"Some of them are fun. There's one that makes you dance."

"I got Renée to cast that on me once to see if I could actually dance. I couldn't."

"Oooh I want to try that one!"

"Also I have a probably broader definition of fun than most people, what with the whole trickster vibe I got going on here."

"I know the incantation if you want to try the dancing hex - or it might be a jinx, I don't remember - but I don't know how to undo it."

"Mmm, not undoing it wouldn't be as much fun, eventually I'd need to go pee."

"Yeah, you'd probably have to dance your way to an older student or a teacher to get it undone."

"Yeah, I think I'll just be surprised when someone decides to hex or jinx me randomly. It's bound to happen, eventually."

"Yeah, I think it's pretty common."

Out come the schedules!

Apparently the Ravenclaws have Potions and Charms in the morning and Defence and a free period in the afternoon, while the Slytherins have Flying and Charms in the morning and Transfig and Defence in the afternoon.

"Oh cool, we have Charms together again! And I have fffllllyyyyiiiing that must be so much fun!"

"Flying is great!"

"I kinda really wanna hit evil metal balls with a bat, whyyy don't they let firsties play Quidditch?" he whines.

"They did once, but that was Harry Potter."

"Of course you get to break the rules if you're Harry Potter," he sighs.

"Yeah. But you'd probably want to learn to fly a little before trying to play anyway, wouldn't you?"

"Didn't he have to learn to fly well before trying to play?"

"No, Harry Potter was just really good from the moment he touched a broom, I think? But, you know, he's Harry Potter."

"You know, I've been putting off getting books on the war and him but this lack of cultural context is really starting to get old."

"Why've you been putting it off?"

"Mostly because I wanted to go to all other classes and see if there wouldn't be any other things I'd want to read books on first so I could prioritise better. Other than Flying, I've had all classes, though, so it's Transfig and War for me now, I guess."

"I'd recommend something but I don't know of any good ones. It was so recent."

"I'll probably try to check something out at the library after lunch. I'll also get a book about the Philosopher's Stone, I wanna know if there's anything useful I can learn about breaking magic's rules."