What was it with woman? How could she not see this right in front of her? Ewan really wasn’t the type to talk badly about anyone but this just seemed rather absurd really. Giving Septimus a roll of the eyes as if to say “Can you believe this?” he turned to Tad, a neutral look on his face, not wanting to be caught talking over the Professor because that would just be rude. Well, if he got caught anyway. “I don’t think its trouble mate, maybe just another prank?” his voice a whisper now. His mind couldn’t help but recall the last prank that he remembered. The love-at-first-sight potion. Ugh. That still left a sour taste in his mouth.

And then… the door opened and who walked in? The headmaster. Could this lesson get any stranger? Yes was the answer. Not only did he call out all of the Max’s but Professor Mopple? Dribble? Dropple? She didn’t have the foggiest what he was talking about! Covering his mouth, somehow managed to stifle his laugh so that it sounded like a… well not a laugh. Taking a deep breath, he had to focus now, not wanting to get on the bad side of the new head.

Soooooo… ways to get rid of hiccups? Easy. “Professor, you just hold your breath for 20 seconds. If you hiccup in those 20 seconds, you start again and you can hold your breath for 20 seconds without hiccupping”. At least, that’s what he always did. Worked like a charm. HA!