 Arts TRANSPONSTER!
Anna actually made a bit of effort not to show her true feelings about History of Magic solely because she liked professor O'Hara. She had chosen to stand near Jackson as they waited for further instructions for the same reason as the boy - so there wasn't any risk of her falling asleep, especially with the heating charms and general cozy atmosphere.
As soon as the older witch said what they'd be studying that day, however, the Gryffindor perked up a little. Practical lessons like that - as in, they were about to go around walking and attend a party or sorts!? - were much better than just sitting down and discussing pointless things of old.
The sixth year was about to take the lead when professor O'Hara asked prefects to bring up the rear. Hm... fine, she could do that. It'd mean she wouldn't have to pretend to be super engaged with the topic just to be polite.
But she did know a thing or two about her House ghost, actually. All those conversations in the Common Room when she was supposed to be doing homework instead were becoming more useful than she'd expected! "Nearly-Headless Nick was decapitated because he didn't get a spell right." She told anyone who was listening. Anna had always thought that was a bit wild because she had seen many, many, maaaannyyy people get spells wrong - and sometimes with pretty bad consequences - but to kill someone over that sounded horribly... unfair to say the least. |