Dueling 2

[Voltaire Rothschild]

Voltaire took a deep breath and entered his class room. He set up the desks in a semi-circle around his desk. He conjured a couple of torches on each side of the desk. He wanted the kids to know a bit of drama. Behind him he set up the dueling platform and decided today they were going to see how well they absorbed the ideas and lesson of the Essay. He sat on top of his desk and opened door with a wave of his wand. He hoped Charles wouldn't show up, but he knew luck would probably be against him in that.

[Ruecain White]

Ruecain had missed the first class of dueling. He had heard rumors though of the first class and was at first concerned. He didn't put stock into rumors and decided he would find out what a good or bad teacher Professor Rothschild would be. He walked into class and saw the set up. He guessed it was going to be a practical lesson.
"Hello Professor." he said walking into class and setting down his things. He pulled out a note from his schoolbag and walked up to the Professor.
"I have a note, explaining why I wasn't here for your first class." he smiled nervously, according to rumor he would explode now and give him detention for being sick for the day.

[Voltaire Rothschild]

Voltaire looked at the note and said "Oh, Glad to see you're feeling better. I had given an assignment, but that's ok, nothing to worry about!" he said folding the note and handing it back to Mr. White. "Just take a seat, Once the rest of class gets in, we'll make a few more introductions and start with our first duel of the year, Oh and the rest of the class will turn in the paper." Voltaire saw that the student was also a Ravenclaw, they had a thing for Homework. "Believe me, you won't of missed much with the assignment, I'll be talking on the same subject today so you won't have to do extra study." he said motioning for the boy to sit down.

[Ruecain White]

Ruecain was glad he didn't get any extra homework to do. "Thank you professor." Ruecain said walking to desk he placed his stuff on and sat in the chair.
'Thank god the rumors weren't true. Maybe the class had a huge misunderstanding. He seems to be a good guy...weird but good. I never had a professor who let a student who was sick free from an assignment and review the same thing the next class!' he happily thought.

[Maxi Borale]

Maxi walked into class and approached the teacher.
"Hello professor, I'm sorry I missed the first class, but i started the term late." she apologized and offered her hand. "Im Maxi Borale." She smiled and hoped that Professor Voltaire didnt mind.

[Voltaire Rothschild]

It was a little strange to be offered a hand shake by someone so much younger, but he shook the girls hand firmly and smiled "Welcome to Dueling Ms. Borale! I hope you use the class to your advantage!"
he let go of her hand and leaned a bit against his desk. "As I have said to the other student that started late, I had assigned a paper, but" he held up a hand t forestall any interruption "You won't be required to do it. It was more for study on theory than anything else." he smiled.
"Have a seat! I'm sure more students will be showing up soon." he gestured to the half circle of seats facing toward his desk.

[Rayne DiCostas]

Rayne took a deep breath, dreading this class. She was going over in her head to keep her mouth shut. No matter what happened, she wouldn't say anything. She could handle that.

She stepped into class, dismayed to find so few students in here. Well, at least she was early. That was a good thing.

"Hello, Professor," she said, setting her back at a desk, and walking up to her with parchment in her hands. "Are you taking our essays yet?"

[Voltaire Rothschild]

Voltaire smiled at the girl who entered, He pulled a square wicker basket from under the desk, it was small and had no handle, in short perfect for stacks of papers or rolls of parchment.
"Just place it here, I'll get to them once they are all turned in." he held it out to her, and waited for her to drop her roll of parchment into the basket.

[Maxi Borale]

Maxi smiled, glad that she wasn't very far behind the rest of the class and took a seat. She picked a seat near the end of the half circle and waited patiently for class to begin.

[nataliespeller]

Natalie Walked into Dueling, this was her first lesson, but she had permission to miss the first class. As soon as Natalie walked in she saw her Friend Maxi Borale which she met in Potions.

"Hi Maxi!" Natalie called out pretty loud. Natalie was like that, very loud! "Remember me from Potions?" Natalie felt a bit weird after saying that but she couldn't really stop herself.

[Rayne DiCostas]

Rayne nodded, dropping the essay into the basket and going back to her seat, dropping her bag into the seat next to her to save it for Evelyn. She wondered if there was any use trying to get back on the Professor's good side. He wasn't angry or anything since detention. In fact, he was sort of acting like it had never happened, but she really was trying hard to earn some points back for Gryffindor.

[Rabastan Lestrange]

Rabastan had to smile when he saw the redheaded Gryffindor girl already in class. Merlin, he hoped she spoke up again. What he wouldn't give to hear her called out again this class.

He walked towards the professor. "Essays in the basket, I assume?" he asked, dropping his essay on top of Rayne's before the professor could say yes or no.

[Rori Logan]

Rori had studied the books that Voltaire had assigned for the essays. Although, she didn't write hers because she didn't have to, she took notes. The notes she took in itself was sort of like an essay.

She entered right after Rabastan placed his essay in the basket. He was one guy that she didn't like at all. Rori walked past Voltaire with a smile on her face. "Hello Professor," she greeted as she took her seat.

[Voltaire Rothschild]

Voltaire smiled and waved hello to the students that entered. He only hoped they actually absorbed some of the material they were supposed to read. The essay was exactly as he had said 'stupid and useless' unless they actually remembered it.
"Hello there! welcome to class! " he felt pleased to see them file in slowly.

[Evelyn Turner]

Evelyn had to rush from the library to Dueling. As expected she had not done her essay when Rayne had suggested to and she never got back to it later. Now she was scribbling it all down, her penmanship a horrendous mess. But it would be complete. She made it in time for class, and in fact she wasn't even that late. Rayne was already there, saving her a seat. And Rabastan Lestrange was there too! Evelyn flushed as she dropped her essay into the wicker basket at the front of the room and took her seat near Rayne. "Oh my Lord, he's so cute," she murmured under her breath as she looked dreamily over at Rabastan.

[Severus Snape]

Severus slinked into class and sat next to Rabastan, closer to the end of the semi-circle. He had read the essays too, but they were actually interesting, once you skipped over all the crap that had been written with the useful information. it was, he thought, an early introduction into non verbal spells and spell creation techniques. He read one essay through and it was about spell combination, something that usually doesn't work because you cast one spell and it nulls the previous one, but when casting hexes, there inlay a fiendish amount of damage power there.

[Rayne DiCostas]

Rayne looked up at her murmur, glancing at the boys that were in class. She remembered her friend going on about Rabastan before, but she hoped it was a phase that would end at some point.

"Are you still crushing on him?" She asked.

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie couldn't find Severus anywhere. She was a little confused, because she had rather expected to walk to Dueling class with him, and it was a little strange not to see him anywhere. It was almost like he was avoiding her, but he wouldn't do that, right?

When she arrived at Dueling class, she immediately looked around for him. She almost thought he wasn't there at all, but was surprised to find him in the back, next to an older Slytherin boy.

Still, she didn't think anything of it. She just walked right up to where they were sitting and, with a polite nod toward the older boy, looked over at Severus. "Is this seat taken?" she asked, nodding toward the empty seat on his other side.

[Evelyn Turner]

Evelyn stared at Rayne. Her friend had always thought Evelyn quite silly for her little crush. But Evelyn knew it was more than that. Rabastan was the coolest kid in school, and he had actually acknowledged her presence at the last Dueling Club. And then there was that wonderful dinner in the kitchen. Evelyn had to struggle not to think about that and pay attention to her friend and the professor. "It's not a crush Rayne. I think I love him!"

[Rayne DiCostas]

Rayne rolled her eyes. She knew as Eve's best friend, she should support her crush, but 1, it was Evelyn. This too, would pass. 2, it was Rabastan Lestange. He was not the type that you wanted your best friend to fall in love with, even if he was amazingly cute...

She shook her head, bringing her thoughts back to Eve. "It's not love, Eves. Do you even know his middle name? If he has one even? Or his favorite color? Or what he likes to do when he's not wooing every girl in school?"