Serena opened her eyes, she had apparently dozed off with the teacher. Feeling slightly embarrassed, she decided to act like she was just meditating. She audibly started to take deep breaths in and out, to keep up with her charade. When she heard her name, Serena looked over and saw Poppy and Amanda sitting together. She stood up and walked over next to them and sat down. "Do you think all of his classes will be like this? How are we supposed to learn anything if he is asleep?" Just thinking of the professor asleep and how she herself had dozed off made her tired all over again.

[img align=left]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk297/Katia10148/Screen%20Shot%202015-08-23%20at%206.14.57%20PM_zpsb4wkfmm2.png[/img] Beth eagerly took out her textbook as Professor Nico started the lesson.

Beth stood there quiet, confused and shocked as she didn’t know what to do or say. Beth glanced around at her classmates, waiting for someone to laugh or for the Professor to say he was only kidding. No one laughed. Her classmates looked just as confused as she was, some even looked pleased with today’s lesson. Beth sighed before joining her classmates in counting. She glanced at Professor Nico, who remained quiet as he listened to them count.

After hearing Professor Nico’s snores, Beth furiously walked to a shady spot and sat down before silently counting to ten again and again. She couldn’t believe the day she was having. She wasn’t here to meditate. She could meditate in her free time if she so wanted. How was she supposed to learn Arithmancy now? She couldn’t help, but feel frustrated and angry.

“I was excited to finally start using our textbook,” she said as she casually flipped through the book. "Guess I’ll just continue reading it on my own for now.” she told the girls with a sigh.

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/TFvgfwb.png[/img] "I like practical lessons best so far, but I'm hoping we'll crack open the book in his classroom. I'm dying for our Flying practical. Potions too. Maybe he just felt tired today?" said Poppy to the other three girls.

"Oh! There's also a girl from your house doing peoples' Numerology, Beth and Amanda."

Poppy, Slytherin

[img align=left]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk297/Katia10148/Screen%20Shot%202015-08-23%20at%206.14.57%20PM_zpsb4wkfmm2.png[/img] "Maybe. I wouldn't want this kind of lesson to be a common occurrence," Beth said as she watched the Professor sleep. She turned back to Poppy and said, "I'm excited for our first Potions lesson too."

Megan looks around unsure of what she should be doing. She isn't one to just count to ten and then not do anything; she enjoys a challenge. Its one of the reasons some of her housemates feel she would have been better suited as a Ravenclaw but she knows she's a Hufflepuff down to her soul.

Sitting beneath one of the nearby trees, she takes out her journal and arithmetic book and begins to study as best she can. Arithmancy has never been her strongest subject which was one of the reasons she chose to do this class. Upon meeting Professor Nico however, her idea of learning anything useful has begun to decline. Frankly, she's not sure how he got a job here to begin with as it appears the plant he smells of has addled his brain somewhat and made him far too lax in his teaching.

"What do I have to lose?" she thinks to herself. "I'll give him another shot but if he can't teach me anything then I'll speak to the Headmistress on how to find better subjects suited for my needs."

"Oh! Hi Beth! Yes, my name is Serena! I am in Slytherin, though I've been told that I don't act like a Slytherin!" Serena smiles, excited to meet new people.

Stumbling forward, and standing awkwardly in place for a moment or two, she finally forced herself to move closer to the figure and frantically tried to remember what Natalie told her.

I can do this. Okay. So Natalie said that each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number...

Camille drew a diagram and attempted to explain to the person what Natalie told her. She stumbled over her words a few times, but all in all, she felt pleased that she managed to do something she was so nervous about in the beginning.

Feeling that sense of achievement rise within her, she observed the small crowd of engaging students that had gathered around them, and thought to herself, this isn't so bad.

(ooc: i wasn't sure which figure you pushed me to, so i kinda went with a faceless one LOL also i am like a total newbie in terms of RP so i'm just developing her character as a i go on /awk ^ but picture is above! ^ )

Hannah counted to ten and then after got bored and moved a little ways away from the class into another grassy area. She had already learned and knew most stuff about Arithmancy from her summer days with her parents teaching her. She did want to practice charms more though. She took out her wand and said, "Aqua Eructo," then trying other things to craft it more. One time she couldn't control it well enough and it hit Professor Nico. "Sorry!" she said to him and then tried another charm facing way from him and the others.

Hannah, Ravenclaw.

A very annoyed Ataina glanced around at her classmates as the Professor droned on and on. Being the smartest of her parent's children she had eagerly awaited this class and knew this would be the one she would excel in the most. How she loved being the smartest in her family and was used to being doted on by other teachers. This one, however, was treating them all as if this was a remedial class, one to help the slower students catch up. She wondered if any of the others were as annoyed as she was and was delighted to note she didn't stand alone. The student sitting beside her snapped her out of her uppity attitude telling her to just wait, this teacher is known for being a force to be reckoned with and she had better pay attention, or else!

Trish. Gryffindor House.

Ethel, who had been standing next to , watched with increasing bemusement as their professor nodded off. At Gaia's incredulous muttering she snorted inelegantly and shook her head, not so much in negative response to the question but in complete disbelieve of the situation. "Don't look at me! If this is as hard as our math class gets though, I'm not going to complain." Very Un-Ravenclaw of her, but there it was.

As the students started milling about, she trailed after Gaia, listening with interest to 's (actually useful!) lecture.

"E - T - H - E - L - Q - W - E - N. Let's seen that makes me..." She felt absolutely no shame in using her fingers to find the sum. "10...no, 1! Same as Professor Nico. Oh dear."

((Ethel - Ravenclaw))

[img align=left]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk297/Katia10148/Screen%20Shot%202015-08-23%20at%206.14.57%20PM_zpsb4wkfmm2.png[/img] "Really? Why do you think they say that? I'm not exactly sure how a Slytherin acts," she remarked.

Beth took out her notebook and quickly glanced over her notes as she heard Natalie continue her explanation. She grabbed a quill from her bag and began jotting down more notes. "Hmm...I wish I could see the chart they're talking about," she thought to herself.

Serena shrugs, "I'm not really sure. I guess Slytherins are supposed to be cunning. I have my moments, of course, but I don't feel like I am all that cunning."

Gaia is so excited that she begins to work on her own math and her face fell. She looks at Ethel (bapkate) and realizes she is also a 10... so 1. At that moment and thought crosses her mind and turns to Ethel. "Twinsies! Good thing too I love numbers! At least Professor Nico did something right for this class. It brought many of us together to get some numerology going!"

((Gaia-Ravenclaw))

Ethel watched the gears turn in Gaia's head and wrinkled her nose when her friend's face fell. "You too, eh? Well, silver lining and all that," she said and held up her hand for a twinsie high-five.

Gaia raises her hand. "Excuse me Professor Nico () what happens if someone is afraid of frogs? Erm, will Gorf be around for EVERY class? and thank you for your way of teaching! Even though it is not something I am used to it was fun getting to know my classmates!" Gaia realized her hand was still up while talking and turns to Ethel () for a twinsie high-five "This is going to be fun" and in a whisper she adds to Ethel "I need your help with this frog phobia! They are everywhere!"

"I am so sorry Gorf! It is not your fault. Professor Nico I should have known this would happen given toads and frogs are accepted pets in school. It was just a little startling." Gaia gulps. "I propose a compromise" she says opening her eyes to look at Gorf "if it is okay with you and Gorf of course he could spend some time on my desk? Maybe I can get used to him around and even associate frogs with numbers which might help me. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings." Gaia looks down waiting for an answer.

[img align=left]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk297/Katia10148/Screen%20Shot%202015-08-23%20at%206.14.57%20PM_zpsb4wkfmm2.png[/img] "Slytherins have other great qualities like determination, ambition and resourcefulness that make them Slytherins. They make great leaders. Plus, I've heard the Sorting Hat is never wrong," she said with a smile.