He excuses himself, somewhat apologetically.

"Hey! Does anyone actually know how to get there?"

"We'll ask the paintings on the way, come on already."

He runs off.

Chris follows.

Naomi didn't even think of how they were getting there! Thanks for having a plan, Josh. 

Time to interrogate paintings!

Here's a bunch of men sitting at a dinner table, eyeing them suspiciously.

"Naomi, you're from the good with people house, you do it." 

Naomi approaches a painting of several witches sipping tea at a table. "Um. Do you know where the library is from here?"

"Oh!" Exclaims one of the witches. "Oh, dear, yes, well -- what day is it today, that's important. And do you know the last time Venus was in Retrograde --"

"Marcellia, Hogwarts doesn't care about Venus, stop making fun of the poor child --"

"Well, I do need to know the day, and the season, ideally how far it is into the term -- I suppose I could go with them, I haven't seen Janine in ages --"

"But Antonia was going to finish her story!"

"If it helps, it's the first day of classes, just after lunch."

"Quite. Well, the library's not on this floor then, you're going to want to go up to the second floor, then take, let's see, a right past the statue of Herpo the Foul, then a left past that awful tapestry about goblins ..."

The directions continue for some time. 

Naomi writes them down. Then --

"Done! Phew. We have only a half hour, we better hurry."

Josh leads the way!

They make their way down. 

And so they arrive at the library.

The librarian peers at them suspiciously.

Josh pokes Chris.

"We're here to learn, from books."

Further peering.

"Do you have any books on technology?" Naomi inquires helpfully.

"I'm not sure what you mean. We have the greatest assortment of books in the world."

"Sure! So, where is your section of books on magical technology."

She glares.

"If you want books about the train and the wireless, they're over there, behind the section on jinxes."

"Thanks! Oh, hey, you guys can get your own books; we'll meet at that table over there --" she points to one near the windows.

The boys scour the stacks for books, and return after ten minutes with the spoils. 

Chris mostly has history and a few on transfiguration.

Josh has a book on famous pranks. 

Neat!

They have about ten minutes to look through them before they have to head to class.

"We should prank the school poltergeist," he says as they head back.