Potions class I

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Vanessa had smiled in greeting at Zeke and had intended to answer his question before Jagger did it for her. She directed her gaze towards the Slytherin, both eyebrows raised. The question had obviously been asked of her, not in general, yet he'd felt the need to answer. It didn't bother her much as people tended to do it now and again, but at the same time it did. She supposed it was the feminist in her, fueled by her mother, that didn't like having a male presume he could speak for her. "Reading something new now? I did do a bit of research into that Dorian Gray book," she whispered, smirking at Zeke and completely ignoring the presumptuous male that had spoken for her.

Though she wasn't really paying attention to the interaction between the two, she could see the expressions on the faces of her brother and his friend. A feeling of suspicion about the nature of their relationship permeated her thoughts; they were both far too "smiley" to be just friends. When the Professor told her that she'd have to choose between either being in a group with her brother and the Gryffindor or with a fellow Ravenclaw and the nuisance that was Jagger Shafiq, her shoulders slumped and she sighed. If she were a bit more paranoid, she'd have thought Professor Burke was out to make this class miserable for her.

"He is most definitely a prick, but I'd rather work with him than you and Mr. Goo-Goo Eyes here. Besides, I'll have Zeke, at least," she told her brother, deciding to work with Jagger and Zeke. Even if Jagger did nothing but attempt to get her to go on a date with him or flirt, she was sure to be able to complete the assignment with Zeke's help. She stood, picking up her Potions book she'd already set out and grabbing the back of her chair to drag to the table in front of her. "Oh, and it's Vanessa for you, pretty boy. Only those that know me on a personal level can call me Nessa. That can always be taken care of, of course," the blonde teased her brother's friend before moving to the other table.

After positioning her chair on the other side of the table from where the boys sat, she sat her book down and flipped to the page with the instructions for the potion they'd be brewing. "The Invigoration Drought. This should be simple enough," she said, not speaking to anyone directly.

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Rolling his eyes as the two siblings talked to each other about groups. “Mr. Goo-Goo Eyes can hear you, you know?” He said as he heard her mentioning him. Almir smiled when Connor introduced his sister to him. His smile turned into a grin as she corrected the introduction. Just when she was about to leave, he turned to her to introduce himself. “Almir Rochester. Call whatever you want to call me but if I respond is another thing. Hmm if you want to get to know me on a personal level like you say. Just let me know.” He added a wink to tease her a little bit. “She’s a fiery one, ain’t she?” He said as he turned himself back to Connor.

Despite that Potions was the class he absolutely hated, he was glad to work with Connor. Ever since they met, Almir kept thinking of him. The blonde Ravenclaw was really different than the people he usually hung out it but he liked it. “Sorry, dude. I guess you just have to stick up with me, and thanks.” He said to the Ravenclaw boy. “Oh let me help you!” He said as Connor already left and got up. A little bit speeding up, he found himself almost falling over the taller boy but managed to correct himself. “So what do we need?” Holding his text book next to the ingredients, he leaned against Connor to reach out for what he guessed was the correct ingredient.

[Connor Micheal Collins]

Looking down at his book, Connor raised an eyebrow at Almir, not understand this boy at all. Smiling anyway, because his eagerness was really cute, Connor looked down at his book again, and read the ingredients allowed that Almir could grab. "Get the rat spleen and the daisy roots. We also need wormwood. I got the rest." Closing his book and sticking it under his arm, he went to grab the remaining ingredients that he didn't tell Almir, before walking back to his table with an arm full of stuff. He was grateful in his head that he didn't trip or anything.

Laying out everything on his desk, he moved his book to the table again, opening it, not really paying much attention to his partner. Connor normally did the work when he was paired up, it was just the normal thing that happen. So really, Connor just expected it this time around. He got into the zone of his potion, rolling up his sleeves, he sat down and began cutting the caterpillars for the potion.