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Cedric now wondered about him, he came to terms that he's not like all the other teachers. Some teachers would just say to figure out their own problems, not a lot would try and help. 'Why does this feel that detention feel likes a hoax?' he thought to himself. Cedric was thinking too much that Professor Stark knew. "What do you have in mind?" he asked him, Cedric didn't answer him because he was still thinking. "I know what you're thinking. You don't need to ask, I'll just tell you." walking to his desk and getting his wand, "Sit please." he pointed his wand to a seat, that pulled up to him. Sitting down on his seat, Cedric asked, "This didn't have to do with detention did it?" Professor gave a small smile, "Smart man! I was wondering how long it would take you to figure it out. I thought Charlie would have been the one to find the fluke." Cedric was now realizing the whole situation, but was unable to say it.
"I first realized the issue when she lied about feeling comfortable in the back and you had to add in your two cents. The look she gave you, reminded me of what it was like to be hated by a girl." he told him truthfully, but Cedric still didn't look convinced. "Do you know what my job was before I came to teach at this school?" now getting to the point, Cedric shook his head. "I was an Auror. I was one-of-a-kind! Why you may ask? I was an Auror, who was trained to understand body language, feelings, the sound of their tone, and the way they look at things. I was trained to do all these things, so I can see who is a liar or who is telling the truth . . . And a whole lot more. I've been doing this for years and you can say that I am an expert. I've caught people on the act, whether it was widdling their thumbs or scratching their heads when they were lying."
"I decided to retire and do something a little bit more suttle, like teaching. It's the perfect place where I can see how teenagers are. And I found what seemed to be my toughest case, which happened to be you and Charlie." finally explaining himself. Cedric had now understood, "So this is not detention. This is-" he was cut short by Professor Stark, "More of a lesson. Not my guinea pigs. Charlie seem to have gotten that idea because, it just felt like it. However, I don't use people for my own learning. I'm not teaching you to like her or to be friends with her in an instant. That, you will have to do on your own. I brought you here so you both can become aware of your emotions." he paused for a minute, watching Cedric to see how he would take it all in. He simply sat there in silence and took it all in.
"Now you understand me." Professor Stark said in a delightful tone, "It's tough for me because I've never seen a case quite like this. Charlie who seems to cover up her feelings a lot, tries to stray away from it by singing. Which makes it unreadable for me. Showing mostly anger, she hides a lot of things, which makes her an even more interesting case." Cedric had now realized all the time she got angry at him. Everything that caused her to get angry, had a trigger. "I'm not sure about you though. I get the feeling that you hate her, but there's more to that." he said to him, Cedrics head went up like a dog alarmed, "There's a lot more that I can see-" he quickly stood up, "I have to go." walking to the door the Professor stopped him, "Why are you in a rush? Don't you want to know what I learned about Charlie?" pausing from his walk, he turned around and sat back down.
"Do you ever wonder about her?" he asked in a truthful tone as he wiped his glasses, "Well, yeah! We've been quarreling since the beginning of the year. She's been awfully rude towards me." he replied, "Well, since you've been wondering about her, I want you to do me a favor. I want you to keep an eye out for her." telling him, "No. I cant!" Cedric was now getting defensive, "Why not? It's not that hard-" replying back, "That's just the problem, it is hard! She hates it when I look at her. Don't you remember the first day of class that she went ballistics, when I was just looking at her?" standing up in frustration, "I know, I know! But don't just stare at her. I want you to look at her body language, her face expressions, listen to her tone, understand what ticks her. If you want to know about someone, you must first pay attention to their emotions. Cedric, you lack the idea that people feel human emotions, you're too serious, too tense. While Charlie is a free and relaxed person." passing him a glass of water.
Feeling a bit stunned and irritated Professor Stark had to finish off in a better tone. "Cedric, what I am trying to say is that, you have to be a little bit more relaxed. If you want to know about a girl, or in this case, Charlie, you must first understand what she could be going through. Watch her, but not to a point that you're a stalker. Don't spy on her. Stay away from her as much as possible and just keep an eye on her. And this goes for any other girl, just watch them." simply telling him, "Let's keep this between the both of us, when you come in tomorrow. It should be a new day and it should be better." patting him in the back, drinking the water down and then answering him, "You better hope this works." walking out to the door Professor Stark had another thing to say, "Kill her with kindness. It works all the time." Cedric stopped and smiled at the thought. Taking one last look at Professor Stark, he looked confident and ready, "I'll try!" telling him and walking out.
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