DADA: Lesson One -- Years 1 - 4

Elena didn't mind DADA, in fact she loved it. She loved learning and being able to feel free whenever she was in the class. She thought it was a great learning opportunity for her when it came to real life outside of Hogwarts. Of course her turning 15 soon she was almost 17 and could use magic to defend herself without getting in trouble. But it also helped in her wanting to be a healer. Whether it be for Hogwarts or for witches and wizards outside of school.

Elena walked in and gave a polite nod to the Professor. She didn't like to greet the Professors with simply saying words but by action since they probably get greeted with words every single time someone walks into a classroom. So she will settle for gestures instead and save the greetings for her friends whenever she gets a chance to see them.

Mercy was beyond excited for the first Defense class of the year. Jake always seemed to have something fun planned, and she knew Mimosa was in her class, so that meant it was automatically going to be a good day. She'd missed her best friend a lot over the summer, so when they'd finally met up at the train station and gotten ice cream, Mercy's mood had soared and had not come down since.

Something about Mimosa must have changed while she was in India. Mercy couldn't quite place it, but there was something...different about their interactions. When they'd met at the station, and Mimosa had stepped out of her limousine, Mercy couldn't help but notice...something. Obviously, the girl was radiant like always, sporting a glowing tan and looking like the model she was. But there was something more. Something that made Mercy smile every time Mimosa looked at her. Something that made Mercy extremely aware of Mimosa's hand in hers as they boarded the train, and made her feel strangely empty once they finally let go.

Whatever it was, it made her want to be around Mimosa more than ever, so stepping into the classroom to see the Slytherin already there made Mercy's day brighten even further. She immediately crossed the room to where the girl was standing, talking to Jake.

She waved exuberantly at her professor. "Hi, Jake! Guess what? I grew five centimeters over the summer!"

Jade walked confidently into the classroom. This would be her first Defense Against the Dark Arts class and she was excited, to say the least. First, she took a look around the room. It seemed as if she was one of the last students to arrive to this class. Odd. No desks or chairs for the students. Does the professor expect us to stand the whole time? Her eyes quickly had the front of the class in sight. The first thing she noted was the student talking to the professor. Small talk with the professor before the lesson? What's that all about? The second thing was the blackboard. Catching Cornish Pixies. Something clicked in her head. She immediately went to the back of the room, where no one could look over her shoulder and opened her book, to see if she can quickly find something on those pixies. She wondered how much time she had left, as her eyes nervously jumped from page to the professor then to the next page again. If I only could find it! If I know what to do, I may be able to impress the professor. But after a couple pages more, she knew she is never going to find the page about these Cornish Pixies.

So the young witch closed the book again, took out her wand, because she was sure it was needed in this class and waited for the lesson to begin. She took a few more looks around the classroom, all the while she smiled innocently. In her head, she went over some charms she already knew, since they just might be exactly what she would need for this lesson today. But she also hoped she would learn a new spell here. Even though she was only a first year, she was positively confident she could shine if she only got the chance. And if she didn't get it, well, she just had to improvise then.

Once Jake had been given his presents and had promised to send Victoria hers, Mimosa tried to think of something else to say. She didn't want to go back go back and figure out where to stand. Luckily, she was so good at managing conflicts, Jake started talking about Quidditch. The Slytherin nodded enthusiastically. More than the distraction, some training would be good. Their first match was up in November and this time, she would have to face Mercy on the pitch. Maybe even Dia. She had to try and make sure not to win as much as she normally would.

Just as they had decided on a date, Mercy showed up, increasing Mimosa's grin by a zillion billion watts. While the Gryffindor informed Jake of ehr growth spurt, the younger witch immediately linked arms with Mercy and the two later found standing space together, away from the yucky boys!

More people arrived, Mimosa waving to those she knew and also waving to those she did not because why not? Waving was fun!

When Jake began the class, some students looked up excitedly, meaning they actually knew what those pixies were. Mimosa racked her brain because as usual, she had not looked at the textbook. She had however, seen the next best thing. It had been last year perhaps, when she had been siting with Gaspard while he read. She remembered seeing a picture of the creatures in one of his many books.

"They're blue, but shiny," she offered confidently, remembering what little she could of that sleepy evening. "They are really naughty and like to steal things, so maybe they steal glittery make up to make themselves shiny? I've seen some girls do that," she added for clarification.

Elena was going to answer but Mimosa did first. Elena waited for the young girl to finish before she spoke. The young pixies were crazy, everyone who read or encountered one of them knew that much about it. When Mimosa finished, Elena politely raised her hand before answering what she knew about them.

"Cornish pixies in my opinion are crazy, they love their little tricks and sometimes that can be highly annoying because they can practically do anything that will annoy a person" Elena didn't really like the pixies. They were too crazy for her. She loved creatures yes, but she could honestly live without the pixies, but in a way the Wizarding World needed them for other reasons that is. Elena was hoping she didn't get lifted into the air by one, her feet were better on the ground when it came to a pixie lifting her.

The witch was surprised when she heard the professor talk. He had an American accent. And she could swear the student who answered first had one, too. How interesting. She was expecting to hear many European accents, but American? It probably meant nothing, but she made a mental note, nonetheless. If she had time, she would ask about it.

Jade was positively annoyed that she couldn't find the page in her book before, which meant she was now unable to answer. However, when two of the students gave their answers, she immediately liked what she heard. They steal things and like to annoy people? I wonder if I may be able to use them against others. Her mischievous mind began working on a plan. She was sure today's lesson would involve some of those pixies. It was possible that they would even fly freely through the classroom. Perhaps if she annoyed them in some way, their behaviour would become more aggressive. The only problem could be that they would target her. Too risky. I don't want to be a victim. Or maybe it would be a good idea to take one with her. That seemed to be perfect. She could let the pixie cause chaos in the common room or something. But I bet the professor counted them. He'd know if one of them went missing. Except if I... She looked towards the windows. If she was able to make some of them escape, there would be a good chance one more missing wouldn't attract any more attention. But how is she going to transport it? It would probably need to be incapacitated in some way. Maybe today they would learn a charm that would do just that. Only, then there would be another problem. The students would know how to deal with these creatures then, so there really was no point to release one of them somewhere. Perhaps she could come up with something else during the lesson. For now she just smiled very innocently and waited for the professor to begin.