darkest_fate
machina erotica
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2009
- Location
- the INTERNET
Gryffindor was losing.
Again.
And not by a small margin. Several hundred points separated Gryffindor from the next highest: Ravenclaw. Odder still was the current champion: Hufflepuff. In all Hermione Granger's years at Hogwarts, she'd never seen Hufflepuff come even close. But there they were, beating even Slytherin rather roundly. The hourglasses did not lie, and Hermione was not the only one who'd beheld them. She could remember seeing the jewels quite well, as she stood outside his office.
He was new. They always seemed to get new professors at Hogwarts; a few positions were revolving doors. But Hermione had been interested in him regardless of the newness. See, he taught a new course, a unique take on magic. The magical world had started catching up, sprang forward magnificently into what amounted to a Steam age. Thus Hogwarts had managed to snag one of the premier Magical Engineers in existence. Hermione had immediately signed up for the course, and, as per usual, excelled magnificently. She'd even managed to put together a working magical gauntlet, though her wand still worked better for her at the moment.
Hermione frowned as she smoothed her uniform skirt down. She'd already been working with him for a while now, earning extra points. Hermione's knack for devices had allowed her to be an assistant. She'd tried device after device, sometimes exhausting herself late into the night. Then she'd risen, her hair a mess (who could spend time on that?), often wearing the same clothes as last night, only to find that her fifty points, a large chunk by most standards, had been beaten by a few hundred.
So here she was, standing outside the door. Hermione still wore her uniform, of course: regulation vest, blouse, Gryffindor tie, cloak, skirt, stockings, everything in its place. Her frizzled hair stuck out at near random directions, and she couldn't quite recall the last time she'd bothered with makeup charms and the like. Still, he didn't care about looks anyway. He wanted results.
Hermione knocked.
"Professor?" she called. "I'm here for, uh, testing again?" she chewed her cheek, trying to think if there was some way she could admit that she thought maybe she should try something that would earn more points? She'd wait for him to start asking, bring it up naturally. Maybe work it into the conversation proper...
Again.
And not by a small margin. Several hundred points separated Gryffindor from the next highest: Ravenclaw. Odder still was the current champion: Hufflepuff. In all Hermione Granger's years at Hogwarts, she'd never seen Hufflepuff come even close. But there they were, beating even Slytherin rather roundly. The hourglasses did not lie, and Hermione was not the only one who'd beheld them. She could remember seeing the jewels quite well, as she stood outside his office.
He was new. They always seemed to get new professors at Hogwarts; a few positions were revolving doors. But Hermione had been interested in him regardless of the newness. See, he taught a new course, a unique take on magic. The magical world had started catching up, sprang forward magnificently into what amounted to a Steam age. Thus Hogwarts had managed to snag one of the premier Magical Engineers in existence. Hermione had immediately signed up for the course, and, as per usual, excelled magnificently. She'd even managed to put together a working magical gauntlet, though her wand still worked better for her at the moment.
Hermione frowned as she smoothed her uniform skirt down. She'd already been working with him for a while now, earning extra points. Hermione's knack for devices had allowed her to be an assistant. She'd tried device after device, sometimes exhausting herself late into the night. Then she'd risen, her hair a mess (who could spend time on that?), often wearing the same clothes as last night, only to find that her fifty points, a large chunk by most standards, had been beaten by a few hundred.
So here she was, standing outside the door. Hermione still wore her uniform, of course: regulation vest, blouse, Gryffindor tie, cloak, skirt, stockings, everything in its place. Her frizzled hair stuck out at near random directions, and she couldn't quite recall the last time she'd bothered with makeup charms and the like. Still, he didn't care about looks anyway. He wanted results.
Hermione knocked.
"Professor?" she called. "I'm here for, uh, testing again?" she chewed her cheek, trying to think if there was some way she could admit that she thought maybe she should try something that would earn more points? She'd wait for him to start asking, bring it up naturally. Maybe work it into the conversation proper...