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Who: Elizabeth Vance & Lily Evans.
What: A Slytherin and a Gryffindor get partnered for a class project, and surprisingly, it doesn't end with fists flying. Instead, it ends in the start of a new friendship.
When: Thursday, 2nd of September. | Herbology | 11 A.M.
Where: Greenhouse 4
Rating: Low
Status: Incomplete.


The very first classes of the year always bored Elizabeth. Most of her professors had a knack for spending the majority of the lesson lecturing the students of what the year the upcoming year would hold for them, and what subjects they would be covering. Professor Sprout was no different, and it seemed that she was packing more into their schedule this year, something that Elizabeth had expected especially because this would be her final year. That was a thought that absolutely terrified her. Elizabeth was a person for absolute control, and what the world had install for her following graduation was a little irksome. Nevertheless, it was her last year at Hogwarts and she intended to make the most of it, even if it meant spreading her wings a little more, and actually speaking to people. It wasn’t as if she was the silent weird kid in the corner - because she wasn’t - it was just that Elizabeth was such an introverted person that she tended to be more preoccupied with the world of the mind rather than actually voicing these thoughts. And this was something that proved to be a roadblock in terms of making friends, Elizabeth realised this, and slowly over the summer holidays she’d been doing her best to fix it. However, she was so stuck in her ways and she still constantly found herself hiding away in the corner during the many social events her parents had dragged her to. However, there was an extreme flaw in her plan - the fact that only people who would actually approach her in a friendly manner would be a fellow housemates, and despite the fact that she was rather civil with the majority of them, she found some of their actions rather barbaric. Still, she put up with it just to make her parents happy.

Positioned towards the back of the long table, Elizabeth doodled in her notebook as she pondered on what the new school year might bring. The welcome back feast the evening before proved to be what everybody had expected. The school paid their out most respect to her fellow students and as much as she feared of her father’s involvement in their deaths, she still felt deep sympathy for them, as well as their families and friends. Elizabeth sighed heavily, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear as she pushed the thoughts out of her mind. Ever since she heard the news she had had this constant nauseous pit in her stomach, and she was willing to do anything to make it go away. Elizabeth propped her elbows up on the table, placing her quill neatly next to her notebook as she skimmed through the pages of her textbook. Elizabeth reached around halfway through the book before a certain page caught her attention. She slouched her body over the book that laid flat on the table and narrowed her eyes. Reading a few sentences, her eyes indistinctly widened in astonishment as her head moved back to it’s original placement, rather amused by what she had just read. Well, at least Herbology was going to be interesting this year.

Her head snapped back up to Professor Sprout when she heard a few words that signaled the beginning of something more than the year’s schedule. “To ensure everybody gets back into the swing of things, I’ve organised a game of some sorts. I’ve paired each of you up and each pair will receive a card with a list of clues on it. It’s your job and your partner’s to identify the exotic plant as well as present its various uses. The first and most sophisticated answer will receive ten points for the appropriate houses.” Elizabeth rested her chin in one of her hands as she chewed the corner of her lip, a little irritated with the current task at hand. She had always had a distaste for group assignments because she always proved to be the one partnered with the daft git who did nothing, meaning she normally had to do all the work. Her ears perked up when she heard her name, a slight smile tugging at her lips as she looked up at Professor Sprout, a way of ensuring her teacher that she was listening. “Miss Vance, you’ll be paired with Miss Evans,” said Sprout rather cheerfully, as her head motioned towards Lily’s direction before she dropped a card in front of the red head. Elizabeth’s eyes reached the Gryffindor before they glanced around the room quickly realising that everybody had started moving. She pushed her two books off the edge of the table, catching it with her other hand before gathering them in her arms as she grabbed her quill and ink.

Upon reaching the Gryffindor, she smiled a little hesitantly before placing her belongings beside Lily’s on the table. “Lily, right?” she asked, even though she knew perfectly well who she was. She was Head Girl for crying out loud. Elizabeth took the seat next to her, straightening out her belongings before she looked at the girl again. “I’m Elizabeth,” she offered, not really sure if Lily knew her or not. It was always a mixed bag with everybody. People either knew her because of her family or they didn’t because of her tendency to keep to herself. Whatever was Lily’s case she wasn’t certain on so she offered her name all the same. Her hands motioned towards the card lying in front of Lily. “So what have we got?” she asked, forcing a smile to tug at her lips.