DADA, Class 3-A (Years 1-4)

[Isabella Rothschild]

After checking that Conor was sleeping and Voltaire would be close by watching him, Isabella gathered up her things and walked to her classroom. Her last lesson was still fresh in her mind, remembering how some of her students had been injured when the window mysteriously shattered. Dumbledore himself had investigated the window and found no explanation as to what had happened. She only hoped that nothing like that would happen this time.

Setting her things down on her desk, she made a quick check of the classroom to make sure that everything was in order. Of course, this was Bella's job, but she didn't mind doing it herself. She liked to be thorough.

[Isabella Rothschild]

((NOTE: Please allow Bellatrix to post before any students.))

[Bellatrix Black]

Bellatrix had gotten many things accomplished since the last Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, few of which had anything to do with the class itself. Having a small bit of information in her pocket made her feel better about having to do the more tedious tasks like attending classes.

She appeared with a smile only minutes after Professor Rothschild. "Good morning, Professor. Anything you'd like me to do today?" she asked, seeing as how Isabella was already in the process of doing Bellatrix's duties.

((OOC: I'm so sorry. I didn't see this!))

[Lilac Drake]

Lilac believed in being prompt to her classes, especially important ones like Defense. Her father placed emphasis on the course so naturally Lilac studied as much and as hard as she could to do well in it in hopes of pleasing that ever unpleasable man.

She poked her head in the class room to see if any students had arrived yet but she only saw the professor and the TA.

"Hmm.." to go in or to not go in? That is the question.

[Kris Lupin]

Kris walked into class, stepping past another girl who was doing her best to block the doorway and sat in the middle row in the middle. She pulled out her notebook and book and started to doodled absently while she waited for someone else to either walk in or say hi.

[Lilac Drake]

Well that settled that question, Lilac thought at she strode in as well behind the girl. She didn't pick the middle of the middle, but rather an unseemly corner, but still near the front since she liked DADA. She too then got out her notebook and began going over last weeks notes.

[Andrea Holmes]

Andrea scowled as she walked into class. She didn't really care for this class, or any class, really. And Regulus wasn't there yet, so at the moment, there was nothing to like about it. Worse, she was early and everyone who was in the room was someone she didn't like. Two sappy Gryffindors, Professor Rothschild, and Bellatrix, who, although she was a good Slytherin role model, had been nasty to her at summer camp. The fact that she had been a spoiled brat and had deserved it didn't even occur to her.

With a long-suffering sigh, she moved to the back of the room and sat down in a huff.

[Regulus Black]

Usually being late for his classes, this time was different. He got there unreasonably early. It was different for him to be there early, but when he entered the room it was alright because Andrea was already there. Regulus saw that she was looking mad, and he hated when she looked that way. She was pretty but she just needed to smile more than what she did, however whenever he was around her, Andrea did seem to smile more than she usually did.

He made his way to the back of the room. "Don't look so mad," Regulus said with a smile sitting down beside her.

[Andrea Holmes]

Andrea's scowl turned into a smile at the sight of him. "Well, it's better now that you're here. I was just miserable about this nasty Gryffindor-filled room," she said, making a face. "Especially her." She nodded towards Kris. "Isn't she your stupid brother's annoying girlfriend? She's so whiny..."

[Regulus Black]

"Well, maybe I should try to find you before you leave for class, that way we can walk together and we wouldn't have to worry about sitting alone surrounded by them," said Regulus. He looked in the direction Andrea nodded. Regulus rolled his eyes as he looked back to Andrea. "Sadly. I don't know what he could have ever seen in her, but then again that's Sirius for you," he said so that only Andrea could hear.

"Want to walk to lunch with me today?"

[Andrea Holmes]

Andrea couldn't help the smile that lit up her face. All she ever really wanted was attention from Regulus. He made her feel like she was pretty and special. "OK," she said. "But I swear, this class is just endless. I still don't understand why we're supposed to defend ourselves against the Dark Arts. I'd much rather learn how to do it. I mean, isn't the best defense a good offense? Why not teach us how to do it, so we can defend ourselves properly?"

[adelaide]

Adelaide hurried to her next lesson, which was one of her favorites. She enjoyed the classes that allowed you to practice magic and have your technique evaluated. "Good morning Professor. Miss Black." She nodded with a smile to the staff at the front of the room as she entered, then took a seat near Lilac. She would have sat next to Kris, but after hearing the discussion with Sirius about his break up with her, she felt a little awkward around Kris and Amy. "Hi Lilac," she said as she sat in her desk and dropped her things gingerly to the floor.

[Lilac Drake]

"Hey Adelaide." Lilac knew a lot of people from a lot of different houses, although she wished more than anything that she could have been in Slytherin she did know that despite social prejudice there were wonderful people in all the houses.

[Regulus Black]

Nov 21, 2008 11:38:37 GMT -5 Andrea Holmes said:

Andrea couldn't help the smile that lit up her face. All she ever really wanted was attention from Regulus. He made her feel like she was pretty and special. "OK," she said. "But I swear, this class is just endless. I still don't understand why we're supposed to defend ourselves against the Dark Arts. I'd much rather learn how to do it. I mean, isn't the best defense a good offense? Why not teach us how to do it, so we can defend ourselves properly?"

"That's true, however you know that Hogwarts is not going to have a class like that. We'll just have to deal with this, and study on our own how to do stuff. It's not going to be that bad," Regulus stated. "Plus, we'll try to make it more fun like if we ever practice against someone else." He winked at her.

"So, don't worry to much about it. We'll have fun, promise."

[Andrea Holmes]

Andrea smiled a little more when he talked to her like that. It was like he thought of them as a team.... or a couple! If it hadn't been the kind of behavior unfitting of a Slytherin, she might have started squealing or bouncing in her seat. Instead, she just smiled, which was really enough to show how happy she was.

"Oh, I like that idea," she said happily. "But really, this school can be so annoying sometimes. I mean, what's with that nutter who teaches dueling? It's the closest we come to learning dark arts, and that buffoon is the best they can give us to teach it? Honestly, I'm thinking about dropping out of that class."

[Regulus Black]

Regulus laughed. "Good. I do have to agree with you. He's crazy, and I might just drop that class too. I don't understand how someone like that is able to teach in a school, but then again look at who's running the school." He rolled his eyes.

"We just have to stick together. Things will be slightly better I suppose."

[Severus Snape]

Severus entered the classroom and saw that annoyingly a Gryffindor was sitting where he ususally liked to sit, so he sat in a seat he wasn't used to sitting in and it made him uncomfortable and more annoyed. He sat down and tried to just get through yet another class, another day.