Potions, Class 2

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie shrugged. "No, I suppose they wouldn't. They never knew Sabrina or I were witches. But they usually could tell when someone was different from them in some way. Muggles are very picky about that sort of thing! It's like they expect everyone to be just the same as everyone else. And what would be the point of that?" She glanced at the gathering of Slytherins in the back and frowned. "Then again, I suppose some wizards feel that way, too..."

[Lily Evans]

Lily walked into potions class, feeling a nervous quivering in her stomach. Almost against her will, she scanned the room, hoping James wouldn't be there. After their scene in the last potions class, she really didn't want to be sitting anywhere near him. But of course, since he wasn't in the room yet, she couldn't be sure to avoid him.

Sighing, she chose a spot on the opposite side of the room from Remus and Sirius, figuring that where ever they were sitting, James would be close by.

[Severus Snape]

Severus tried to use the same reasoning his mother sometimes used "Well, Mostly the same is better than totally opposing, isn't it?" he asked in the almost same manner she did and always left him feeling stupid for asking. He felt a pinprick of guilt though, it wasn't his intention to make Natalie feel that way, merely to try and prove the same point. He would later feel a little foolish, but that wouldn't come until he thought about the conversation too much and in his own mind changed the tone of his voice to sound crueler than it actually was.

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie tilted her head to one side. She wasn't quite sure she understood what he was saying. His reasoning didn't make sense to her. "Well, it's true, you don't want people fighting each other because of their differences," she said. "But if everyone was the same, there would be no variety. It would be like having nothing but vanilla ice cream for the rest of your life. Yeah, it's great... but sometimes you want chocolate. Or peanut butter swirl. Or a hot fudge sundae with whipped cream on top. You know what I mean? If we were all supposed to be mostly the same, then we wouldn't all be so different."

[Severus Snape]

Severus shrugged, politics really hadn't captured his attention the way it had older students yet. agreeing got him along thus far and he really hadn't needed anything further from the subject. He took her comparison though literally "Ice cream is basically sugar, milk and eggs, everything else is more or less just extra." he said simply "You're probably more like something like lavender Ice cream." he said meaning to be kind. She was so herself, even if she could peer into anyone else, she was more of herself than most anyone he had ever met so far.

[Ruecain White]

Ruecain walked into class. His uniform was neat and clean. His hair was tied back into a ponytail. Ruecain was expecting another near explosion after the last class, though his potion wasn't the greatest potion. His potion hadn't threaten to explode the whole classroom. He looked around to find a seat. He considered sitting at the front of the class to make an easy escape if there happen to be another near explosion. Then again he didn't want to sit near Slughorn because the professor would be eying his potion. So he decided to sit at the back of the class. He took out his quill and ink bottle and waited until the class started.

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie shrugged. "It's true, deep down people really are all the same, they just don't see that. They focus on the differences. And after all, it is the differences that make us all special and unique. Some people think the differences are bad. I guess I just don't see that."

She smiled shyly as he compared her to lavender ice cream. She didn't know what that was like, or if it even existed, but she was flattered by the comparison. Tucking her hair behind her ears, she gave him a sidelong look. "Is that a real thing? Lavender ice cream? My mum made lavender cookies once, but I've never had it in ice cream before."

[Severus Snape]

Severus nodded "Mum always told me that cooking was like potion making, She makes it and charms the churn to make it on summer days...when she can." he said not adding that it wasn't often. "it's sweet, it smells nice and it's very..." he had wanted to say comforting, special, wonderful, Instead he finished lamely "I like it a lot." part of him wanted to flush again, but he pushed that away. why did he feel the need to burst into flames? Maybe he wanted to die, was it that embarrassing though? he thought. He couldn't decide.

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie smiled, a rare genuine smile. "Thank you," she said. "It sounds lovely. I'd like to try it sometime." She studied Severus for a minute, trying to determine what kind of ice cream he would be. Nothing seemed quite right. Maybe some kind of mocha chocolate chip. Something dark and mysterious, yet once you tried it, it was sweet. But she wasn't sure that comparison made sense. "Are you close with your mother?" she asked, changing the subject.

[Severus Snape]

Severus shrugged, "Sometimes..." his relationship with his parents was complicated...His father, for all he was, still as frightening as he was, still was his father. His mother, for all her bitterness, for all her tears was still his mother, love and resentment mingled in him, what could he say about them other than sometimes, he saw love in their eyes.

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie looked at him sadly. The sorrow and loneliness spilled out of him in waves, so powerful they were almost a physical presence, keeping him separate from her. She would never tell him so, but she hated his parents for beating him down and making him feel like that. "I'm sorry," she said. "I had hoped you were closer to your mother. You know, we can't all do everything by ourselves. We need people to lean on sometimes. And... I know you haven't had anyone to lean on before, but I want you to know, you can lean on me."

[Severus Snape]

Severus shrugged. " I know...You don't have to be sorry, They just are...I'm glad I have you though." he said feeling a lot more comfortable. It didn't feel like he wanted to implode or sink into the floor. Natalie made him feel alright, and happy. He would have to thank her for it later.

[Emmeline Vance]

Emmeline walked into class silently enough that no one looked her way. Good. She could choose where to sit without any influences. She scanned the room and saw two red heads. Lily and one she didn't know. Emmeline made a mental note to meet her. She also saw Rori Logan, a fellow Ravenclaw. And Severus and another girl. Always together. Then she saw Remus and Sirius. She felt butterflies. Unnecessary, annoying, vomit worthy butterflies. She rolled her eyes at herself. So she could sit with Lily. You know, girl power. Or Sirius. Very cute, flattering, funny, taken Sirius.........she made her way over to Lily.

"Hi Lily. Do you mind if I sit with you?" Emmeline asked, seating herself next to her. If Sirius wanted her to come over there, he could ask. She felt bad, they were friends after all. But she didn't want to look stupid, especially when she had no chance and his girlfriend was in this class.

[Lily Evans]

Lily looked up at the sound of the girl's voice. She didn't want to admit it, but she'd been thinking about James. It concerned her, how, in spite of everything, she still sometimes found her mind wandering to thoughts of him. He was so obnoxious! His loud, rude, arrogant behavior never failed to get on her nerves. And yet, why did she sometimes smile when she thought of something that he'd said?

When Emmeline startled her out of her thoughts, Lily was almost relieved. It was better that she not allow her mind to dwell on thoughts of James Potter.

Smiling, she nodded to the seat next to her. "Yes, please sit down. Emmeline, right?"

[Hallie Monroe]

How was it possible for one person to trip so many times in one day? Hallie was beginning to wonder if she could set a world record for clumsiest girl. Her only real competition would be Regina. Maybe they could enter as a team....

She was thinking these thoughts as she picked herself up from the floor, which was damp and sticky from some unknown substance. She didn't really want to know what it was, but she'd heard Peeves laughing nearby, so she had no doubt that he was responsible. Annoyed, she tried to clean herself off, but with no lucky. Even the cleaning charm didn't seem to work. Great. She had to go to potions soaked in sticky green stuff. Could her day be any worse?

Finally, she trudged into class, not even bothering to look around. She didn't really want to hear the laughter of the other students when they saw her appearance. She just hoped Regina would show up soon.

[James Potter]

James strolled into class with his tie a little loose. He had began to feel like his tie had been on to tight or something, so he decided to loosen it before he walked into class. Red hair caught his eye. Sure, there was other red haired girls in the class, but only one girl's red hair really caught his eye. It was like it had a different glow to it or something.

Glancing over to Lily, he also noticed Emmeline sitting next to her. Being polite, he waved more so to Emmeline than Lily. The incident of last Potions class was still fresh in his mind and he was going to try and avoid something else like that. James took his seat next to Remus and Sirius. "Hello boys," he said in greeting.

[Sirius Black]

Sirius looked up at James. "Hey," he greeted him. He nodded over towards the two girls, who were sitting a considerable distance away from them. "Looks like the girls are avoiding us today, huh?" He noticed, also, that Kris had not arrived yet. He wondered where she was. Remus was back; shouldn't she be back as well?

[Severus Snape]

Severus looked up at the door, seeing some one enter. It was some Ravenclaw, she looked like she had fallen in green goo. Severus didn't laugh, but wrinkled his nose in distaste. He wondered if the goo smelled and what it could be if it didn't smell. He also saw Black walk into class, he had a sour taste hit his mouth as watched him enter. Arrogant toe head... He had yet to pay him back... He would find the opportunity.

[Gage Oliver]

Gage ran into the classroom, hoping he wasn't late and tripped over the door jam. Luckily, he caught himself before he fell on his face like he did in Astronomy class. He looked around and noticed that the class hadn't started yet and that everyone was still talking. He saw a girl from his house, trying to remember her name. He was pretty sure it was Hallie. He walked over to a seat beside her.

"Hallie?" he asked. "Do you mind if i sit here?

[Hallie Monroe]

Hallie was still trying to get the green goop out of her hair and mumbling frustrated curses about Peeves under her breath. Why did these things always happen to her? It seemed like she was cursed or something. If there was a mess, it would find her. If there was an accident to be had, she'd walk right into it.

At the sound of the voice next to her, Hallie looked up at her fellow Ravenclaw. "Oh, sure. Of course. But I should warn you, there's a very good chance I'll get you blown up or something. I seem to have the worst luck in the world." She gave one of her nervous laughs as she combed her fingers nervously through the green goop in her hair. "You're, um... Gage, right? Sorry about the goop... Peeves threw something at my head, and I can't seem to get it out."