And Josh has lots of fun with Tarantallegra.

Apparently you can use it on yourself. 

"I didn't know you could tap-dance!"

"It's a new trick I picked up. Want some?"

"Sure!"

So he casts it on her, and on himself again for good measure.

There might be some giggling from him. 

Naomi's laughter is loud enough to get a sharp "Quiet!" from Madam Pince. 

Yeah, he just giggles more.

They're probably getting kicked out.

"Stop that," hisses their neighbor.

"Some of us are trying to study."

Naomi starts.

"Chris! Oh, what are you working on, did you figure out how to do that transfiguration? I'm still having trouble with it --"

Apparently she's said this too loudly. Madam Pince scowls and and raps her hand on a desk. 

Chris will go over the transfiguration with her, since he has figured it out, since he actually does useful things like study!

Naomi is extremely appreciative. Extraordinarily. She says thank you half a dozen times. Maybe she feels bad for forgetting that they were supposed to meet in the library.

Does Josh want to learn?

Josh is so eager to learn things with his new friends. 

Naomi's pretty sure his assent was sarcastic! But she's going to pretend it isn't and worry about it later. 

No worries here. Chris is having fun,

They're much quieter, too, when they focus like this. 

And so Madam Pince stops shooting them angry glares from her desk!

And Naomi successfully learns the transfiguration!

"Now all I have to do is figure out Defense."

"I'll trade you." 

"Why don't you ask Chris? He knows it better."

So he asks Chris for help with Transfiguration.

He's absolutely pants at it.

"If you need help with Defense, talk to Professor Flitwick. He was a duelist."

"Does he stay in his office in the afternoons?"

"Yeah. Good luck." 

Naomi heads to Flitwick's office. "Sir?" She says, knocking on his door.

Flitwick is buried behind a stack of books, grading papers. "Oh!" He exclaims as Naomi walks foward. "Oh, a first year! Yes, yes, how may I help you?" He peers down at her through his spectacles. 

"I'm not sure what to do for defense. Everything we're learning from Professor Rivers is so different from the textbook."