Text Cut: Greetings

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

Paul wouldn't admit it, but he sure could do with Nesquik these days, their vibrant fur was extremely warm, and he had grown used to their new found affection towards him. But thankfully, the classroom was toasty enough when he walked in.

"Hello, Professor." Paul greeted, pausing a moment to look at the white cloth hiding an object. He wondered what it could be, but knew they would find out momentarily. So he took his usual seat where he and his boyfriend usually sat at.

"Hello, Mr. Rocker," Vashti replied with a smile. She noticed him pause to take in the hidden object, a reaction she perfectly understood. Only natural for the students to be curious. In fact, she encouraged it!

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Originally Posted by squidnie

History of Magic was not her strong suit, to say the least. Cat would like to blame it on being raised as a muggle with no knowledge of the wizarding world even a year ago (and this is what she’d say to anyone who asked). Still, she was better at it than others (transfiguration, anyone??), which was encouraging. All she had to do was study.

And study she did.

So, she felt (somewhat) prepared as she entered the classroom that morning. “Hello, Professor,” she greeted with a small, awkward wave. Then she promptly took a seat near the front and began setting up her materials for class.

"Hello there, Ms. Webb." Vashti smiled. Quite the hard-working and studious first year, she had noticed, and that was always an excellent quality.

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Originally Posted by Samia

Marina had absolutely sprinted up two staircases and nearly collided with a moving suit of armor on the way, but she made it. Barely. Her bag hung open on one side and a quill was poking out at a dangerously odd angle. Naturally unaware, she stepped inside the class room.

“Morning, Professor!” she chirped cheerfully, even if she was still slightly out of breath. Scanning the classroom, … her gaze nnaturally landed on the tall, something-something near the front. “Ooooh… is that a ghost in denial?” she added, ginning at the professor.

Spotting Cat already sitting near the front, Marina beamed and made her way over. “Hey!” she whispered excitedly, sliding into the seat beside her. They had to sit together, they were like best friends now, yes? “Do you think she’s hiding a mummy under there? Because honestly, I’m so ready for it”

Quite the entrance from this first year, but to the Gryffindor's credit, she had arrived with time to spare! "Good morning, Ms. García Massey." Vashti smiled, and then chuckled at her guess about the object. "Perhaps. I'm sure we'll find out shortly," she answered good-naturedly.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

For Thena, History of Magic was one of those lessons which she immensely enjoyed. One could be sure that they would never catch her falling asleep during them. This was why she was quite anticipating today’s and was among the first to arrive, Hermy beside her. Naturally, the object covered by the sheet captured her attention and held it for a bit. But of course the Ravenclaw knew better than to let that distract her since whatever was hidden would come to light eventually. Instead, she greeted the smiling woman. “Hello, Professor! Can’t wait to see what you have planned for us today.” She offered her a shiny smile {due to her strawberry lip gloss} before bouncing off to find a seat.

Many a wave was given to those gathered before Athena finally decided to take a seat beside Paul, the Hufflepuff who used to be a whole lot of grumpy. “Hi, Idris. Hi, Paul.” Saying no more, she settled in and busied herself with getting her books and writing apparatus ready.

"Hello, Ms. Laramore." Vashti smiled. "I hope it'll be another enjoyable lesson." The enthusiasm that the Ravenclaw showed for the subject was always appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

JT entered the history of magic classroom with his backpack bouncing on his shoulders as the tall dark blond fifth year snake took in the room's setting. Right chatty first year girls and a few others, and something hidden under a white cloth. "Hello Professor Amstern!" JT greeted with a small smile before heading over to an empty seat, far from the chatty girls. Taking out a sketchbook, and a quill JT started to doodle on a dragon sketch on the page while he waited for the lesson to begin.

"Hello, Mr. Forsfelle," Vashti answered with a smile of her own. It was good to see he had quickly prepared himself for the lesson, though from her vantage point she could not see that he was doodling rather than writing. Still, even if she could, there was no harm in that before class had begun.

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

She was settling into the patterns of Hogwarts, but the one thing Aurora wasn’t exactly used to was how cold the castle could get. Especially when she was up in the owlery visiting her owl. She had decided that Olaf wasn’t allowed to fly too much lately and he was disgruntled. But that was for later. Right now, she was making her way into the History of Magic classroom, squeezing by a couple of other older students at the doorway.

“Good morning, Professor Amstern!”, she called out politely, eyes scanning the sheet covered object as she settled into the seat near the middle of the room that she had claimed. She was curious, but she wasn’t going to be impolite about it. She’d save her questions for later.

"Good morning, Ms. Barrington," Vashti replied. It appeared the Ravenclaw had taken note of the concealed object, just like others had. Curious minds were good.

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Originally Posted by WhittyBitty

Aurora entered the History of Magic classroom and immediately felt the warmth. It was very welcome with how cold it got in the winter. She liked snow, but wasn’t a big fan of how cold things got in the winter.

The large object covered by a sheet immediately caught her attention, but she didn’t bother asking what it was because she knew that would be addressed soon enough. But her interest was definitely piqued. ”Hello, Professor!” she greeted with a smile before waving to her classmates.

Aurora headed over to her seat and got ready for the lesson to begin.

Another attentive, curious student. Vashti smiled. "Hello, Ms. Bay."

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Calliope had finally gotten feeling back in her arm long ago but she never tired of reminding people that she was fit as a fiddle. Making starter again only to be forced to sit the bench the first match and watch a reserve fly in HER spot had been torture. Yes, it was brilliant being back on her broom, no more fussy owls from home, and not walking around like some one-winged harpy anymore. Not to mention no more nasty potions from the Hospital Wing’s dreadful soup - if she never had to step foot in that place again, it would be too soon. Hard enough that the Healer taught one of her favorite subjects too so she HAD to see him often.

And NO, she wasn't NOT mad at JT anymore, but she also wasn't not NOT mad at him. Don't worry, the logic made total sense to her.

History of Magic wasn’t exactly her first choice of how to spend an hour and some knuts or whatever. Unless they were talking about the history of Quidditch... which, fair, that might be worth listening to ... or maybe music, though that would just risk her dad’s name popping up and ugh, there was nothing more embarrassing than reminders of archaic popularity.

She trudged into the classroom anyway, flopping into a seat somewhere near the middle. Usual layout. Same old rows of desks. Same comfortable temperature that made it way too easy to nap through lectures. The only interesting thing in sight was the big lump under a white cloth at the front of the room. She snorted at a few whispered guesses and drumed her index fingers on the edge of her desk while she waited for things to start.

A quiet entrance from the Slytherin Ms. Barrington, but Vashti didn't mind. The Slytherin had found a seat and, perhaps, noted the hidden object at the front then. Vashti offered a smile if the girl happened to look her way then.

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