It's time for a refill

[Thomas Dover]

Thomas sat up in his four poster one morning covered in sweat panting and feeling tight and itchy all over. Looking around the dormatory he sees that no one is left in the room and that they had eather gone down to the commen room or to the great hall for breakfast. Pulling back the covers Thomas gets out of bed and heads for a bathroom hoping to clean himself up to realive the itchy tightness of his skin. Coming out he puts on his clothes sticks his wand in his pocket and heads down to the commenroom still trying to wake up and trying to think of why his skin felt so tight and itchy which washing up had no effect at all.

Walking into the commenroom Thomas looked around for his friend Trever but saw that he wasn't there. Figuring that he had gone down to the great hall Thomas walked through the room avoiding eye contact with people by stairing at the floor. For some reason he was not wanting to look anyone in the eye and it was confusing him. As he made it throught the portal and onto the steps outside in the Ravenclaw tower he knew it wasn't the moon cause the full moon came and went with no problems. Taking a few steps down the stairs it dawned on him what was wrong and doing a about face raced back into the Ravenclaw commenroom and upstairs back to the dorms and throwing open his trunk. Digging through his stuff he found a small flask made of bronze with a arrowhead set in the front and poping it open drained the last bits of the contents. Swallowing the mouthfull that he had Thomas tipped the flask upside down.

"Well crap thats the end of that batch. Time for a refill hopefully Mom and Dad will be sending a packege to me in the mall today." Thomas said to himself as he tucked the flask back into his trunk. After taking his potion Thomas felt the itchiness and tightness of his skin ease off and he felt more like himself. Walking back through the commen room Thomas felt alot of eyes following him but he really didn't care he was feeling better and the thought of a package in the mail was all he could think about right now. It still took Thomas some time to find the great hall the stairs kept changing on him and a lot of the hallways looked the same but none the less he found his way there. Walking into the Hall Thomas made his way towards the Ravenclaw table and found Trever stuffing his face and talking to some of the other first years.

"Whats up Trever? Couldn't wait for me huh." Thomas says jokingly slapping Trever on the back as he sat down next to him. Trever grabbed a goblet of pumpkin juice and drained it washing down his mouthfull of french toast before he spoke. "Oh hi ya Thomas sorry man I was starving you understand." Thomas chuckles as he starts pulling bacon and sausages onto his plate all of a sudden having a strong craving for meat. "I gotcha Trev so hey has the mail come yet? Or did i miss it?" Trever looks at him with a crucked smile and then looks up. "In fact bud your right on time. Here it comes I hope my dad sends me that dragon tooth he was telling me about." Looking up Thomas saw owls of all shapes and sizes flying around landing at every table carrying letters and parsals of different shapes.

A brown school owl dropped from the cluster of owls flying over head and landed infront of Thomas holding a letter in his beck. Taking the letter Thomas opened it and started reading it silently to himself feeling the color leave his face as he read. Setting down the dragons tooth neckles he had gotten in the mail Trever looks at Thomas. "Hey Tom you doing ok? Did you get some bad news?" Thomas nods as he folds up the letter and sticks it inside his robes. "I won't get my meds tell next month." Trever raised a eyebrow as the breakfast dishes disappeared and the rest of the students started to leave heading for thier first period classes. "What are you talking about Tom" Trever asked as he got up from the table.

"I'll explain later Trever. What class do we have first?" Thomas asks getting up from the table as well. "Um I do belive it's potions first. OK why does it have to be down there the dungeons are creepy man."

[Professor Takumi Satoshi]

First years were always one of his favorite students to teach. They usually seemed so full of intrigue at the prospect of potion-making, and he hoped that this would be no different than before. For this lesson, he was preparing to introduce them to some of the plants that they would be working with...along with some background information. This would give them ample time to prepare for making a proper potion. This was easy compared to the list of seventh years taking Advanced Potions with specialized training in preparation for their career fields, including his nephew heading for his Healer training.

Yes, first years were a breeze.

It piqued his interest to know that the young lycan would be in this class. The previous lycan to wander these halls had been Andrei Winter, and he had managed the last school year with little to no damages to anything larger than the dungeon walls and one very large python under his monitoring. He had been asked by the headmistress to watch the young one through the next seven years, and with Bella Walsh still there to aid him with her knack for Herbology and willingness to create skillful potions beyond her years, this should be easy this year. He would have to have a meeting between the three of them once they all had a clear shot.

Inside the dimly lit classroom, Takumi had arranded the desks so that it was in a circle. He did not believe in rows. Circles allowed everyone to see what was happening. Inside the center, he had set up his own work station, complete with a special glass cauldron that held a simmering turquoise potion and copper scales and an array of prepared herbs and ingredients. This was the Draught of Peace. He kept some readily available in case someone's nerves acted up, or someone was hexed.

They would be arriving soon, and as such, he used his wand to conjure more artificial light to the classroom and provide a less creepy atmosphere. While the weather was nice, he planned on taking the students (one day, not today) to the greenhouse to show them the plants they would most be using. Takumi was a very hands on teacher, and he loved his job.

A small Gryffindor girl came walking in, looking lost. "Excuse me, is...is this the p-p-potions room?" Takumi smiled, a warm and genuine gesture. "It is. What is your name?" He held a very soothing tone and kind eyes when speaking to students. It was something to help ease them into the school mindset. "A-A-Abigail T-T-Thompson." He offered her a hand to shake. "Well, Miss Thompson, you may sit anywhere in the circle. Class will begin soon. Are you excited? Because I am!"

The girl seemed much calmer as she climbed into her desk. A sound of giggling drew his attention to the main door of the classroom, just in time to see a gethering of Slytherin seventh year girls casting winks and sly smiles in his direction. His family's reputation must have followed him to the school. Prestegous families had a draw for power. He would have to watch his back now, and he'd have to warn Aito to do the same. Now that Xayden was not in the school, he would have to truly watch himself and Takumi would do his best to help.

[Thomas Dover]

Looking down the stairs leading down to the dungeons Trever stops on the first step. Thomas shakes his head and walks past him down the stairs. "Oh come on you sissy we have to go to class. It's the only way." Thomas says halfway down the stairs having stopped and turning around to look back up at him. "All right all right im coming keep your robe on." Trever mumbles as he follows Thomas down the steps. Turning into the corridor that leads to the potions classroom Thomas and Trever run into a group of girls giggling in the middle of the hall. They had to be at least sixth or seventh years cause they looked far older then him and Slytherin at that judging by the silver and green colors on thier robes.

"Excuse us please we need to get through. Parden us." Thomas said as he and Trever waded through the group of girls many of which had looks of disgust on their faces as they went by. "You know it's as if me and you had stepped in dog crap with the way they looked at us." Trever said to Thomas once out of ear shot. Thomas noded his head "I know what you mean I got the same feeling. But forget about it for know we're here."Looking through the doorway the both of them could see how the desks were set up and the spot in the middle for the professor to sit. Trever looks at Thomas and smiles. "Hey this isn't so bad. Nothing like my uncles basement that place right there is a scary place. So where do you think we sit?" Thomas shrugs as he looks around for the professor which he hadn't noticed yet walking in.

[Professor Takumi Satoshi]

Takumi straightened up upon hearing the new voices enter the classroom. When he recognized Thomas, he smiled again. "Good morning, boys. No trouble finding the room, I take it? If you don't mind, please pick a seat anywhere. Mister Dover and Mister..." He led off, waiting for the other boy to speak his name so that he might remember it later.

Lingering eyes from the doorway made him look up, only to see a couple of the Slytherin seventh years still standing there and he flashed a smile, coupled with a lower tone when he addressed them. "Ladies, unless you either have a class here, or a potions related question, I would ask that you kindly unblock the door of my classroom." In just that moment, the warmth drained out of those black eyes and drilled a deadly serious expression in their direction, caushing the giggles to stifle and the crowd to disperse.

Teenagers. Sigh. To be so carefree again.

With the crowd gone, more shy first years bumbled into the classroom and each was given a warm greeting in turn as they found desks to sit at. With the pre-class chatter still buzzing about the room, he leaned down behind Thomas and said, "After this class is done, would you mind stepping into my office? It will be quick, I promise, and no, you're not in trouble already. I just need some information from you."

If he remembered correctly, Bella should be by for her own lesson after this class. Best to get them both at once.

[Thomas Dover]

"It's Doal Professor Trever Doal and nope no trouble at all." Trever said sliding his school bag under a chair as he and Thomas sat at a desk next to a small Gryffindor girl. Thomas smiled at the Gryffindor girl who shyly smiled back turning a deep bright red around the cheeks and then looking down at her potions book laying closed on the desk.

A small blush creeped around the edges of Thomas' face as he pulled his potions book from his own bag. "Oooo they're in trouble." Trever chuckled quietly to Thomas as he heard Professor Takumi giving the seventh year Slytherin girls a warning.

Sitting up and chuckling softly Thomas felt the presents of the Professor behind him which was confirmed by him leaning down and talking into Thomas' ear. "Yes professor I'll see you after class." Trever raised a eyebrow in Thomas's direction as the Professor walked away.

"So whats that all about Tom?" Trever asked nugging Tom with his arm. Thomas mainly just shrugged looking back at him. "I haven't the faintest idea Trev. He said I wasn't in trouble so it can't be all that bad. I guess I will just have to find out then." Opening his book Thomas glanced around the classroom at the other first years who were doing the same thing and waited for class to start.

[Professor Takumi Satoshi]

"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, settle down and eyes to the center of the circle please. It is time to begin." He had made his way into the center of the circle, moving constantly as he began to speak to the class. "Welcome to your first potions class. I am Professor Takumi Satoshi. First, I'll give you a little background information on myself, and then we will get right in to the lesson at hand." He turned and headed in the opposite direction that he'd been moving in. "I am a former student of Hogwarts, one of only two of my family to attend. I'm sure you Ravenclaws have met my nephew Aito at one point or another. The others of our family have all attended Mahoutokoro, in Japan. I wound up teaching potions there for the better part of a decade before cming here to Hogwarts last year to relieve Professor Mikhail Dunwitz, who was urgently called back to Germany. I encourage all of you to come to me if you have questions concerning the school, the houses, homework, anything. Unlike many of my fellow professors, I choose to help with all subjects. I am always in my office, and if I am not, I am likely with my nephew. We are fairly easy to find."

With that said, he turned again, and began the lesson. "Can anyone tell me what a bezoar is? Did anyone happen to skim through the textbook over the summer vacation?" He looked around and smiled warmly. "Any guesses?"

[Thomas Dover]

Thomas sat quietly in his seat listening to the Professor nodding slightly as Proffessor Takumi mentions Aito. He had meet with Aito a couple of times once at his house when he still lived in the United States and the other a few days ago in the great hall at breakfast.

When the Professor asked his first question Thomas's hand shot up into the air his fingers wiggling. Thomas may not know a whole lot of wizerding stuff but he most defanitly knew the answer to that question. He had read the potions book several times over before he had come to the school. It turned out to be one of his favorite books and the one thing that seemed to implant itself in his mind was that.

"Oh Professor I know that. A bezor is a stone from a goats stomach mostly known for curing most poisons." Thomas was briming with pride he knew for certion that this was the correct answer. Trever seemed to be dancing in his seat next to him his hand raised high into the air. "Oh Professor I heard that the famious Harry Potter had used one once to cure his friend Ron Weasly." Trever was so excited that he nearly fell out of his seat the Gryffindor girl sitting next to them giggled at their antices.

[Aito Satoshi]

There was a knock on the door of the Potions classroom and a pause before Aito would finally open it, not wanting to disturb his uncle's lecture. When he stepped through the door, he was greeted by about 20 pairs of eyes on him and he smiled warmly at all of the first years. "Hello, sorry for the intrusion, Professor, but we have a new student that will be joining your first years. She just arrived this morning and I have seen to it that she knows where she is going and got her set up in the Ravenclaw Tower." He looked beside him, jumped when she was not there and quickly looked behind him and uttered something quietly in Japanese before ushering the girl forward with a sly smile to his uncle. "If you want to give me notes from your lecture, I will translate them for her later. And I will be here to pick her up after class. For now, I must be returning to Mr. Rosenthal." He nodded with a smile to the people in his house that were feverently waving to him, the couple awestruck enamored glances and giggling from other girls, "You guys be nice to this one. She's important to me. Treat her nice!"

With that, he leaned down and pressed a kiss to the small girl's forehead, uttered something in a soothing tone to her, and held onto the hands that clasped onto him for a moment before he hurried off to the Hospital Wing for his tutoring.

[Tanaka Satoshi]

Tanaka followed behind her cousin so closely that she might have doubled as his shadow. Small hands clung to his larger one as black eyes darted from one door to the next, studying the layout of the castle as he showed her around. She didn't speak much, making mental notes of where her classes would be held. Every step of her cousin's equaled about four of her own and she had no issue running to keep up with him and keep a tight grip on his hand. However, when he told her that her first class was going to be with Takumi, she lit up like the sky at Christmas and gibbered in bright Japanese, relaying her complete excitement to see her uncle at last. Since he moved to London, she didn't get to see him much and she missed him.

Down in the dungeons, she had caught a glance of the size of her uncle's class and quickly ducked behind her cousin to hide from all of the unfamiliar people. He had to practically pry her off of his leg to get her to move up in front of him. As he spoke to Takumi, she looked over at him and was nearly dancing on the spot as her face lit up again. The smell of books always seemed to follow him around and she missed the familiarity with that smell.

When Aito was getting ready to leave, she looked confused and gripped onto his robes tightly, shaking her head 'no'. No! He had to stay! He told her that she would be alright, kissed her forehead and held onto her hands gently and she found herself slowly accepting that he had to go. After all, his studies were just as important as hers was.

As he left, she looked shyly through all the new eyes and uttered in a soft voice, sweet as a dove's sigh, "Watashi wa anata o nogashita...Takumi." (I missed you...Takumi) She bit her lower lip quickly and shifted in her place, hands clinging to her skirt tightly. Her heart thundered like a scared rabbit in her chest as she rocked up on her toes and took a few hesitant steps into the classroom.

So...many...new...people...

[Professor Takumi Satoshi]

"You are quite right, boys! Very good!" Takumi beamed proudly at the Ravenclaw boys before smiling mischeviously, "You know that Harry Potter was in my graduating class? I got the opportunity to get to know him fairly well during my time here." He was going to continue further when a knock on the door broke his attention. Who in the world was coming down here at this hour?

When Aito came into the classroom, he looked shocked. "Aito, what are you doing down here?" New student? Who in the world was coming late?! It was when Aito had ushered the girl out from behind him that Takumi froze in his place and his jaw dropped. "But...how...yes, yes. You will get notes. I'm...just....you better be on time coming down here!" As Aito left, he felt his heart swell up at how she didn't wish him to leave. Poor thing.

When she spoke, he finally met her on the side of the desks and stooped way down to hug her tiny frame. He missed her so much that it damn near killed him at times to be away from home. "Class, He said from the side, looking back at them, "This is Tanaka Satoshi, my brother's daughter. As Aito said, please be kind to her. She does not know much English, so she will be very shy when speaking to you, so please be patient with her."

He glanced around the room, "Tanaka? Asoko ni suwatte, kudasai. Tonari...Thomas. Wareware wa giron shite iru bezors. Thomas, raise your hand, would you? So, she knows who I'm talking about. I am seating her next to you." (Tanaka? Please, sit over there. Next to...Thomas. We are discussing bezors.) He straightened up as the small girl looked into the classroom for a direction as he pulled out his wand and made a few patterns, shifting the desks, students and all around to bring in an empty desk for her.

[Thomas Dover]

Both Thomas and Trever beamed as they found out that they were right and settled down as the Professor continued to say that he had gone to School with the famed Harry Potter. The Professor was about to continue when there was a knock on the classroom door interupting the class. Thomas raised his head to see who it was much like the rest of the class had done and he recognized the boy who came through the door. It was Aito from his own house but what was he doing here in first year potions?

His questions were answered as Aito ushered a cute little girl into the classroom. It was a new student and appearently in the same house as he was having noticed the house badge on her uniform. Thomas heard Aito apologize for intruping explaining the reason then before leaving telling the class to be nice to her. Thomas smiled at this he had every intention of being nice she was a first year just like him. Then after Aito left Professor Takumi made the introductions telling the class that her name was Tanaka Satoshi and that she was his neice.

After this Thomas managed a glance at Trever who mearly smiled and nodded to what the Professor had to say. Thomas wondered into his thoughts for a bref moment before coming back with a small start as he hears his name being said. Looking around he heard it again seeing that the Professor was talking to him asking him to raise his hand. "Oh of course Professor. Here." He said raising his hand turning a slight red color feeling a little embarresed for some reason. *Oh great the shyness why now? She's just a little girl. Yeah but it's a girl.* The thoughts in his head kept going in circles as he waited for his next instructions.

[Tanaka Satoshi]

Her uncle's embrace was absolutely everything she remembered, and it was so close to being like being held by her father that she almost didn't let go. Small fingers curled into his robes and she listened soundlessly as he spoke. She was to be seated next to someone named Thomas, and as Takumi made a place for her to sit, she found her eyes wandering to the faces of the students in the class. Everyone seemed nice so far.

As Thomas raised his hand to signal her where she was going to sit, a wave of pink crashed over her cheeks and she looked up, almost bewildered, to Takumi who was already walking back to the center of the circle.

Drat!

Her fingers curled around the shoulder strap of her bag and she quickly scurried after Takumi, following him close behind before climbing into the empty desk as he had told her to. Her feet barely touched the floor as she got settled. She pulled out some rice parchment and a crane quill, making a few small adjustments to it before pulling out her wand and tapping the quill twice with it. The quill rose up and pressed to the parchment, prepared to write whatever it was that Takumi said.

These quills were special gifts from her daddy when he picked her up in London. They were designed to write the lecture as it was being spoken in English and that way, Aito could help her understand the lecture later.

She interlocked her fingers and cast a glance over to the boy she was seated next to as a timid, quiet smile cast over her lips, then she looked back to her uncle and tried to focus on understanding what he was saying.

[Thomas Dover]

Thomas slowly lowered his hand as Tanaka took her seat next to him pulling out some parchment and a quill to take down notes. Thomas fubbled slightly as he pulled out a peice of parchment and a hawk quill and set it in front of him. Thomas's skin was tinged a slight pink color as he did this. Why was he feeling so embaressed and shy all of a suddon it not like he hasn't been around girls before. It was strange for him he just hoped that it would go away soon as he fumbled with his quill and ink accidentaly sticking his finger into the ink instead of the quill tip.

"Oh buffalo biscits." He said to himself as he pulled his finger from the ink bottle then looked quickly around for something to wipe his finger off with. Finding a small wipe cloth in the desk Thomas cleaned off his hand his cheeks turning a even brighter shad of pink. Then actually getting the quill tip in the bottle this time Thomas scratched his name and the name of the class and the date in the top corner of the paper. As he waited for Professor Takumi to continue his lecture Thomas shyly glance at Tanaka with a small soft smile on his lips. "Hi.... I'm Thomas." He said quietly out of the corner of his mouth. Trever who was quietly chuckling to himself having just watched Thomas stick his finger in his ink bottle reached across Thomas with his hand out to shake Tanaka's hand.

"Hey welcome to potions. Im Trever Doal nice to meet you..... Oops sorry Tom." Trever said pulling back because as he reached he had knocked over Thomas's ink bottle which spilled all over the desk. "Ah dude come on Trev. Watch what your doing you got it all over my parchment and book. Aw Geez." Thomas said as he picked up his paper which was socked through with ink and his book which at that moment the ink just got the front cover. Both objects dripped as Thomas held them in his hands over the desk while Thomas glared at Trever who had started laughing at the mess he had just made. "I'm sorry Tom my bad." Trever chuckles some more as he raises his hand. "Oh Professor could you help us we had a little accident over here."

[Professor Takumi Satoshi]

Still reeling from the shock of Tanaka's arrival, Takumi's attention was captured by a call from the class. Ink was all over Thomas's things and the boy appeared flustered. He chuckled before pulling out his want and uttering a spell to clean up all of the ink, the liquid seemingly being sucked up into his wand. "Careful now. If this pours into a cauldron and ruins a potion, it will be a disaster." He magically returned the liquid into the bottle and smiled.

"Now, then, can anyone tell me what Aconite is also known as?" This one was a mite trickier, and this one he would hope someone knew. He would discuss this, the use of wolfsbane, and begin on the Draught of Living Death before assigning their homework. The next class, he'd collect their homework, then take them to the greenhouse to let them see firsthand what plants they would be using.

[Tanaka Satoshi]

As Thomas spoke out of the corner of his mouth, a smile slid over her lips before the clatter of Thomas's ink well made her head turn. The ink was everywhere! Both of her hands flew over her mouth and she felt a rush of giggles bursting from her chest.

What a mess!

After Takumi cleaned it up, her attention was back on him and the moment the word aconite left his lips, her hand shot up. She didn't have to guess the rest, the inflection was of a question. Her eyes widened and the small hand waved to get his attention as a soft squeak left her lips.

Sometimes it was difficult for her to get his attention.

Finally, he called on her, and she spoke in a very heavy Japanese accent, "Wolfsbane. Or....monkshood. Onaji." (Same.) Her voice still held those sweet tones as before, but they sounded less personal and more cautious this time. Ravenclaw, she certainly was, as had her father been the year he visited. As had her uncle been. As her cousin was, and his fiancée.

Hopefully, they would be proud.