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The talk of the school was about Lady Lane. Draco had been telling everyone what she did and everyone feared her.
"She is crazy!" Hermione said walking past some Hufflepuffs muttering about it while they went to Defense Against the Dark Arts a week later. Lady Lane had been giving them more homework than all the other teachers combined, and a test almost every other day.
"Yeah…" Ron said dreamily.
"What's gotten into him?" Hermione asked Harry while Ron wasn't listening. Harry shrugged and they walked into class.
"In your seats." Lady Lane snapped. Hermione slowly went into the corner with Draco who had a frightened look on his face whenever Lane looked his way. "We have an assignment to start working on in class." The class moaned, but Lane ignored them and went on, "The person you sit with will be you partner. You will have to work on it as much as you can whenever you find the time."
"What if we are extremely busy and don't have time?" Michelle Markk asked.
"Then, make time. Now, you all will need to write an essay with 90 pages, no more no less, it's going to be on six spells. Three to use against whomever you are dueling with, and three on defending yourself against each one…I need the history of each one, how to use it, after affects, and effects if not done correctly. You will also act each one out as you explain without the papers, I will have them. Due date..." Lane threw out parchments of paper, "Grab one. One per table." People grabbed them, "Whichever one you grabbed will be the due date of your project." The class was full of groans and the occasional, "yesss."
"What did you grab?" Draco asked glaring at Hermione.
"This isn't fair!"
"What?"
"It says October 6th! That's in TWO WEEKS!
"Then I guess you two should be starting on it right away." Lane said hovering over Hermione and Draco.
Draco was about to talk back at her again, but Hermione didn't want a dead partner so she said, "Yes ma'am. We will start on it right away."
"Good." She said walking off to Ron and Pansy yelling at each other.
"What was that for?" Draco asked.
"I just saved your life. Now you owe me, and you should say thank you."
Draco ignored her and pulled out his book to look up spells.
Hermione sighed and thought, This is going to be one long, horrible project.
"No! I'm not doing one half and you're doing the other!" Pansy screamed at Ron across the room.
"Why not?"
"Because it's not fair!"
"Well life isn't fair!"
"Is there a problem here?" Professor Lane asked walking over and putting a hand on Ron's shoulder.
Ron turned as red as his hair, "Of course not!"
"Yes there is! A big problem!" Pansy yelled shoving Ron aside.
Ron veered in front of Pansy, "We just can't decide on spells to do, but we will each be contributing to it."
Pansy snickered, "Hah. What a LAIR! But not only is he being unfair, but our due date is number one during Christmas break…Number two, ON CHRISTMAS, and number three, I cannot deal with this anymore! I am totally leaving this class, and this project behind me, never returning! Good luck Ronald!" And at that she stormed out of the room.
Ron only stood there in disbelief, "Professor Lane! She can't--What am I going to-This is so--"
"Well Mr. Weasly it seems that you are left with no partner. I think that," And she said this in a very low voice, "I will help you some on your project. Any questions? Just ask me." Ron swore to God he thought he saw her wink as she walked away.