Ethan took a few calming breaths as he pulled out his cauldron and supplies, setting them on his workstation. One class.. he could do this.. and he would help Minerva through it as well. He glanced over to her, giving her a tiny,reassuring smile when his green eyes snapped to the front.

NO. Not more ice cream related lessons.. He stared at Lafay for a moment in shock, forgetting all about not making eye contact. This could not be happening.. they were not seriously making toppings for that dreaded ice cream in lieu of actual potions. Even after that horrid detention, where he flipped out about the ice cream in front of her and Tillstorm, desperate to make them hear him.. he held on to some small shred of hope that he at least planted a seed of doubt in their minds.. even after they tricked him into eating it. Though he later came to a realization that that was a trick as well or else he would have felt the effects himself..

Was this some sort of trick as well?

So many conflicted thoughts tumbled through his mind, all crashing together and making it difficult to think straight, and he closed his eyes for a moment, putting his head in his hands as he tried to clear his head. She displayed no signs of being on the ice cream.. no, he knew that, so that option was off the table. Tricking he wouldn't put past her though.. definitely seemed to be her forte.. but why?

Wait.. did she believe him?

He looked back up at her curiously for a moment as he tried to weigh this thought in his mind. It would make sense though, wouldn't it? If this was some sort of antidote to whatever was in the ice cream, what would work better to ensure that all the ice cream fanatics ate it, then to trick them into making them believe that it was an enhancement for the ice cream that they all loved so much. Still.. he wasn't so sure that he trusted her.. so maybe he was completely off base and his paranoia was getting the better of him. But this was one small scrap of hope that he would hold on to.. it was nearly all that he had left..

Still trying to process his thoughts, he pointed his wand at his cauldron, nonverbally cleaning it, and he glanced up at Minerva just in time to catch the terrified look directed his way. He gave her a small, reassuring smile in return.. though he knew he was trying to reassure himself at the same time. Was he really delusional, believing this "potion" could really be what he had hoped? He wandered towards the front of the room with his cauldron, not looking at anyone, just trying to make sense of things in his head. Chocolate was what he decided on, knowing full well it was someone's favorite, and he filled his cauldron halfway with the sauce before heading back to his seat.