Everyone was still noticing her despite her best attempt to hide, weren't they? Rachel figured it was best to crawl under her workstation and was actually considering doing exactly that but then a thought popped into her head. She wasn't a coward. No, she was going to have to face this so she smiled at her fellow Housemate. "Hello, Kitty.''

The Eagle stood still and admittedly, a little apprehensive for Esme to perform the spell. She didn't feel any different but at the Hufflepuff's exclamation, she made a grab for her mirror. "They are! Thank yo-'' She broke off as the lines began to appear again. "They're back.'' She hung her head, trying to fight off the tears that stung her eyes.

But at that moment, there was a voice which announced Professor Art's arrival. Rachel peeked over in his direction to find him already staring at her. She gave him a faint smile. Partners? She knew exactly whom she wanted to work with but there seemed to be no way Haddie would want that. Despite having so many friends, David was the next person she would want to partner up with. She chanced a look in his direction. Oh no! He too was already looking at her. She bit her lip again. Actually, she realised he was staring at her. The first year noticed his lips moving but because he was so far back in the classroom that she didn't have the faintest idea that he was stammering her name.

Oh! Esme wanted to be her partner? Rachel decided she would like that. It looked as though David had found a partner in Olivia, anyway. She turned away from his direction, trying to keep her face away from his bespectacled vision (she happened to like his glasses a lot, by the way) "I'll be happy to work with you, Esme.''

Partnering? Ilia didn't always enjoy being friendly, but today she wasn't exactly opposed. She had no danger of bratzilla trying to partner with her, and she was generally safe from that prat Zeke as his girlfriend tended to usurp his attentions. Praise be to Odin for that....

On the other hand, she rarely got to have her boyfriend anymore because she had chosen a Hufflepuff. In all his Puffness, prefect duty, honor, all that jazz........he didn't say 'no, I am partnering with my girl'. Instead, her sweetheart tended to partner with anyone who asked him. Being kind was all fine and dandy, but it almost a hundred percent of the time was a bit much honestly.

She didn't pout though, simply put on a welcoming smile as she surveyed her options. Maybe a guy? That seemed to tweak Henric's gears a bit when she partnered with boys. Here fishies, who wanted to play? She was very good at this subject.

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He had first choices for partners in potions, but approaching said people was not advisable today. Dima instead stayed where he was, opting to let someone find him rather than seeking out a classmate. That was his role often enough, anyway. Change of pace could be nice.

Idly drumming his fingers on his leg, he scoured the room for free students.

Anyone?

Oooh, a partner activity! Penelope had an idea of who to partner with, should he accept and not already have a partner. She approached Dima, who seemed to be waiting for someone to ask to work with him. "Hi Dima! Do you want to be my partner?" Penelope smiled at him. She found herself sort of staring at Dima. "Did you have a good holiday?" She sat down in the seat next to Dima, absentmindedly twirling her finger around a loose strand of hair. What would they be doing for the lesson?

She really wasn't sure how potions sat with her. Good and bad. Good in that it was hands on work that required mixing things. Bad in that she wanted to mix practically everything in sight and see what would happen. Sometimes, she had to sit on her hands simply to refrain.

Adding a partner into the mix might help keep her calm, or it might end in devious destruction. So, Amur tried to find someone that was less likely to get in the later and help with the former. It would have to be someone she didn't know. Someone that she had to mind her manners around and .......

Bingo!

Alone kid at 1 o'clock.

Slipping her books from her desk, Amur headed over to the empty spot beside the kid and plopped herself down. "Yo. Need a partner?"

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A good holiday? YES. It had been a great holiday. Jaemin nodded, expression very serious. "Dad let me touch a snarfalump." It was number 6 on his list of plants he wanted a chance to interact with, so it had been a major accomplishment. Merry Christmas to him, you know? On top of all the other awesome things he'd gotten as presents, many of which had been school oriented.

Art’s eyebrows raised, “A snarfalump! Magnificent plant the snarfalump,” he said in response to Mr. Song’s holiday.

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"Morning, Professor," Hady greeted warmly with a small smile as he entered the room and greeted them all. Her holiday? It had been lovely honestly! And she didn't mind one bit in telling him that! "My holiday was great Sir, I spent it with my father and cousin. How was your holiday?" Don't worry everyone she wouldn't be going on to tell about everything she'd done during the break.

“Goodmorning Miss. Lynch,” Art responded to her. “That uhh, that sounds wonderful. I… I had a good holiday too, thank you. I got to try out my new cauldron!” He had been excited about that, the potion having taken two weeks to brew.

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There had been that moment of wondering if it was worth showing up to Potions without Professor Culloden teaching. The fact that she’d been greeted by a rat when she’d first arrived hadn’t done anything to change Brooklyn’s opinion, but she’d taken her seat and waited. Either the rat was going to prove to be an Animagus, or the professor would arrive, and she’d been right. The professor had arrived, and she’d given him a slight incline of her head. “Good morning professor,” she’d greeted him, staying quiet regarding her holiday. It hadn’t been anything special, not when she’d had to deal with certain people who were now part of her family.

“Good morning Miss. Andrews,” Art said. Lovely students, these were.

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Whatever. She wasn't going to dwell on it because the Professor had just arrived.

"Hello, rat man - errr, I mean Professor." Esme blushed slightly and hoped that he wouldn't mind the slip up.

“Hel-" rat man? “Hello Miss. Darcy,” he said with a bit of a drown. Rat-man? “OHHHHH,” he said, his face cracking into a big ol’ grin. “No, Miss. Darcy, Madame Curie is a female, not a male.” He had a good chuckle at that. “She thought you were a boy, Madame Curie,” he said to his pet, still chuckling.

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And then the Professor Mad Scientist Newton came. "Hello, Professor! I hope you too also had a nice holiday." Maybe awkward scientist is a better nickname for him because of the stuttering and the nervous kind of thing.

“Hello Miss. Burton. I did, thank you. D-did you?”

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Oh hey Potions Master has entered the building. And he was asking about their holiday break? For this Tenacius beamed his brightest happiest grin. "Had a FANTASTIC break Mr. N!" he replied enthusiastically "Got myself a new Mom!!" he was so proud of that, and it shows. Its an incredible aura when someone exudes genuine heartfelt happiness. "We had like a huuuuuuuge party at the farm and everybody was there and we had lotsa food and lotsa cakes and hey there were even baby reindeers! " that was the kicker he thought. Baby reindeers. It wasn’t everyday that you see a few prancing around the buffet table or nicking off fancy table ornaments "And dad let me stay up super late with my friends and we went go-kart racing all around the lake and YEAH!" It was awesome. He hoped of the Hogwartians that he managed to get an invite for, they had enjoyed the wedding.

Well, Mr Salander was certainly happy! Art smiled in response to his enthusiasm. “A… a new mother?” he repeated, nodding his head. It wasn’t every day one heard that sentence. And baby reindeers? Oh, to be young again. “That sounds like a wonderful break, Mr. Salander.”

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The Eagle stood still and admittedly, a little apprehensive for Esme to perform the spell. She didn't feel any different but at the Hufflepuff's exclamation, she made a grab for her mirror. "They are! Thank yo-'' She broke off as the lines began to appear again. "They're back.'' She hung her head, trying to fight off the tears that stung her eyes.

But at that moment, there was a voice which announced Professor Art's arrival. Rachel peeked over in his direction to find him already staring at her. She gave him a faint smile. Partners? She knew exactly whom she wanted to work with but there seemed to be no way Haddie would want that. Despite having so many friends, David was the next person she would want to partner up with. She chanced a look in his direction. Oh no! He too was already looking at her. She bit her lip again. Actually, she realised he was staring at her. The first year noticed his lips moving but because he was so far back in the classroom that she didn't have the faintest idea that he was stammering her name.

Well… Art wasn’t really sure what to do with this. Miss. Darcy had appeared to have been able to clean Miss Watson’s face, but it came back again. He would have to get his stain remover once everyone was busy and offer some to her. But right now, he just returned her smile.

Art cleared his throat and was about to speak when he realised he hadn’t washed his hands. One of the cardinal rules! He went to the basin, washed and dried his hands, and returned to his spot. “Well, uhh, t-today we are going to be working in pairs because one of you will be taking a sample of this potion,” he said, holding up a small vial of a very diluted elixir he had made just that morning, “And the other one will be brewing an antidote.” He smiled. Wasn’t this going to be fun?

“The elixir is one I made. It is not harmful in any way. Well… not actually harmful. It was designed to mimic the effect of a common poison. BUT it is a very diluted mixture. So, you won’t… you won’t uhh… die.” He cleared his throat again. He didn’t mean to say that. “One of you will ingest a few drops of this, and the other will brew an antidote to common poisons!” He had thought it was a good way to ease the students back into the rhythm of classes. A nice simple potion.

“You don’t need to worry about ingredients, I’ve got them all here.” He had a selection of Bezoars, standard ingredient, unicorn horns, and mistletoe berries. “When you’re ready, decide amongst yourselves which of you will be going first at brewing the potion, then when each of you have done that, we will swap!” He went to the blackboard behind him and wrote, with chalk;

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Ingredients:
1 Bezoar
2 measures of Standard Ingredient
1 pinch of unicorn horn
2 mistletoe berries

He looked around and, just in case other students hadn't managed to find a pair, he added "If you're still looking for a partner, just uhhh.. r-raise your hand and I can pair you up." Though history reminded him that people didn't like it when the Professor paired people up.

OOC: Okay, so again, this isn’t a poison. It will just give you some mild side effects such as dizziness (please no fainting), drowsiness, slight headache, stomach ache, nausea/vomiting, coughing, sore joints, thirstiness, blurred vision, slight behavioural changes (crankiness, restlessness, irritability, or even euphoria and giggles… + any other mild behavioural changes you would like to RP), and any other MILD general side effects you would like to RP. You can have as few or as little side effects as you want to RP – I just hope you have fun with it! But nothing serious! No fainting, no dying etc.

Drinkers – RP your charactes coming up and getting a sample of the elixir from Professor Newton. It will only be a teaspoon in size, and he will give it to you in a little cup. Please don’t drink it until I post again.

Brewers – RP your characters coming up and getting the ingredients.

My next post will be the first few steps, where we will all get started. I’ll be posting again in 24ish hours. In the mean time, you can chat amongst yourselves, deciding who will go first, expressing your concerns, or excitement etc.

Carl grinned as people began talking about their holidays. He had a good holiday too, but he did not really want to talk about it, so he stood up and looked for a partner. He wanted to be pairs with somebody older and better at Potions because he would definitely need help. Seeing a Slytherin who did not seem to have a partner yet, he walked towards her with his things. "Hello! Can I be your partner?" Pleeease say yes?

The First Year turned his attention to Professor Newton as he resumed speaking. Oooh, drinking a potion! He could do that. He did not care if it gave him poisonous effects (because he won't die ... right?), as long as he did not have to brew an antidote first. "I can drink the potion first, if you want." He said to the older girl, standing up again. He hoped he appeared brave. As usual, he tried to look on the bright side. He would be able to watch her make the potion and learn, so that he did not fail when it was his turn!

Noraaaaaaaaah~~

Yoongi had secretly been hoping she would partner up with him and he couldn't stop the huge smile from escaping when he saw her rushing over with her stuff. "Pick you?" he asked, pretending to think hard. "hmm i don't know..." of course he was just joking. He watched her sit down next to him without another word and he was thankful for the confidence potion he had drank earlier or else he would have turned pink a little. But he didn't this time because something else was distracting him.

The moment the Professor had said that they had made partners was to poison one of them and the other brew an antidote made him look uncertainly at Norah. He didn't want to get poisoned but didn't want to brew the antidote either because it was different when brewing one for someone else. And he was afraid that with his reputation no matter the confidence potion in his stomach , that he would literally blow it up. "Are you good at potions?" he asked.

Hady gave Professor Newton a smile as they greeted one another and told a little bit about their holiday. A new cauldron huh? That was always a nice gift especially if it was a lot better then the one you had.

SPOILER!!: Brooklyn!

There had been that moment of wondering if it was worth showing up to Potions without Professor Culloden teaching. The fact that she’d been greeted by a rat when she’d first arrived hadn’t done anything to change Brooklyn’s opinion, but she’d taken her seat and waited. Either the rat was going to prove to be an Animagus, or the professor would arrive, and she’d been right. The professor had arrived, and she’d given him a slight incline of her head. “Good morning professor,” she’d greeted him, staying quiet regarding her holiday. It hadn’t been anything special, not when she’d had to deal with certain people who were now part of her family.

The partner assignment hadn’t done anything to make her feel better. She hadn’t had fond memories of partner work in Potions, but at least she knew she was fairly skilled on her own. It just meant she had to find someone who she could trust wouldn’t explode a cauldron. That eliminated quite a few people, but as her blue eyes had landed on Hady, she’d decided. At least she could trust her housemate. “Hady,” she said, walking over to where she sat. Partner chosen.

No she was not at all excited about the whole partner thing. And she had very much considered working alone to ensure her grade would remain as good as always. Sadly that wouldn't be the case when she was joined by someone. Lifting her head at her name was enough to allow the feeling of momentary dread to ebb away some. It was Brooklyn. Thank the heavens!

"Brooklyn," she greeted with a small nod of her head. Partners. The fellow snake was one of the few people she would accept right now. The girl knew how to brew a potion, never blew anything up and the two of them communicated just fine. Situation calmed.

Listening to what they would be doing somewhat took Hady by surprised but she didn't show it. A poison? Really? With a slight look of indifference she turned her gaze onto the girl beside her. "Who should take it first?" It was fine by her either way since they would both be getting a turn with this.

Madge hadn't found a partner yet, oh dear. She looked at bonnie who was sat next to her, "Shall... shall we be partners?" she asked her with a small tentative smile. "I'll even brew first if you'd like?" she offered, partially because Madge doing more of the work at first might be a good enough reason for Bonnie to be her partner, but also partially because Madge didn't really want to drink what was in that vial, at least not just yet.

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Her head didn't move from her hand as their Professor moved into the classroom. The red head sighed as she tried her best to remember the fact that she really liked potions; she didn't want to sleep through one of her favourite classes and mess up later when she had hurry to catch up. After all, Aunt Hazel always said that potion-making was an art.

She nodded once. She had had a great holiday and that was the problem. She missed her siblings and her parents already, having not re-adjusted to not being with them every day. She would get there, but right now she was in a mood... upset and cranky.

"At least we don't need to move." Marsha finally said, looking at her best friend... who apparently wasn't getting any choice on working with her today. Hope that's okay bestie, 'cause she didn't think anyone else would put up with her attitude today. "Do you think we are making anything interesting? Griffin, she hoped so.

Suri had been closely inspecting the dirt under her nails - studiously ignoring all the ridiculous firstie drama going on (aka, eavesdropping) - when Marsha had sat down next to her. It had taken the brunette a few long moments before she even realised it was Marsha and not some random redhead. Looking up, Suri stared. This person looked like Marsha and talked like Marsha but it didn't seem like Marsha at all. In all the time that Suri had known her, she'd always (well, almost) been smiley.

This version of Marsha was definitely not smiley.

About to ask what on earth had happened, Professor Stutterson chose that moment to start the lesson and Suri eyed him with frown. She liked Potions, so he got brownie points for that, but he had bad timing and ugly glasses. So. There.

Right, so poisoning each other was the topic of the day. How fun. And they got to work in partners, which meant Marsha could stay right here and they could totally talk in between getting poisoned and stuff. Turning to her Gryffindor friend, Suri smiled. "I'm not sure what's wrong, but I think you should take this poison thing first and then you can tell me all about why you're sad while I make the antidote," genius plan right there. Suri nodded encouragingly, for effect. She definitely wanted to be the first one making the antidote. You know, just in case it didn't work.

Although she really didn't want Marsha to die either, so she sent a mild glare to Newton. It better work, Stutters.

Right... cool beans... team work. He was all for team work, yes, sure... even if he really didn't need it for potions class, like, preferred doing his own thing. Interference from other people was something he learned to do without when brewing, he got that from his dad, he guessed... the man had a way of instilling that in a person.

As a consequence of his potions-lone-wolf mentality, he found himself partnerless for the time being, which was hardly conducive to the task.

"I need a partner, Professor," he said raising his hand. Like... people were still pairing up, but it was hard to see who was free. He didn't care who he got stuck with, so long as they knew what they were doing. HA. Translation? He cares.

See...the man talking to his rat is just...too much for this kid. Jace sank further in his seat as he saw the interaction...and didn't even bother to reply to the Professor's question. He had a great winter break, and it didn't involve any rodent, thank you very much.

The Ravenclaw took out his pencil and parchment, and began to scribble down notes. He was too occupied with his note taking that he missed the part where he needed to partner up. As he looked up from his parchment, the boy looked confused...looked around, and realized that his classmates were pairing up already.

Jace turned pink...and sheepishly raised his hand. "I need a partner?" Merlin, was it necessary? He'd rather work on his own really...

This was so very interesting. One of them taking the potion and the other making an antidote. Rachel looked up at Esme, already knowing what she wanted to do. But what was this potion they were to be taking? Oh no! One that mimicked a poison? Rachel stared a tad apprehensively at Professor Art. He had proven himself more than capable since his first lesson so she reasoned she could have faith in his words about it not causing serious harm.

"Esme? Is it alright with you if I drink first? I don't feel very up to it to be brewing anything presently.'' The Eagle indicated to her face. She paused for a while, trying not to feel more sad about this and focus on the lesson. "I'm a little nervous about taking the potion,'' she confessed. "But it's what I want to do.'' But only if it was alright with Esme because they were partners in this.

Mason stared at her, just stared. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" she gave an exasperated sigh and raised her arms, "I thought that it was something serious, like one of you tried selling the other to a troll or something! But a BOY? Really?" That was so stupid. Seriously? A fricken' boy!

She wasn't even going to bring up the whole 'Crush on David Truebridge'-thing. That just made her slightly nauseous.

Again, why were girls so damn difficult?! Why would you ruin a friendship over a guy? What ever happened to the old Muggle-Saying, sisters-before-misters?

Unbelievable!

Mason grabbed her bag and equipment before turning towards Azura, "Wanna be my partner? You've already been in worse situations with me (duel)," she smiled at her and linked her unoccupied arm through Azy's. "Come on, it'll be fun! Mild-Poising sounds like my kind of activity! I'll even be the first to make an antidote."

She was great at Potions, so antidote making was going to be a breeze. And she wasn't about to let one of her newest friends not experience the joy of being her victim partner-in-crime.

This was gonna be fun. . .

Elsa smiled. She understood that completely, but after her talk with Hady she had promised herself she would stop being afraid to bother people. And just bother the gargles out of them anyway. Her smile got wider as Madge said she loved rat. Bullseye!

She was about to answer her when the teacher entered the room and Elsa's spine went rigid with concentration, looking solemnly at the teacher. She frowned as he explained what this class would be about. She didn't fancy the idea of taking a potion or brewing one when she knew someone was in desperate -ish need for it.

She turned in her seat, to look back at Madge and ask her to partner up, but saw her already talking with another girl. That's a shame, she would now have to try and find a partner and there weren't many people she knew seating nearby. She let her eyes roam the room for a minute, falling on two boys sitting not far from each other, looking like partnering up was the last thing they wanted to do.





"Hey, you two!" she called at them under her breath, trying not to disturb much " care to be my partner one of you? I don't mind drinking the potion if necessary" she added as good measure. Surely one of them would find that an appealing offer, considering.

She proceeded to put on her lab coat as she waited for their replies in order to approach the teacher's table to either collect the ingredients or take the "poison".

Jace retracted his hand back, turned and saw another first year call out to him...and an older boy wearing green robes underneath his lab coat. "Konnichiwa..." The half-Japanese slightly bowed his head at the girl, and glanced up at the older boy. "I...don't have a partner yet." Jace said, his cheeks turning pink as he looked from the girl...then to the boy.

He felt awkward, really. What if the older kid got mad at him for speaking up first?

Merlin. Older kids are scary.

"Uhm...Mm...then I should brew the antidote then?" Jace is really good with brewing, in case the Slytherin first year didn't know...

Oh no.... did everyone already have a partner? Bella thought as she looked around frantically. The first person she looked around for was Ilia of course, but pouted a little when someone just asked her to be their partners moments before she could get to her. She continued to look around for someone who didn’t already have a partner.

"Do you have a partner Zeke?" she asked, having walked over to him. Bella was so ready to get her hands dirty with a potion. She wanted to be the brewer, but since he was older she wondered if he would want to do it.

Elsa had just finished putting on her lab coat and was buttoning it when the younger boy - her age to be exact - answered her shyly, greeting her in a language she didn't understand. She would definitely ask about that later.

She grinned happily and nearly skipped to his side "Yes! Thank you!" she told him as she neared his table happily "I'm Elsa by the way".

As she looked closer, he looked unsure if he should be talking, like he was expecting the other boy to tell him to go chase Morgana in the courtyard or something.

She tilted her head to the side " I'm sure he won't mind, there are still lots of people to partner with" she said reassuringly, winking at the end. There she went again, over affectionate and friendly. She hoped the boy didn't mind. He looked a bit to the shy side.

"Yes you can brew the antidote, I don't mind going first with the drinking really." she confirmed as she nodded. Plus, she was a little curious to figure out what a mild-poison was. "How good are your potion brewing skills?" she asked curiously as she took a place next to him. A witch had to make sure she wouldn't end permanently ill or green, didn't she? No harm there.

If the Professor chose to believe that Madame Curie was the one who had been called rat man, Esme was not going to correct him. She wasn't an idiot and she didn't want to get into trouble. Was it lying if you kept silent on the matter? She had no idea, and merely nodded to cover her bases because she didn't want to lie to a Professor.

Next time she would be more careful and think before she spoke.

Turning her attention back to Rachel, she gasped. Seriously? Did that Haddie girl have a stick up her butt or something? Talk about being melodramatic... "Errr, Rachel? I think maybe you should see a Professor about this." As she spoke she motioned to her friend's face. She had no idea how to deal with the problem now that Scourgify wasn't the answer.

That had to be addressed later, however, because they were supposed to ingest poison? O_O

Okay, maybe not POISON but still. She didn't really want to feel those side effects so she was more than happy when her partner stepped up to the plate, choosing to go first. Not like she had pushed Rachel to it when she was more than happy to volunteer. "Yeah, that sounds good to me! Don't worry, because I will have you cured in no time." Esme did feel a little bad for her because she would have to walk around with those drawing on her face, but if anyone chose to laugh at her for it they would get a talking to.

Her independent brain was causing her to feel eager to get started on this. Teamwork where they each did their own part was most appealing to her; she really needed to work on this whole being a unit thing, but for the moment the only person she liked doing that with was Juno.

Once her equipment was set up and thoroughly cleaned, she headed up front to collect all the ingredients. This had better work, rat man.

He had moved on to doodling on his parchment when he heard Penelope's voice, and Dima moved over to make room for her at the table, looking up with a smile. "Hey. That sounds great." Partnering up hadn't been so difficult after all, had it? He'd found himself a smart one.

"Mine was good." Really good, actually. "Spent a lot of time with family. How was yours?"

And it seemed like the professor was giving instructions now. Glancing at his housemate again, Dmitriy considered his options. "I don't mind brewing, if you're okay with drinking." Was she?

SPOILER!!: ESME! <3

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If the Professor chose to believe that Madame Curie was the one who had been called rat man, Esme was not going to correct him. She wasn't an idiot and she didn't want to get into trouble. Was it lying if you kept silent on the matter? She had no idea, and merely nodded to cover her bases because she didn't want to lie to a Professor.

Next time she would be more careful and think before she spoke.

Turning her attention back to Rachel, she gasped. Seriously? Did that Haddie girl have a stick up her butt or something? Talk about being melodramatic... "Errr, Rachel? I think maybe you should see a Professor about this." As she spoke she motioned to her friend's face. She had no idea how to deal with the problem now that Scourgify wasn't the answer.

That had to be addressed later, however, because they were supposed to ingest poison? O_O

Okay, maybe not POISON but still. She didn't really want to feel those side effects so she was more than happy when her partner stepped up to the plate, choosing to go first. Not like she had pushed Rachel to it when she was more than happy to volunteer. "Yeah, that sounds good to me! Don't worry, because I will have you cured in no time." Esme did feel a little bad for her because she would have to walk around with those drawing on her face, but if anyone chose to laugh at her for it they would get a talking to.

Her independent brain was causing her to feel eager to get started on this. Teamwork where they each did their own part was most appealing to her; she really needed to work on this whole being a unit thing, but for the moment the only person she liked doing that with was Juno.

Once her equipment was set up and thoroughly cleaned, she headed up front to collect all the ingredients. This had better work, rat man.

Rachel absently touched her face again. She nodded. "I'll do that after class, Esme. Or perhaps I will speak to Professor Primeaux.'' As the Charms Professor, he would be more than capable of finding a spell that would fix her face. As for now, they had an Antidote to brew and a 'poison' to consume. "I have faith in your potions skills.'' She smiled.

"Alright. Let's go collect the ingredients and the potion.'' Rachel took a gentle hold of Esme's arm and followed her to Professor Art. "I'll be taking that potion, Professor and Esme will be brewing the antidote,'' she informed him, still feeling somewhat nervous. She waited, biting her lower lip, as the man measured out a tiny amount for her which she took in a small cup. "Thank you.''

Had Esme gotten her ingredients? They could go back to their workstation together if she had.

Austin, who was very excited about this class, looked around. He knew he couldn't continue this lesson on his own, although if he could create the antidote while under the effects of the potion, he would. A supervised classroom was definitely the way to go. But this was no time for goofing around, and he wasn't going to die tonight.

Raising his hand, he called out, "Does anyone need a partner?" He didn't mind if he were the drinker or the potion maker. Both seemed fun.

“Hello Elsa, I’m Jace.” He said giving her a small wave and a grin. The Ravenclaw isn’t used to partnering up with somebody to be honest, so the tiny kid felt awkward. Elsa’s friendliness helped though, because Jace started to feel warm again and loosened up a bit.

He did blush again however, when she mentioned the older boy finding another partner in class. Jace was amazed at how quick Elsa was in terms of body language. The Ravenclaw nodded, and did a slight bow of his head toward the older Slytherin, apologizing. He didn’t want to mess up with anyone, let alone an older student.

Jace nodded, and gestured Elsa to follow him to the professor’s table to get the mild poison, and the ingredients for the antidote. “I’m good enough.” He said with an air of confidence, smiling at his partner. “I think I got it from my mama. She’s a graduate of Mahoutokoro, and they’re very good at brewing Potions.” He added. The Ravenclaw got his ingredients, and waited for Elsa to get her poison. “I think the antidote we’ll be brewing is a bit of an overkill, don’t you think? The bezoar is enough to counter most poisons...let alone a mild one.” He said eyeing the ingredients. See, he’s really good at this stuff.

Ohh partners! She had had bad luck with partners in the past but as Mason grabbed her and asked her if she wanted to be a partner she couldn't help but smile at the other girl!

"Of course! I would love to!" She said with a warm smile, the girl was right, they had been through worse things together! Though the girl paled ever so slightly as she suggested going up to get the poison for Kuzco the potion first!

Azura turned her purple eyes to Mase and she bit her lip a little.. Okay! Well..

"Sure.. But please don't let me die! I haven't been kissed yet." Yup! That was on her bucket list..

SPOILER!!: Ava!

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When Rachel entered the classroom and smiled at her, Ava couldn't help but blinked at her face. She was about to ask what happened to it, maybe someone was being funny to her. That kinda reminded her about what she had done to uncle Archer when she was.... eight.

And then the Professor Mad Scientist Newton came. "Hello, Professor! I hope you too also had a nice holiday." Maybe awkward scientist is a better nickname for him because of the stuttering and the nervous kind of thing.

Partner work? If Zander was still here, she would love to work together with him again but.... No. He's already graduated, Burton. Just.... forget about him, okay? Let's look around and find a partner.



"Hey, Colt!" The young lioness called his name. "Do you wanna work together?"

Colt was busy looking around when he noticed the little gryffindor asking him to be her partner. He grinned and nodded. "Yeah sure, that sounds good." I mean she was decent at dueling club. This girl knew what she was doing in this school right. He wanted to take the potion so he wouldn't have to do all the work. He sat down with Ava at the table and waited for the Professor to move on. He rolled his eyes and sighed when he stuttered again. Geez what was with this guy in stuttering. You're a teacher you shouldn't be nervous. When he heard the activity was moving on, he was debating what to do.

He told Ava, "I am going to get the elixir." He got up and went to the front of the room. Once he grabbed the little cup, he realized all the side effects the Professor was telling he would experience. He was not really looking forward but his strong suit wasn't really potions. Maybe Ava was? "Hopefully you won't let me suffer for too long.." he commented to her. Then he saw a girl coming towards him. He smiled politely and had to let her down, "Yeah sorry Elsa. I am already partnered with Ava.." he pointed to his partner in crime. Then he saw her partnering with the little ravenclaw dude and he didn't feel so bad. "How good are you at potions?" he asked her.