- everett's footsteps were heavy as he raced down the castle corridors from the hufflepuff dormitoties. his potions book was locked in the croak of his arm as he bounded elegantly down a series of stairs. down, down, down, he ran. his breath billowing around his nose as he made his way to his first class of the day. after the morning bicker between everett and dahlia, everett had made use of the gossip at the table to eat his own breakfast. eating, actually, was not the proper term. he had practically inhaled his morning meal, filling his plate and then refilling it until he felt like he might combust.
all the late night adventuring in the forest seemed to have finally caught up to him. after breakfast, he had gotten up only to remember it was potions he had first thing in the morning, and he had haphazardly threw that book in his nightstand just the other night. he had been given a rather harsh tongue-lashing from professor slughorn after he had mistaken two ingredients to mix a common antidote potion for review and nearly blew up his lab station. embarrassed, everett had thrown his potions back at the wall of the boys' dormitory after class and forgotten about it. he later recalled spotting it in his dresser, probably placed there by another student.
after realizing he needed his book for class, everett had raced out of the great hall, brushing past bodies of students despite their protests in order to get to his dorm and back without being late to class. unfortunately, being late was his only option. he finally reached the classroom for potions and he could already hear professor slughorn going over the material for the day. groaning inwardly, he lowered his head as he walked into class. he sent a silent prayer that no one would notice his tardiness.
even more unfortunate than being late, his usual seat by ginger, a fellow hufflepuff student had been stolen. glancing around, he could only see a spot open beside dahlia. already, he could hear her shrill voice berating and annoying him. this was definitely going to be a long day. with a heavy sigh, everett walked over and took his seat on the stool beside her. he was careful to remove his shoulder bag and place it on the floor next to him before turning his potions' book to the appropriate page.