The lesson was drawing to a close and the diminutive Professor Flitwick was reminding his second year students of their homework assignments before they disappeared in their haste to escape the classroom. As the bell rang the students began a mad dash to pack their things and be the first out of the door and into the wondrous freedom of their half hour morning break. The odd exceptions to the trend being the Weasley twins.
The pair showed an innovative and inquisitive spirit the short professor had only rarely come across in his many years of teaching. If it hadn't have been for their numerous pranks against his fellow staff members then he'd have praised them as a teacher's dream students. To that end they often hung back at the end of his classes to ask for new spell recommendations or to ask about a specific aspect of one of the charms they'd found in the library. Today seemed no different.
"Hello, boys. What can I help you with today?" He asked as they approached his desk. He didn't always give his information away for free to the pair and was mentally thinking of tasks he could ask the two to perform, such as filing his latest set of reports or maybe even looking over the first years' mock tests. He didn't demand a service from everyone. In fact, being a Ravenclaw by nature, he lauded and praised the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge's sake. However, the two would invariably pursue knowledge not for the sake of it but instead to help them in whatever prank they had planned next.
"Nothing of the sort today, sir. We merely wished to thank you for the last book on energy amplification and to tell you that we have even now found a way to put it to good use." Replied the twin on the left as he extended his arm as if to initiate a handshake.
Filius Flitwick was not a careless man. You didn't survive thirteen years as a professional dueller without developing an unhealthy amount of caution. This was why, especially around the pranking duo, he maintained a spell detection ward that would alert him of any potentially dangerous spell targeting him or his immediate vicinity. It was how he had survived many 'unofficial' duels and more importantly, how he had made it through his teaching career relatively unscathed. Currently his senses were screaming out to him that something was wrong despite the silence of his detection wards.
"Well, that is certainly good to hear." He spoke as he reached forward with his short arms to shake the boy's hand. "Are you sure there's nothing that sparked your interest in todays…?" He began, but stopped just as he clasped hands with the young prankster.
Suddenly the short professor was lifted bodily off of his feet and lit up like a cheap Christmas decoration as a bolt of electricity shot through his system. The man's hair stood on all ends and began to smoke before the power of the shock sent him hurtling into the pile of cushions he kept beneath the window behind his desk with a crack.
Shakily and smoking slightly, the stocky professor blearily pulled himself up and looked around his classroom. As his vision swam back into focus he saw the Weasley boy stood in exactly the same place as before holding up his palm to show a small metallic thing resting in its centre.
"Muggle tech and magic working together as one, and it's all thanks to you, Professor." He announced to the dazed man before pocketing the magically charged muggle buzzer. "See you in tomorrow's lesson." He announced before turning on his heel and leaving through the open classroom door.
Professor Flitwick took the time to shake his head wearily and sigh before collapsing back down onto the pillow pile. He had the feeling things were going to get worse from there on out even without his help.