After the dinner was over, Eve and Draco got out into the streets of the village. As they walked side by side Draco couldn't help to wonder what was going to happen now. What was he supposed to do? What would the training to become a Seer be like?
"I've heard it's quite a hell" Eve said all of a sudden
"What?" Draco asked, slightly taken aback
"The sensations you feel when you are developing the Sight… I've heard they are really hard to cope with"
Draco looked at her. She was not an impressive girl. But the way she had talked to her mother , the way her mother and Lyla had seemed to listen to her… Draco decided that for the moment it would have been better not to show any weakness in front of her….
"They are not pleasant but they are not too bad" he shrugged "I wouldn't have minded staying at home really… but mum decided it was best to come here. "
Eve smiled. Draco couldn't be sure whether she had bought it or not. However she said nothing to contradict him.
"Well" she said in the end "if you are not feeling too ill I guess you won't need to take any time off…. You can start school straightaway tomorrow"
Draco cursed silently. School? He didn't like school when he was at the top of his energy, let alone now! But the…
"Isn't it a little bit early for school?" He asked " I mean…. There are still a couple of weeks left until September"
Eve nodded: "That's when the academic year begins… during summer months we have summer school here in Woodwill"
'Wonderful' Draco thought 'Stuck God only knows where and with summer school too… '
" So Woodwill….is this the name of this place?" Draco asked trying to change topic
Eve nodded: "Yes! So what subjects will you be taking?"
Draco sighed. Apparently there was no way he was going to get out of this.
" I don't know" he muttered " I guess the usual… Transfiguration, Potions, Charms, History of Magic "
"And what about the extra classes?"
"What do you mean?"
Eve took out a piece of parchment from her pocket. She lighted her wand and passed it to Draco in order for him to read it.
EXPERIMENTAL ACADEMY OF WOODWILL
Magic al Folks Curriculum – 11th year
Basic subjects:
Charms
Transfiguration
Potions
Dark Arts
Complementary subjects – Magical subjects (Pick 3 to 5):
Magical Herbology , Ancient Runes, Divination, Care of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy, Legilimency and Occlumency, Magical Healing, History of Magic and Magical Law
Complementary subjects – Non Magical subjects(Pick 2 to 4):
Literature, Maths, History and Law, Economics, Magical – Non Magical Folks relationships, Medicine, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Botanic , Astronomy, Engineering , Art, Politics, Philosophy
Specializing Subject:
…..
Draco looked at the paper. He was not really sure what to think. Of course these people seemed to be spending a great deal of their time studying. But why the hell did he have to take Muggle subjects as well?
"Is anything wrong?" Eve asked
Draco shook his head: " I was just a little unsure about Muggle subjects… "
"Do you like numbers?" Eve asked
"Numbers? No not really…"
"Ok so definitely do not pick Maths, Physics or Engineering…."
"Yeah but why the hell do I have to study Muggle stuff?"
"Everybody here studies both magical and non-magical subjects" explained Eve "it helps the two communities understanding each other better"
"The two communities?" Draco was a little unsure about what the girl meant
"The magical and the non magical"
"Are there Muggles living in Woodwill? And they know about us?" Draco was in total shock
"You seem surprised" commented Eve "Don't you like Muggles?"
Draco paused a moment to think. Again it was probably better not to uncover all his cards yet.
"The Dark Lord thinks they are inferior people. He says they should be at our service"
"And what do you think?" Apparently Eve was not letting him get away so easily
Draco bit his lip. "I've been raised to think the same" he said
It was such an honest answer that he was the first to be surprised by it. Eve observed him silently for a couple of minutes. She did not seem angry at him. She was simply studying him closely.
"You know what?" she said in the end " I think you might do with some Politics!"
By the end of the night they had managed to settle Draco's school plan. Beside the compulsory subjects he had opted for Legilimency and Occlumency , Magical Healing and Care of Magical creatures and , among the Muggle subjects , he had chosen Politics and Literature. Eve had tried to convince him to take also Magical – Non Magical Relationships but there was no way he was going to study more Muggle subjects than necessary. As for the specializing subject Draco had no doubt it would be Dark Arts but Eve had advised him to wait before deciding on it.
"You never know" she had explained to him. "And one you choose your specializing subject… well it really determines your path for the future"