"Never used one, Vannacutt? Well, no wonder..." said Andi with a little shrug, remembering the pompousness that was Andrei Vannacutt. "But I believe Professor Branxton wanted to demonstrate the myriad possibilites there are in cleaning. Or he could just have caught sight of your dorms, the overworked houseelves, and decided to make you do a little straining of behalf of basic hygiene for once."

Nik felt a strong impulse to stick his tongue out at her, but knew that she would probably hex it off and burn it right in front of his eyes. So he turned to Professor Branxton instead.

Practical?! Rose thought to herself. She was no big fan of cleaning, but she was anxious to learn some really useful everyday spells. She also was prepared to laugh at all the wizards struggling with the simplistic muggle utilities.

Professor Light moved from the side of the room to the center.

"Well, I get to start so..." Professor Light hurried over to her desk and grabbed the mop. She lugged it back over and looked at the students. Most of them seemed unfazed. And rightly so.

"Alright, we all know this is a mop. Both wizards and muggles use mops. Boring right? Well you see, even though they both use the same item, it's not always used in the same way... also there are many variations of a simple mops, all geared toward making a Muggle's life easier. Remember, when a Muggle wants to clean something, they typically need to do the work themselves... they can't just charm the broom to clean if for them." Professor Light set the mop against one of the students desks.

"I want you to pretend you are a muggle. How could you improve upon a mop to make it clean better and more effectively?"

Professor Light recognized this student from her last lesson... she was the one who didn't like the dog. "Haha, actually, I do have a vaccuum outside the door... my hands were a little full as I came in."

Nick finally understood now why there were 3 Professors! Potions,the cleaning solutions. Muggle Studies, Muggle cleaning items. Charms, cleaning Charms. Nick chuckled at this wonderful way to have three classes at once. "Impressive!" Nick thought too himself.

Rose knew an answer to this question. She cautiously raised her hand. "Well if one were to remove that bottom and replace it with a giant sponge, that would clean and soak up excess water, instead of spreading it around." Rose had on more than one occasion worked with a mop and knew some muggle innovations to the age old item.

"Alright, good answer, 5 points to your house! And exactly right, of course, although not the only way. As a matter of fact..." Professor Light moved to her stack of cleaning supplies and grabbed 4 different types of mops.

"These..." she showed each mop, "Are all used for the same thing... cleaning a hard floor. However, each has it's own perks. Mop #1 is your original mop. Mop #2 has a sponge contraption at the bottom that can be squeezed and filled with soap, much like mop #1 but with a different design. Mop #3..." Professor Light squeezed a button on the top, and some cleaning liquid came out. She then rubbed the mop over it as it absorbed. And the last mop, #4, simply has these attachable cleaning pads that you throw away after one use."

"Remember, they are all created for the same purpose... So, which one is the best? Come test it out. Any volunteers? Just step right up!" Professor Light moved to the corner of the room and set each of the 4 mops up. Then she pulled out her wand and muttered a spell that landed a bunch of brown dirt on the floor in the corner of the room.

Professor Light stepped aside and called on those who raised their hands. Then she happily handed mop #1 to the first volunteer.

OOC: just RP pretending that I called on you and you are the next one up. Then go ahead and test each mop ;)

Nick listened to Professor Light. This class is very cool. Having 3 in 1. But, he had an odd feeling that he and his classmates would be cleaning.

Nick tested a Mop #2. "Grr ... this reminds me of what home used to be like." Nick thought too himself. "But, at least you get to learn somethings new. And, it isn't like you are always going to have 3 Professors teaching you in one class."

No way was she volunteering for anything today. She stretched her hands above her head, yawning softly. Two seconds too late she realized that her stretching could be taken for raising her hand. She pulled them down, but she'd already been called on.

"But I don't want-- Okay," she said. She stood up and grabbed the mop. Then set to work on the dirt spot. She scrubbed at it for about a second, doing a horrible job, before giving it back. "Works great," she said with a smile and returned to her seat, not failing she skip as she went.

Andi smirked a little. "No smoke without fire and all," she drawled, pulling out her wand, ostensibly from thin air. "To better test these new to some methods that Professor Light recommends, let's have a little dirt to clear." With a wave of her wand and a spark in her eyes, the floor was suddenly ankle deep in ashes and what one could only hope was dirt. Of course, sitting on the table, Andi's boots just swung clear.

Professor Light saw the student go back to her seat... "Ah, ah, ah, come right back here. How about you test the other three mops and give us some information on what you felt made them all different. You too, Nick!" Professor Light smiled at them both.

"Alright, we need some more people... don't make me have to call on people."

Professor Light coughed as dirt appeared all over the room. Everywhere. And ankle deep. She glanced over at Andi who happily stayed clear of it. She began to laugh, "haha, alright guys, I think calling on volunteers will be unessecary. Everyone get up and grab some mops..." Professor Light went over to her stash of cleaning supplies and duplicated a few of the brooms amd mops.

"Everyone take one, and get cleaning the Muggle way! Have fun!" Professor Light sang happily. She was having a blast with this lesson.

"Okay Professor," said Nick, as he put down #2 and grabbed #1.
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He finishes up with #1 and grabs #3.
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He finishes with #3 and works at #4. #4 is annoying becasue you have to change it at each use.
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"Okay Professor," Nick says, happy that he's finished. "I have my information."

Rave sighed, She was used to useing mops back at her old appartment so this shouldn't be to hard. She got up and grabbed the fourth mop and started cleaning the floor.