Chapter 2:
"Good afternoon class," Professor Douglas greeted them.
"Good afternoon Professor," chimed the class.
Harry stared intently at his new professor, a petite, pretty woman with thick, straight, chestnut colored hair and big brown eyes. She got up and stood in front of the class and even with her teacher's robes on, Harry could tell that she had a great figure. Ron nudged him and raised his eyebrows suggestively at Harry and then gestured toward the Professor, indicating to Harry that he thought she was hot. Harry grinned and looked around the classroom, all the boys were staring at her and practically drooling.
"I'd like to begin by giving you an idea of what you can expect from this class. But first I need to make it clear that this class is not a joke. I will not tolerate any crude language, gestures, or comments. I expect you to act like adults as this is an adult subject, is that clear?"
The class nodded in agreement.
"Okay then," she waved her wand and scrolls of parchment came flying out from behind her desk and landed neatly in front of each student in the class. "Please open up the scrolls in front of you, this contains your class syllabus for the year. As you can see the first two weeks of class we will be going over the anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems. This will be the only portion of the class that will be strictly book learning. The rest of the class is going to be very interactive. Starting two weeks from now, you will be sorted into pairs. This will be your partner for the rest of the year and you will have to complete all projects and assignments together."
Hermione raised her hand in the air.
"Yes, Miss... Granger is it?"
Hermione nodded. "Who will determine who our partner is?"
"Good question, Miss Granger, I was just getting to that. We will be using the Goblet of Fire. We will put all of your names into it, and it will sort you as it sees fit. Whomever you are partnered with will be your pretend spouse and you will also be required to share living quarters with them for the remainder of the school year. "
The class gasped and Hermione's hand shot into the air again.
"Yes, Miss Granger?"
"But how is that possible? There aren't nearly enough rooms in Hogwarts for all of us to share them in pairs! And what about our dorms? I don't want to leave my house!" Many other students nodded their heads in agreement.
"This is a huge project that the Headmaster has been arranging all summer. There are, in fact, enough rooms in Hogwarts. You forget how big of a castle this is, with many classrooms and areas that are unused. The Headmaster has magically transformed the unused spaces into private living quarters for all of you. You will still belong to your houses, you just won't be living in the dorms this year. I think this is an excellent opportunity for you to get to know students from the other houses. Now, we realize that this is going to be a huge adjustment for all of you, but that is the point. This class is designed to teach you the huge responsibility it is to be married and raise a child. It will be a very interactive and educational class, and it could very well change your life, for better or for worse, it is up to you."
Harry glanced around the class and saw that all the other students looked as shocked as he did, he couldn't believe he would be living with someone for a whole year, pretending to be married to them. Had Dumbledore gone insane?
"After you are sorted," continued Professor Douglas. "You will immediately move into your new living space with you partner. As I said before, from then on out, you and your partner will be doing every single project and assignment together. And you will be graded on, not only the outcome of the assignments, but how well you are able to compromise with eachother and work as a team."
"This is an outrage!" cried Draco. "I'm not going to spend an entire year living with some random person the Goblet picks for me. What if I'm paired with a mudblood? Just wait until my father hears about this!"
Harry rolled his eyes.
"First of all, I will not tolerate that language in my class Mr. Malfoy! Secondly, your father has no say as to what goes on in this school, but as I recall, he was one of the parents that petitioned for Dumbledore to make this class available. Thirdly, the Goblet is a mysterious object with great wisdom, it will pair the most compatible people together, based on personality type and sexual preference. Who knows Mr. Malfoy, you might just meet your soulmate."
Draco scowled at her but remained silent.
"Oh, so there will be same sex couples paired together?" asked Parvati Patil.
"Yes," said Professor Douglas. "Now enough of these questions, you will have plenty of time to ask questions later on. Right now we need to start our first assignment. The school had to special order sex education books for you since there are none available on Diagon Alley. So when I call your name please come up and get your book, then turn to page 15 and begin reading about the female reproductive anatomy. There will be a quiz on this at the end of class."
The students all groaned.
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"This is insane!" said Ron to Hermione and Harry as they left class an hour later. "Dumbledore must be off his rocker to arrange something like this for us! We're not supposed to know what it's like to be married and have kids at our age!"
"I think that's the point, Ron" said Hermione. "He's hoping to teach us what a huge responsibility it is, so we will be responsible enough not to let it happen to us until we are ready. I think it's a brilliant idea."
Ron looked at her like she was crazy.
"I can't wait till we find out our partners!" said Harry. "Any guesses who mine will be?"
"Cho?" said Hermione.
"No way! At least I hope not. Not after what happened with us last year. I'd rather have Goyle as my partner than her!" said Harry with a look of disgust on his face.
Ron snorted. Just then Draco came up behind them.
"Hey, Potter. Ten Galleons says you'll be paired with Ron. Queers!"
"Shut up Malfoy! At least he didn't knock up that pug-faced Pansy!" said Hermione, her face blazing red with anger.
Draco's face immediately turned white and, without another word, he quickly pushed past them, Crabbe and Goyle following close behind.
Ron, Harry, and Hermione looked at eachother with their eyebrows raised in surprise at Draco's unexpected reaction.
"Must be guilty as charged," said Hermione triumphantly, and the three continued walking to their next class.