Chapter 2

A most Unusual Test

Little did they know that their second lessons of the day would be just as eventful as the first one.

Harry and Ron ascended the spiral staircase to be greeted by the same old painting.

"Oh!! Hello Sir Caddagon!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Harry wished that hadn't said anything:

"I say, do you like my new Suit of Armour? It has been expertly painted by my good friend Van Goth!"

"Erm…I hate to break it to you but…Van Goth is dead!"

"Dead?? My dear boy no! He stays within the portrait on the fourth floor corridor!"

Feeling fairly stunned by this information Harry and Ron turned their backs on Sir Caddagon only to be blinded by something very shiny!

"JESUS! She's gone and polished that bloody ladder again!"

"What's gotten into her?" Asked Ron.

"I have no idea! Maybe her Inner-eye's a bit cloudy!"

"She needs the bloody thing tested if you ask me!"

The class made their way up to the room above them via the silvery ladder to be greeted by the same sickly smell of perfume and the same hazy lighting…except…something was different…

"Erm… WHERE'S THE FURNITURE GONE??"

Professor Trelawney explained that she was expecting a delivery of brand new classroom supplies as-well-as furniture.

"Where are we supposed to sit??"

"There will be no need to sit down today Mr Weasley as today class we will be washing the china and polishing the crystal balls. Oh… all except you Mr Longbottom…You will be dusting the cob webs!" Proclaimed the over ardent teacher.

M E A N W H I L E . . .

Hermione's lesson was running smoothly as usual when, as in the first lesson, someone knocked on the door. It was Professor McGonagall again. She talked to the Muggle Studies teacher, who then also looked through an old cabinet in the corner of the room. As soon as McGonagall left the room the teacher handed each student a piece of tatty, old parchment.

"You are to complete this in complete silence. You may Begin…" She barked.

It was a test! A most unusual test. They were being tested on the unusual cleaning habits of Muggles. Hermione was stunned by the sudden test as she hadn't been given any time to revise but as she had Muggle parents she had no problem answering the collection of 50 questions in just under 20 minutes.

Both Harry and Ron's lesson of Divination was over and so was Hermione's last minute exam! The three friends met up in the Gryffindor Common room to discuss the morning's events.

"We had to wash ALL of the tea cups… not to mention the saucers! There were Hundreds of them, Thousands in fact! My hands will be squeaky clean for days!!"

"AN EXAM! She gave us an exam! 50 questions in 20 minutes!! It's ridiculous. What's gotten into all of the teachers? I mean even Filch is on edge!" Hermione declared.

"It's spooky but we still have three lessons left! We'll have to go in a minute, Potions next, don't want to be late!!"

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Still more to come!!!