"Love to!"
said Fred, "Imagine the possibilities of making the Slytherin
team a little more... worse."
"I was thinking along the
same lines," replied Ginny, who was actually thinking about what
exactly Hermione planned to do as captain. Had she ever even been on
a broom before?
"You know..." said Hermione grinning
mischieviously, "Although I'd much rather work on SPEW, I'm
wondering if I should start work on Dangerous Anger..."
"Yeah!"
Ron jumped suddenly, "We'll learn how to kill Malfoy, Umbridge,
Malfoy's fellow Slytherins, oooh... and protect Dumbledore,
too."
"And Voldemort," added Harry shortly.
"Wha?"
said Ron absentmindedly as looked back over to Hermione, "So...
who's the teacher?"
"Um... I've been thinking..."
said Hermione avoiding eye contact with Harry, "Someone who's a
leader, not a follower, is pretty good in most charms,"
Harry frowned, "And needs a second chance to redeam
themselves."
"Lemme guess..." Ron rolled his eyes,
"Ginny Weasel, head of the crown."
"Well, actually,
I was thinking more along the lines of..." Hermione's tone got
dreamy, "Gilderoy Lockhart."
"Have you gone mad!"
said Harry, obviously frustrated, "Him! Him... and not...
someone else?"
"Well, what other options are there,
Harry?" Hermione blinked at him.
"I dunno... someone who
has more experience, who's actually fought against them before..."
Harry frowned.
"Don't say another word Harry!" Hermione
smiled, "I know where you're getting at. And I'm afraid I'm not
willing or interested," Harry gaped at her, "So we're
settled then? Lockhart it is?"
Ron and Harry exchanged
nervous glances.
"Um... Hermione?" Ginny said over her
shoulder, "Harry's got a point. You are talented and
all..."
"But never as much as Professor Lockhart!"
Hermione hugged her book tightly, skipped to her backpack, tucked the
book in and reached for something deep inside her bag.
"Found
it," Hermione said, "It's the time-turner I used in our
third year. I kept it, and still want to put it to good use."
"Er...
I'd prefer mine," Ginny commented, turning away.
"You're
kidding us!" Ron's jaw dropped, "You kept that... junk...
I thought you returned it!"
"I knew I should use it for
something more worthwhile, and practicing for Bid-Itch seems just the
thing!"
"Have you flown before?" Ginny couldn't
hold that question back much longer.
"Kinda, for the
try-outs." Hermione looked away.
But even Ron knew what was
happening, "And were you good?" He asked.
At this,
Hermione said, "No, but at least I got a wand." When she
changed the topic to begonias, Ginny knew that Hermione would be the
only draw-back of their team winning the Inter-House Bid-Itch
Cup.
Well, now you know the details. Hermione's upset, Harry's angry, Ron is confused, Ginny is thinking, and everyone else is skipping. The next chapter will sound very boring from it's description, but I don't think it will put anyone to sleep. This will be the most muggle-like class, Quilling, which surprisingly enough, is writing. Bet you could've guessed! Sounds boring, but the teacher is interesting. Also, Lockhart will be back. Remember, he's only just lost his memory and no one exactly loves him, with the exception of Hermione.
