And into the classroom walls the teeniest, squeakiest wizard. "Good morning!" he squeaks.

"Good morning."

The Professor walks over to the desk, where he builds a pile of books to stand on so he can see over it. "I am Filius Flitwick, Charms Professor and Ravenclaw Head of House! I'll start taking the roll call."

He starts calling names, one by one, but when he reaches Sarah Potter he squeaks and falls off his books.

Sarah is a bit taken aback but quickly hides her surprise. It doesn't make sense that he was that surprised, but why would he intentionally fall.

It was more delight than surprise, really.

This lesson covers the basics of wand motion, incantation, and intention, and focuses on one of the simplest spells: the wand-lighting charm.

She takes careful notes and practices when instructed.

After that class they have a break until 2:30PM.

"I'm going to go find the library. Do any of you want to join me?" Sarah asks her housemates.

"I'll come," says Sue Li.

"Yeah, me, too," Padma adds.

Dayo waves at them and goes out of the classroom with Pansy.

"...so what's up with her?" asks Mandy.

Sarah waves back at Dayo.

"I met her on the train, she seems nice."

"But she's a Slytherin," says Mandy.

"That doesn't mean I shouldn't be friends with her."

Mandy looks unconvinced.

"Why do you think Slytherins are bad?"

"All Dark Wizards are Slytherins," she explains like it's obvious. "Like You-Know-Who."

"That makes sense, Slytherin is about ambition. It's about changing things and people who want to change the world would easily fit into Slytherin. You can be ambitious without wanting to hurt people though."

"...I guess. But they also hate muggleborns and half-bloods."

Sarah giggles. "I know Dayo doesn't feel that way."

"Why?"

"She was telling off a couple other girls on the train for having those views."

"...so why's she in Slytherin?" wonders Mandy.

"She could be so so so ambitious that even though she doesn't hate muggles she got in," suggests Sue Li.

"Huh. Is she?" she asks Sarah.

"She wants to change the world. I think she wants to roll back the statute of secrecy."

Morag blinks. "She what?"

"Why?" asks Mandy.

"She thinks it's awful that muggles die when magic could have saved them."

"Well but if muggles just know about us they'll be asking for stuff all the time," reasons Morag.

"Is that bad?" asks Lisa.

"I don't have time to be helping muggles all day!"