Potions Lesson One: Veritaserum

[professor peyton lovelace]

It was the first day of class for her and already she had much distracting her from her lesson plan. Yet she had to focus for today seeing as how the potion she wished to begin with was one surrounded by much tabboo. Of course they would not be learning to brew this potion; it was purely research work into it's many uses, strengths, and weaknesses. After a rough first day she decided that they would recieve no homework and thus this lesson came to be. Setting several vials of a clear liquid on the front of her desk, Peyton stood with her arms acrossed as she looked out over the empty classroom. Any minute now her students should be filing in through the door to the dungeons, though she did not expect to see a very eager expresson on any of their faces. Potions was a very slow art that took much focus and very simple uses of wand work which often had a tendancy to bore young witches and wizards.

Miss Lovelace was sure to send out a note to the students to let them know that they needed nothing more than parchment and an attention span today. She assumed that would raise morale and attendance if they knew that there would be very light course work. This was going to change in the days to come yet for today she would try to get off on the right foot with someone in this castle for once. Removing her wand, she gave it a quick flick as the lanterns in the room dimmed a bit. She was not one to put on a show for her students but she felt that it helped set a certain tone for the course. Potions were an art of accuracy and often secrecy. Getting someone to imbibe a potion unnoticed was no easy task, but it was an art that could very well save your life one day.

Climbing upon her desk, Miss Lovelace sat with her legs crossed as she waited. It was going to be a very casual atmosphere today. Unlike most of her teachers at Hogwarts, Miss Lovelace felt a need to get to know them on a more personal level. She loved what she did and perhaps that showed in how much individual attention she attempted to give to each student in her class. If it was up to her she would pass every single one of them so long as they put in the hard work and made some sort of effort to learn. The effort was worth more in her class than the final product of a potions lesson. Behind her would sit a black board with a piece of chalk that seemed to be hovering just off of the black surface of the board. The board it's self would read;

Welcome to Potions lesson one.

Todays current topic: Veritaserum (The effects both positive and negative) and it's uses. Please be seated and remove a fresh piece of parchment and a quill.

Now all that was left was for the students to file in. She would greet them all with a bright grin as they entered, welcoming them from the moment they set foot into the class.

[victor shamble]

    Victor made his way to the potion's classroom. Since he never had plans for anything in between classes, he always focused on getting to the other ones. Thankfully that was the case considering how long it was taking him. Putting into consideration the facts that he was clumsy and he didn't know his way around all that well.

Which was why it came as a surprise to him when he was the first to enter the classroom. First student really. His brown gaze wandered for a moment as he closed the door behind him. Taking a seat at the back of the room, his gaze went to the chalkboard.

He had noticed the smile that the teacher was giving and did his best to greet hers with a smile at least somewhere near the bright grin that she held. But sadly his nervousness took over as soon as he managed a kind smile and his gaze returned to search for his parchment and quill. Only to get the items out two moments later.

[professor peyton lovelace]

It was still early yet, however one boy filed in from the hall quite a bit ahead of the rest of them. That same amused smile remained on her face as he took a seat and seemed to fumble around in his bags for something to take notes with. Peyton wondered if perhaps he was pretending to diffuse an awkward or if he was really that disorganized. Picking up a book off of her desk, she read for a few minutes before the silence between the two of them was rapidly becoming more and more noticeable. Closing the book, Peyton got off her desk and moved around the room checking her cabinets to ensure she was truly ready.

"Since you are quite early, might as well introduce yourself." she teased, laughing as she removed a pouch from the cabinet. She wanted her students to feel comfortable, though perhaps she was not going to find that this one was capable of relaxing. He seemed to be a bit nervous, as if he was out of his element. She deduced that much from the way that he avoided eye contact for the most part and was quick to find anything to do to fill the silence.

"I am Professor Lovelace. You are?" she asked. Eager, that's what he was seeing as how he had five to ten minutes of wandering to do and he was still here early. She could remember a time when she was the same way. Though for her it was a way to escape from reality, considering her home life was not something she wanted to remember. Carrying the pouch of herbs back to her cauldron on the desk, she prepared for the rest of the lesson. If things went well perhaps she would teach the class how to make the "Truth Serum" as it was called.

"Do you make it a habit of being incredibly early?"

[victor shamble]

    Hearing the Professor speak to him, Victor looked at her. He sort of leaned back in his chair a bit though as he did. He wasn't sure what she was doing. Potions was a subject that he was fine learning but he just wasn't sure of himself with it. He was always afraid that he or some other student, would blow them all to kingdom come.

    "V...Victor Shamble." Victor answered. "It...it's a nice to meet you."

    Did he always make a habit of being early? Victor hadn't realized he was early, he just assumed that people were skipping out till the class was a minute away from beginning. He shifted nervously in his seat.

    "I... I was just trying to...to get to class on time." Victor answered. "I...I didn't know I was....early."

[aizawa kenichi]

The pale looking young man, dressed up rather neatly in his uniform was making his way towards the first lesson on Potions. His green and silver stripped tie that hung around his neck declared him a fellow Slytherin. A smile spread across his pale face. The class being placed in the dungeons made every step looked much more cheerful for the Potions major. The dungeon, a place where no sunlight can reach, a safe haven for the vampire. 

Ken pushed open the door only to find himself in a room with two people. The Potions Professor and a nervous looking kid. His name Victor or something. He shrugged as he made his way straight to the back of the class after greeting the professor with a standard Japanese bow. Even after all this years, he still retained the traditions and culture of his ancestors. As he made himself comfortable, he noticed that he had interrupted something but the writings on the blackboard caught his attention. Veritaserum? The truth serum and a nightmare potion after the Amortentia. He silently hoped he doesn't have to down any of it during class. No one likes their secrets being spilled especially his.

[Deleted]

Aileen whose major subject was DADA always liked potions. It basically wasn't her best subject, so she hadn't chosen it for major. Waking up by falling out of her bed as mostly everyday, Aileen raised her head, still dozy, her hair messy and looked around in the room. She thought about the dream she just had. Like allways, she had no idea what she dreamed about, but it must have been a good dream. Finally she crawled over to a chair on which her uniform was hanging neatly. She pulled herself to her feet and took the uniform. Today's the first Potions lesson... If today's a bad hair day again, I swear, I'll shave them off!! Well, she wouldn't, but Aileen insulted her beloved hair quite often.

Two hours later, Aileens hair didn't look messy anymore and she was wearing her uniform just like she should, she made her way to the class room. She entered it, just when a Slytherin boy sat down. "Hello everyone, I hope I'm not to late", she said smiling and read what was standing on the black board. She seated herself next to a boy who seemed kind of nervous and looked around while pulling her tie knot right with one hand. There was this nervous looking Ravenclaw boy next to her, who she didn't recognize even if he was Victor, the guy she met a few days ago but hardly knew now and a Slytherin boy... She couldn't be the only girl in this class, this would be awkward... And also, the pupils who were in this room couldn't be all the pupils who visited this class... Well, if they were, there wouldn't be so much risk of anyone blowing up anything, but it would be really quiet... Aileen looked back at the black board. What was a Veritaserum again...? Oh, right this truth telling Potion... Nasty stuff, but sounded really helpful. Not as if she'd ever use something like that, but if... Okay, this thoughts were nasty and kinda forbidden so Aileen tossed them away quickly.

[professor peyton lovelace]

Miss Lovelace laughed at the boys reaction, she had no idea if he was always this way or intimdated by her as a professor. Shaking her head, she set some of her ingrediants up on the counter before returning her gaze to him. "Don't worry about it. Being early is never a bad thing. Normally I reward my students in one way or another for being early." she said, smiling. She had to consider that at some point too, finding an incentive for them all to truly apply themselves. Perhaps a vial of liquid luck would do, though she had to aquire the proper ingrediants to brew that one which would take her quite some time.

Watching other students shuffle in, she relaxed alot more, the smile continuing. She could not have been more pleased that people were actually giving potions a try. It was not a bad art once you learned of some interesting potions. Of course it was hard work and not instantly grattifying like waving your wand but those who worked at it would find wonders they never thought possible. When the door opened once more and a red headed woman shuffled in, she laughed. She was the first student to announce herself upon entering which said that perhaps this one would be a pleasant one to have in her class.

"Of course not. In fact, we are only going to wait a few more minutes for the others. Talk amongst yourself, get to know each other. If no one else comes in by the time I lock the door then this is it for the day." she said, beaming. Of course that would probably ease the nervous ones. At least the class would be small today and all the social anxiety one felt when walking into a full room would be warded against. Though on the other hand their work would be more closely inspected, not that she expected them to brew this today or properly the first time if they did at all.

"If you have any questions for me or about me I will also gladly answer those." she said, before returning to her seat. Holding her wand inbetween both hands, she simply gazed forward towards their desks for awhile as if she was impatiently waiting to begin.

[airlia adler]

She was running late. Students were causing issues in the hallway and she had to resolve that. And because of that she was pissed. She walked the students to their Head of houses and she explained what had happened. After that she left and ran to the Potions classroom. She stopped outside the door and she calms herself down a bit before she walks int he room. She opened the door and slide to her seat and she sighs. Sorry I am late, had some issues in the hallway. Lia pulled her books from her bag then and she placed them on the table. She looked at the board and she smiled a bit then. She loved Potions, which was why she was majoring in it.

She looked around the class then and she sighed once more. She just hoped that she would not get in trouble for being late. There were moments when being the prefect really sucked, but she did not mind it. She had the joys of still being part of the school. She looked at the professor then and she waits of the class to start. All the other student were talking to each other, so she just kept to herself. If someone wanted to talk to her, she would let them come to her. She was not going to be rude and interrupt their already going conversations.

[victor shamble]

    Victor still sat there nervously. How could he not? The Professor was talking to him!

    "Th...there's n...no need to..." Victor said, he meant about the reward thing.

    He quickly silenced himself when he heard the door open again. He looked to see a Slytherian student enter. Wait...wasn't that? Victor looked a bit closer, only to look away as fast as he could. Hoping the student hadn't seen him. It was Ken!!! He was doomed. Doomed for all eternity.

    Putting his face on his desk, he put his arms over his head. Hopefully he wasn't seen. Course, the Professor might end up laughing at it. He didn't look up when he heard the door open again. He just remained in the same position he was sitting in. Course, it surprised him when someone sat in the desk next to him. Slowly he moved his arms and looked. Only to stare surprised.

    "A...Aileen?" Victor asked, loud enough for her to hear.

    He wasn't sure if it was her or not. Some people do look similar. Plus, he'd be able to tell it was her when she responded. Personality is all revealing in a way. Hopefully they would have a small class. Less chances of explosion.

[jang jin ah]

Nana arrived just in time for Potions. This time she had the right books with her but she gotten her time wrong due to working on her Transfiguration self study work. Whenever the subject of her interest is involved, she forgets everything else and in this case she nearly forgotten her Potions' class. As she was nearing the classroom, she saw a girl walked in. Relief at not being the only one late for class. She pushed open the door that was already closed and walked in. Several students were already present and waiting. Some excited, some nervous and some...sleeping? 

"Sorry for being late." She apologizes to the professor along with a standard apologetic bow as per her custom. Nana then proceed to sitting next to the only Ravenclaw in the class, Victor. They've met earlier on and she hoped he wasn't as nervous as he was then. She smiled as him as she mouthed a 'hello'.