Originally Posted by Vivian

And now it was time for the moment of truth. Vivi took one last look at the pinkish liquid. Here's to hoping it actually tasted as good as it looked. She then bolted into a chorus. "I wanna know what love issssssss! I want you to shoooooow meeee!" Despite missing that last note and creating a high-pitched choke instead, Vivian then drank the potion and then looked down on her knees. For a while, she felt like she was floating in the air. Like gravity did not seem to exist. Was this what love felt like? Kinda like that song... "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?" She felt like the plastic bag.

The Slytherin looked up and the first person she noticed was that Hufflepuff student she didn't know.

AND OH MERLIN DID HE LOOK STUNNING.

Vivian literally jumped out of her seat and stood RIGHT IN FRONT of the older student. He was gorgeous, she thought. He was the epitome of extraordinarily magical beauty! The blonde had literal HEART EYES at him.

"I don't know about you... but YOUR EYES SEND THE STARS TO SHAME." And she snuggled comfortably in the fourth year's arms. AHHHHHH SHE WAS HOME, IN THE ARMS OF THE LOVE OF HER LIFE.

This deserved a song too. "CAAAAN YOU FEEEEL THE LOOOOOVE TOOOOONIIIIIGHT?" Giggly goo. <3

Originally Posted by Rula

Okay, now that the boring part was out of the way - time to take the potion!!!

She swallowed it in one quick gulp then set the cup down and waited for the potion to...

Suddenly she was seeing the potions lab through whole new ideas. It wasn't at all dark or creepy or unappealing - it was suddenly beautiful in its own unique way. Everything was beautiful, really. You just had to open your eyes to see it!

[...]

...Speaking of beautiful.

Actually, beautiful wasn't a strong enough of a word. That guy.....was stunning. Amazing. Dreamy. She was surely the luckiest girl in the ENTIRE world because she got to set eyes on him.

She siiiiighed dreamily, staring lovingly at him, though she wasn't entirely seeing him, her mind at work planning their wedding. They would have the biggest, best wedding ever, fit for a prince - no, a king - like him...

[...]

WAIT.

WAIT.

Who was that girl?!?! Was she trying to steal her future husband?!?!

NO.

"Hey! Stop that, little girl!" she said, marching over to the two of them. Rula didn't know what the child's name was, and she didn't care. NO ONE was allowed to steal Future-Husband-.... What was his name?

Oh well! Their love could transcend names, okay? "Leave my boyfriend alone!"

Originally Posted by Poor Brian Woods

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PLASTIC BAGS?!

Who even sang about plastic bags? What kind of crazy song was that? What? WHAT? Why? Did he miss a new pop hit or was this like... ancient music that the kids of Hogwarts seem to love?

And now there was someone right there in front of him. A cute little firstie. Aww. "Hi, do you need help with your analysis or-" he started, and then was cut off by her statement about his eyes. W H A T T H E H E C K? Wasn't she a first year? DID FIRST YEARS EVEN KNOW HOW TO FLIRT? WHAT WAS SHE DOING? WHY WAS SHE TELLING HIM NICE THINGS? WHAT? AND IN HIS ARMS? WHAT?

AND COULD HE FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT? Well, for one, it was pretty bright and early in the morning. Also -

.......... "Not really? Professor Newton, is this nor-"

OH HEY, THERE WAS HIS SAVIOR! HELLO KIND SLYTHERIN GIRL WHO WAS LOOKING OUT FOR HIS SAFETY! Wait, what? WHAT? What even? What was going on? CODE MAUVE! CODE MAUVE! SEND HELP. "Boyfriend?" Had he missed something? "Professor? Did I lose my memory or miss something important or have a doppelgänger or?" What?

He was way too confused right now ok.

Originally Posted by Zoryn Spinnet

Zoryn Spinnet made her way down to the Charms classroom in record speed. Perhaps it was because her legs were much longer and her body was much more aerodynamic.

How was this possible, you may be wondering?

Oh, because she wasn't Zoryn Spinnet today. She was Maxton Carden. Thank you, polyjuice! Max (aka Zoryn) walked into the classroom and looked around slightly nervously, passing their Professor because Maxton wasn't one for small talk and went to take a seat near the middle of the room like a true pro. Honestly, if being Maxton Carden was a job, Zoryn would've won a promotion on her first day.

Settling down, Max took out a quill and scrawled out her new his name.

After putting her his name plate in front of her him, she he took a look around the room. ALSKDFJAS;DLF.

UH. Yes, that is right. She did a full on DOUBLE TAKE at the sight of one (real) Maxton Carden (because she was going to give her best performance today, duh). IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A JOKE, JIM!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Józef Kowalski

Józef had to concentrate hard on not acting his usual hyper self on this day. Indeed, he'd had to stop and duck into an alcove to get over his laughing fit.

Because the Slytherin Prefect definitely didn't do random outbursts of laughter.

And today, Matthew, Józef Kowalski was Max Carden. And he was enjoying the extra height a lot. Even managed to convince a first year to lend him the right uniform, with some dodgy adjustments. He was in FULLL character and offered the Professor the slightest of looks before shuffling to a seat near the back.

Then he scribbled away on his parchment, looking around surreptitiously to see how the other Max's had written their names.

Because right now, he wasn't sure who was Max and who, well, wasn't.

Coping the writing of the two other!Max's, Jó put his parchment tent up and then turned around to scowl in the direction of the people who were THE SAME PERSON AS HIM?!?!!

Originally Posted by Faith Chosen

Faith Chosen was for once not verging on being late, but that was because she wasn't Faith Chosen today. She was taking the whole "new year, new me" to a whole different level this year. This year, her seventh year, when she really needed to be a whole new person to actually get grades on her NEWTs her parents wouldn't sign at. She needed to be Max Carden.

So that's who she was today. She shuffled into class the way she'd practised with Zoryn, head ducked, back slouched as though she couldn't hide well enough inside her newly-expanded robes. She didn't even greet the professor beyond a little nod, because that's what Max Carden would do, and as rehearsed, took a seat next to a Max Carden.

Because she was sure Max Carden would do that if he had the chance.

She just hoped this was the right Max Carden (read: the Zoryn!Max) that she was with, but if it wasn't, well, this should still be fun. Probably. Also, was it hot in her or what? It was really too bad Max Carden didn't have enough hair to tie into a ponytail because some of it was sticking to Faith's Max's neck and it was highly uncomfortable.

She rubbed the back of her neck (because that seemed like something Max would do) and then glanced around as discreetly as she could, and noticed that they had name card tents. She had pretty terrible handwriting but she was sure it wouldn't be distinguishable from the Real Max by a new teacher, right? So she made herself a name tent, with her fake new name.

Then seeing two of the three other Maxes currently in class fixing each other with looks, she joined in the staring competition. Which Max was the real Max? The one next to her? Or the one across the room?

DUN DUN DUN.

Originally Posted by Tessa Roberts

Tessa Roberts was feeling nervous and EXCITED and NERVOUS....and excited for this class!!!

Or....should she say....Max Carden was nervous and excited. ASDFGHJVCSD;

Okay. Chill. She needed to chill.

.....but look how TALL she was! This was weird.

Ok, ok. She composed herself, which was really hard to do, believe her, and entered the classroom. She then gave the Professor the slightest of acknowledgements before scanning the classroom for a good place to s- OH, LOOK AT ALL THE MAXES. Don't laugh, don't laugh, don't laugh. Phew. Clearing her throat in what she hoped was a discreet, Max-like manner, she took a seat a couple of places in front of another Max. Tessa made eye contact with one of the Maxes and glanced down at their name tag. She could definitely replicate that.

There.

She was Max and she had a name tag to prove it.

Originally Posted by the REAL Maxton Carden

He'd been here what??? 5 minutes?? and it was sooooo warm and toasty, he was already feeling the need to snooze. He absolutely must've fallen asleep at some point, because what happened next couldn't POSSIBLY be real life. This was a dream, it had to be.

Max watched in absolute shock horror as HE, YES HE, came slumping into class.

Wow, so moody. Is that was he LOOKED like??????

And as if that wasn't enough, there was second Max. And then a third Max. And a FOURTH!?!? He was losing count.

O_O

What felt like forever ago, he'd once told Bel that if he could have ANY superpower, he'd choose the ability to clone himself but WHAT THE ACTUAL. WAS. GOING ON.

The REAL Maxton Carden, spun in his seat, trying to scope out the reaction of his classmates. Was everyone else SEEING this?!?!?!

Was he having some sort of out of body experience!?????!?!?!!?

HAD THE HEAT KILLED HIM OFF LIKE IT HAD DONE THAT KNEAZLE??!?

Originally Posted by Dolly Dopple

Reaction to 1st Maxton Entrance: Mistaking the Prefect’s look of uncertainty with a smile, Dolly gave the young boy a wide, wrinkly grin, excited that HE was excited to learn!

Reaction to 2nd Maxton Entrance: As another student walked in, Dolly gave him a wave and a smile, completely unaware that another student with the same face had just walked in a moment ago. ”Good morning, dear.” Lovely day, wasn’t it?

Reaction to 3rd Maxton Entrance: When the third Max walked into the room, Dolly was... still clueless. To her it was just another silent, brooding student. It seemed quite a popular choice to be silent and brooding these days. Nevertheless, she gave him a wave and a smile.

Reaction to 4th Maxton Entrance: The fourth Max entered the room, immediately right after the last, and Dolly Dopple had not a clue. He sure did have bad posture though, didn’t he? But that was all she noticed, you see. When you’re old and your eyes get worse and worse throughout the years, you just stop going to the eye doctor!

Reaction to 5th Maxton Entrance: The fifth Max entered and Dolly looked at him with a look of surprise. ”You, my boy! You look quite familiar - have we met before?” Perhaps he was a great-great-great grandson of hers or something.