Einar Faris:Before The Rain/Page Five

 

"Einar was the brightest, laziest and luckiest individual it has ever been my misfortune to teach." ~Minerva McGonagall, Faris' Professor of Transfiguration

Einar's true calling in magical ability lay within the science of Transfiguration, but he remained a top student in most of his subjects, as he had a natural flair for education, a keen mind and ready brain with a thirst for knowledge.

Einar made friends with schoolmate, Charles 'Charlie' Linch, describing their relationship with housemates as such;

"I was sorted into Slytherin, he was placed in Ravenclaw. I personally felt that I was mixed in with a bunch of power hungry fools, and Einar later said to me he was too pragmatic to fit in with the Ravenclaws." ~Charles Linch, friend of Einar

Eventually we met each other again. It was late in our first year, when we had a class together... I think it was charms... I was being tormented by a brute in my own house. No one in my house saved me from his torment. But Einar saw this happening in that class, and he wouldn’t take it. He was smaller than the other child but he stood up wand clenched in his fist and told the kid to leave me alone. The child turned his way and asked Einar what he would do if he didn’t leave me alone. Einar suddenly picked up his wand and cast a spell on the boy. He was sent flying into a wall full of potions and books which crashed on him. The child tried to attack Einar with his wand but I cast the disarming spell at him. I beamed at Einar. He was sent to his Head of House and lost 30 points from his house, I lost 10 from my own, but he still recently used to tell me he never regretted giving the-....child what he deserved. A week later I got up the courage to thank Einar for what he had done, I asked him his name. “Einar Faris,” he replied. He then asked me my own name to which I answered what all the kids called me, “Linch.” He asked me for my real name, I was stunned at the question. No one cared enough to ask before. I answered, “Charles Linch.” He smirked. Charles and Einar properly met in their first year Charms class; with Linch being bullied by some fellow Slytherins. No one came to Charles' help; until Einar saw what was going on. Despite his small and bookish physique, Einar strode up to the bullies, fists clenched. I spoke to Charles about this memory and it brought tears to his eyes, as Charles recalls Einar being taunted by the bully. It only led to the bully being sent flying into a wall, a waterfall of books filtering onto his head. Before the bully could fight back, Charles had the foresight to cast a quick disarming spell at him, for extra measures. Both lost House Points, but it was worth it, as Einar had made the closest friend a person could ever ask for; and friendship is worth more than just house points or money, it is a plant; to be nurtured and cherished so that it may grow and provide sustenance and happiness. Linch recalls their meeting after the incident as such;

<p style="color:rgb(25,25,112);text-align:center;"><font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="5" color="Black">"He looked me over than he said, 'You know Charlie, I was pretty glad doing what I did for you, and I thank you for what you do for me. Together we can do pretty amazing things.' I nodded. I knew even then the power that Einar held. The strength. The greatness radiated from him. I knew then that we would be the best of friends as long as we knew one another. And so it happened just that way." <p style="color:rgb(25,25,112);text-align:center;"><font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="3" color="Black">~Charles Linch

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