Demorior Mori Mortuus Amaris

To die for love

By Silver Sparklze

CHAPTER 4

For disclaimer see chapter 1

"Welcome," Adeline said to the class, smiling at them all. "As…Professor Dumbledore told you all this morning, I am your new Muggle Studies teacher, Miss Chandler. What he didn't tell you is that I am a muggle."

She waited patiently for the students to stop talking, counting every minute. "Thank you. You have just added five extra minutes to this lesson before you will be let out to morning break." She waited as the protests rang out. "And that's another minute." They all shut up.

"Good." Adeline grinned. "Now, as I was saying, I'm a muggle. But regardless of that fact, I still know how to keep you from leaving. Now, before we begin class every Tuesday, you must leave your wands on my desk. You can retrieve them after class has ended." She held up a hand as the students opened their mouths. "You want to lose more time?" She asked them.

Their mouths snapped shut. "Didn't think so. Now, as I was saying, wands on my desk. Anyone who disagrees can spend this double with either Professor Dumbledore or Mr. Filch. If you do want to spend your time with them, stand up now." She noticed with some amusement that no one stood.

"Great," She clapped her hands, "Let's get on with it, then. Wands up front, please." Slowly, grumbling all the while, the students brought their wands up the front and put them on Adeline's desk. "My, that was pathetic." Adeline said, after everyone was back in his or her seat. "The only one out of all of you who managed to get to their seat quickly was Ginny Weasley. Well done, Ginny, two points to Gryffindor." Ginny flushed slightly pink.

"Now, since that's out of the way, we shall begin. As of next week you will write with muggle ballpoint pens, muggle paper, and each of you need to bring in five galleons to put towards laptop computers. But for today you may use your quills and parchment. However, once I have supplied you with muggle stationary I expect you to use it for all your essays. I will also supply you each with a mechanical pencil, lead, and an eraser. If you lose something you must give me five knuts to replace it.

"I will not tolerate rudeness, profanity, tardiness, or disrespect, towards either myself, or another student. Any house rivalry you leave outside the door. In this class I will expect you all to help your fellow students when they need it. As I said, I will not tolerate disrespect. If you are cruel to any of your fellow classmates and I catch you there will be dire consequences. Mr. Filch will have a loyal helper for a month." That caused every single students face to pale.

Adeline had a feeling that the class was wondering how she could look so innocent, and be so strict, so she figured that it was time that they had some fun. "Ok, what do you guys know about the muggle world?" She perched on the edge of her desk, swinging her legs. "Don't be shy, now. I promise you'll be rewarded." Everyone's hands immediately shot up in the air. "Ok…let's start with…" She looked around, and pointed at a dark-haired Gryffindor boy. "You. What's your name?"

"Colin Creevey." The boy said eagerly.

"Ok, Colin. What you do know about the muggle world?"

"Well, I'm a muggle-born, so I know quite a lot. One thing being that most muggles can't go one day without their daily coffee intake. For example, my Aunt Delores lives on a coffee drip." Adeline's mouth quirked.

"How interesting." She said. "Very good. Two points to Gryffindor, and come up here to get your chocolate frog." Colin got up eagerly, and took the small frog from her. "As of next week I'll reward you with muggle sweets, and little stickers, toys, etc. It'll all depend on what I can get at the time." She told them. "Now, something else?"

"Muggles use electricity to power most of their things." A blonde girl with a Ravenclaw crest said. Her large shining silver eyes were focused on Adeline in a way that was almost frightening.

"Correct, Miss…" Adeline trailed off.

"Lovegood. Luna Lovegood." The girl supplied.

"Correct, Luna. Two points to Ravenclaw, and a levitating gumball."

"Thank you." Luna said, taking the sweet.

"And another two points for being the first one to say thank you." Adeline replied, smiling.

After that everyone said thank you in the hope of getting extra points, but Adeline gave out points only for information. By the end of the class, the points for each house were thus:

Hufflepuff: 24

Ravenclaw: 30

Gryffindor: 32

Slytherin: 10

There was only one Slytherin in the class, and he had been sure to inform Adeline that he was only here because all the other classes were full. Adeline had not pointed out that he had been the one who volunteered the most answers, closely followed by Ginny Weasley and Colin Creevey.

"Well," Adeline grinned at everyone. "That was an entertaining lesson. And since you were all so good at answering the questions, you needn't stay behind the extra seven minutes. Next week we will begin Muggle Religions. We might even try out a few…if I can get your parent's permission. So here is a permission slip, owl it to your parents. I need them back by Tuesday week. Homework…take one of the muggle things we have talked about today and write at least two hundred words on it. Have a good week." She waited until everyone had filed out, before turning to Ginny, who had not yet left.

"How'd I go?" She asked anxiously. Ginny grinned, her freckled face almost glowing.

"You were wicked." She said happily, "I haven't had so much fun in ages. And the candy was a great idea."

"I thought it would be a good way of keeping everyone interested." Adeline admitted. "You don't think it was a little too childish?"

"Nah, it was fine. I haven't seen any of them so animated since Colin put a frog down Professor Lovett's dress. She was our last teacher, and we all hated her. But even she was better than having Trelawny."

"Who is Trelawny?"

"She's the Divination teacher, and a real quack."

"Ah. One of those 'death and destruction will fall down upon you all' people, huh?"

"Exactly. That's Trelawny to a 'T'."

"Well, I'm glad you liked the lesson. Er…what do I do now?"

"Uh…I dunno what the other teachers do during break, but I do know what I like to do."

"What's that?"

"Play chess."

"Oh. I've always wanted to learn how to play chess, will you teach me?"

"Sure. Let's go to the Library and get a chess set before all the good ones are taken." Adeline and Ginny set off.