The dates have been changed to protect the school, and time. I can't say anything else.” Nova said calmly.

“Huh. Well, seeing as you were an unspeakable, I suppose I'll just have to accept that. I still don't trust you though.” Nova just nodded. “A test on your magic is necessary though.”

“That's not authorised either.”

Mason sighed heavily. “If you’d like to come back next year then, I'm sure another job will be available.”

Nova started. ‘Idiot! Can't he see that I'm good enough!? ’ Nova let out a deep breath and calmed himself. He closed his eyes and weighed up his options. But in the end, there wasn't really a choice; he had to get this job.

“Alright.” He said.

Mason nodded his head and stood up. “I won't duel you, because I have no doubt that you would win. But I want to see the quality of your spellwork and how many advanced spells you are aware of and can perform.” He said, while walking around his desk and facing Nova.

Nova turned with him and tenderly took out his hawthorn wand. He nodded, relived, he'd been expecting the kind of test the Agency had performed. Thank God he'd never have to go through with that ever again..

“I will ask for a number of spells for you to perform. I want you to do them all non-verbally.” Nova just stared back, giving no indication that what he'd just heard would be quite difficult for a normal wizard to do. “We’ll start of easy.” Mason continued, conjuring several things; a jar of spiders, a dog and a dummy were some of these items.

[cenizobelle]

Mason sat back down at his desk, stunned by the sheer magic Nova possessed. And at such a young age! Barely even developed ...He faintly heard a question being asked, but just nodded, staring blankly at the wall ahead. Nova also nodded. “… was nice meeting you.” Nova’s voice gradually increased in volume. He shook his head, and stood up suddenly. “You've got the job.”

“Thank you.”

[cenizobelle]

Nova appeared outside the gargoyle again - with a flash of Avada Kedavra green light - which immediately stepped aside for him. He ran up the staircase and knocked on the door again; this time waiting for permission to enter. He heard the faint ‘come in’ and opened the door.

“Ah, Mr Nova. Good to see you again.” Hale said, smiling slightly. “I hear Mason gave you the job.” Nova nodded, so Hale continued. “When would you like to start?” she asked.

Nova thought about this for a long while. “Excuse me, I can’t remember.”

Hale nodded, confused, and watched as the man in front of her took out a miniature pensieve. He slipped it on the desk and took out seven small flasks; all full to the brim with the silver substance that was memory. He tipped in the one labelled Dec 15th, today’s date she noted. He submerged himself in the memory, only to come out again ten seconds later. “No, no…” she heard him mumble, while collecting the memory back into the vial. Hale frowned as the next memory he viewed was Dec 17th. Then she scolded herself for being so stupid. They were obviously memories from previous years; not this year. Nova hadn’t put a day or year on the labels, but Hale knew they couldn’t be this year. [Today’s date: Thursday 15th Dec, 2009] Nova emerged just as quickly from this memory as he had the first, only to view Dec 18th.

It was just a coincidence that the dates he was viewing were near today’s date, Hale concluded. Just as she had arrived to this thought, Nova spoke. “I would like to shadow Mason for the rest of this term, and then can I start the job as soon as we get back from the holidays?”

“Right. Okay then. Well, I, err, suppose that’s all fine. Let me just send a note to Jack.” Nova nodded and waited patiently for Mason’s reply. “He says that’s fine.”

Nova stood up. “Thank you very much for your time.”

“No trouble…” Hale said quietly.

Nova smiled, genuinely, at her. Seeing her smile back, he nodded his head courteously and left her office.

‘He’s strange, that one.’ Hale thought to herself. But she shrugged it off, and got to work on the more important things, such as running the school.

[cenizobelle]

[.magnarock.]

[-excitedness!- who's this nova guy!!?]

[cenizobelle]

[ omg i SO want to tell you it's unbelievable, but it's a secret, and seeing as you're the only one (apart from me) who comes on any more, there doesn't seem to be a point telling you, and then posting about it... but I do reeeeeeeally want to tell you. oh it's so good, I can't believe I'm not allowing myself to tell you! -headdesk- ]

[ oh, and have you seen google chrome?? if yes, do you like it?? ]

[.magnarock.]

[omgee waaah! meaniemeaniemeanieee -sulk-

yes and yes!!! we have it on this compy!]

[cenizobelle]

[ yeay! i like it too! it's totes awesome and i love the... all of it! //EDIT: changed today's, now thursday instead of wednesday// ]

[.magnarock.]

[XXD lol, can i have a tiiiny clue as to who this guy is?]