Chapter 2: Smile
I begin to think. Ms. Lovegood is the only one in her grade to actually finish all the work and potions fast and effectually. I think I'll have to start to give her extra lessons, she's bright. I know her mother was a wonderful Potion Mistress, that's where she's must have learnt it all. I watch her as she enters with a smile on her face talking to that Weasley girl.
"Today class we well be doing, Pepperup Potion, the infirmary is in direly need of some more now that you have all returned and winter is approaching. Turn to chapter 3 for the ingredients and instructions. No talking!"
They all begin to open their books and take everything they need out, you have an hour, I say.
I sit at my desk and I begin to mark the work sitting there. I feel my eyes watching her, the way she moves is like she's floating. I hear her humming quietly to herself. That Weasley girl and her are working together. She's whispering the ingredients into Luna's ear. She begins to laugh, I realise its almost time go and I haven't called her up yet. The class is beginning to talk louder and louder. Weasley and Luna are laughing the hardest. There just something about Ms. Lovegood that makes me smile.
"Lovegood!" I shout. The class jumps, expect her, she looks up as if nothing was wrong. "Yes Professor?" "Didn't I say no talking? "I wasn't talking Professor I was laughing" "You obviously were laughing at something that was said" "Not at all, you see I dropped my knife, nearly hitting Ginny, it landed just beside her shoe" "That is funny?" I ask, I feel my eyebrows rising.
"Well if you come have look it landed with the sharp side downwards, I could have cut off her toe, which isn't funny but with something like this you just have to laugh, that's why we were" "I see, you well come speak to me after class. Now begin cleaning up"
The students keep looking at Luna as if they'll never see her again, it pleases me. I hear the bell ring. I see Luna begin to walk up to my desk. That Weasley girl waits at the door."You may go Weasley" "I thought I'd wait for Luna Professor!" Weasley said. "I said go or do you want detention also?" She leaves, Luna reaches my desk. "You didn't have to be so mean Professor; she was just waiting for me." "She didn't have too though, now I have something to ask you please sit" I pull up a chair, with magic and she sits"
"Thank you, now what did you want to ask me Professor am I in trouble? I'm sorry for laughing but you said no talking and I was just laughing.""Quite!" She sits there, smiling at me never moving her eyes away "You seem to be finishing all the work I give rather quickly, too quickly for a 7th year. I have already spoken to Professor Dumbledore and Professor Flitwick and we've decided that you well be given advanced Potions with me, starting tonight everyday till next week then every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Understand?"
A different smile than I have ever seen is on her face. She seems pleased."Yes Professor it sounds like fun, I'll see you after supper then." I watch her leave, as the door open I see the Weasley girl still waiting outside. I begin to laugh to myself again.