Winter Term NEWT Charms Class 2

Jess walked into the classroom and closed all the windows before lighting the fireplace to warm the place up. With all the windows closed it made the room rather dark so he lit a few torches too. He then walked to the front of the classroom to the board and wrote his name, and the topic of his first NEWT class for the term. Confundus Charm

Amelia was easily the first one to arrive in Charms on a rather chilly January morning, but upon stepping into the chambers it was far warmer, given the fire that blazed in the hearth and on the walls. As she took a seat in the second row, Amelia was pleased to see that the usual Professor, Jess Potter, had taken back his post as charms teacher.

It wasn't that Amelia had thought Professor Lupin - ahem, Khaat - to be a bad professor; on the contrary, she had given quite a sufficient lesson, albeit brief beyond the round of introductions. Rather, Amelia was just pleased to see someone who didn't really know her personally standing at the front of the class. Amelia had had a rather personal experience in the presence of Khaat, and had been rather put off by having her as a professor. Amelia was the type of person who believed there was a very clear line between teachers and students, and that the pair really only ought to exist in the classroom situation. Professors didn't need to know anything about other her than her magical ability; nothing more, nothing less.

Setting her bag on the ground, Amelia pulled out a piece of parchment, a quill, and her charms book. She dutifully copied the title of the lesson from the board and then flipped her book open to the section of the same name and began reading.

"Good morning Ms Lyons," Professor Potter said with a smile. "How are you? Ready for a lesson full of learning?" He said with mock enthusiasm, he, unlike a few of the other professors, understood that going to class was not as fun as it seemed, so he'd decided he wanted to bring himself down a notch and try and make himself seem likeable, and friendly, while maintaining the ever important teacher student boundary.

“Um… good morning,” Amelia managed, having been pulled out of her textbook by the unexpected greeting. Usually, professors did not go out of their way to greet students. Yes, they would return a greeting if a student decided to say hello, but they did not typically initiate the conversation.

Perhaps because you are the only one here… Amelia’s subconscious conjectured.

“Yes sir,” Amelia answered seriously though she could hear the sarcasm in the professor’s voice. While it might be okay for professors to joke about their own classes, many would not be as forgiving if a student were to do the same. To play it safe, Amelia merely gave the formal response and then returned her attention to her book, not being especially good at human interaction in the first place, much less with a professor where she had to be particularly aware of her words.

Jess frowned a bit, disheartned that she'd not played along, he shrugged to himself and continued to wait for stidemts to arrive, as he really couldn't start the class with just the one student. "Heard anything interesting?" He ventured, trying to make conversation

Claire walked into the Charms classroom. It was quite chilly today. She wondered if there are already students on their classroom. Finally she made in to the classroom. She entered and saw the professor and a girl. She was happy that there are not a lot of people right now. "Hi, professor. Good morning"she greeted him warmly. She sat down on her chair and turned toward the other girl. "Hi"she said smiling. Claire settled her bag on the ground and pulled out a parchment, a quill, and her book for this class. She looked at the board and began writing what was in it.

"Good morning Miss Chang," Jess said with a smile, "Have you learnt anything about the confundus charm before?" He asked her, turning back to Amelia. "How about you Ms Lyons, ever worked with this charm?" he asked

Arthur entered the class and looked around. As he noticed one student he approached her and sat beside her. ''Good morning, professor. I trust you are well after your absence.'', he greeted Jess. He then turned to the girl and nodded with a smile, greeting her. It was Amelia.

"I am think you very much Mr. Poe," Jess said with a smile, finally someone with some idea of the concept of small talk. "And yourself?" he asked, almost as if he didn't know pretty much all that Poe did, ah the joys of connections with mentors. "And have you dealt with the confundus charm?" he added

Amelia had tried pretending not to hear what the professor had said in hopes that he would turn his attention elsewhere, but Professor Potter was persistent. Eventually, Amelia had to pull her eyes away from her book and make the greetings that society demanded of her.

"Hello," Amelia said, formally greeting the girl who had come in shortly after her. She believed the girl's name to be Claire, though they had never been introduced. She passed the same greeting on to Arthur, who had decided to acknowledge her presence, though she couldn't imagine why. Each of them knew as well as the other that they weren't exactly good friends.

Turning then to the professor, Amelia obliged his question, "Yes, sir, I have worked with the Confundus Charm before. I have found it to be quite useful during dueling practice, though I have never had the opportunity to employ it in my everyday life," she finished, avoiding the temptation to immediately return to her textbook.