[ ❀ // 1 x 1 ] hogwarts rp

[qbaiter]

the class went by fast, and grayson actually enjoyed it. the professor had briefly gone over what they'd be learning this year.
the one topic he dreaded learning about were the forbidden curses, but grayson knew he'd have to suffer through them. they hadn't really done any exciting activities in class today, and that night's assignment was to write a short essay on one of the topics mentioned in class.

grayson packed up his things and made a mental note on the assignment. he figured he'd write about dementors and patronus charms,
as they were one of the most frequently mentioned subjects in class. for a split second he pondered which class skylar just had,
before pushing the thought away. 'you aren't friends.' he reminded himself, pulling out his timetable to see where to go next.

[Consulting_Angel]

Skylar perhaps enjoyed this class the most out of the entire day so far. The professor spoke about the year's agenda, and set out some translating tasks to do, just to refresh the students' minds. Then, the professor set the class homework, giving out images of runes to be decoded and interpreted by each student. Skylar glanced over his assigned rune for a few minutes, just to get a good idea of what it looked like and potentially was, before putting it away in his bag. Then, he stood up and left the classroom, to go to his last class of the day - Transfiguration.

He met up with some of his Hufflepuff friends that were also going to Transfiguration, and they walked together, talking about the classes that they'd just had. Some of the Hufflepuffs, he found out, were coming from Defense Against the Dark Arts. It wasn't too long before they reached the Transfiguration classroom, but they stayed outside of it for the time being, since the door to the classroom was closed, and there were also a few other students that had the same class stood outside of the room as well, just waiting.

[qbaiter]

grayson saw he had transfiguration, and made his way over to the room along with two of his slytherin friends. "great." he muttered in annoyance as they arrived, noticing all of the other students waiting outside. he glanced down the line and glimpsed skylar; thank god the hufflepuff's back was turned. he didn't want to have to deal with another awkward situation

grayson and his friends quickly shuffled to the back of the line. they only had to wait for a few more minutes, as the professor unlocked the classroom door and let all the students enter. the slytherins sat off to one side, and grayson readied himself for the lesson.

[Consulting_Angel]

More focused on the conversation about their previous class with his friends, Skylar didn't turn around - and therefore didn't see that Grayson was also in Transfiguration. He moved into the classroom once the professor unlocked the door, and students started to file into the classroom. To no surprise, he and his friends went to sit at one area of the classroom. A brief glance around told him that it seemed to be the same for the other Houses as well... and he also spotted that Grayson was here, though he glanced away very quickly.

Once settled, Skylar took his textbook out of his bag, and also his wand from his robes. Though he guessed there would be plenty of note-taking to start with, he knew that there would likely be some practical work in the lesson as well. He wasn't too sure if he was particularly looking forward to it, for Transfiguration wasn't one of his best classes, and he'd only really taken it up because he had needed another class to fill out his timetable a bit more.

[qbaiter]

grayson pulled out his textbook and set it on the desk with a small thud. he kept his wand close by, just in case they'd be needing it for the lesson. he opened up to the required page as the professor introduced themselves and began to talk. grayson also took out a piece of parchment and began to write notes.

"today we'll be practicing a bit, but also taking notes." the professor stated, confirming grayson's suspicions. as the professor rambled on, grayson wrote notes, making them much neater than those he'd taken earlier. transfiguration wasn't really his favorite class,
but he'd be expected to succeed in it anyway. the slytherin brushed a bit of hair from his face with his right hand, the left furiously dashing across the paper. this professor seemed to talk even faster than the one of charms, which grayson didn't think was humanly possible.

[Consulting_Angel]

At least his thoughts had been right about the general structure of the lesson today, Skylar thought. It meant that he was prepared and ready to get started, though he didn't exactly know what to expect - such as the particular thing they'd be working on - of course. He inked his quill, and hovered the tip over a blank piece of parchment, just waiting for the professor to begin talking.

Although the professor spoke quickly - more so than the Charma professor, if that was even possible - Skylar managed to keep up with writing down notes, as he picked up on the most important bits of information and got those down. He knew that he likely hadn't managed to get everything, though, but like with Charms, he'd be comparing notes with the other Hufflepuffs that were in the class, to make sure that they all had everything. Skylar especially wanted to do well this year, since he always had to work a little harder here than he did with his other classes, and it would be embarrassing to fail - especially as his brother had gotten an 'Outstanding' in the class when he'd attended Hogwarts.

[qbaiter]

grayson's hand ached, but he continued writing down notes on what the professor spoke about. finally, the notes drew to a close. grayson set down his quill and shook out his hand, wincing slightly. looking at his notes, grayson noticed how the handwriting got worse as they progressed. "great." he muttered. there was ink smudged all over his hand, usual for a lefty such as him.

he pushed the notes to one side of his desk. "pull out your wands everyone!" the professor said, and grayson did as he was instructed.
he took out his wand. it was made of hawthorn and contained dragon heartstring. grayson actually quite liked his wand and was glad it had picked him of all the young wizards. he smiled a bit as he remembered that one day in diagon alley when he first got his want. then grayson turned his attention to the front of the room, and briefly saw skylar with his own wand.

[Consulting_Angel]

Although he'd tried to keep his writing neat, there were a few instances where it took him a little longer to figure out what he'd written - as he read back over his notes. He wasn't too greatly concerned, though, since they weren't completely illegible. His hand did hurt a little from all of the writing - it was definitely going to take some time to get used to this again. He shook his hand out, hoping that his hand wouldn't cramp up later, and he set his notes to one side once the professor instructed the class to take their wands out.

Since he already had his wand on his desk, Skylar only needed to pick it up from the desk. Even years later, after he'd first bought his wand, he still felt like there was a new connection with it - which was a good thing. It was slightly ridged, made from cherry wood, and had a unicorn tail hair as the core - supposedly better suited for charms and the like, rather than anything defensive. Skylar glanced towards the front, once again, watching the professor, awaiting for the next instruction.

[qbaiter]

"alright. today we will be practicing...." the professor paused, flipping through some papers. grayson rolled his eyes. they clearly weren't the best at preparing in advance. "let see here, how about..." they pulled one from the stack and briefly skimmed it over. "mm yes, this will do." the professor muttered, then looked up at the class.

"today we'll be practicing crinus muto. it's a spell that transforms the color of your hair, specifically your eyebrows." the professor stated. "to do this, simply pull out your wand and go crinus muto!" they exclaimed, waving their wand. there was a flash of white light and then the professor's eyebrows had turned electric blue. grayson wasn't too amazed, and he'd rather learn a more complex spell, but as it was the first day, he went along with it. the boy glanced around the room and watched other people do it first before he attempted.

[Consulting_Angel]

Skylar waited in anticipation, as the professor sorted through their notes to figure out what the practical part of the class would be about. This slightly unnerved him a little, for he knew that it could likely be any sort of weird or crazy spell. He was a little more unnerved as he heard what they would be practising - he was sure that there were plenty of things that could potentially go wring with a spell like that. He murmured the spell under his breath - keeping his wand down on his desk, just in case - just so that he could get used the pronunciation first.

After witnessing a few students around him trying out the spell - including a couple of his friends - and turning their eyebrows into different colours, Skylar decided that he may as well give it a try himself. Not that he really had much of a choice anyway. Though it felt a little embarrassing and uncomfortable, he reminded himself that it was what everyone else in the class was also doing. Finally, Skylar performed the spell, picking his wand up, his eyebrows becoming an unimpressive black. He tried again, this time with them turning a light blue, and a third time changed them to their regular colour.