A Day In The Life Of Tweedy

Day by day the terms at HOL go by. With each day comes assignments to do, people to meet up with, practices for quidditch, due dates to meet and so forth. Each day is different for each person. Whether it's a student who needs to get their homework done or do research. A quidditch player making it to practice, someone meeting up with their friend in the common room. Even professors have busy days that can be hectic or not go as planned. One professor has allowed us to document a day in her life, so please enjoy getting to know Professor Twylantern as we take you into one of her days.

Before we can tell you all about a day in the life of Professor Twylantern, let us get to know her a bit better. Professor Twylantern comes from a family with two parents, her dad Gerald teaches science at a muggle secondary school and mum Ellene is a nurse at the New England Regional Wizard Hospital. She has one sister, younger then her, Satronia Dewe. Her nickname is Roni. Professor Twylantern shared with us more about her sister, "Roni is somewhat of a recluse, hates people, and collects pets (she owns a pair of kneazles). She works for the DWD (Department of Wizard Defense), and owns a condo in Cambridge (near Boston) and a house on Cape Cod."

Professor Twylantern attended the famed Boston Academy of Magical Arts, where she was a member of House Maybanke. Following that, she pursued a dual track university education, taking courses simultaneously at both muggle and wizard institutions, in an effort to please both sets of grandparents. Upon completing her degrees, she worked for several years at American Alchemical, a potions supply company. Her primary role there was as Research Botanist, and led many expeditions all over the world to obtain the best potion ingredients available. She is currently writing a book about her experiences hunting for rare plant species.

Six years ago, her old Maybanke Head-of-House, Prof. Thomas Braybrooke, took over as Headmaster of BAMA. In that year also, their Herbology professor retired. Braybrooke shortly thereafter called upon Eugenia to consider the post of Herbology professor, which she did. Three years later, she was appointed Head of the Herbology Department at BAMA. This did not sit well with a few professors who thought they should have been chosen. Two years of solid leadership amid political wrangling later, Eugenia voluntarily resigned her post at BAMA, claiming that it was "an unhealthy work environment". Eugenia set her sights on the UK, where she intended to start afresh. She was invited to teach at Hogwarts in the summer of 2003.

Professor also shared with us that she has a Blackthorn, 8 3/4 inches, core of wyvern whisker wand. She had shared with Pezzie in Wandmaking class "My sister and I both grew up where white pine and oak were prevalent. It was almost a foregone conclusion that our first wands were made from these woods. As I was heavily into the study of Herbology and worked as a Field Research Botanist for American Alchemical at the time, it was fitting that the wand which chose me next was a blackthorn, known to wizard growers all over the world as a very useful and powerful tool. It has helped me in all my work since."

The Professor's nickname as a student was Jeanie. Her middle name is Zenobia. If you leave homemade baked goodies and treats for the professor make sure it includes peanut butter as that is her favorite food! She likes to wear colors of muted burnt orange, rose and shades of green; also her favorite quidditch team's colors of blue, red and violet. Her favorite quidditch team is The Beantown Barmpots. She shares "They haven't won the Colonials Cup in about 300 years. However, they just made it to postseason play for the first time in decades", and Eugenia couldn't be more thrilled.

So now that we've gotten to know Professor Twylantern a bit better let us discover what a day in her life at Hogwarts is like. Tweedy, as some call her, usually wakes up "before the first gong is struck for reveille". Though sometimes if it's raining or if she doesn't have class, she likes to just lie in bed. Sometimes to sleep, sometimes to read. When asked whether she enjoys tea or coffee, she said "I was a big coffee drinker back in the States; now that I've come to the UK to teach, I find myself really enamored with the old courtesies involved with high tea in the afternoon. Prof. Chutney sometimes floats sugared violets in our tea cups, which I think is such a lovely, quaint touch."

Professor Twylantern's first class is always right after the morning meal. It tends to be a low key affair with students struggling for consciousness. "Though they usually snap out of it after a few turns in the brisk air, as we do our outdoor species surveys." said Tweedy.

For meals Tweedy enjoys whatever the house elves have prepared. Though it tends to be whatever is in season, she does raise things like tomatoes and lettuce throughout the year. Her favorite dishes include anything with fish or shellfish, and green things like salads and curried mustard greens with potatoes.


Her favorite parts of the day are the transition times. "Dawn, and dusk. Birds and bats. I like the balance of witnessing these two daily miracles." When asked about her least favorite she said "I don't know that I have any. Maybe noontimes, in the summer. Too hot to weed the gardens.

So now we've come to the end of the day, Professor Twlantern retires for the night to her room. As we leave her we find Professor Fumbleknot and ask her to sum up her thoughts on Professor Twylantern...we ask her some quick questions before ending our day. We asked for some thoughts to be
shared...to sum up what Twylantern is like. Jokingly Professor Fumbleknot says "Really bad, but pure and good," Laughing and smiling though she gets a sweet smile on her face and says "She is an amazing cook and knows all the lethal man-eating plants,"

When asked about how she is with the students, "Strict! Very Strict. In the classroom she is Professor Twylantern, not Tweedy, to her students. Her detention room is never empty," in regards to Hufflepuff house, "She is the High Administrator of Discipline," With exchanged looks of new concern of now we know better when it's Professor Twylantern around, Professor Fumbleknot finished, "but remember, she is the GOOD twin." As well as good person and good professor. Professor Twylantern is a great addition to HOL and we are glad she's a part of Hufflepuff!

Pezzie Granger and Arwen Wood