"You got to be joking!"
"What Neville?" Ginny asked.
"Look at my timetable!" Neville yelped, with his hand frozen, clutching a piece of toast.
He thrust his timetable sheet into Ginny's hand.
"It is torture!" he muttered.
"Man! You really have it tough today don't you," Ginny said, eyes sweeping through the timetable, "You have double period of the Dark Arts followed by Muggle Studies. Hey, at least you have Charms and double Herbology afterwards."
"Why do we have to learn the Dark Arts," Neville moaned.
"Because the messed up school curriculum said so," Ginny said impatiently, "Face it. There is no point in complaining. I can't say I am pleased with it either but we need to endure it."
"But being the first class to get to experience that particular class?" Neville continued, "What is this misfortunate!"
"It isn't that surprising. You are in seventh year," Ginny said.
"And to think I have to do the Dark Arts as my N.E.W.T!" Neville rambled on, "Well at least I know I'll get a 'T' for one subject...and be proud of it."
Neville looked down at his breakfast. He had lost his appetite. Instead, he grabbed a jar and poured himself some water.
"Hey, Neville, Ginny!" a voice spoke up, "What's with the gloomy faces?"
Neville looked up and saw Seamus smiling over him.
"We got the Dark Arts as the first class," Neville said glumly.
"Blimey, you're not serious!" Seamus exclaimed.
"You guys already heard the news I am guessing," Lavender Brown said, her face sullen.
"What do you think they would make us do?" Parvati Patil asked, worried.
"I have no idea," Neville said nervously, "But I bet it isn't creating flowers out of thin air."
"What happens if we learn the unforgivable curses?" Seamus asked.
"Whatever it is, we will be there for each other," Lavender said.
"Of course," Neville said.
"What do you have Ginny?" Parvati queried.
"Not really sure," Ginny replied, "Professor McGonagall needs to check it."
"Oh yeah, you are in 6th year. You know though, I bet you Muggle Studies will be loads of rubbish on how Muggles are horrible," Parvati said, "Kind of stupid really."
"Do they really think that they could convince us of that?" Seamus said, in disbelief, "What a waste of time."
"I don't know what they hope to achieve," Neville said.
"Doesn't matter, it is compulsory," Seamus continued, "But I find it unfair how we only have less than a year to learn all those rubbish before we are put into one of the most important examinations in our lives! Is Snape seriously making the seventh year go into N.E.W.T after what is suppose to be 7 years of learning, turned into 1? This is so stupid!"
Seamus glared up at the head table.
"You summed it all up Seamus," Lavender said.
"We should get to our first class," Parvati announced, "It is almost time."
Neville got up slowly, still crestfallen.
"Good Luck guys!" Ginny shouted behind them.
"We will need it," Seamus muttered.