In the back of her mind, Maddie had wondered if she'd get in trouble for saying 'What's up' to a professor. She was pleasantly surprised, though, when the professor seemed to actually crack a joke in return. It was definitely a welcome change when professors weren't so strict about things like that. She smiled at the professor but didn't say anything else.

She covered her mouth as she yawned. After two full years at Hogwarts and some of a third, she still wasn't completely used to midnight classes. She peered up at the professor as the lesson officially got underway. What was her favorite thing she'd seen in the sky? She knew this answer right away! "The Northern Lights," she said. "They're beautiful!" They weren't quite as far away as watching planets or something like that, but they still counted, right?