Hermione and Elora passed Wood and Adelaide snogging on their way
into their next classroom.
"Don't hurt yourselves now," Elora snickered as they passed.
Adelaide startled and then smiled as she saw her two friends together again.
"Good to see things are back to normal." She grinned and then turned to Wood, "I guess I better go to class. I'll see you tonight?"
Wood quickly shook his head, "Sorry, I have quidditch practice tonight."
"Oh," Adelaide said, surprised.
"Addie, we better get going," Elora said, tugging at her sleeve.
"Alright, then. I guess I'll see you later," Adelaide muttered.
"Yeah, of course. See you later, hun." Wood kissed her cheek and turned up the corridor.
Adelaide didn't respond but was pulled down the hall by Elora and Hermione.
"Don't worry about him, Addie. Wood always gets crazy about Quidditch. It's normal for him," Hermione said, putting her arm around Adelaide.
"I know, I know, but it's just so comforting to know he'll put Quidditch before me," Adelaide replied sarcastically.
Elora and Hermione looked at each other not knowing what to say. Thankfully they were in the classroom a minute later and quickly took their seats. The whole class was interested to see what the new teacher was like because they had never had a female Defence Against the Darks Arts teacher before.
Just as everyone began to think she wouldn't show up a high spirited voice echoed through the classroom, "Alrighty everyone." At the back of the classroom Professor Morgan bustled out of her office. "Sit down and we'll get started."
The Gryffindor and Hufflepuff students who were still left standing promptly hurried to the empty seats.
"Well, let's go, shall we? Welcome to fifth year Defence Against the Dark Arts! I'm Professor Morgan," she grinned and pointed to herself with her wand. "We're going to have a great time this year! Now, do you all have the books?" The class nodded.
"Today we're going to just read the first chapter." The class groaned at her instructions as she continued, "Tomorrow we'll do practical work." The groaning stopped and a smile spread across Professor Morgan's cheery face.
"So please start reading pages 4 to 27. Then write a brief summary about what you've read and list the typical behaviour of a vampire. If you have any questions, just let me know!" Professor Morgan smiled again, and sat down at her desk.
"Professor?" Hermione asked, raising her hand. "What about attendance?"
Professor Morgan let out a short laugh, then said, "Yes, yes. That would be good, wouldn't it?" She grabbed a roll of parchment with the list of students and violently pick quill, and began going down the list, starting with "Abbot, Hannah" from Hufflepuff.
Elora was sitting near the back of the room and was paying no attention to what was going on around her. She was trying desperately to get Harry's attention to give a piece of parchment that she had written him a note on. He seemed to be in a somewhat trance, staring out of the window, and no matter how hard Elora tried, she could not get his attention.
Suddenly she realized that the rest of the class had gone silent. She looked up to see Professor Morgan standing right in front of her desk, the smile vanishing from her face.
"Elora Emmerson, is it? Mind if I take this?" Professor Morgan asked, grabbing the note from Elora's grasp. "Well, well, well. If it isn't a note? And what does it say?"
"Please Professor! Don't read-"
"Hmmm..."Hey Harry, Have you decided what to do about Ginny yet? I think you should ask her out, since you do like her. It's the only nice thing to do.." Professor Morgan trailed off at the end, as the rest of the class had suddenly burst into a fit of giggles.
Elora glanced over at Harry, and saw the embarrassment and fury in his face. Ron was giving Harry a similar look but of puzzlement, not fury. The embarrassment was still there though.
"Everyone, stop it! Get back to your work!" Professor Morgan barked at the class, glaring at Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil who were doubled up with giggles.
"You," Professor Morgan said turning to Harry. "Please see me at the end of class."
Harry nodded with his face a bright red.
"Yes, Professor," Harry replied sheepishly.
"Alright and five points will be taken from Gryffindor for this little interruption," she continued walking back to her desk. "Now, back to work everyone."
Everyone worked silently for the rest of the class. Elora felt a pang of guilt every time she looked over at Harry but she couldn't risk trying to apologizing in the middle of class.
The bell rang and the students filed out of the classroom and headed to the Great Hall for lunch. Harry stayed in his seat to talk to Professor Morgan, while Elora waited outside to apologize
"Mr. Potter, could you come up here please?" Professor Morgan requested. Harry got up as he was asked and walked to the front of the classroom.
"I'm sorry about reading that," she said, giving the note to him. "I didn't realize it was this personal. And because of the embarrassment I'll give the five points back to Gryffindor."
Harry grinned, "Thank you Professor."
"That's all now. Run along to lunch," she said going to back to her work, grinning.
"Don't hurt yourselves now," Elora snickered as they passed.
Adelaide startled and then smiled as she saw her two friends together again.
"Good to see things are back to normal." She grinned and then turned to Wood, "I guess I better go to class. I'll see you tonight?"
Wood quickly shook his head, "Sorry, I have quidditch practice tonight."
"Oh," Adelaide said, surprised.
"Addie, we better get going," Elora said, tugging at her sleeve.
"Alright, then. I guess I'll see you later," Adelaide muttered.
"Yeah, of course. See you later, hun." Wood kissed her cheek and turned up the corridor.
Adelaide didn't respond but was pulled down the hall by Elora and Hermione.
"Don't worry about him, Addie. Wood always gets crazy about Quidditch. It's normal for him," Hermione said, putting her arm around Adelaide.
"I know, I know, but it's just so comforting to know he'll put Quidditch before me," Adelaide replied sarcastically.
Elora and Hermione looked at each other not knowing what to say. Thankfully they were in the classroom a minute later and quickly took their seats. The whole class was interested to see what the new teacher was like because they had never had a female Defence Against the Darks Arts teacher before.
Just as everyone began to think she wouldn't show up a high spirited voice echoed through the classroom, "Alrighty everyone." At the back of the classroom Professor Morgan bustled out of her office. "Sit down and we'll get started."
The Gryffindor and Hufflepuff students who were still left standing promptly hurried to the empty seats.
"Well, let's go, shall we? Welcome to fifth year Defence Against the Dark Arts! I'm Professor Morgan," she grinned and pointed to herself with her wand. "We're going to have a great time this year! Now, do you all have the books?" The class nodded.
"Today we're going to just read the first chapter." The class groaned at her instructions as she continued, "Tomorrow we'll do practical work." The groaning stopped and a smile spread across Professor Morgan's cheery face.
"So please start reading pages 4 to 27. Then write a brief summary about what you've read and list the typical behaviour of a vampire. If you have any questions, just let me know!" Professor Morgan smiled again, and sat down at her desk.
"Professor?" Hermione asked, raising her hand. "What about attendance?"
Professor Morgan let out a short laugh, then said, "Yes, yes. That would be good, wouldn't it?" She grabbed a roll of parchment with the list of students and violently pick quill, and began going down the list, starting with "Abbot, Hannah" from Hufflepuff.
Elora was sitting near the back of the room and was paying no attention to what was going on around her. She was trying desperately to get Harry's attention to give a piece of parchment that she had written him a note on. He seemed to be in a somewhat trance, staring out of the window, and no matter how hard Elora tried, she could not get his attention.
Suddenly she realized that the rest of the class had gone silent. She looked up to see Professor Morgan standing right in front of her desk, the smile vanishing from her face.
"Elora Emmerson, is it? Mind if I take this?" Professor Morgan asked, grabbing the note from Elora's grasp. "Well, well, well. If it isn't a note? And what does it say?"
"Please Professor! Don't read-"
"Hmmm..."Hey Harry, Have you decided what to do about Ginny yet? I think you should ask her out, since you do like her. It's the only nice thing to do.." Professor Morgan trailed off at the end, as the rest of the class had suddenly burst into a fit of giggles.
Elora glanced over at Harry, and saw the embarrassment and fury in his face. Ron was giving Harry a similar look but of puzzlement, not fury. The embarrassment was still there though.
"Everyone, stop it! Get back to your work!" Professor Morgan barked at the class, glaring at Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil who were doubled up with giggles.
"You," Professor Morgan said turning to Harry. "Please see me at the end of class."
Harry nodded with his face a bright red.
"Yes, Professor," Harry replied sheepishly.
"Alright and five points will be taken from Gryffindor for this little interruption," she continued walking back to her desk. "Now, back to work everyone."
Everyone worked silently for the rest of the class. Elora felt a pang of guilt every time she looked over at Harry but she couldn't risk trying to apologizing in the middle of class.
The bell rang and the students filed out of the classroom and headed to the Great Hall for lunch. Harry stayed in his seat to talk to Professor Morgan, while Elora waited outside to apologize
"Mr. Potter, could you come up here please?" Professor Morgan requested. Harry got up as he was asked and walked to the front of the classroom.
"I'm sorry about reading that," she said, giving the note to him. "I didn't realize it was this personal. And because of the embarrassment I'll give the five points back to Gryffindor."
Harry grinned, "Thank you Professor."
"That's all now. Run along to lunch," she said going to back to her work, grinning.