[ COLOR="indigo"]Nessa was still singing along to the music, vaguely aware that class would be starting soon and that students should be presenting themselves at any minute. Hopefully. She knew the swamp might prove troublesome, but at least she provided what she was certain was a helpful solution. She was starting to get carried away with her singing when she heard a couple voices greeting her. “Oh!” Somewhat startled by their sudden appearance, Nessa looked up and soon smiled at the two students who had come in together. “Hello, Ruby.. hi, Dante..” She watched them find seats then turned her attention to the doorway, figuring it was about that time..

And in came a couple more students. Nessa beamed brightly as Adi burst through the door belting out the lyrics to the song. Oooh, did he know this one? It was one of her favorites! “Hi, Adi!” she exclaimed happily, clapping her hands in delight to his entrance. “Oh, you’re quite welcome! We couldn’t possibly have students trying to wade through to get here.” Sure, it took her a little time to get that all together, but she was happy to do it for her students.

And there was Benjamin coming in right behind him. Nessa would guess that he did not know the words as he wasn’t singing along with Adi. Ah, well.. it wasn’t for everyone. She still beamed brightly at the boy. ”Hello, Benjamin.” Hopefully he didn’t have too much trouble with the swamp, but she figured maybe the two of them helped each other.


Looking over her notes a final time, Nessa looked up and smiled as she saw another student come in, making a quieter entrance. ”Hello, Kace,” she beamed, then nodded at his words. ”Thank you, dear.” She certainly liked it!

Nessa smiled at the newest student to arrive. ”Hello there!” Hmm, he looked familiar but his name escaped her. She hated when that happened.

Oh, wow! Nessa loved Beverly’s pirouette into the class.. how wonderful! ”Simply lovely!” she exclaimed as she gave her a bit of applause. Perhaps she had been practicing with Agatha? ”And good day to you, too, Beverly.”

Nessa turned to the doorway again as she heard a voice greeting her by name and she smiled brightly as Penelope entered. She watched her twirl around a few times then her eyes lifted towards the ceiling as she watched the butterflies take flight. “Oh, wonderful!” she exclaimed, giving her a bit of applause. What a creative entrance! And it was very appreciated. “Did you make all of those yourself?” Nice work!

Ooh, there really were some talented acrobats at this school, weren’t there? Nessa could do cartwheels and round-offs, but she wasn’t sure she could walk on her hands like that. Hmm.. Maybe she should give it a try sometime. ”Hello, dear!” Nessa smiled brightly at the girl. ”Very nice walking handstand!”


Nessa returned the new Gryffindor prefect’s smile with a smile of her own. ”Hello, Puck!” Oh, so she was a fan of the stage as well? Nessa was sure she must be if she could recognize that the song was from a musical, even if she couldn’t quite place it. ”It’s from a show called Violet.. and thank you. Was just in the mood for something uplifting today.” Didn’t really have much to do with the actual lesson, but that didn’t matter much to her.

Oh my. Nessa paused, mid-song as she had been still singing to herself, as she observed the newest arrival to class. ”Hi, Zander,” she started, giving the boy the most sympathetic look she could muster. ”Did you fall in?” The poor dear. She had hoped that the rafts would prevent that, but she also supposed that an accident or two was likely.

She opened her mouth to suggest a charm or two for the muck-covered boy, when.. oh goodness. Nessa’s eyes got wide with surprise at the sudden appearance of.. ”Hello, Ægis,” she said to the boy tentatively, watching him carefully. That was Ægis, wasn’t it? ”Very.. interesting piece of performance art.. yes, creative.” Mhmm, she was convincing herself that that was what all that was between the two boys as she was soon nodding to herself and smiling a bit bigger. But, goodness, what a mess!

And there was Zahra. Nessa appreciated the girl’s creative soul and she smiled brightly as the Gryffindor sang her own interpretive lyrics to a classic song whilst walking in. ”Hello there, Zahra!” She sent her an enthusiastic wave right back, though her eyes did fall on the oar she brought in with her as it dripped everywhere. ”Ooh, careful, dear..” She wasn’t sure just what she was meaning to do with it, though maybe the girl thought it could be used for a prop as she probably expected something like that in class.

Then her eyes snapped to Ægis again as he spoke to his housemates. Oh! She put her hand to the side of her mouth as she stage whispered, ”Watch your language, dear.” Remember to keep things classroom appropriate! She gave the three of them a big smile as they headed towards seats. ”Zander, try a Scourgify or Tergeo. That might help with the smell,” she told him before he left her immediate presence. And that is exactly what she as doing to the floor now to clean up the sludge the three of them dripped in. No worries, though.. sometimes a mess had to be made for creativity’s sake.


And now the floor was sparkling clean again. Nessa smiled brightly at Lux as she danced into the classroom. She added a few of her own tap steps in time with the music to go along with her. ”Hello, Lux!” She loved to see students in a great mood for class!


Oh and who was this? Must be a new first year and Nessa smiled brightly at her as she walked in. ”Hello there! Welcome to History of Magic!’

Oh, goodness.. Another to fall into the swamp? At least he didn’t seem upset about it. Nessa wiggled her fingers in a return wave to him. ”Do you know your cleaning charms?” If not, she could lend him a hand.. unless he wanted to remain slimy all class.

Her signature beaming grin still firmly in place, Nessa turned her eyes to the doorway once more as the next student to arrive walked in. ”Hello, Hady,” she greeted her brightly in return before the girl went to find a seat.

Humming to the music a bit as she waited for more students to enter, she looked up as another student walked in. ”Hello there!” she greeted him brightly, her grin matching his, as he took a seat.

Weeeeeeeeee! Nessa looked up with a beaming grin, clapping as the girl skipped and leaped into the room. How fun! That was always an important part of her class. ”Hello, Norah!”

Nessa smiled at Grayson as he was the next to walk in. He certainly had his own style about him, which she was always pleased to see from her students. ”Hello, Grayson!” she greeted in return, wiggling her fingers at him before he went to find a seat.

Oooh, the crab walk! A classic and always fun. And it was nice to see.. um, Aubrey? Yes, she’d decide it was Aubrey.. she was starting to get a handle on the sisters’ individual personalities. Anyway, it was nice to see Aubrey all smiles as she came in. Because Nessa was all smiles too. “Hello, dear!” Just in case she was mistaken about which sister..

Nessa turned her expectant eyes towards the door again as the next student came in. Oh, must be a new first year! She beamed as he made his introduction, then gave him a curtsey in response to his bow. Noah Gardner.. he must be Gabben’s boy. ”Professor Glendower,” she replied in kind. ”Welcome to History of Magic, Noah.. and I’m glad you enjoyed them both.” Huckleberry Finn.. what a fabulous way to look at it!

Nessa smiled widely as Toby was the next to arrive with his fancy jazz hands. [b]”Hi, Toby,” she returned his greeting brightly as he headed towards his seat. She always appreciated his presence and thought contributions to their discussions.

Hmm? Nessa was certain she heard a tiny voice from somewhere, speaking her name. She looked around a moment, not seeing anyone.. until she looked down. It was then that she SQUEALED with delight upon seeing one tiny Cutty Mordaunt. She watched, fascinated, for a moment as he managed to his seat and brought himself and his materials back to the proper size when she promptly began clapping her hands. ”What a wonderfully inventive entrance, Cutty! Well done!” Oh yes, she enjoyed that very much.

When Nessa was thinking that there were some acrobats in this school, she had been right. Just look at that.. three backflips in a row! Angel got a bit of applause and a bright smile. ”Oh, unfortunately I don’t have any medals on my person.. though I suppose I could make you one out of construction paper after class if you’d like.” Er.. what? ”Hm, yes.. no, I probably wouldn’t care for a holdup,” she said with something of a forced chuckle. After the sneak attack from Kevin a couple terms ago, she didn’t really need any students pointing their wands at her, thank you very much.

Nessa smiled widely at the small girl as she walked into the classroom. ”Good day, Brooklyn!” She could always appreciate good manners which the girl seemed to have.

The song was coming to a close which meant that class was due to begin. Nessa turned and smiled as Agatha made her way into the classroom, though she did kind of expect the ballerina to come pirouetting in. Or at least hoped. No matter, she was still happy to see her. ”Hello, Agatha.. and thank you..” She grinned then bowed a bit in gratitude for her compliment.

Did she hear whistling? It was hard to tell over the music playing in the classroom, but she thought she just might and soon enough, a student appeared in the doorway. ”Bonjour, Gregoire!” she responded in kind, big smile on her face as she watched him walk in. ”Why, thank you!” It was also nice to know – as far as she could tell by his appearance – that he didn’t go swim in the swamp to get to class. Perhaps he got all of his exploration inklings out the last time.

”Well, how about a ‘hello, Professor!’?” Nessa beamed at the girl that she was sure was a first year and threw out her arms dramatically. Greetings were always nice when students came in. ”I hope you didn’t have too much trouble with the swamp.” She really did do her best to accommodate them, but there wasn’t much else she could do being unsure of what exactly was going on with that swamp.

Hmm.. not in a very good mood today? Nessa still smiled at the prefect as he came in and flopped into his seat. ”Hello there, Caleb.” Of course, she couldn’t forgo a greeting for anyone who had come in.

Nessa beamed brightly as Cinna came spinning into the classroom, blowing kisses. What a lovely entrance! She gave the girl a two handed blown kiss in return. ”Good morning, Cinna! I’m doing just lovely, thank you.. I hope you can say the same as well..” How nice of her to ask!

Oh, that was interesting! Nessa watched intently as the girl roooolllllllleeedd into class, beaming brightly as she got up again. ”Hello, Hayden!” She had not seen that sort of entrance before.. unique!


Oh my. Someone was not in a good mood at all. Nessa watched as the young Slytherin stomped her way to her seat and still gave her a cheery smile. Smiles were contagious, you know. ”Hello, Dot!”

Oh another quiet one. At least he wasn't stomping grumpily? Nessa still gave the boy a bright smile as he entered. "Good day, Hugh!"

Still smiling brightly, Nessa turned her brown eyes onto the next student to arrive. What was it with all these quiet children? That needed to change! "Hellloooo!" she called out to her in a sing-song voice as she beamed in her direction.

Oh, look! It was Dima's signature entrance and Nessa beamed brightly at the boy as he crab-walked into the room. "Hi, Dima!" she exclaimed, just as enthusiastically. Such a delightful addition to her class.

And the very end of her song. That meant it was probably about time to get things started and Nessa looked towards the door to see if anyone else was coming that she might have missed before she began class. And there was another student. She smiled brightly as she watched the girl walk over, then she bowed in return. How very respectful! "Hello! Welcome to class!"