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Ch 16 Renewed Scholasticism
Harry loved Hogwarts even more than he thought was possible. He and Hermione studied well into the night each and every night trying to fight off sleep and learn everything they thought they might need for their upcoming life. Ron and Ginny soon caught the idea that if they ever wanted to really spend quality time that did not consist of kissing, and increasing amounts of nudity that it would behoove them to stake out the library. Harry and Hermione had compelled a list of spells, charms, and potions that they would not learn at school which they thought could come in useful later on. The list had grown into 5 feet of parchment with about 3 inches checked off so far. Harry's list had a double check with each spell and charm because he would need to be able to perform them as Firecorn as well as a human.
"Some of these spells are very complex" frowned Hermione.
"I noticed that. I think we need some help from professors on some of these." Harry agreed.
"We could talk to Sirius about it" suggested Ron.
"I think we should talk to Dumbledore about this" said Ginny.
"You have a point Ginny" said Harry. "I think he will be most able to help us in the administration part. I don't know that Sirius got much practice those 13 years he was in Azkaban. If we could have a class with a rotating professorship where we could maximally learn from our professor I think that would be the best."
At that particular moment, Dumbledore had decided to take a walk thru the library both because its atmosphere was conducive to thought and because there was usually a professor there to answer questions. Dumbledore suspected that Professor Snape wanted a break. He meandered through the stacks until he came upon a table littered with books and parchment that was only rivaled in disarray by one Wizard who was studying 17 different spells at the same time. This particular table had Harry at it studying like the OWLs were the next day.
"Professor!" exclaimed Harry, "we were just coming to talk to you."
"Well, it seems that you were currently talking to me just now, although I suspect that since I am talking your point has been obscured!"
"I didn't quite catch that rambling there but at any rate, we would like to request an extra class. We have compiled a list of various aspects of magic that we feel we should learn but are not included in the curriculum. We would like a rotating professor to teach us as much as they can that conforms to our list. Is this a possibility or are we going to have to learn this by ourselves?"
"From the looks of your very thorough list it could take quite a bit of time to learn all of this. I, personally, can teach you everything on this list except some of the potions. I would like to reserve the whole of Sunday afternoon to teach you all of this. As members of the Order these spells will all have to be learned eventually. The Order is also willing that you learn all of this magic as soon as possible to help in our fight against Voldermort. I will allow you all to drop History of Magic to study for this. Oh, and we in the Order are having a dinner party at Wood's mansion this Thursday and your participation would be greatly appreciated."
"What is the dress for the party" asked Ginny.
"It is a formal gathering getting more informal as we imbibe and enjoy ourselves. I expect it to be down right casual by the end. But to answer your question Miss Weasley, you should plan on wearing your dress robes."
"Where will we meet for the class" asked Hermione.
"Actually," replied Dumbledore, "I would like us all to meet in the Chamber of Secrets. Harry knows how to get in there. Let us meet there every Sunday at One."