Today was my first day at Hogwarts, and I had to say that I was nervous. Slightly sweating as I carried my suitcase through the halls. There were so many students at this school; I had usually home-schooled children on the outskirts of London. It was an honor to be teaching here, I was absolutely delighted.
I had to get to my quarters so I could unpack and make it on time to the teacher's meeting. We would all meet in the head master's office and talk about this year. I'm sure they were going to mention some students to watch out for. I had already heard about one, Mr. Draco Malfoy, malevolent trouble maker. He wouldn't faze me at all.
I sighed as I rested my bags down inside my room, pulling the hat off my head. It had been raining outside and I didn't want it to ruin my hair. It was perfectly straight today and a caramel brown. I had worked hard to make it look nice for today. I glanced in the mirror, fixing my make up the best I could. I hoped I actually looked as pretty as I felt.
"Here we go, Jude." I smiled into the mirror.
I walked down the long hallway, my new heels clicking against the floor, I had worn them to look professional, but boy were they hurting my feet. I could see some of the students, they were staring at me. Did I have something in my teeth? One of them leaned over to his friend, whispering, I could just faintly hear them.
"Damn man, she's hot." Such a dumb boy.
I remembered another teacher that would be teaching here, my best friend, Jerrico Arizona. She would be teaching Potions class and I would be teaching Charms. We would have so much fun together. She was still interested in someone. Draco Malfoy. She had dated him on and off for years while we were in school. Now she would have to sneak around with him because she was a teacher, but that definitely wouldn't stop her.
I arrived in the Head Master's office, seeing that all the other teachers were already there, including Jerrico. I moved to stand beside her; she smiled towards me happily before we listened to everyone else. There was one teacher that caught my eye. He was dark and handsome. Dumbledor introduced him as Severus Snape. Interesting name.
When it came my turn to be introduced I could feel all the eyes on me. They were staring, judging me. I wanted to walk out of the room, but Dumbledor went on to explain my credits and how great of a teacher I would be. I glanced towards Severus, like me, like me, like me. I didn't want the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to hate me, or I'd end up dead on the second floor before noon tomorrow. I tried to give him a friendly smile; hopefully he knew what a smile was.
We all got to leave the room now and descend to our classrooms to get settled in. Jerrico immediately disappeared to find Draco of course. I walked alone towards my own classroom, hearing a shuffling behind me. I glanced over my shoulder, it was Snape. I sighed some as I stopped at my door, pulling it open. Snape went to the door beside my, oh no, he was in the room next to me. Hopefully he wouldn't bother me every morning.
I stepped into my classroom, there was no light. I pulled out my want, casting a spell to light up my room, bright. I smiled to myself, that's a start. I walked to my desk, looking over the different trinkets that were left behind by the last teacher. Even a truth ball, that would come in handy for lying students. I sat down in my chair, spinning around slightly.
I got up from my chair, opening my windows so that fresh air could come in. I even lit a scented candle, to get rid of the nasty old book smell. Hopefully my students would appreciate it. I stood at the front of the class, just smiling. I couldn't help but smile. I was happy to be Professor Jude Russell now, rather than boring old Jude.
A few students stopped in to welcome me, even the one boy who had called me hot. I guessed he would definitely enjoy my class. I'd have to learn to dress more… conservatively. I knew that Jerrico would be dressing to impress Draco, who was just lucky enough to become her teaching assistant. They would both enjoy that.