Originally Posted by nicole black

Damien was eyeing the positivity chart hard. He should have expected more weirdly cheerful rules, but he'd been hoping that the beautiful new Charm Professor would maybe have skipped it. It was grinding his gears, this imposed happiness they were all supposed to be feeling, because even though the boy was an optimist, he was also a firm believer in letting your mood stew no matter what it might be.

He sighed and tried to think up what he was appreciative of this term, or in general and only one thing really came to mind, taking up the quill, he wrote;

Okay, and... Now the name tag.

There, that was done. He put back the quill, grabbed the heart eyed smiley sticker, and stuck it smack dab in the middle of his forehead. There, one rule down, now to the tie swapping. Damien looked around, not sure who or what he was looking for, just sort of glancing around the room until his eyes landed on the Head Girl standing nearby.

He walked right over, Red and Gold tie in hand and offered it up to her. "Trade me?" He said with a little grin. Maybe the ravenclaw would rub off on him and he'd be able to pay attention today.

Originally Posted by Deezerz

Head Girl was spot on following the rules and with a pleasant attitude at that! This made Astrid a happy professor. She was even being helpful. Head Boy, take notes, yes. In return the young witch received a bright smiled. "It is very nice to meet you, Sophie Brown." Very nice, yes yes. "Thank you, I will keep that in mind."

Glancing up at the clock above the entryway, Astrid clapped her hands twice to get the attention of the class. The door closed, hushing the sound from students out in the corridor. "Let's settle down, please." Her voice was clear and loud enough for the students to hear. It made her heart all warm seeing them interact (most of them), but it was time to go to business.

Walking back to the front of the classroom and leaning against her desk, she tugged at the tip of blue and bronze tie that was around her neck. As a former Gryffindor she had clearly switched ties with someone. The students wouldn't know that. "First, I want to welcome new and returning students to Charms Class. I, myself, am new to teaching at Hogwarts, but not the castle itself." Flicking her wand at the blackboard her name was written in neat writing. "I am Professor Baxter and as you may have all guessed, I will be teaching you Charms." How exciting was that! "I would like to thank all of the students who followed directions and participated in the activity. It was nothing to be alarmed about." She smiled reassuringly and kindly at those she noticed flip about the rules and at those who did great and followed through. "A brief advice, if you'd like to earn full credit in my class read the rules and follow them appropriately." They were simple enough, yeah? They were early childhood level. She thought so, and she wanted them to all earn full credit. And now they couldn't say, 'but you didn't tell us thaaat!' because she just did.

With another smile, Astrid pushed off her desk and wandered toward the front desks, pausing. "To get this lesson started, I would like you to pull out a piece of parchment and write a paragraph on what you know about charms and what charms you would like to learn about. It's a way for me to get to know you." Because Merlin knew just how much office time she had (she would make as time as she could) but she was sure they had other lesson things that needed their attention as well. This was the best way to get to know them and to warm up their brains and get working. "You have ten minutes." And go![/color]