Iris sat, at the back of the class, reading through the chapter like told. When the professor asked a question, the prefect looked back down to the book. She wasn't really sure of the answer.

....

And it appeared that neither did Fletcher. Really, even though Iris didn't personally know him, he'd become a whole lot more egotistical since winning the Triwizard Tournament. Maybe eternal glory just does that to you, though. Iris wouldn't know; she doesn't have that kind of glory.

Well, that or he was just being clever with his answer. Iris glanced down at the information on the number one. Well, it was to do with beginnings... and summer was the beginning of no school for six weeks; a temporary goodbye. And for the seventh years, it was the beginning of their working life, and goodbye to school FOREVER. How ever you looked at it, a beginning is still the ending of something else.

Maybe the glory hadn't gone to the Champions head, after all.

Teehee.

Raising her hand, Iris decided to give the professor a guess of an answer anyway. "Uh... well, one number that seems to be to do with farewells from school is the number 5... because it talks about freedom and change. The start of the summer brings freedom, and the end of it brings change: A new school year. Eitherway, it's still goodbyes... in a way."

That was a lot of waffle, and not really much of a proper answer. Keeping her hand up, the prefect continued, "But... I think that, like some other people have said, the number you're referring to is the number Nine. It symbolises not only endings, but also other things that you'd hope to have gained a greater understanding of before saying goodbye to Hogwarts, such as universal oneness, dedication, compassion, multi-talent and benevolence."

Iris could have gone on to say more... but she'd already talked a LOT. Teehee.