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Title:
Forgotten Rain
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Chapter: 5
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"Can you believe this?" Ron moaned holding up a vividly coloured flier.
"What now?" replied Ed, Harry and Hermione in unison wearily.
"Science," Ron complained loudly, "They're making us take science!"
"So?" Replied Harry, Hermione, and Ed in unison wearily.
"Science, it's going to be taught by a squib, how can a squib teach?" Ron argued, "Aren't we even going to us magic during the class?"
"Why would you need magic for a science class?" asked Edward.
"Because this is a school of magic, and how are we going to get the extra work done. The class starts tomorrow and we still have five days of detention left." Ron stated glumly.
"Do you understand what science is?" asked Edward looking at Ron coldly.
"Yeah, it's stuff that muggles think make the universe run." Replied Ron brightly, "It doesn't sound so tough!"
"You obviously are un-educated in the ways of the subtle art of science." Said Ed, looking at Ron sternly. "The great math skills used in the calculations of chemistry and constants, the separation of isotopes-"
"Yeah, whatever." said Ron sitting down in an armchair next to Hermione and opening a book on Charms.
"What are you doing with your Charms?" asked Harry curiously looking at Ron.
"Well, there's this spell Fred and George told be about; it temporally makes you more attractive to the opposite sex." he said grinning and offering the book to Harry.
Hermione jumped out of her chair and pulled the book out of Rons' hands. "What did you do that for 'Mione?" Asked Ron angrily.
"I don't think your mum would want you reading this." She said flipping through the book, "and I don't think that as a prefect you should be reading this." She put her wand tip to the book; the book disappeared with a flash of red light.
"That cost me fifty galleons!" sobbed Ron attempting to grab the book to no avail.
"We should get going..." said Harry tapping his watch while looking at the portrait hole.
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"Hurry up," said Hermione running down the hall in front of the boys, "You're going to make us late." she said pointedly looking at Ron.
"I'm sorry, some of use take more then thirty seconds to eat." grumbled Ron racing to catch up with Hermione.
"There's the class room." said Harry pointing to what was previously one of the spare classrooms.
The quartet entered the classroom, noting the large amount of glass containers and other chemical and scientific looking equipment. They noticed that the teacher had not yet arrived, and that the class seemed rather small and uninterested. Harry gestured to four empty seats that were placed next to each-other. They sat down.
"I wonder who the teacher is." Asked Hermione excitedly.
"Calm down, Hermione." said Ron looking glum at the prospect of extra school work.
"Of course you could have skipped like the Slytherins, if you don't want to be here." said Hermione shooting Ron and annoyed look.
A man entered the room. He had no distinguishing features except for the pitch black robes he wore.
"It seems that most of the students have decided that they are excused from this class." Said the Man not seeming at all concerned. "I will have to talk to their heads of house." He sat down behind the large desk placed in front of a blackboard placed the the front of the classroom. "Now I'll take roll call, please raise your hand if you are here." After he finished taking roll call he stood up and walked to the blackboard. "My name is West, Herbert West, you may refer to me as Professor West." said West writing his name on the blackboard.
"The same Herbert West that was expelled from half a dozen colleges?" asked Edward standing up.
"Yes, why do you ask?" Replied Professor West.
"The same one who was accused of practicing the strange and macabre?" Asked Ed striding towards the man, a look of disgust coming to his face.
"Yes I am-" the Professor started to say but was cut off as Ed slammed his fist into the mans face.
"You Bastard." Ed hissed as a shocked silence fell over the class.
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A/N: Who is Herbert West? Why did Ed attack him? If you can tell me where I got him from I'll award 50 points to the house of your choice next chapter. I'm sorry I know it's short...but I had a writers block. Okay review!