Zelena walked inside the classroom and read the message on the blackboard. She couldn't see Professor Marchand but why did she have this sneaking suspicion that he was indeed around? "Must be the warm weather." Zelena thought to herself as made her way to the refreshments. She served herself some punch and grabbed a couple of Easter egg cookies.

Zelena sat down in the middle row and looked at the eggs in the basket. She was a tad curious but she wasn't going to disobey rules so she munched on her cookies, making sure no crumbs were spilt. The strawberry punch was really effective in this warm weather.

It wasn't an early morning class that would make you sleepy and drowsy by the time it ended, the timing was good and the weather was fine. Genny was just sorry it didn't happen outdoors. She smiled at the only other student who was seated there and took a seat not in the far back but a little to the front.

Egg baskets, huh? What was this all about?

Things were definitely different around the castle, and that wasn’t just because of the stricter rules given the advent of portal danger. Elle was still wary of that, but she’d managed to get to the Charms classroom relatively unscathed. She’d been a bit surprised to find that there wasn’t a professor standing there waiting for them, but she was torn as to the reason. She doubted class would have happened had he been taken by a portal, but then she also had the distinct thought that it was Charms class. He very well might have been disillusioned, but she kept that thought to herself. And also resisted giving a greeting to a possibly just invisible professor, on the chance that she’d look like she was stupid and speaking to thin air.

Instead, she merely walked over to investigate the choice of snacks, taking a cup of punch and a single bunny cookie to a seat once she’d decided where she wanted to sit. She gave Zelena and Genny a smile, too, but otherwise stayed quiet. There wasn’t a need to break the silence just because she could, after all.

Tenacius breezes into the Charms classroom, the season bringing an extra spring to his step. Yes Easter is around the corner, but so is his sister's FIRST birthday. Which also means EASTER BREAK. He was looking forward to that.

It was with this jubilant feeling that he was about to give Marchand a bright hi hello-- oh wait he wasnt there. Huh.

But there were baskets with EGGS! Ohhhh sufficient enough distractions goody!

He would poke all curious like at these eggs and this basket. After scoring some Easter themed cookies of course.

Etta whistled a tune as she entered the classroom for her next class. Woah, there. All the eggs.. she raised an eyebrow and slowly walked, wondering what this was all about. She picked a seat somewhere near the middle. Not too close to the front but not at the back either.. perfect.

The girl sat down and eyed the eggs curiously before pulling out her parchment and quill from the bag. She pushed the basket a little to the side of the desk before starting to doodle on her parchment, waiting for class to begin.

Charms was, of course, Katherine Mary Moss' favourite class and thus, she was prepared accordingly: Hair in a very neat ponytail, school uniform sharply ironed, with just a gist of perfume (nothing to kill anyone), and ... maybe... a hint of make up, on her cheeks and eyes... maybe...

Ahem.

When she arrived, she quickly looked at who was inside and who wasn't: Samuel Chevalier wasn't, and the rest didn't really interest her, although she did offer a polite smile at whoever acknowledged her first.

For the first time in her life, she hesitated about sitting at the front: Samuel... wouldn't sit there, would he? Why wasn't he already here? Why was she earlier than him!? Katherine mentally reprimanded herself: Next time, she was going to wait for him to enter first (or even better, appear juuuuuuuuust as he was entering so that he'd have to sit with her) but for today, she didn't really want to risk it. What if she sat somewhere in the middle, and he didn't, and she was stuck with some weirdo? Nah, there were too many variables to her liking, and so she sat at her usual spot: The middle of the first row.

Although she wanted to try the snacks, she didn't want to distract herself (and Samuel could enter at any moment now, she didn't want to greet him with a mouth full). She also couldn't really take out her notebook and set up her table, because her desk was occupied by an egg, which... she apparently shouldn't touch, and so she just waited for Samuel and professor to come in.

Levi walked in relatively good spirits because he was ready to go home for the break, already. Not that he enjoyed his overbearing parents or the idea of having to talked them out of keeping him and his siblings at home once the break came to end, but, well--he did miss his bed. And it was also true that it wasn't like he was getting that much freedom at Hogwarts these days, anyway.

"Hello, Professor Marchand," He said quite enthusiastically as he walked in, noting a little too late that the man was not even there as far as he could tell. "WELL. Alright." Levi had at least managed to NOT look embarrassed by his blunder so obviously it had never happened. All part of his imagination and everyone else who might have heard, obviously. Ahem.

He sat down near Genny Tate and Tenacius, and quickly retrieved his journal and self inking quill. It seemed very unlikely that they would be having some eating contest for Charms, what with all the eggs, but Levi was comforted that if for some bizarre reason it did come to happen, well, he was already sort of hungry. Adolescence pains could be good sometimes, too.

Kane was SLEEPY and hadn't gotten his usual 11 hours of slumber, so he was a bit cranky as he walked into Charms class. Huh. No professor...at least for now. He was probably going to make some crazy grand entrance, as seemed to be the norm around here. OOOOH COOKIES?! He made a beeline for the refreshment table, grabbing one of the punches and stuffing two cookies in his mouth in the blink of an eye. Perhaps a sugar rush would wake him up...

Satisfied with the treats, he walked over to his usual spot near the right side of the room and plopped in his seat, waiting for class to begin.

Sinead's initial confidence as she entered the Charms classroom was swiftly converted to suspicion as she noted the absence of their Professor. Why he wouldn't have shown up, she couldn't say... but it seemed deliberate, judging by the note, so she shrugged mentally and helped herself to a glass of punch before taking her preferred seat at the front. She really had no idea what they were going to do with the eggs- maybe make them hatch or something? Like a chocolate frog? That would be kind of cute, she supposed- but pointless. Then again, that seemed to be like a lot of their lessons, especially around holidays. Apparently everyone thought it was fun to learn stuff like that- well, but she should be glad to learn every spell. You never knew what would come in useful.

The room seemed weirdly quiet today, compared to the usual pre-class chatter, but that suited Sinead just fine: she was content to just sip her drink and wait for their Professor to arrive. Hopefully, whatever they were doing with the eggs, it would prove interesting.

Simon, scurried quickly, yes scurried into the charms classroom. His intention not to be late, and to find a good enough seat in the room. Once he made it to the doorway he stopped and dug into his bag, pulling out his inhaler and turning to face away from everyone regained his breathe.

Placing the item back in his bag made his way over to an open desk. Turns out he did not have to rush. As the class was only just filling up.

He set his handbag down onto it. nudging the basket of eggs a bit to the side. He peered at the eggs briefly, then cautiously he poked all three of the eggs.
With a shrug in his shoulder the bespectacled Hufflepuff 1st year moved to the back of the class and eyed the Sugar Cookies. Now he was sure his Potion for nut allergies was fine, but regardless these cookies looked nut free. So he took one and brought it back to his desk with him and sat down.

He may not be the most proficient at charms but he DID like the subject and THAT was why the Hufflepuff was hustling his adorable first year bum to the Charms classroom and BURSTING through the door fully prepared to offer the professor a VERY enthusiastic greeting..........

..........and he was DENIED such opportunity.

Well...that was a load of dragon dung!

Dragging his enchanted suitcase with him over to a vacant seat, Derf flopped into the seat next to an older Gryffindor and grinned over at her. "What do you reckon is-s-s ins-side?" he asked, picking up one of the three, holding it to his ear, and shaking it like he did his Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve when mum and dad would let him open up just ONE...so he needed to shake them all to figure out which one he wanted to open the MOST.

Even though Olly wasn't particularly hungry, he always appreciated snacks. And he liked how they seemed to be readily available in many classes. He selected a sugar cookie and munched on that while he took his seat. There was no professor in the room but that wasn't necessarily too strange. In fact Olly wondered if he was in the room, just hiding himself in some way. The professors at Hogwarts had been known to do that from time to time.

Noelle wasn't there yet so Olly had to choose his own seat. He ended up near Katherine. They had never really been each other's favorite people but he thought she was alright. And she was friends with his sister, yeah? He offered her a smile before taking out his quill for notes. There was already something on his desk. Eggs? Eggs that he was not allowed to open. Olly was not really the best at self control and leaving things alone that he was curious about. He stared at the eggs but did not make a move to open them...yet. He hoped class would start soon.

Leon entered the room and looked around, he didn't see the Profszessor nor his girlfriend, so the seventh year settled into his seat on the left of the room and looked at the eggs on his desk..

Easter eggs eh?

The grey eyed boy gently poked at them but didn't open them and instead folded his hands and waited for class to start.

Kitty entered the classroom, and not seeing the professor anywhere around, directed her hello to the room at large. "Hello everyone," she said, casually taking a few Easter bunnies form the stand before going to sit on the left side of the room. She fiddled with the egg on her desk, though having seen the instructions didn't open it.

Juno was about to greet the professor, but to her dismay he wasn't here yet. She shrugged, and quickly found her boyfriend sitting staring at the huge eggs on his desk. Grinning, she walked over to Leon and sat next to him.

She nudged him gently, and winked. "Hey, Cap! I wonder what today's lesson will be." She gave one of the big eggs a gentle poke. This looked very interesting.

No professor meant no need to feel bad about stifling a yawn as she entered class, right? And really, her lack of sleep had everything to do with certain nightmares relating to a certain incident she'd experienced at Hogwarts this term. It wasn't her fault that this place wasn't safe. Speaking of incidents, the brunette spotted Etta and made her way over to the Hufflepuff. She wouldn't mind, surely.

"Think these eggs are chocolate?" She hoped so.

Oh and look, there was Genny. The Gryffindor received a finger wiggle in greeting. They were friends now, you know.

Sam's nose was stuck in a book as he slowly made his way into class. This time it was The Count of Monte Cristo, and Edmond Dantes had only just escaped from prison - in other words, how was he supposed to focus on Charms at a time like this?!

He enjoyed his studies and expected nothing short of excellent marks from himself, in all classes, but the fact that charms class was cutting into his book-reading JUST as he'd gotten to such a good part... well, Sam was rather annoyed. He stuck his finger in his book and closed the pages on it.

Refreshments were noted, but punch and sugar cookies didn't sound very appealing to him right now. Too... sugary. Now, Genny was sitting with.... a first-year? Eyebrow-raise at that. He spotted Junia in the middle section and did briefly attempt a smile, but only because it was Junia. Etta was with her. Really, he just wanted to sit down and get to reading a bit more before their professor showed up, but spots by his friends were taken.

That is, until he saw Katherine sitting up in the front row, two open seats to her right. There, he'd sit there. Perfect. He made his way to the front, but just as he was steps away from the chair next to the Ravenclaw, some Slytherin boy decided that that was going to be his seat. Sam stopped short and stared at the boy. "Really." He deadpanned. Ugh, WHATEVER.

Sam pulled out the chair next to this Slytherin boy and promptly took a seat so that he could return to his book.

It was Charms time and Janelle moved quickly into the classroom. She was afraid that she was late, but fortunately she was not. Once inside the room, the seventh year's eyes went immediately to the snacks that were displayed on the table. Janelle was just about to help herself to some treats when she realized that the professor was MIA.

Constant vigilance. Seven years at Hogwarts tended to make a girl wary. Janelle thought it best to wait for the professor to appear before partaking in the goodies. With a sigh, she headed toward the nearest empty desk and sat down. Noticing an Easter basket on her desk, she smiled. Memories. Good times. What would they be doing with these? Janelle turned her attention to preparing for class. She took her textbook, quill and parchment out and arranged them on her desk. She was ready for class to begin........and to get her cookies.

Henry had slowly been easing himself back into things in the time since he was released from the hospital wing. Classes were becoming more of a regular thing again, mostly because he wanted to feel normal again. He wasn't sure what that was anymore though.

He was somewhat glad to see that the professor wasn't present, though he did find it odd considering the current restrictions. But he thought this way he could slip in unnoticed without the professor making a big deal of his return to class. Normally he didn't mind having a lot of attention, but he could do without it right now.

Not even noticing that there were refreshments offered today, Henry took the first seat he came to without really seeing who was around him. A Easter basket though. That was interesting. He took to distractedly poking the eggs inside the one on his desk as he waited for class to begin.

Charlotte was here, and obviously sitting next to Henry. Obviously. Also obviously, she had a good look at the eggs on the desk but she didn't touch them. That might have been a bit more surprising to some. What could they be FOR? Were they going to use charms to decorate them? Where was the professor, she had questions!

In all honesty, actually, Abey's attendance with certain classes had been steadily declining. It was actually quite difficult, too, to avoid lessons when they were all being watched so closely, meaning that casually breaking off from a group in the corridor was actually almost impossible. Instead, Abey had taken to not even leaving his dormitory some days, and then spending his time in the common room, though not TOO much time because there were still too many sixth and seventh years hanging around and he didn't want anyone to tell on him.

BuuuUUUUUuuut, this was CHARMS. And Abey didn't like to miss Charms because it was usually all about actual magic, which he didn't have a problem with. So today, he arrived with everyone else, ready to greet the professor but stalling when it turned out there was no professor there at all. Huh.

But there WAS food and drink, which Abey absolutely (ABE-solutely) helped himself to before taking a seat. And then, he waited.

It was quickly getting filled with people, Genny smiled at Levi who had his nose buried in his book.

Genny witnessed the grand entrance of a small Hufflepuff, she chuckled at that completely understanding the sentiment because hey, she shared it once upon a time. Maybe that was why he came over to sit next to her.

Inside the eggs? Uhmmm. Genny gave his shook up egg, "Hopefully nothing fragile. Or alive." Because it must be broken or dead after the way he shook it. "I think it's empty. Maybe we'll learn how to fill it." she noted, her fun spirits not working after being on lockdown for so long. The school is definitely to blame for her dampened attitude.

She returned the finger-wiggling wave. Hullo, friend.

.... Genny saw that and laughed a little too loud at the misfortune of Sam. That boy had the luck that fit his sarcastic nature.

As soon as Mr. Botros had taken his seat, Gaston pointed his wand at the door; it closed gently and locked itself. With another quick wave of his wand, he removed the disillusionment charm he'd placed on himself and turned to face the class. "Good morning, everyone," he greeted them all. "So sorry for the lack of personal greetings today!" He hadn't meant to be rude; it was just part of the lesson! Hopefully they'd understand...

He gave the class a moment or two to settle in and pay attention before he continued, "As you may have already guessed, today we'll be covering the disillusionment charm. So let's get started..." No time like the present, right? "Before we get into the spell itself, who can tell me something about disillusionment charms? It could be a definition, a fact, something you think is an advantage or disadvantage of using the spell... anything. The more outside-the-box, the better!" Gaston liked to see what his students already knew about the subject at the start of the lesson; he found it was a good jumping-off point.

OOC: CLASS HAS STARTED! Feel free to jump in any time, just pretend your charrie has been here all along. Late arrivals will lose house points. We'll be moving on again in ABOUT 24 HOURS.

Leon grinned a bit as Juno showed up and he nudged his girlfriend a bit as she sat down next to him. "I don't know Quicksilver.. " The seventh year replied as the teacher appeared out of thin air!!

O_O!

Chinese Fireballs! Leon forgot all about poking the eggs as Professor Marchand began to speak and soon enough the Ravenclaw's hand went into the air to answer his question. "Disillusionment spells are more like a chameleon spell, you sort of blend into the background and what's around you, you don't go fully invisible. " Leon said with a nod..

Not to methion he had heard the sensation of having one cast by another person on oneself was like raw eggs running down their heads..

Was that what the eggs were for?