Enchanted by freckles - Garreth Weasley & Sebastian Sallow x female MC

89th chapter

The following Monday I was still very excited. Today was my first time going to work alone and I would be teaching for the first time.

I went through Black's office into the great hall. As a welcome, Aunt Matilda handed me the Gryffindor schedules right away. Luckily I still knew most of the names.

"Thank you very much, Professor." Lucan said and grinned at me. Lucan Brattleby and I got along well. He was now in seventh grade and I would say also the only one of his Gryffindor year who wasn't a complete idiot.

Jennie cried out loud when I gave her her schedule and she saw that right after breakfast we had class together. I could see how hard she was trying not to hug me or call me Gary. I walked on, grinning.

One of Lucan's classmates looked at me very disparagingly when I gave him his schedule. "Do you have a question, Mr. Williams?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him. "No, Weasley, I don't," he said gruffly.

"It's Professor Weasley, if I please. In future, you'd better remember that," I said with a smile and continued walking. Well done, very confident response, Garreth, I cheered myself on as I handed out the remaining schedules.

I went to my seat at the teacher's table and ate breakfast, but I could hardly eat anything. After breakfast, I rushed to the balcony in the teacher's tower for a quick cigarette and then went to my office. I took a deep breath and looked again at the pictures I had hung up.

I thought about Grandpa, Caelie and Sebastian one more time before I left my office. I leaned my butt against my desk in the classroom and reviewed my notes again.

I put a cauldron and a piece of candy at each seat. Jennie burst into the room first and hugged me. She had really grown up. "Gary, you're doing amazing. You can do it," she said quietly before sitting down.

She took the seat right in front of me and I was sure she hadn't sat there last year. At least she shooed away one student who was probably sitting there last year. Gradually everyone came into the classroom and sat down.

They looked at me partly skeptically and partly enthusiastically. I could feel the eyes of a Ravenclaw student sitting next to Jennie sticking to me more than they should have. I looked down at my hand and smiled, rubbing my thumb across my wedding ring. Sebastian and I had decided that we would all three take exactly the same ring.

Once all the seats were taken, the fun began.

"Hi, I'm Professor Weasley and, as you know, I'm your new Potions teacher.

I would say to start off together, let's start with something easy so I can see how you guys work." I said looking around. They all looked at me curiously.

"You see the cauldrons on your table. And I want you to brew a Wiggenweld potion. According to Professor Sharp's notes, you learned that last year, so I think that's a good start. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask them. I'll also go through the class and see how it goes, so yeah. Then I would say go for it." I said and smiled at everyone.

Everyone got up and took what they needed. There were no loud grumbles or skeptical looks. I was already pretty proud of myself.

I finished my tea and watched the students scurrying busily about. It wasn't long before the student who was staring at me so uncomfortably spoke up. "Professor Weasley, how do I cut those Chizpurfle teeth? They keep slipping out," she asked, looking at me with puppy eyes.

By Merlin's beard, how uncomfortable. I'd bet gold she knew exactly how to do it. I didn't let on of course, and I hoped that she wouldn't openly flirt with me. She almost undressed me with her gaze, and it really wasn't pleasant. I'm here to teach, not to be stared at by pubescent girls.