Chapter 2
After dinner, Ginny left the Great Hall promptly. She has prefect duty to do. Patrolling around in the big school, she suddenly remembered Professor McGonagall wanted to meet her in her office at 8 o'clock.
"Better go early," Ginny thought. She wondered what was it about.
She knocked on the oak door. She heard "come in" from inside. She pushed the door in and closed back behind her.
"You want to see me, Professor?"
"Yes, please sit," said McGonagall looking up from what she was doing. "Miss Weasley, you do know about the tutor club, don't you? Do you want to join the tutors?"
The tutor club was a club organized to help the students who are poor in more than three subjects. The tutors are students who are good in almost all subjects. They can only become a tutor if a teacher recommend.
"I'm fine with that."
"Yes," said McGonagall.
Professor McGonagall jotted her name on a piece of parchment; there were a few names on top of hers. "You're the seeker now, aren't you? Take it easy, I'm sure you can achieved the same standard as Mr Potter, even though you're new to the position."
"You flattered me, Professor. "
"But are you sure you're coping well? I mean, you being Head Girl and Gryffindor Quidditch Captain at the same time."
"Oh, I'm coping well, Professor. May I know who's the student I'm going to tutor?"
"It's - " Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Come in."
Ginny turned round. "Malfoy?!"
"Weasley?!"
"It's Mr Malfoy," McGonagall said, her right hand pointing Malfoy. "He failed N.E.W.T.S., hence, have to repeat."
Ginny cannot believe her ears. This was definitely a joke. But if it wasn't, then what reason could he have to be doing in the train, thought Ginny.
"So Mr Malfoy, I guess you do know why you're here, don't you? Yes, Professor Snape thought that you would need a tutor."
"Don't tell me she is the tutor?" Malfoy said pointing at Ginny.
"Yes," McGonagall replied.
"What the heck?!"
"Mr Malfoy, mind your word. So Miss Weasley, you sure?"
"I'm sure," said Ginny firmly. "It'll be my pleasure to help anyone even it's you, Malfoy. I'm Head Girl. It'll be irresponsible if I don't help. I wish to set an example to all student."
"Good say," said McGonagall. "Mr Malfoy, you got no right to reject since it was Professor Snape who suggested this initially," McGonagall said turning to Malfoy.
"I permit to let the both of you use the unused classroom at the second floor. Every Wednesday, 6 o'clock in the evening. Be punctual, even though I won't be there. No objections? Right, leave now," said McGonagall as she returned to the parchments in front of her.
"Only once a week. But if improvement are shown in Mr Malfoy's tests, maybe this tutoring thing would stop." They heard McGonagall said behind them as they reached for the oak door. _________________________________________________________________________
After dinner, Ginny left the Great Hall promptly. She has prefect duty to do. Patrolling around in the big school, she suddenly remembered Professor McGonagall wanted to meet her in her office at 8 o'clock.
"Better go early," Ginny thought. She wondered what was it about.
She knocked on the oak door. She heard "come in" from inside. She pushed the door in and closed back behind her.
"You want to see me, Professor?"
"Yes, please sit," said McGonagall looking up from what she was doing. "Miss Weasley, you do know about the tutor club, don't you? Do you want to join the tutors?"
The tutor club was a club organized to help the students who are poor in more than three subjects. The tutors are students who are good in almost all subjects. They can only become a tutor if a teacher recommend.
"I'm fine with that."
"Yes," said McGonagall.
Professor McGonagall jotted her name on a piece of parchment; there were a few names on top of hers. "You're the seeker now, aren't you? Take it easy, I'm sure you can achieved the same standard as Mr Potter, even though you're new to the position."
"You flattered me, Professor. "
"But are you sure you're coping well? I mean, you being Head Girl and Gryffindor Quidditch Captain at the same time."
"Oh, I'm coping well, Professor. May I know who's the student I'm going to tutor?"
"It's - " Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Come in."
Ginny turned round. "Malfoy?!"
"Weasley?!"
"It's Mr Malfoy," McGonagall said, her right hand pointing Malfoy. "He failed N.E.W.T.S., hence, have to repeat."
Ginny cannot believe her ears. This was definitely a joke. But if it wasn't, then what reason could he have to be doing in the train, thought Ginny.
"So Mr Malfoy, I guess you do know why you're here, don't you? Yes, Professor Snape thought that you would need a tutor."
"Don't tell me she is the tutor?" Malfoy said pointing at Ginny.
"Yes," McGonagall replied.
"What the heck?!"
"Mr Malfoy, mind your word. So Miss Weasley, you sure?"
"I'm sure," said Ginny firmly. "It'll be my pleasure to help anyone even it's you, Malfoy. I'm Head Girl. It'll be irresponsible if I don't help. I wish to set an example to all student."
"Good say," said McGonagall. "Mr Malfoy, you got no right to reject since it was Professor Snape who suggested this initially," McGonagall said turning to Malfoy.
"I permit to let the both of you use the unused classroom at the second floor. Every Wednesday, 6 o'clock in the evening. Be punctual, even though I won't be there. No objections? Right, leave now," said McGonagall as she returned to the parchments in front of her.
"Only once a week. But if improvement are shown in Mr Malfoy's tests, maybe this tutoring thing would stop." They heard McGonagall said behind them as they reached for the oak door. _________________________________________________________________________