Archimedes
Some kids played wizarding chess, gobstones, and the Gryffindor quidditch team had their first practice when they got back from dinner. Kiran, Rhea, Mackenzie, Adwen and Lilly sat at one of the tables and did their homework. They had their books propped open while writing madly on their parchment. "Why are you doing your homework?" Elijah asked sitting down in an extra seat beside Lilly. "It's a complete waste of time. You have days to finish it." Luka added while taking Kiran's book away from her. "For your information, we are getting it done so we don't have to scramble at the last minute to get it done." Rhea said ripping the book away from Luka and passing it back to Kiran. "Yeah and besides, we are going to get more homework tomorrow. Why not get this stuff done now and then we wont have a big load to do tomorrow." Lilly replied. "I still think it's pointless." Elijah said. "And that attitude is what's going to get you bad grades." Kiran said as Elijah and Luka stuck their tongues out at her. "Oh that's mature." Mackenzie said with a smirk. The girls finished their homework then went off to bed. Rhea had got up earlier than the others. She nearly woke up the rest of the girls by almost stepping on Spectrum when she got out of bed. Mackenzie's mouse Sandwich was sleeping quietly in its cage. Rhea got dressed, scribbled a note to the girls, grabbed her bag packed with her Defense Against the Dark Arts stuff and then headed down to the owlery. The owlery was a large room with hundreds of owls. The floor was covered with straw and bits of owl droppings. Rhea's owl Archimedes was snoozing in between Lilly and Adwen's owls. Archimedes lifted his head from under his wing and flew down to Rhea. He rested himself on her shoulder. "Good morning." Rhea said to Archimedes as the owl gently nipped her ear. "I need you to send this to my parents." Rhea continued as the tied a scroll of parchment to the owl's leg. Archimedes flew off out the window as Rhea left the owlery. Rhea then walked to the great hall and spotted Kiran, Mackenzie, Lilly, and Adwen sitting at the Gryffindor table. Rhea walked over and joined them. She explained that she had only gone to the owlery to send her parents a letter to tell them how things were going. They quickly finished their breakfast, met up with the first year Gryffindor boys and headed off to Defense Against the Dark Arts class. A medium sized wizard with light-brown-gray hair was sitting at his desk beside the door. He greeted them as they walked in the class. They took their seats as Professor Lupin stood up. "Welcome to Defense Against the Dark Arts. Usually I would start you off with bookwork and save the creatures for third years. I have noticed though that you guys are smarter than you seem. Dumbledore and myself have agreed to start you guys with creatures such as Boggarts, Hinkypunks, Red Caps, and Grindylows. So will you all please grab your wands and bags and move out of the way while I move the desks back." Professor Lupin explained as he grabbed his wand muttered a quick spell and all the desks suddenly piled up neatly against the wall. The chairs were still where they had been before the desks had moved. "Now can anyone tell me what a Boggart is?" Lupin asked as people's hands shot up. "Lilly Potter?" "A Boggart is a shape-shifter that changes into someone's worst fear." Lilly explained. "Excellent! Take five points for Gryffindor. Ah, Mr. Jordan would you please take that gum out from under that chair and put it in the waste bin? I would hate to think what Mr. Filch would do if he caught you sticking gum underneath a chair." Lupin exclaimed as Simba bashfully got up and put his gum in the waste bin. "Now shall we continue? The Boggart that we will be working with is inside this drawer." Lupin said as he pointed to his desk drawer and there was a loud banging coming from inside. "This Boggart has not yet chosen a form. No one has ever found out what a Boggart looks like when it is alone. As Lilly said it changes into someone's worst fear. Whoever stands before a Boggart will soon have their worst fear in front of them. Has anyone figured out why we have an advantage over this Boggart? Luka?" "Since there is a lot of us the Boggart is confused?" Luka answered. "Exactly. Now." Lupin started while giving a mischievous look towards Simba who was looking under his desk. "Class here is a little spell you will have to keep note up. Waddiwasi!" Lupin called out. Suddenly Simba fell back in his chair and started coughing. Everyone turned his or her heads towards him. Simba got up and was holding a piece of gum covered with bogies. The whole class let out an 'ew' and laughed. Simba then walked up to the front and threw the gum in the waste bin. "I warned you Mr. Jordan. Do not stick your gum underneath your chair. Now you may be excused to go wash your hands in the washroom." Lupin said in a firm voice. Simba left the classroom as Lupin explained to the class what the 'Waddiwasi' charm did. Lupin did not continue the lesson until Simba had come back.
Some kids played wizarding chess, gobstones, and the Gryffindor quidditch team had their first practice when they got back from dinner. Kiran, Rhea, Mackenzie, Adwen and Lilly sat at one of the tables and did their homework. They had their books propped open while writing madly on their parchment. "Why are you doing your homework?" Elijah asked sitting down in an extra seat beside Lilly. "It's a complete waste of time. You have days to finish it." Luka added while taking Kiran's book away from her. "For your information, we are getting it done so we don't have to scramble at the last minute to get it done." Rhea said ripping the book away from Luka and passing it back to Kiran. "Yeah and besides, we are going to get more homework tomorrow. Why not get this stuff done now and then we wont have a big load to do tomorrow." Lilly replied. "I still think it's pointless." Elijah said. "And that attitude is what's going to get you bad grades." Kiran said as Elijah and Luka stuck their tongues out at her. "Oh that's mature." Mackenzie said with a smirk. The girls finished their homework then went off to bed. Rhea had got up earlier than the others. She nearly woke up the rest of the girls by almost stepping on Spectrum when she got out of bed. Mackenzie's mouse Sandwich was sleeping quietly in its cage. Rhea got dressed, scribbled a note to the girls, grabbed her bag packed with her Defense Against the Dark Arts stuff and then headed down to the owlery. The owlery was a large room with hundreds of owls. The floor was covered with straw and bits of owl droppings. Rhea's owl Archimedes was snoozing in between Lilly and Adwen's owls. Archimedes lifted his head from under his wing and flew down to Rhea. He rested himself on her shoulder. "Good morning." Rhea said to Archimedes as the owl gently nipped her ear. "I need you to send this to my parents." Rhea continued as the tied a scroll of parchment to the owl's leg. Archimedes flew off out the window as Rhea left the owlery. Rhea then walked to the great hall and spotted Kiran, Mackenzie, Lilly, and Adwen sitting at the Gryffindor table. Rhea walked over and joined them. She explained that she had only gone to the owlery to send her parents a letter to tell them how things were going. They quickly finished their breakfast, met up with the first year Gryffindor boys and headed off to Defense Against the Dark Arts class. A medium sized wizard with light-brown-gray hair was sitting at his desk beside the door. He greeted them as they walked in the class. They took their seats as Professor Lupin stood up. "Welcome to Defense Against the Dark Arts. Usually I would start you off with bookwork and save the creatures for third years. I have noticed though that you guys are smarter than you seem. Dumbledore and myself have agreed to start you guys with creatures such as Boggarts, Hinkypunks, Red Caps, and Grindylows. So will you all please grab your wands and bags and move out of the way while I move the desks back." Professor Lupin explained as he grabbed his wand muttered a quick spell and all the desks suddenly piled up neatly against the wall. The chairs were still where they had been before the desks had moved. "Now can anyone tell me what a Boggart is?" Lupin asked as people's hands shot up. "Lilly Potter?" "A Boggart is a shape-shifter that changes into someone's worst fear." Lilly explained. "Excellent! Take five points for Gryffindor. Ah, Mr. Jordan would you please take that gum out from under that chair and put it in the waste bin? I would hate to think what Mr. Filch would do if he caught you sticking gum underneath a chair." Lupin exclaimed as Simba bashfully got up and put his gum in the waste bin. "Now shall we continue? The Boggart that we will be working with is inside this drawer." Lupin said as he pointed to his desk drawer and there was a loud banging coming from inside. "This Boggart has not yet chosen a form. No one has ever found out what a Boggart looks like when it is alone. As Lilly said it changes into someone's worst fear. Whoever stands before a Boggart will soon have their worst fear in front of them. Has anyone figured out why we have an advantage over this Boggart? Luka?" "Since there is a lot of us the Boggart is confused?" Luka answered. "Exactly. Now." Lupin started while giving a mischievous look towards Simba who was looking under his desk. "Class here is a little spell you will have to keep note up. Waddiwasi!" Lupin called out. Suddenly Simba fell back in his chair and started coughing. Everyone turned his or her heads towards him. Simba got up and was holding a piece of gum covered with bogies. The whole class let out an 'ew' and laughed. Simba then walked up to the front and threw the gum in the waste bin. "I warned you Mr. Jordan. Do not stick your gum underneath your chair. Now you may be excused to go wash your hands in the washroom." Lupin said in a firm voice. Simba left the classroom as Lupin explained to the class what the 'Waddiwasi' charm did. Lupin did not continue the lesson until Simba had come back.