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Originally Posted by Waddles
"Very good!" Professor Svensson lifted two small boxes from the floor and handed one to Alexandra and one to Marie. "Pass these out--one of each to everybody. Everybody, when you get your gloves, one left and one right, from these two, set your wand on your desk and put the gloves on."
Edem did as he was told. Putting on the gloves, he enjoyed the immediate warmth, and then set his wand on the desk, eager for the next instruction.
Why do we require gloves? Is it some kind of dangerous magic? Quote:
Originally Posted by Waddles
"Thank you. Now, if everyone could find a partner--if it's an odd-numbered class, which I haven't bothered to count, there can be a group of three..." Svensson opened yet another box, this time large and rather bulky-looking. "Then, have one person from your pair come up here and take ONE wooden plank for their pair, and then stand by a pair of desks." The professor paused, then added, "Keep the talking to a minimum, please."
Partnering up
again. Uh-oh. For the first few seconds he struggled to keep his eyes fixed at the professor, just so as to avoid everyone's gazes, even Evan's. But seeing as Evan was sitting right next to him, and that he was already dating Fallon, it would be awkward with Lyra, right? He decided to save the second year from possible distractions that might happen during the practices. Turning his head to Evan, he asked,
"We be partners?"