Serendipity

Chapter 7 (Hazel)

Hazel was one of the first to arrive to potions class.  She took a seat in the front right of the class room as she wanted to be sure she had a good view of demonstations and to take notes.  She started to busy herself as she began to set up all of her small potions kit and take out her parchment and quills.  She took out her Magical Drafts and Potions book as she she noticed a long, dark haired man walk in with black robes and black eyes.  

    "You are early, Ravenclaw." he stated as he began to set things on his desk at the front of the room.

    "Oh, I'm sorry.  Should I have waited?"   Hazel replied nervously.   She received a "tch" from the teacher.

    "No, its better than being late.  You would teach some of your fellow first years about being on time."  he stated in a semi-bored tone.

    "What is your name, girl?"  he asked her.

"Hazel May Halls, professor."  replied Hazel.

    "Halls?  Mathew Hall's daughter I presume?  You're father was a Gryffindor was he not?  I am suprised that you are not the same."  he stated slightly distastefully at the mention of Gryffindor house.

    "Well I'm not my father, professor.  We are quiet diffrent.  Most say I am more like my mother."  replleid Hazel.

    "Ah, yes, the Squib of the Gage family.   Such a shame."  he 'tch'ed at her.   Hazel's eyes narrowed for a moment.   "She would have been an excellent witch."  Hazel's eyes softened.  She was ready for him to be more insultant, but he seemed more just dissapointed.

   "You knew my mother?"  she asked curiously.

"Tanya Gage helped where she could at St. Mungo's hospital when she was younger, its where she met your father.  She helped heal a friend of mine there."  replied Professor Snape.  Hazel took in this information.  She knew that her mother had helped at the hospital but she didn't really think much of it.

    "I have high expectations for you, Ms. Halls.  I expect you to be able to meet them."  said Snape before other students befan to walk in to the room.  Hazel couldn't help but feel a small smile grow on her face as she nodded and looked down at her book.    Hazel felt actually pretty happy.  She felt like she had connected will with both of her professors, she had been making friends, even with that Gryffindor girl's comments and her awkward moment at breakfast, her day was going pretty well.  She hadn't really paid attention until she noticed that class was about to start and she was the only one in the room without a partner sitting next to herself.  She began to look around desperatly seeing if someone else was by themselves to see that there was a Slytherin boy in the back of the room all by himself.

    "Jeon, please move to the front and take a seat next to Ms. Halls, she will be your partner for the rest of the term since you two were unable to find your own."  said Professor Snape before beginning class.  Hazel felt her face heat up as the poor Slytherin boy gathered all of his stuff together and hauled it over to where Hazel was sitting and began to put his stuff up on the table next to her.  She got a good look at him in the dimly lit room and realized he was the innocent looking boy who she noticed had gotten placed into Slytherin after she had gotten sorted.  She believed she remembered his name as Jungkook?

    "Now that everyone has a partner let us begin.  I am Professor Snape. As there is little foolish -waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is . I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through the veins, bewitching the minds, ensnaring the senses... I can teach you how to bottle fame, , and even stopper death, if you aren't as bid a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach." Introduced Professor Snape.