Post by Professor Netta Barton on Jan 1, 2008 17:01:49 GMT -5
Username: starbright9
Name: Lynette Barton
Age: 39
House: Ravenclaw
Blood: Half-Blood
Personality: She is very strict about punctuality and thinks it is very important. Due to this she is quite harsh about taking points in this area, although she does reward people with points when they perform well in her class. She is normally quite a calm person but will lose her temper after being pushed. She enjoys reading and this is her only real hobby. Charms isher favourite subject and always has been, followed to a lesser extent by Arithmancy. She is a hard working person and as a general rule abhores those who slack and don't put any effort in. She can be cheerful at times, but usually only outside of lessons as she takes her work as a teacher very seriously.
Family: Her mother is aslo a half-blood who works at St Mungo's. Her Father is a muggle born who runs a small wizarding shop in Brighton, where he sells magical souvenirs. Her father makes many of these souvenirs, his family has made knick-knacks for generations although in the past they have been purely muggle. She has one younger brother who works at the Ministry of Magic. He is 3 years younger than her and will be celebrating his 36th birthday in April.
History: Before she came to study at Hogwarts Netta lived in a mostly muggle town just outside of Brighton. She had a good relationship with both her parents, although she did often argue with her brother. Over time they became closer and argued less but have never been the best of friends. She was educated at Hogwarts and knows some of the current staff members because of this. Her best subject was always Charms, followed by Arithmancy. She excelled in these two classes, often looking for further challenges within them. She was slightly above average in most of the other subjects but never performed well in flying lessons. In fact she was awful, incredibly unsteady in the air. This is because she is scared of flying due to falling of her Father's broom when she was younger.
After she left school she started working at researching new spells for the ministry but did not like her colleagues so left. She found many of them stuck up and trying to worm themselves into favour with whoever was the current Minister of Magic. Up until she got her post at Hogwarts she had been working for her Dad in his shop. She helped mainly in production, using her skill in charms to enchant many of the souvenirs. She also worked behind the counter, actually selling people the items. This is what eventually persuaded her to leave as many of the customers treated her with disdain. She went on to apply for the Charms position at Hogwarts and still works there now.
Other: Netta has always enjoyed teaching and helped tutor some younger students in charms when she was still at school.
She is willing to give help outside of lessons to any students struggling with charms.
Name: Lynette Barton
Age: 39
House: Ravenclaw
Blood: Half-Blood
Personality: She is very strict about punctuality and thinks it is very important. Due to this she is quite harsh about taking points in this area, although she does reward people with points when they perform well in her class. She is normally quite a calm person but will lose her temper after being pushed. She enjoys reading and this is her only real hobby. Charms isher favourite subject and always has been, followed to a lesser extent by Arithmancy. She is a hard working person and as a general rule abhores those who slack and don't put any effort in. She can be cheerful at times, but usually only outside of lessons as she takes her work as a teacher very seriously.
Family: Her mother is aslo a half-blood who works at St Mungo's. Her Father is a muggle born who runs a small wizarding shop in Brighton, where he sells magical souvenirs. Her father makes many of these souvenirs, his family has made knick-knacks for generations although in the past they have been purely muggle. She has one younger brother who works at the Ministry of Magic. He is 3 years younger than her and will be celebrating his 36th birthday in April.
History: Before she came to study at Hogwarts Netta lived in a mostly muggle town just outside of Brighton. She had a good relationship with both her parents, although she did often argue with her brother. Over time they became closer and argued less but have never been the best of friends. She was educated at Hogwarts and knows some of the current staff members because of this. Her best subject was always Charms, followed by Arithmancy. She excelled in these two classes, often looking for further challenges within them. She was slightly above average in most of the other subjects but never performed well in flying lessons. In fact she was awful, incredibly unsteady in the air. This is because she is scared of flying due to falling of her Father's broom when she was younger.
After she left school she started working at researching new spells for the ministry but did not like her colleagues so left. She found many of them stuck up and trying to worm themselves into favour with whoever was the current Minister of Magic. Up until she got her post at Hogwarts she had been working for her Dad in his shop. She helped mainly in production, using her skill in charms to enchant many of the souvenirs. She also worked behind the counter, actually selling people the items. This is what eventually persuaded her to leave as many of the customers treated her with disdain. She went on to apply for the Charms position at Hogwarts and still works there now.
Other: Netta has always enjoyed teaching and helped tutor some younger students in charms when she was still at school.
She is willing to give help outside of lessons to any students struggling with charms.
