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A Muggle Experience
It was the first official day back at Hogwarts for the Golden Trio. Everyone was excited for their 7th and final year at Hogwarts. The Great Hall was packed with students anxious to get their schedules and start class. Professor McGonagall handed Harry, Ron, and Hermione their schedules.
"Great!" Ron said sarcastically "Double Potions with the Slytherins."
They looked back at their schedules. They had DADA after lunch.
"I am glad Professor Lupin came back to teach again." Hermione said. "He really deserves the job."
"He actually taught us Defense." Harry said "The rest were either supporters of Voldemort or incompetent fools."
The tables in the Great Hall were filled with food. The Trio began to eat before the start of their day. Around ten minutes until their next class, Hermione stood up.
"We should leave for Potions now or else we will be late." Hermione said.
"Yeah, Snape will take points off if we are even a second late. Yet Malfoy can walk in five minutes late and he won't take any points off." Ron said.
The Trio headed off to the dungeons to start their first day of classes. Gryffindor only managed to lose ten points in Potions after Neville melted his cauldron. The rest of the day continued on. There was only one class left before dinner. The trio had Muggle Studies. Harry and Ron decided to take it instead of continuing Divination.
"I heard we have to attend classes in a muggle high school this year. It would be a wonderful learning experience for everyone. It will help people get over their prejudice ideas about Muggles. They will be able to personally experience that Wizards and Muggle truly are not that different. I for one look forward to seeing what I have been missing all these years while I have been at Hogwarts." Hermione exclaimed, sounding rather excited.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked into their Muggle Studies class and took their seats.
"Good Afternoon class. Welcome back to your last year of Muggle Studies." Professor Burbage said. "This year we have an exciting new project. You are going to be spending time attending a Muggle school to see what they learn and how they live. Since you all are the first year that we are doing this, you will all go for one day as a trial. Hopefully, if all goes well, you will all spend a month there."
The class seemed to have mixed reactions at the thought of this "project". Most seemed excited, though none more excited than Hermione.
'I wonder why Hermione is so excited to go to Muggle high school.' Harry thought. 'It's not like she has never experienced it yet.'
"Our first day will be tomorrow. Each of you will be assigned a Muggle who will help assist you throughout the day and will have the same schedule as you. If anyone asks you come from Dalton Academy, a boarding school in London, as part of an exchange program. Before you go, I will perform a spell to get you all up to date on the knowledge that you will need to attend classes." Professor Burbage informed the class.
The class looked relieved. Most did not know what sort of classes Muggles even took, let alone what to do in them.
"Since it will only be one day for now you will not need to pack any belongings. Everything you need for school will be provided to you tomorrow morning before you leave Hogwarts. Everyone will meet in the Great Hall by six tomorrow morning to catch a portkey to America." The professor explained.
"Since we have five minutes left in class today, you may take this time to talk quietly among yourselves." Burbage said.
The class burst out into excited whispers. Hermione looked even more excited than before.
"Aren't you so excited?" Hermione asked. "This will be something we will all remember for the rest of our lives!"
"Yeah, sure." Ron said, not really sure if he could handle being in the Muggle world.
"What about you Harry?" Hermione asked.
'I sure hope this will be better than my past experiences with Muggle School.' Harry thought to himself, remembering his school years before Hogwarts.
"Harry?" Hermione said.
"What? Oh, um, yeah it should definitely be interesting." Harry said, still lost in thought.
Class ended and everyone left talking about this new project. Dinner seemed to go by quicker than normal. It seemed that by now everyone had heard that the 7th years were going to be attending Muggle School for a day. Soon it was time for everyone to go to sleep. Harry and Ron got ready for bed, each of them thinking about what tomorrow would bring.
AN: That's it for the first chapter. I have a rough outline for the next few chapters. Hopefully, the next chapter will be up in a week or two. Midterms all this week and next, so lots of studying to do.