SCENE III
Garden. Enter HANSCHEN and ERNST.
HANSCHEN: Why are you carrying all these books with you?
ERNST: I-I though… I though we´re gonna study.
HANSCHEN: I want to show you something other than the boring textbook pages.
ERNST: Oh.
HANSCHEN: Throw the books away and sit down.
ERNST: What we´re gonna do?
HANSCHEN: Talk.
ERNST: Good.
HANSCHEN: You think you don´t belong here. That is not true at all. You are meant to be here more than anybody else. If you weren´t meant to be here than Moritz, Otto, even Wendla wouldn´t stay as well. You are a wizard, and when you are treated like a fool doesn´t mean that you are worse than anybody else. School doesn´t make a man. You do it yourself. Keep that on mind and believe in yourself. Because when you believe in yourself then nobody can stop you and others will respect you.
ERNST: How could I believe in myself when I´m so bad at studies. I sit for hours and nothing.
HANSCHEN: Learning is overrated. The thing is to know the people. To find a pattern that suits each professor and work with it.
ERNST: Really?
HANSCHEN: Definitely. You don´t have to be afraid of most subjects, because professors love attentive and calm students. You only have to raise your hand during the lesson and you will look like you have interests in subject. It helps a lot. You don´t have to worry about Snape, he likes your diligence and you have a talent for Potions. He will not let you fail. Otherwise learn what is bezoar and it will come to pass.
ERNST: Bezoar, okay.
HANSCHEN: I assume Melchior will help you in DADA. As I heard he is able to convince Ignatius to anything. You just have to let Melchior help you.
ERNST: That´s the thing.
HANSCHEN: It is not, if you really want to study here. The biggest problem is Transfiguration. Besides, everyone has problems with Transfiguration. You have to learn for lessons. To make an impression.
ERNST: How do I know what we´re gonna do?
HANSCHEN: Very simply. I have a lesson a day before you. I will tell you what we were discussing.
ERNST: Hanschen, do you think I can handle it?
HANSCHEN: Yes, you can. Or I can always pay Dumbledore a visit. He has a soft spot for me. But you can make it. You don´t need to be worry.
ERNST: Thanks, Hanschen.