- Day 78 of 366 Days of Writing Challenge: Honesty
- The Emotion Challenge: Grateful
- September Back To School Event: (word) Clueless, (dialogue) "Where should I sit?" / "Sit next to the [boy/girl] you think is the cutest."
Pairings/Characters: Andromeda/Ted
Word Count: 320
Remedial Potions
This was no accident, this was a therapeutic chain of events.
Andromeda paused as she stood outside the classroom for her remedial Potions class. It was embarrassing that she had to be here, but her father had insisted she take the extra class to ensure that she got her sub-par A grade up to at least an Exceeds Expectations. Taking a breath, she pushed open the door.
The class and the teacher lapsed into sudden silence as they stared over at her. "Can I help you?" the teacher asked coldly. Andromeda shuffled over to his desk, placing the piece of parchment on his table which granted her access to the remedial class. "I see," the teacher sneered, putting a hand on her hip. "Miss Black has been sent from her normal Potions class to this one. Mid-lesson as well—how irritating."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know that I would be moving class until today."
"No harm done," the teacher continued. "Take a seat, please. You're holding up my lesson." Andromeda stood awkwardly, looking out at the desks. "Don't look so clueless!" the teacher snapped.
"Where should I sit?" Andromeda asked, feeling her face glowing. The teacher smirked.
"Sit next to the boy you think is the cutest. And I expect you to be honest—I'll know if you're lying."
Andromeda's face was burning by this point. Several of the students were tittering and whispering between themselves, wondering where she was going to sit.
Finally, her eyes landed on a sandy-haired boy on the Hufflepuff side of the class, sitting alone by the window. He grinned cheekily at her when their eyes met, and Andromeda knew where she was going to sit. She marched through the desks and threw her bag down next to him, before taking her seat.
"I'm sure Mr Tonks is grateful for your honesty," the teacher drawled. "It looks like Remedial Potions is making connections once again."
