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SPOILER!!: Greetings SPOILER!!: Fiona Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginevra  Fiona entered the classroom and immediately noticed the layout of the room. She was very much looking forward to brewing whatever potion Professor Noble would be teaching the class today. "Hello Professor Noble," Fiona greeted as she quickly found a seat near the front.
Glass clinked together, as Noble transferred test tubes filled the tray of test tubes and slid it back into the cupboard. “Hello, Fiona,” Noble greeted the Slytherin as she found her seat. SPOILER!!: Isla Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Another day, another Potions class. As she walked into the room, Isla's mind drifted back to the lesson about frogs, and she thought about how she now knew exactly what the inside of a frog looked like. It was still kind of disgusting, but she'd mostly gotten over it by now. It had just been ingredients. That was all. Not an ickle frog.
She paused when she heard another student greet the professor. Wait a minute. Noble was in here? Isla glanced around the room and finally caught sight of the man in the back corner of the room. "Hello, Professor," she said, and then she noticed him returning the glassware. "Need some help with that?"
She did take a seat. If he needed or wanted help, she was here. Until then, she might as well get herself ready for class. At least today seemed to be a brewing lesson. Those ingredients were already prepared for use.
Another Snake wasn’t far between her, and Noble shook his head at her offer of help. “I’m nearly done, thank you Isla.” He could have been done sooner, but quite frankly he didn’t trust Toddles with his equipment. He’d rather do it himself. SPOILER!!: Cole Quote:
Originally Posted by Nordic Witch Cole headed into the classroom, feeling his spirits rise considerably since there was no dissecting frog trays in sight this lesson either. You never knew what Professor Noble had planned so the lion boy wished for anything other than looking at the intestines of a dead creature. The frog eyes still showed up in his nightmares.
"Hello Professor Noble!" Cole greeted to the man's back as he claimed his seat somewhere in the middle, but still at the front of the classroom. He got his things in order, and after he sat and just observed the table upfront. They we're obviously brewing something today.
Well, someone sounded chipper today…and was quick to take his seat and get organised too. Did this mean that that stupid baby assignment was nearly done with, and students were finally getting sleep again? “Hello, Cole,” he replied. SPOILER!!: Cora Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterloo The only good thing about Potions was the potential to pocket a few of the grosser ingredients to leave under Carsyn's pillow. Hopefully, they'd be using something extra nasty today - beetle eyes? Frog brains? Leeches? She'd take what she could get.
She didn't notice the flowers. Nor did she notice Professor Noble as she claimed the spot beside Cole. "Oi Vance," she elbowed him and leaned in closer. "I'll bung ya a couple of sickles if you brew mine today." She didn't even have two knuts to rub together but he didn't need to know that.
Noble’s eyed narrowed as he watched Cora join her fellow lion. He couldn’t quite hear what she was after, but clearly it was nothing good. He’d be keeping a close eye on the fifth year today. SPOILER!!: Curtis Quote:
Originally Posted by Charely Potter Curtis was here for Potions class... what else is there to say? He didn't make a dramatic entrance, but those who knew him or of him noticed him right away. He scouted for Professor Noble who was cleaning stuff. He looked busy, so he didn't say anything other than giving him a two-finger salute. He was cool. Then he went to take a seat somewhere in the back.
Curtis didn't know what was going to be brewed today, but he hoped it was something he could use later on. He waited looking bored while doing so.
Of course Noble noticed the boy’s entrance too, and especially that awkward salute. Teenagers. Noble rolled his eyes, letting the boy be for now. SPOILER!!: Naya Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Potions. Naya was a little reluctant to get to class today. She was still having frog dissection flashbacks and wasn’t exactly excited about revisiting her um......carcass. She felt some relief when she entered the classroom and there were no little green bodies to be seen.
Naya noticed the professor working in the back of the room. ”Hello Professor Noble”, she said, as she made her way to a seat. Seeing an empty one next to her housemate, she parked herself there. “Hey Cole”. “No frogs today, huh?”, she said with a smile. Please don’t bring them out later. Please don’t bring them out later.
He was putting conical flasks on the back shelf when Naya came in. “Hello, Naya,” he greeted. And no, there were no frogs today. SPOILER!!: Blake Quote:
Originally Posted by love-for-HP Another potions class ... more frog dissection perhaps?? Blake wasn't so sure he wanted anything more to do with the frogs .. he had had enough from the previous lessons. But when he walked in he didn't see any frogs ... but that didn't mean much ... could always be lurking in the distance some where out of site.
"Hello Professor." Blake added taking a seat at an empty table.
Nope, there definitely weren’t any frogs today. It was time to move on to another part of their curriculum. “Blake,” Noble returned in kind from the back of the class. SPOILER!!: Bernadette Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Oooh, they were brewing today! "Hello, Professor," Bernie echoed the person in front of her, coming in and taking a look around. She then followed this person (who was Blake, as it turned out) to his station.
"Hi, Blake!" Bernie beamed at him and settled in, whether he wanted her there or nah.
Following closely – perhaps too closely – behind Blake was Bernadette. Noble watched the Gryffindor glanced around before stalking him to his desk. Should he be worried?
It was Bernadette…of course he should be worried. “Hello, Bernadette,” he replied. SPOILER!!: Heath Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Heath’s brown eyes darted apprehensively around the room as he entered the potions classroom. He half-expected to see the all too familiar trays of dead frogs, but to his relief, there were none to be found, just a cauldron on a burner and some potted plants. Thank goodness! Granted, potions class always made him nervous, no matter what they were doing, but cutting up that poor frog broke his heart. He didn’t want any part of anything like that ever again!
Now where was Professor Noble? As Heath made his way farther into the room, he saw the professor at the back of the room. Er… should he say hello or -? He looked sort of busy. Heath didn’t want to disturb him, but it seemed rude not to say anything. “Hello, Professor Noble,” he greeted quietly before scurrying off to his usual place at the back of the room.
Heath should know by now that Noble was fine with a lack of greeting, especially when he was busy; the man detested the practice of small talk. Regardless, he nodded at the Ravenclaw. “Hello, Heath.” SPOILER!!: Claudine Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Potions was by far the lesson she enjoyed the most and it was for this reason that Claudine was eager for today’s lesson. It was clear that there would be no dissection (which made her slightly disappointed) but she cheered herself with a reminder that they would be back to the basics today: brewing. The second year’s face betrayed none of her good mood save for the small smile she sent to Noble after locating him. Then her gaze was looking over the plants. Very interesting, she thought.
Then off Claudine went to find someplace to work. As usual, she chose the back of the room but only after noticing that Naya, as usual, stuck with Cole and Bernie with Blake. Cole and Bernie were the only two persons she really preferred to work with. Whatever. She could do that alone.
Noble caught that slight smile as he finished with transferring the glassware, and gave a slight nod in response as he started to head back towards his usual position at the front of the class. SPOILER!!: Lucas Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone Noble? Wasn't?? Here????
Uh????????
Lucas came to a stop somewhere close to the door, looking both shocked and confused at the same time. Noble had to be here, right? There were a few plants at the front and Noble's cauldron so he had to be in the right room. Potions wasn't taking place anywhere else, it couldn't be. So where was Noble hi-
Oh. There.
At the back of the room?
The Gryffindor did his best to give the Potions professor an awkward smile and a small, "Hello, Professor Noble," as he made his way to his usual seat. Somewhere that was, unfortunately, close enough to overhear Cora's request but not close enough that he could be guilty of hearing everything. In fact, he was going to focus on taking out his things and pretend he didn't just hear his housemate's request.
Being oblivious was much better, wasn't it?
He thought so.
It was somewhat interesting to see how people reacted to him being not where they expected. Some, like Cora, were oblivious to his presence altogether…and then there were others, like Lucas, who it seemed to throw for a loop momentarily. Noble raised his eyebrow at the Gryffindor prefect, an amused look on his lips. “Do come in,” he replied. SPOILER!!: Eiji Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Eiji had never felt more disappointed stepping into the potions classroom than he did right now. The harvesting practice had been the only good thing about this term thus far and seeing none of those supplies on hand was more than a little devastating to his fragile Slytherin broody self. Dramatic? Yes. But he knew what he liked and what he didn't like and he did NOT like today's set up.
...the smells reminded him a little too much of Rebecca's potpourri she was always trying to shove into his sock drawer at home to 'help lift his spirts'.
"...professor," he greeted gruffly as he found his usual seat and slumped into it.
No. Just no. No.
The sixth year was officially internally pouting.
He’d almost reached the front desk when the Slytherin came in, and it didn’t take much to see that he was in a mood. And was unlike Eiji to be quite so outwardly negative in potions class. Quiet, yes. But not…whatever teenage angst this was. “Eiji,” Noble greeted, before continuing with something that might pique the boy’s interest. “I have a new alchemical experiment going, if you’d like to stop by my office sometime.” Maybe then he could find out what was going on with one of his most diligent students.
With everyone sat down, and for the most part organised, it was time to begin. Noble did his usual hand-clapping for their attention, before picking up a piece on chalk and twirling it between his fingers as he pondered their first question. He wanted to get them to thinking a little creatively, and encourage the more advanced students into thinking about potion invention as well as fundamental brewing technique.
“If I was looking to develop a potion that aimed to soothe and relax…what ingredients do you think might be a good starting point? Which of their properties in particular might you want to infuse, and what sort of preparation – dried, fresh, chopped, ground and so on – might help with that?”
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