#bbf: start

“sorry, but i cannot help you today -- i have my own work to do,” dominique said without looking up from her papers after hearing a nearby door open. “and do not try to bribe me with money again, i told you,” she continued as she looked up at the person she thought she was speaking to. but, it turned out to not be them at all. “oh, i’m sorry. i thought you were someone else, obviously. did you need the room?” she asked, motioning to the empty potions classroom. she preferred this room compared to the others considering it was quieter and had a cozier feel to it. plus, seeing the ingredients in front of her certainly helped think about them easier.

Ursa hated to ask others for help, but hated doing poorly in a class even more. Plus, it was important to accept one’s faults in order to improve on them -- that was something her father failed to do in school, or so she’d heard. She stepped up to someone she thought could help, ready to negotiate a proper trade. “Are you doing well in muggle studies? I was wondering if you could help tutor me. In return, I’ll do your Charms homework and guarantee you a high mark,” she said rather professionally, adding a small smile at the end of her proposition. A hand reached up to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, ready to flirt her way into getting the help if she had to.

A loud agitated huff fell from Avery’s lips as he ruffled his freshly colored hair, the silvery strands easily becoming tousled. “How did I manage to mess it up again?” The hair-changing potion was fairly easy and yet somehow when it came to concentrating on the color of hair he wanted he always bunked everything up. At least this would only last for two days at the most. Noticing the first passerby, he smiled brightly. “Hey! What do you think?” He gestured to his hair. “I was going for blonde but I think dark silver is close enough, right? Do you think it suits me?” He couldn’t help but feel insecure, his looks always being one of his biggest insecurities. “I have some leftover potion if you’d be interested in using it. We could match!”