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"Ahhh," Art said, "Yes, yes I think I've heard of that before, actually..." it sounded like something he wanted to look into a bit more, do some research into the properties of the powder.
"Oh... d-didn't you? I.. nevermind." He didn't want to tell the lad that he had mispronounced the word. As long as he remembered it in the future. Science was a serious subject. "Oh yo...you... huuuh," he said, trying to work it out. "Y-you were... adopted by purebloods, but born muggleborn?" he asked. Yoongi further added to what he was saying, and Art thought he understood, nodding some more. "Right, right, I think... I think I understand. Yes. Well, that-that's very interesting. So, do you uhh... do you do muggle studies?"
Art laughed, "Yes, we do." He nodded more. Lots of nodding.
Art raised his eyebrows in question, and Yoongi confessed he had received a T in his Potions Owl. Art didn't want to chuckle at the young man, but exploding a cauldron? He couldn't suppress the grin that spread across his face. He wiped the smile from his face at the question, wanting to show some respect. "Ahh," he said, understanding what he was asking. He went to the back wall, where he had a cabinet of potions, and pulled one out. "This is what he must have been talking about," Art muttered to himself, pulling a smaller vial from another shelf. He decanted a few sploshes into the spare vial, corked it, and put a label on it. "Elixir of Confidence, one drop under the tongue half an hour before you need an effect," Art said with a serious tone. "One drop. The side effects of too much are... not nice. You'd be in the hospital wing for the night." And Merlin, after what he saw at the feast... that woman would scare the naughtiness from Art. "I... I wish to uh.. to say that, ummm, that... well if you need help, please know that... that I'm always free to talk." He didn't want the young man to struggle through, though it appeared his problem was with confidence, rather than his ability. But he was a Professor, and he had to show his students that his door was always open.
He had said scientist right? The look on the Professor’s face made him question himself though but he quickly dropped the ‘yes I did’ that had been threatening to come out of his mouth before he said never mind.
As the professor was struggling figuring out what his heritage was, the Head Boy looked around the office. As much as he hated potions, more because he simply did not get it, he was still fascinated by the jars in the shelves.
“Yup, I am” he said, looking back. Most people were confused as he tried to explain he was a muggle born in a pureblooded family. And if he took muggle studies?
“I do actually, I like how Professor…I mean , Headmistress Moxley teaches it. It’s a combination of fun and educational” really good in his opinion. He had gotten a passing grade for his OWL so that was good right?
The same could not be said for his Potions OWL though. Yoongi had expected the Professor to laugh or grin at his failure but he still did not like it. And he showed it by clenching his jaw unconsciously. Was it that funny he failed a class he sucked at? But then he saw the smile fading away and he figured the professor thought it was more respectful this way. He was right.
As he watched him opening up a cabinet and pulling out a vial of potions, Yoongi sat upright and placed his tea cup down.
“Elixir of Confidence?” he repeated, his eyes shining as he stared at the potion.
“Can…can I have it , sir?” he asked, carefully holding out his hand but then took it back and frowned.
“Its for free right? I don’t have to pay for it ?"
The Gryffindor smiled again, saying a quick thanks as he was offered help whenever he needed it. And that he was always free to talk. The last time he had asked a staff member for help he had actually scored a date with Norah.
“So uh…two drops under the tongue right?” he was already making a mistake siiiigh.