Know your foe

A change in point of view

Dr Moss entered the room. Well, this time, at least all students were there. Not like the first time she had come, taking over this class after the untimely demise of Dr Heim. Dr Heim's lax policies made him uncannily popular among the student's body.

But Dr Moss would have none of this. What she wanted was not only her students to pass the exam, but also to be better readers in the occult field. Of course she could easily have cast a spell over the whole class, but this would have been much too easy. Her father had taught her the value of effort, and she would pass it on to these kids.

She chuckled inwardly thinking of being in the Dean's office, claiming she could use magic to get her students to know all of the reading list's content, AND being able to use it cleverly. But she did not let her inner emotions show. She patted her hair bun and went in lecture mode.

Not for long. It was 9:31AM, and this young man walked in. She looked at him with her piercing eyes. Her powers allowed her to see he was about to make some excuse (laaaame! she thought) about some personal problem that had to be taken care of. Obviously he had not had breakfast. She chanted a few lines inside her mind. "By the time this class ends, you'll be so hungry you'll make plans to wake up earlier and manage otherwise next time!"

At least, there were a few satisfactions in this otherwise dull job...

Please note, I was not criticizing Dr Moss's policy, just complaining because it doesn't fit my schedule very well.

And before someone babbles on about how I should have taken the class at a different time, the only other time the class was available would have displaced a course which actually counts toward my major and is not simply an exit requirement.

I do have to hand it to Dr Moss though... she may be anal retentive about attendance but she offered this in return: anyone who attends regularly and keeps up with the reading material is guaranteed a C, so they can at least pass the class, since she knows this class is used mostly to fulfill the exit requirements. In addition, anyone who finds themselves in the unfortunate position of getting a grade which drops them just below the point of keeping their scholarships or allowing them on to grad school can bring up this circumstance with her and be given an additional assignment to boost the grade because as she says "I don't want to be the one to **** up your life by being an asshole"

Also note... I was at class on time, hence my empty stomach, unshaved face, and barely tolerable breath. I am now armed with mints to deal with this event in the future.

Oh, and while she is a total nutball, she does not make any claim to actually practice magick.

Sorry but with teacher, and Occult, I couldn't help but think of a modern witch.

Lol, no problem.