Carter smiled and nodded at each of the students that entered, greeting a cheerful "Good afternoon" to those who even decided to take notice of him standing there. One of his best Slytherin students seemed very distant today - he did not even acknowledge Kyle standing there. Ah, well. People have their off days.

"Hold tight, guys. We'll be starting shortly, I'm just going to give the ones who lost track of time a chance to get here before I begin," he told them cheerfully.

OOC: In the meantime, you could always read up on the class rules. It never hurts to refresh your memory.