Slightly surprised that Professor Culloden wasn't at the door to greet them, Lux wondered where the man was until she spotted him sitting in his chair.

"Hello, Professor. How are you?" Choosing a workstation, she took out things she would need for the lesson before taking a seat. Hopefully more people would arrive soon so they could get started because this class always made her excited.

She was early. This was the second lesson this term where Gwen had been one of the first to arrive. She resolved to start leaving later, reasoning that it was because she knew her way around the castle so much better than last year, so she didn't need to build in time in case she got lost.

"Hello," she waved to Culloden as she came in, remembering that he knew how stupid she was now, and avoiding eye contact with the professor. Hopefully Adrienne would sit near her again so Gwen could read the notebook. The thing was, sometimes teachers wrote things up on the board without saying them out loud and expected that by their age, all the kids could read just fine. Which they all could, excepting Gwen-the-dyslexic. It was okay. Gwen would sit by Adrienne when the older girl came in.

Sophie was sufficiently back in the swing of things and had no problem getting to potions early today. When she passed through the doorway, she was surprised Culloden wasn't there - was she that early? - but oh, he was at his desk. Okay. Even better, maybe.

Crossing the classroom to the workstation closest to the professor's desk, Sophie snorted once at the board, and shook her head playfully at Culloden as she took a seat. As she unpacked her things, she remarked conversationally, "Nice smiley face, sir. Ruins your scary image a bit, though." Griiiin. Did he know? Still amused by him, she set to cleaning all her materials, as per usual. The perks of being early.

Angel wasn't sure about coming to this lesson, the professor was a bit mean and Angel was worried about what would happened if she went wrong, but she decided that she was going to come and do her best. "Good Day Professor." Angel smiled as she walked into the room.

Jasmine arrived fairly early for Potions class. She noticed that only a few students had arrived so far. Spotting Professor Culloden sitting in his chair, Jasmine addressed him. "Hello Professor. How are you today?" She washed her hands before going to find a seat. Seeing Lux already present. Jasmine went over and took a seat near her. "Hi Lux", she said pleasantly while easing into the comfortable chair. Deciding to get a jump on things, Jasmine proceeded to set up and clean her position supplies.

"Hiya, professor!" Marigold said as she walked into the classroom, her hair a bit straggly over her face. She beamed at him, then went to find a seat.

This Culloden man, Gareth had to admit, was not a bad one at all. At least he seemed to have an intelligence degree above of the many people in this school. Perhaps he could say he liked the Potions Master however he was sure that he didn't like the students at all. And it was not only because he had not befriended anyone yet or anyone tried to befriend him. It was simply because most of them were a tattletale, hostile bunch.

Hands in his pockets and his school bag dangling down his left shoulder, the Slytherin boy walked into the classroom with a careless expression and stopped by the washbasin. Oh...did people use this here? Did the kiddos use this? Ha!

Pretending to be washing his hands and actually washing them a bit, Gareth took out the tiny vial the wart growing kit potion out of his pocket as he acted like he was dying his hands on his robes then he quickly dumped the oily contents of the potion on the faucet. Now he dared people to try to wash their hands. Being done with it quickly in seconds, Gareth slipped the empty small vial back into his pocket and walked to get himself a seat at the back side of the classroom without greeting anyone.

So Potions. Again.

Not that he was complaining since their last lesson had been a good one. Extra strength. HELLO?! He just expected there to be homework, 'tis all. And this was a piece of homework he had actually been looking forward to. Oh the things he could have done if they were allowed to try some of the potion out for themselves. SIGH.

The thoughts had been ringing in Grayson's mind as he headed down the corridor and entered the Potions class--

.................. Er. OKAY?!

Smiley face????? Was Culloden feeling okay? Had someone spiked his morning cup of coffee? Eyes went over to any of the people in the Huggers and Finders house because if anyone was going to try and make people unnecessarily happy, it was going to be them. Maybe this was a good thing. Maybe, just MAYBE, he'd stay in this mood for the rest of the day, guaranteed that nobody decided to make him mad.

Whatever. Professor. "Hello Professor!" he called, before heading over towards a seat and plopping down. He pulled out his things slowly, his eyes still focused on the board and a look of mild confusion spread across his face. It. Was. That. SMILEY FACE. He just didn't understand.

After reading his schedule and seeing that it was almost time for Potions class again, the Gryffindor had hoisted his bag over his shoulders and ran through the dungeon corridors towards the classroom. He was looking forward to the lesson and wondered what potion they were going to learn now.

As he ran enthusiatically towards the door, he noticed that the Professor wasn't standing at the door this time. Which was a good thing because right before he entered the classroom he had changed his happy features in to a normal looking expression. He looked the Professor straight in the eyes as he walked passed his desk and sneered at him. He then turned around without saying an hello and sat down on a seat. The cushion shaping his form.

POTIONS YAY

Norah was surprised to see there were only a few students seated in the classroom when she arrived. She had gotten completely lost on her way down to the dungeons, and by then she was thoroughly convinced the moving staircases had made a pact to move in all the wrong directions when she tried to use them. She took a deep breath before entering the classroom, distinctly aware of her bordering-on-nothing knowledge of potions. Despite this, Norah still gave the professor a wide grin when she stepped into the uncharacteristically calming dungeon classroom. "Hello, professor!" What was his name again?
Norah weaved her way through the cushiony chairs to take a seat right in the front. She wouldn't want to be too far from the professor if she blew up her cauldron or anything, yep.

When Cris read on the Bulletin Board that there was another Potions lesson, he was excited. The last potions class had been really interesting and he wondered what Professor Culloden had in store for them today.

When he entered the class and saw the professor, he walked up to him and greeted him with a smile. "Hello Professor. I'm looking forward to this lesson."

Then he turned around, found an empty workstation and sat down. Pulling out his textbook and writing material, he placed them on the table. Opening up his textbook, he decided to review some of his notes while waiting.

Another Potions class!

And Kyroh was ready for it. The Professor no longer scared him, not after the visit following the first class of the term so everything was good right? They had an understanding. Kyroh would not drink dragon potion stuff and everything would be good!

The first year skipped into the room, eyes only glancing on the board for a second. LOOK SMILEY FACE! "HI PROFESSOR CULLODEN!" See? He had gotten it right this time. Looking around a bit he ran over to the spot in the classroom where Toby had been before. Hopefully he'd sit here this time too. WITH HELPER MO!

Potions again.

Benny could have sworn they had just had the class but that was likely because it happened a bit too much for his liking. Why couldn't they have more COMC and Herbology instead? Much more enjoyable in his opinion. But that likely wasn't going to happen anytime soon so he was altogether stuck.

"Good day Professor," he greeted politely to the seated man. It wasn't his fault potions wasn't a good class for him. Even if Ben had seemingly managed to keep surviving the lessons so far since he had arrived. Moving further inside the classroom so others could come in as well, the third year snatched a free seat in the middle of the workstations.

Dec walked into Potions, head held high even after his defeat to the first year last lesson. PFFFFFFT, beginner's luck. It was HIS awesome potion that did it anyways.

He sent a small smile and nod to the professor and took a seat, this time in the back. Switch things up, ya know? Also! He prepared himself for these super comfy chairs he cursed them with. LOTSO COFFEE. Allllright, let's do this thang!

"Good morning, Professor Culloden." Cutty greeted the Potions master upon entering the classroom. Not his usual custom. Not his usual custom at all as the Slytherin usually preferred to slip in unnoticed and observe the environment.

Must've been the smiley face.


Cutty took out his wand and hand by hand cleansed beneath his fingernails and his hands.

Potions was Cat's favorite class cause she certainly liked creating things, and it was sort of like cooking, all recipes and ingredients and such. Plus, it was the closest class to her common room and that meant she was never in danger of being late, which was always a plus. Considering that she'd been working on Uni things and reading before class, she still had her glasses on as she entered the lesson. She hadn't noticed them until it was too late to take them back to her dorm, so she supposed she was just going to have to wear them until she could return.

"Hello, Professor." She smiled happily at the man as always. Aww! Lookit the smiley face on the board! That was cute. Sophie was also cute and Cat decided to sit near her today.

Second Potions lessons for the term and Adi was looking forward to it. Of course he was. He liked Culloden a lot more after the man had been such a sport and provided those two ingredients for the Potion Adi wanted to brew.

"Hello, Professor,'' the third year greeted with an innocent smile. No secret here, folks. Hehe. He eyed the board. The smiley face would have struck him as odd but now he knew a whole other side to his Potions master so it didn't surprise him.

Adi turned to go take his seat but spotted Angel instantly. And there was Benny not too far off. Meh. Still not ready to talk to either of them, he stalked off in the opposite direction. He was going to sit as far away from them as possible.

Potions. She was all set and ready for this. And excited, too. For in this lesson is usually more different than the others. In a good way of course. Because where they are always using their wands in the others, here they use a lot more than that. Some of her colleagues find it close to Herbology from the usage of plants and its parts but Cassia refused to think that. She wouldn't compare the two subjects, which one of them she loathed while the other she enjoyed. Surely it was obvious which she enjoyed. The one she was heading to attend right now.

And it was close to her common room so it was absolutely convenient. Meaning she'd never be late as well as not having to head for class too early.

The seventh year entered the classroom and her eyes first caught the writing on the board. Aww, a smiley face. What a better thing to first see than that. The blond's face mirrorred the smile as she stepped further into the room. "Good day, Professor, I hope you're well," He surely did look so but just to check on the man and all.

Welcome to the term's second potions lesson.

...with a smiley face.

Aww!

Vesper beamed at the nice gesture when taking her seat. She hadn't chosen to sit anywhere special...or near anyone in particular. It all looked about the same to the Ravenclaw. The calming blue walls were slightly disarming at first, but she'd long gotten over them in this setting. Relaxed potion making. Mhm.

Taking out her notebook and quill, she doodled while waiting for something interesting to happen.

A SMILEY FACE! Elodie could have wiggled her nose in delight, but instead she pointed at it and grinned at the professor. "Are we gonna be all smiles today, 'fessor?" Because that was just brill! Ooooh, smiles! "Hi, by the way." She hadn't intentionally missed that out when she'd walked in, but the smiley face had just GOTTEN her.

Giving him a little finger wiggle, she headed to sit down, somewhere near her best friend but not right next to her. But Caterina and Sophie got smiles.

Pfff, a new teacher? The black haired girl stared ahead of her and frowned. She had missed her first lesson because… well… Eh… She had a good explanation… Wait, she needed to think about a good explanation because… What if somebody was asking her why she had missed her first potion lesson since she was back? Eh… Oh! She had a excuse! She could tell that she had accidently made a mistake while practicing a potion and it had ruined ALL her school clothes, so she needed to stay indoors until she had a new pair of school clothes! Yes! That was a good story! A big grin appeared on her lips and still with that same grin she entered the potion classroom, curious who this new teacher was and if he, or she, was good enough to take the place from her previous potion teacher… But, the first thing she saw when she entered the classroom were… Blue? Euhg… All the walls were blue! This was NOT a good beginning of her first potion lesson from this year!

Next she saw message the teacher had left for them and she frowned again, not so sure what to think about it, then she saw the professor... She walked toward him, stopped and looked at him, curious. Not sure if he was friendly or not she offered him her hand, "Hello profess, I'm Sonea Duvessa, i have missed you first lesson, but... Nice to meet you." She smiled her most sweet smile and she walked away from him. Slowly she searched for a empty place to sit and she waited for something to happen...

Beverly Wayne was in a good mood. Despite her slight sleeping issues, she was ready to go when it came to potions. That and she really enjoyed professor Culloden's lessons. Now, if no mishaps were to happen, then she'd probably keep this mood of hers.

Slipping into the classroom a small grin made it to her face. It was the smiley on the board. Bev was a sucker for smiles - real or not. She knew it. It was a weakness, but no one knew that. And no one would. Her eyes landed on the older man, the small grin still on her face.

"Good day, professor Culloden," she greeted before claiming a seat at the front row. Wand, parchment and quill out. Ready!

Another potions class?! Merlin, Culloden was on a roll! She paused by the door, expecting to see him standing there, but was somewhat surprised when he wasn't. Looking around, she spotted him at his desk. "Don't worry, Professor Culloden," she said. "I'd get tired standing at the door while waiting on the whole school to file through, too."

...and there was Sophie's greeting to the professor.

After that, she headed to her usual workstation, plopped down her bag, and then waited for things to get underway. She would score perfect on this lesson. She WOULD. That whole minus two from the last lesson was annoying her.

Lucy thought: "another Potions lesson, it's fantastic!"..
She really loved Potion!!!
Lucy entered into the class and saw the professor. She said with a smile: "Hello Professor!" Then she went to find a free workstation..