And there was the first student.

Looking up from his feet and at the door to see who had entered the classroom, Jeremy grinned back at K-Lee cheerfully. "Hello, good to see you again." Especially since she was the first of hopefully a lot to arrive today. "Very well, thank you. How are you? Had a nice summer I hope?" And as always with the first student to arrive there were a lot to follow soon.



Oooh. New student. He didn't know this one. A quick glance to the front of his robes told Jeremy it was another Slytherin. Not that he personally cared much for houses. As long as Gryffindor was in the lead he was fine with anything.

"Hello there. I'm afraid I don't know your name." He pointed out with a smile, quickly considering introducing himself but then again the boy had taken a good look at the blackboard so that was probably unnecessary.



And yet another new face. A Gryffindor this time. A very friendly Gryffindor.

Returning the girl's smile Jeremy nodded once and said, "Good day to you too, Miss...?" He gave her an inquiring look, expecting her to introduce herself. Hopefully he wouldn't have to make a list of names. No, he was usually quite good with remembering them. Usually.



See, writing his name on the blackboard had been an amazing idea. He should have it tattood to his forehead so nobody ever had to wonder what his name was. Or wear a name tag. Yeah, that would probably be the better idea. Erm. "Hello." He greeted the Slytherin boy back with a smile.



Well, SOMEBODY was excited for today's lesson. Apart from him that is. "Good to see you, Kurumi." And that somebody had not taken their horrid lovely cat along to class. How sad NOT!!!one!!!1!!!. "Yes, he would only be distracting you." And HIM especially. He wouldn't be able to concentrate on holding a lesson when he had to make sure that thing wasn't going to attack him the moment he turned his back on it.

The rubber duck? "No, I haven't. It's hard. But I will find the perfect place, I will." Yes, some people might call him crazy but every duck had its perfect place and he just hadn't found the right one for the one Kurumi had given him.



"Hello there. And what is your name?" Jeremy greeted the girl with a smile before continuing to answer her question. "I'm good, thank you. What about you?"



People had the most interesting ways to greeting him non-verbally. Though, Mia's peace-sign was still the best. By far. "Hello Eino." Jeremy greeted the boy with a grin before waving back at him even though he was only a few meters away from him.



Ella wasn't very talkative today it seemed. Oh well, at least she had acknowledged him in some way. Jeremy nodded back at her in greeting, lazily watching her take a seat.



Why exactly it was that Evelyn, among others, still took Muggle Studies, Jeremy wasn't exactly sure. Maybe she still hoped to gain some interesting knowledge about Muggles...okay, yeah, probably not. But what WAS the reason?

"Hello Evelyn. Good to see again." Before he could turn to another student, Jeremy raised his eyebrows at her upon hearing her question. "CPR, it's CPR and no, none of that today." At least it wasn't part of the lesson. Who knew what could happen though.



The first Hufflepuff. Hopefully the first of many. He liked to have the houses equally distributed. Or at least close to equally distributed. It hardly ever was though. "Hello..." He didn't know her, did he? Hmm.



Mia was...well, Mia. Jeremy stared at her for a second as she greeted him with a...peace sign? With a grin and a soft chuckle he replied, "Hello Mia. You too." Was he supposed to return that peace sign? No, he wouldn't. That wasn't appropriate probably. Not that he was usually giving people peace signs. Whoever they were.

He should ask somebody afterwards. Maybe that was the IN thing right now. Not that he was too interested in that but you always liked to technically keep up to date with stuff.



More students he knew already. Not well, but at least he knew their names. So it wasn't going to be only new people today. "Hello Helena." She did NOT look happy to be here. Not at all. Why did people even take the class when they actually didn't want to be here?!



And there was the new Hufflepuff Quidditch Captain. This reminded him, he really had get back into playing more. He truly missed it. He would have to contact Sam soon or something.

"Good morning, Isobel." Jeremy echoed her greeting with a grin before adding, "And congrats on that new badge of yours." Yes, and he was going to be watching every single match this year. He had more time this term...



So many new faces! It made him grin happily in delight as yet another little girl entered the classroom. He was still missing quite a lot of his usual students from the last few terms but they were bound to come soon. Hopefully.

"Hello my dear. And what is your name?" Jeremy asked the girl with a friendly smile as she seemed to be looking for a good place to sit.



And here was a Ravenclaw. They seemed to be pretty rare, really. Somehow he mainly saw Gryffindors and Slytherins around. "Hello..." His hazel eyes flickered towards the name tag she had just cleverly made. "...Hannah." He finished with a grin for the girl before turning to the next person to enter the classroom.



Caroline looked...a little tired today. But nontheless friendly and excited so he wasn't going to bring it up. Not that he would have either way. Of course. Unless he knew the reason and it was particularly funny. But like that, no, of course he wouldn't.

"Good day, Caroline." He greeted the Slytherin returning her smile cheerfully. So many people here already.



Wow. He got a smile from Sierra. That was something considering how much it seemed she hated the class. Once again, why was she TAKING it in the first place? Oh well, he wasn't going to complain about people taking his class though.

Simply smiling back at her as she passed his desk on her way over to Evelyn and Mia, he couldn't help but overhear her comment. A small frown flashed across his face as he huffed barely audibly before turning to see who was greeting him.



The Head Boy. Who looked a lot better than the last time he'd seen him. For one, he wasn't covered in blood. Plus he was smiling. Both were quite good signs. "Hello Finlay. How's the nose?" Jeremy asked with a smile, realizing that he hadn't made sure he and Sophie had made it to the Hospital Wing safely. Though, apparently they had. Phew.










Jeremy had subconsciously started to draw little doodles on the back of his right hand with the chalk he was holding. Rubbing it now to get it off so he wouldn't get it on his clothes he smiled at yet another set of new faces. "Good morning, y'all." He greeted them before staring back down at his hands...which were now both covered in white chalk. Hmpf.
























Simon...was a Seventh Year this year, wasn't he? Just like a lot of other people. Like Legend. Though, no need to get all upset about another class leaving them this year now. They still had a whole term ahead of them. "Hello Simon." Hopefully they would win the Quidditch Cup this term.

Not that he cared too much really. He just liked watching the matches.





Maybe making a name-list wasn't that bad an idea after all. Though, no, that would go against his principles. He remembered names with his head and not with the help of a piece of paper. "Good morning. I'm fine thank you." Jeremy replied to the two students who had just made their way into the classroom.



"Arya." Jeremy greeted the Hufflepuff Prefect - where was Treyen actually?! - with a grin as she made her way into the classroom and took a seat.



Jeremy couldn't help but grin broadly at Amy as the girl skipped into the classroom, seemingly very hyper. "Hello Amy." He greeted her back with a small laugh at her excitement, shaking his head slightly. "I'm good, thank you. And you seem...happy." EXTREMELY happy. Heh.



Another girl he already knew. "Kita. Good to see you." Jeremy greeted the Hufflepuff, smiling at her while absently passing the chalk in his hands from one hand to the other. How many more would come today?



Somebody was very displeased to be here. Who forced those people to attend his class when they so obviously didn't want to? Of course he was secretly glad that they did. Whoever they were. It was good for all of them to broaden their horizon. "Hello." He greeted the Slytherin back with a smile in reply to her own.



As he noticed the Slytherin standing in the door looking a little unsure, Jeremy beckoned him inside. Why would you not want to enter? Weird. "Good day, Alex." Jeremy echoed for the zillionth time today it seemed. But he was happy for all those people who wished him a good day so no complaining.





More and more new students. "Hello there. How are you?" Jeremy greeted the boy and the girl who had just entered with a smile, obviously happy to see so many new faces in his classroom.



The way Legend came strutting into the classroom made Jeremy briefly consider if he should salute him. Mock-salute him of course. But then again somebody might take that the wrong way. So all he said was "Hello Legend" with a chuckle and an amused grin for the Gryffindor boy.



His smile just as bright as Lexi's Jeremy turned to grin at the Gryffindor who had come in right after Legend. "Good day to you too, Lexi. Yes, I am. You too?" Apart from accidentally getting involved in fist fights.



"Hello Ivory." There was the second Ravenclaw Prefect. Well, the only one technically this term since the other one was Head Boy. And Head Boy first. So there was no male Ravenclaw Prefect at such this year. Yes, he was learning quickly.



"Hello Ellie." Jeremy replied with a grin, which faltered slightly as he took a closer look at the Ravenclaw. She seemed upset with something. Or was it embarrassment? Hopefully it wasn't anything serious.



Whoa, people needed to stop fretting about being late for class when they so obviously weren't. Wasn't good for the nerves. "Heya." Jeremy returned the boy's greeting and watched him take a seat.



Another friendly new student. Jeremy grinned back at the girl as she greeted him. "Hello there. Yes, I am actually." He couldn't say why but it wasn't bad so it had to be good, right? Yes. Optimistic world view.



"Good morning." Jeremy echoed with a smile for the Gryffindor. Hearing her introduce herself to another student, he made a mental note of the girl's name. Rose.



Maybe he should have started with discussion Sleeping Beauty instead of Snow White. Would have definitely suited Alex current condition. He seemed to be in danger of falling asleep right then and there. "Good morning, Alex." Maybe he should get him one of his pillows.

Or keep him awake with discussing interesting topics.



Jeremy was watching the girl who had just entered the classroom and...had stopped dead in her tracks all of a sudden. Err. Was she okay? She seemed a little torn about what to do. Was she in the wrong classroom?

Waiting for her to say something or ask him where the library was or whatever else made her so confused, he was quite glad it seemed she had decided to stay. "Hello Peyton. Nice to meet you." He replied with a friendly smile.



Salander...was breathing awkwardly. Err. "It's going good, thank you. How about you, Salander?" Jeremy replied with a small grin for the Slytherin boy, wondering what in earth he had done before class.



So. Many. New. Students.

They just invaded the classroom. A good invaded though. He was always happy to see new faces. "Good morning to you too." Jeremy answered with a grin.



"Good morning." Jeremy echoed the boy's greeting and watched as he sat down next to Kurumi. Oh, was he a friend of hers? Though, who DIDN'T like Kurumi.



Jeremy had watched the girl take a seat without greeting him which was why he was now staring at her, hoping she would realize her mistake. And apparently she had. Good girl. "Good day to you too." He greeted back, briefly considering to ask them all to make name tags like that Ravenclaw had. Would make things easier.



"Good day." He greeted yet another unfamiliar face. Somehow it seemed there were more new students than returning ones. Was that possible?! A quick scan of the room with his eyes proved him wrong, however. There still were more people he knew than ones he didn't. But it certainly seemed like it was the other way round right now. Not that he minded of course.



Aww. Had she just curtsied him? That was so cute. "Good day to you too. And what is your name?" Jeremy asked the little girl with a grin as she walked off to take a seat. Yes, there definitely would be a lot of new names to remember.



The moment Jeremy had got up to close the door - assuming by now everybody should have found their way into the classroom - another boy came dashing in. Oh how very wrong he had been. "Just in time." He commented with a small grin and a wink for the Gryffindor as he closed the door behind him.

Originally Posted by Lislchen

And yet another new face. A Gryffindor this time. A very friendly Gryffindor.

Returning the girl's smile Jeremy nodded once and said, "Good day to you too, Miss...?" He gave her an inquiring look, expecting her to introduce herself. Hopefully he wouldn't have to make a list of names. No, he was usually quite good with remembering them. Usually.

Walking back to his desk, he let his eyes wander around the room for a moment, occasionally lingering on a familiar face. "Now." He raised his voice a little over all the chit-chat going on right now to indicate that lesson had now officially started. "Welcome to our first lesson of Muggle Studies this term. If you have just got lost and don't actually take Muggle Studies then this is your chance to leave." They could of course also stay.

As he sat back down on his desk Jeremy continued with a smile, "My name is Jeremy Zookara." At this he gestured behind him at the blackboard with a look that said Obviously. "If you have any questions, comments, requests, complaints or whatever else you may come up with, do not hesitate to find me in my office after class." They would know where his office was, right?

Now, time to get started. "Those of you who were here last term might remember we last discussed the Muggle fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs before we were...interrupted." Yes, interrupted by that Garlic-Ministry bloke.* "Anybody of those who attended that lesson, or whoever else knows the answer, care to tell those who don't a quick plot-summary and the ending of the fairytale? And yes, I want to hear the version with...True Love's Kiss." Yes, that term had come up last year and it was actually a good way to describe it. Grin.

While he waited for somebody to answer, he turned to write "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" onto the blackboard, a little under his name and class.


*I'll assume that's what happened IC if that's okay with you. The truth is RL just got crazy for me so I didn't actually finish that lesson. Shame on me. But I really want to finish it, so here goes. Heh.

Originally Posted by Lislchen

"While there are obvious signs of magic in the fairy tale like the Evil Witch and her doings, including the enchanted mirror somebody mentioned earlier, the ending is somewhat a more subtle kind of magic. And this is what we'll be dealing with today." He explained, writing "True Love's Kiss" onto the blackboard under "Snow White". "Now, anybody got any other examples of these kinds of subtle hints at magic, also in other fairy tales? Proof that whoever wrote the fairy tale must have had some kind of experience or encounter with somebody or something from our world. And again, I'm not talking about evil witches trying to eat little children. Just about certain things which can only happen when magic is involved. Or magical creatures even." Hopefully they had understood what he was trying to say.