Transfiguration Lesson 2: Life Lessons

[Alice Prewett]

Alice gaped at the boy as he just up and walked out of class. She realized she was staring at the empty doorway and then quickly looked at the professor wondering what kind of reaction she'd have. People didn't just walk out of class like that in her experience. What was the boy up to?

[Maxi Borale]

Maxi hated to make excuses for Seth. "That was Seth," Maxi said with a sigh. "Seth Inophen, he's in Slytherin." She shook her head and looked out the door, wishing he gave her some sort of explaination. "I'm sure he has a good excuse..."

[Seth Inophen]

Seth knew that if the teacher had seen him, she'd be quite angry, but he figured his plan was genious in his mind.

He walked back into class, his classic smile on his face, dragging a desk chair from the unused classroom next door behind him. He took a seat next to Maxi and looked at the professor.

"Sorry Professor," Seth said, true apology in his voice. "But like my friend Gage here said, we cant expect everything to be done for us, and we got to do some things ourselves." He looked over and Maxi, Gage, and Bek and winked. "But you don't need to depend on magic to get you what you want either, right?"

He was either going to be labeled as a smart-alec, some sassy/annoying know it all, or a genious.

He hoped it was the later.

[Alice Prewett]

Alice couldn't help but giggle... she couldn't fault him for his logic though unconventional. Seth defiantly thought outside of the box and she wanted to cheer for the boy even if he was a slytherin. If nothing else he had a sense of humor and she liked that. At least that is how Alice took it as she watched the chair being dragged across the floor behind him. She wondered how the professor would take his impertinence but she still thought it was a classic moment.

[Nikita Long]

Nikita was annoyed that a student would just walk out of her class after being late and raised an eyebrow as he brought the chair in, after hearing his explanation she crossed her arms over her chest.

"You've got quite a sense of humor Mr. Inophen." she said dryly a challenge in her green eyes, " That'll be five points from Slytherin for leaving without my permission." she deducted then turned around with a smile on her face.

She got to the board lifting a piece of chalk to write her name on it, actually she was amused, but more than that the boy was resourceful and she liked that a lot, she knew there were times where she was caught and it was that resourcefulness that got her through, she imagined it would get him through too.

"And ten points to Slytherin for being spot on Seth." she said using his first name as if to say she approved of his cheek, when she finished writing her name she turned and winked at Seth, "I have a sense of humor as well."

[Severus Snape]

Severus sniffed at the gall, He was older than be was, if Severus had been able to, he would of made a thrown, he sat straight upon his crate like it was anyway. he thought "I wonder if that professor knows that 'jungle fever' used to be an insult toward people that married African women?" he doubted that she'd let the class think she was some sort of bigot, He thought of her as very muggle, like his father and just as cruel. There were few people he knew besides his father that could be so arrogant and have nothing to show for it. As far as he was concerned, she had nothing to show.

[Gage Oliver]

Gage's jaw dropped when he realized Seth wasn't getting the boot for what he'd done. In thruth, his best friend's idea was actually brilliant, and Gage only wished he'd thought of it first.

He almost fell into a fit of laughter, almost. But he just shook his head at Seth, and got back to the task at hand.

[Nikita Long]

Nikita smiled inwardly at the confusion setting on some of her student's faces. She wasn't an ordinary teacher that was for certain, but Nikita remembered only too often the disciplinary measures taken out on her when she was younger by her elders. She hated stuffiness and liniear thinking.

Why, when the mind was created to think outside of the box, did people insist on teaching only one way?

"Everyone done with their themes?" she asked her eyes scanning the room, they landed on Severus for a second wondering if his theme might be "Objects that can Kill a Professor" but her eyes kept scanning, she then summoned the quills back to her and they formed one single quill the parcels then vanished from the desks.

" Every week the quill will write out a theme at random from any of the themes all of you have collectively written."

She continued with her lesson but then paused to look at Seth hoping they did have understanding. She excused it this time because it was amusing and because it proved a point, but her stern look told him not to leave her class again without permission.

[Samantha Montgomery]

Samantha couldn't believe that just happened. While she wasn't like Severus in her animosity she was feeling a little neglected. Oh, she had earned her class points, but she didn't care about that, what about her spell? That had been well done hadn't it? But there was no word on that score. She sighed, perhaps she was irritated about something else and ridiculously taking it out on the teacher and the class. She was happy for Seth, she thought it was amusing, but she was almost positive the professor wouldn'tve seen it that way, that's why it was so surprising.

Sam's eyes scanned the room finally they too landed on Severus on his crate. She looked at the exquisite cherrywood desk that went brilliantly with her leather chair and part of her twitched. She knew an offer of help would be rejected out of hand, he'd probably see it as pity or condescending rather. She didn't know why she cared, but strangely she did.

[Seth Inophen]

Seth was smiling at Maxi and laughing when he caught Professor Long's eye. He nodded, understanding that his little chair performance was a one time thing and that was fine with him. In all honesty, he wasn't trying to be funny. Seth really did believe that you shouldn't depend so much on magic, unlike the thoughts of his extremely strict 'magic-only' pureblood parents.
But if the class (especially Maxi) thought it was funny, let it be.

[Maxi Borale]

Maxi was giggling at Seth's stunt. It was actually quite smart, and very Seth-like, to think to not even use magic. Maxi knew that if there was something to be done the muggle way, Seth Inophen was all for it. That's why so many Slytherins thought Seth was so wierd.

[Alice Prewett]

Alice noticed Severus sitting on his summoned crate like a king on a throne rather defiantly in her opinion. She grinned to herself and when she thought no one was looking she flicked her wand aiming at his crate and watched as it changed into a throne with gilded gold scrollwork and plush green cushions. She quickly hid her wand and went back to watching the professor's back with a completely serious look and then turned her head just slightly to see Sam watching her. She frowned at the girl and hoped she didn't say anything.

[Samantha Montgomery]

Sam wasn't watching Alice, but instead staring at the crate, wondering if she could do something, more importantly wondering why she cared to, but then suddenly it changed and she blinked. Severus hadn't done anything. She frowned and glanced around the room to see Alice tucking her wand back. Oh, perhaps they were friends, that was fine then, she would have shrugged it off but then Alice had to look at her and frown. For the life of her Sam couldn't guess why Alice didn't like her. She almost wanted to stand up and shout the question but of course she wouldn't instead she turned her attention back to Severus, the throne was a bit much.

[Severus Snape]

Severus almost gasped but he was indeed sitting now on a throne. He smiled and laughed looking about. He wondered what Natalie would say after class about this. He only wished he knew who had done him the favor, he would of liked much more to have done it himself, but he was wise enough not to look a gift horse in the mouth. He wondered briefly if he could pass the work off as his own, then quickly dismissed it, he'd make more crates than thrones.

[Nikita Long]

Nikita's eyes widened in surprise at Severus' new seating arrangments, her mouth fell open, "Astounding Mr. Snape." she hadn't seen that Alice had done it for him since her attention was on something else.

[Severus Snape]

"You can't always expect nothing for nothing's sake." he said not even sure he knew what he meant by it. He thought it would sound cyptic, as much as it alluded to the fact he did nothing for it. His other crate was before him and he smiled at it.
"I am proud of my work though." he said getting comfortable on the cushion.

[Nikita Long]

Nikita saw his crate then and speculated differently on the appearance of his throne. She was actually rather proud of his crate that he had before, while he was quite accurate that most his age didn't know how to conjur toothpicks he had been able to make a crate and it was good enough. She nodded to him and then looked to the rest of her class.

[Severus Snape]

he couldn't hold back a bit of cheek. "Not going on a 'witch hunt' are you professor?" he asked from his seat on the mysterious throne. He wondered if the older Slytherin girl had made it for him, she was a transfer and currently a mystery to him.

[Nikita Long]

She raised the corner of her lips to form a smirk, "Not at all Mr. Snape." she said. She didn't care that someone else had helped him, she would, if he would let her, help him as well.

"Well then, let's give this a whirl hmm?" she asked looking at all the class, " Anything anyone want to summon for our class?"

[Alice Prewett]

Alice watched the slytherin boy and grinned inwardly that he'd liked her efforts. She had originally meant it as a small joke but only in friendly helpful way of fun. The throne did suit him more she thought than a crate with the way he sat on it. But she wasn't about to let on that she'd done it. She wondered if anyone would catch the correlation of her room suggestion with his throne back to Alice. She'd suggested King Arthurs Court, they had studied it recently in another class and it was the first thing on her mind when they had to suggest something. And especially seeing Severus sitting there like a king on a crate it had been the perfect idea at the time.

Alice did not raise her hand though, she was content to sit back and let some of the other students have some practice at it with the teachers supervision. She didn't want to look like a show off. It was one thing to summon someone a throne in fun, but another to be the first one to raise her hand just to show off what she could do. Not that she was perfect, but she was competent at transfiguration and it was one of her better classes. For her age she was quite good, but still humble about it. Let someone else have the glory of showing off she thought as a grin spread across her face and she couldn't help a mischievous glance in Severus's direction.