Gwen had slipped quietly in to the class at the beginning, going unnoticed by most. She'd taken her seat and laid out books, quills and parchment before her.
Gwen looked left and right, trying to catch everything the older students were saying and making notes. She managed to scribble down "bring wand", "mandatory until year five", "counter spells" and "practice".
It wasn't much and she was sure to forget the meaning of her notes by tomorrow, but it was better than nothing.
She wanted to do well at Charms, but Professor Schirmer scared her a little.