Potions, Class 1

[Albus Dumbledore]

Horace Slughorn waddled into his classroom and looked around the room. He was happy to be back at school. It had been a long summer. As he walked over to the desk, he saw that the small wooden chair that he'd fought with all last year was gone, and in its place was a large velvet-backed chair with a soft cushion. he smiled. Albus must have put in a request for him. Happily, he sat down and waited for his students.

[Gia Campbell]

Gia walked into potions class with a sigh. She hated potions; she'd never been any good at it. But she would need it if she wanted to be a healer. She had resolved to work harder at the class this year. She gave a polite nod to Professor Slughorn, then went to sit down near the middle of the room.

[Rori Logan]

Rori smiled as she entered the potions classroom. It was good to be back and things were slowly getting back to normal. She gave a smile to Gia and took a seat a few seats away, to the left of her. "Hello Professor, and Gia, right?"

[Severus Snape]

Severus slumped into class. He was feeling achy and tired, Perhaps the best way to describe his mood was mean. He couldn't shake the feeling and plopped gracelessly into his chosen seat and carelessly dropped his book on the desk. Rori was a seat or so behind him, making small talk with a girl Severus never paid attention too. He felt a little conflicted, did he want to leave his foul mood and talk to Rori or did he want to continue to feel his depression physically.

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie waslked into the classroom in her quiet, serious way. She gave a polite nod to her professor, then glanced quickly around the room. Spotting Severus, she walked over and sat down next to him. "Hello, Severus," she greeted him with just the barest hint of a smile.

[Severus Snape]

Severus smiled in spite of himself. Natalie made him feel at ease more than being alone did. "Hi." he said surprised that his voice croaked a little from disuse.

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie began to flip through the pages of her book. "So, how are you? You're not mad that I was sorted into Ravenclaw, are you?"

[Severus Snape]

Severus shook his head. he was a little disappointed, but he wasn't going to tell her that. "No, I'm not mad. you'll still be my friend." he asked straightening his own book. He considered her first question before answering "I'm Ok, I'm not so good with change sometimes." he fiddled with his quill.

[Robin Slater]

Robin walked into the room and looked around. She didn't really know anyone there, and she felt suddenly shy. She wasn't normally shy at all, and she liked to get to know new people, so she took a deep breath and walked toward two girls who were sitting in the middle of the room. "Hi," she said cheerfully. "Do you two mind if I sit here?"

[Natalie St. Clare]

The corner of Natalie's lip twisted up in a strange sort of half-grin. "Good. It's not like I'm in Gryffindor, after all," she said. "But you shouldn't be afraid of change. Life is just one change after another. If you don't change with it, you'll be left behind." She shrugged. "I mean, look at me. A little more than a year ago, I had a mom, a sister, a dad, and a home. Now, my mom and sister are dead, and my dad and I live with my uncle, his fiancee, her kids, and an adopted werewolf girl. I wish I could go back to the way things were, but I can't. Everything is different now."

[Severus Snape]

Severus squashed his feeling of guilt, He felt if he could force it down, maybe she wouldn't feel it. "A werewolf girl? Is that...safe?" He wondered about just how much her life got pulled from right under her and said "That's why I don't change..." he let the end of his statement hang between them.

[Remus Lupin]

Remus trudged into potions class, feeling particularly miserable. He didn't know how he was going to stand this class this year, without Sabrina to help him. He stepped in and spotted her sister, Natalie, sitting with the greasy Slytherin, Snape. He wanted to say hi to her, but she was already talking to Snape. He sighed and went to sit near Rori.

[Severus Snape]

Severus spoted Lupin eyeing over where he and Natalie were sitting. He wasn't going to make nearly as impressive potions without his girlfriend.

[Natalie St. Clare]

"You want to be left behind?" Natalie said, looking at him curiously. In a way, she understood that feeling. She often felt like she was removed from the rest of the world, that she was watching it but not taking part in it. Her visions often made her feel like she was living other people's lives. "Can I stay behind with you?" she asked.

[Severus Snape]

Severus thought a moment. "Left behind... or choosing to stay back. I don't mind staying back with you. " he said "Working forward, we'll get left behind I think." he crossed his arms on the desk.

[Natalie St. Clare]

Natalie smiled. It was a mysterious sort of smile, that hinted at other secrets that were still hiding behind her green eyes. "Severus, sometimes I think you are the first person who has ever really understood me," she whispered. "I've always known I wasn't like other people. I've always felt like I was in my own little world. It feels nice to share it with someone."

[Gia Campbell]

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Rori smiled as she entered the potions classroom. It was good to be back and things were slowly getting back to normal. She gave a smile to Gia and took a seat a few seats away, to the left of her. "Hello Professor, and Gia, right?"

"Hi, yeah," Gia said. "You're Rori, right? You're in Ravenclaw?" She wasn't sure what else to say. "I hope this class is better than last year, but I kinda doubt it. I'm so bad at potions..."

[Justine Torrance]

Justine walked into the classroom and looked around. Everyone looked just about as happy to be back as she was, with the exception of one perky-looking Hufflepuff. She groaned silently to herself. Noticing that Severus was in the middle of a seemingly intense conversation with a first year Ravenclaw, Justine sat alone in the back of the room.

[Lily Evans]

Lily walked into potions class and looked around. She spotted Remus, looking alone and sad, and she decided to go over and sit next to him. "Hi, Remus," she said. "I hope you don't mind me sitting with you, since I don't see James or Sirius around anywhere. How are you doing?"

[Remus Lupin]

"Oh, hey, Lily," Remus said, looking up at her. "Yeah, it's weird, I haven't seen James or Sirius or even Peter all day. I don't mind you sitting with me."