There may have been a lot of strange goings on inside the castle as of late, but Hogwarts was first and foremostly still a place of education and Professor Darlington was certainly not about to let anyone get off lightly. Especially considering that today’s lesson had been scheduled for right after lunchtime so no excuses. She hoped everyone had eaten plenty of brain food.

It’s back to basics for this lesson, and the classroom was set out in the traditional way. The only addition were the items that she had neatly placed on each individual desk: a glass goblet, a bread roll (not for eating, you’ve already had lunch!) and an old copy of the Daily Prophet.

While waiting for the students to file in, Joyce sat at her desk and busied herself with the marking of some assignments. Probably not wise because some of the more ridiculous answers were enough to put a dampener on her mood.