Tuesday morning in Charms class, Lermernia was warning her fifth years about the O.W.L. exams coming up. "Not everything on the exam will be taught in class, so you're going to have to do a lot of outside work. I will be assigning homework each night of about two or three charms I want you to learn by the next time we meet. No exceptions. I'll do my best to teach you as much as I can in class but understand it is not up to me to fully prepare you for this exam."
Students were groaning all throughout the class. The charms test was expected to be one of; if not the hardest O.W.L. the students would be taking that year.
"Alright, let's move on. We'll be learning about the Silencio charm today."
"Is it true?" asked an anxious Draco Malfoy from the back of the room.
"Is what true?" Lermernia replied.
He smiled and did a playful nod at his friend Goyle, "That you and Snape have called it quits?"
Lermernia ignored him. How does he know what's going on? "Could someone please tell me an adequate situation to use the Silencio charm?"
Hermione raised her hand and Lermernia allowed her to speak, "Perhaps when an insolent student is mocking their teacher?" Gryffindors in the class began laughing at their classmate's reply. Lermernia smiled and was glad that Hermione had made herself known as an ally to her.
At the end of class, Lermernia asked Malfoy to stay behind, "What makes you think it is appropriate to bring up a professor's personal matters like that, Draco?" she scolded, "I'm disappointed in you. Five points from Slytherin."
"Oh what, do you have a friendly house cup competition going on with Professor Snape then? You think you can leave him in the dust and beat out his house in the house cup?"
"Five more points from Slytherin. Keep it up and it'll be another five. Now get out of my classroom." She couldn't stand how public her relationship was.