Flying is just CRAZY
While muggles have their football, baseball, and other national sports, the wizarding world has our best and most popular sport of flying; aka Quidditch. It should come as no surprise that flying lessons are one of the more crowded lessons at Hogwarts School, what with the first years eager to get their feet off the ground, and others working on perfecting their balance to try out for their house team or making sure to keep their breakfast down while being only five feet off the ground. Whatever is their reason, there is no doubt that we can count on someone attending flying lessons. Who wouldn't?
Professor Vindictus teaches this utmost important class and who better suited for such a role than the previous professional quidditch player himself? Being one of the oldest members of the staff here at Hogwarts, not to mention the Deputy Headmaster and quidditch official for our school's games, one can be sure to count on that he'd make the right decisions, be there for the students, and dedicate himself to helping and making sure that the school keeps an environmentally safe atmosphere; or in other words, help keep the Headmaster's motto of 'Don’t die' shining through the halls and known throughout the school. However, during recent days and events, our crazy flying Professor has taken a turn for the worse!
Perhaps it's just his age catching up to him or he just can't stand being patient with the students any longer, but our dear professor seemed to have had a BREAKDOWN during the first flying lesson of the term! That's right folks. Professor Vindictus has finally lost it! While of course we all knew this time was coming sooner or later, we should all take into consideration what really happened during the lesson. Surely cursed brooms wouldn't have one of our other Professors taking points from an unsuspecting Hufflepuff first year for hugging someone in class 'without permission'? Or relieving their own houses' quidditch captain of his badge for suggesting that he get new brooms? Or not being able to decide whether the obvious choice as to deal with these supposed cursed brooms is to set them aflame or not?
Surely after a few days, Professor Vindictus would calm down. Obviously the fact that he took points away from a student who gave him a well needed gift isn't a sign that he's going crazy, right? RIGHT? He isn't the first Professor to get mad over a gift from an innocent student, but can I just say...crazy? Yes, yes I can.
Seriously Hogwarts students, keep safe, don't give our flying instructor gifts, and definitely DEFINITELY…don't poke him with a stick to make sure he's alive if you happen to see him lying on the ground. He could just be meditating. Just, please don't.
Athena