It was worth it.

Call me Boyd. 16 years old. Hufflepuff. Keeper of the Quidditch team. Make fun of Hufflepuff and that'll be the last thing you do. ((RP BLOG FOR WITCHCRAFT AND LYCANTROPHY))

[goldcnlibrary]

Can I just drop the class?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

Can you even do that? Berlin's beard, Isaac...

Transfiguration is just a matter of pronouncing the spells right and making the correct movement with the wand. That's all. 

[professorderekhale]

What is that?

[professorderekhale]

How would they protect you from the sun?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

I asked the same thing. I'm still not sure. But it is easier to see directly at it when you wear them.

[professorderekhale]

What is that?

[professorderekhale]

It does a little. I usually take notes with underlining. It’s a good system.

Sunglasses? Like eyeglasses that produce sunlight?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

[Shakes his head] Whatever you say.

No, but can't blame you for thinking that. According to Isaac, they protect your eyes from the sun. 

[goldcnlibrary]

Why do they teach an equation if we don’t actually have to use it?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

[Shrugs] There are equations for quidditch. People don't use them. Don't think too much about it. 

[professorderekhale]

What is that?

[professorderekhale]

Interesting. Can I..? [He motions towards the book Boyd is holding, moving close to run the highlighter over the words.] Very cool. I’m still a fan of underlining with ink, personally, but it’s cool. Did Isaac give you this?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

Underlining with ink doesn't make the sentences pop out like this, come on. 

Yeah, he did. He has other cool muggle stuff. Last thing he gave me? Sunglasses. 

[harrypotterhousequotes]

[professorderekhale]

What is that?

[professorderekhale]

[He considers it for a moment before taking the outstretched highlighter, turning it in his hand.] Won’t it just write over the words? What’s the point in that?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

It will make the words stand out.

It's good for summarizing and studying. 

[professorderekhale]

What is that?

[professorderekhale]

Huh. No I usually see what students bring to class and quills are required for it. I’ve seen Lydia walking around with pens before but not a highlighter.

[boydtheloyal-blog]

[He reaches out, offering the highlighter] You wanna try it?

It feels nice. When you use it. Like using a brush. 

[professorderekhale]

What is that?

[professorderekhale]

A highlighter?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

Yeah. It's like an instrument muggles use to highlight text in their books. 

You've never seen one? Isaac uses them. 

[goldcnlibrary]

I hate this class.

[boydtheloyal-blog]

I know. The whole Hufflepuff Common Room knows. Peter knows.

You can't let it beat you. 

[goldcnlibrary]

Are you serious?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

It's just theory. Someone decided to make math out of something that, really, doesn't even consist of math. You can probably use math to explain it, but it won't help you in practice. 

You have to feel it.

[professorderekhale]

What is that?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

It's called a highlighter. 

[goldcnlibrary]

"When it comes to untransfiguration, one must reverse the basic equation, t equals w times c over v times a, multiplied by z. You must still take into account the bodyweight, viciousness, wand power, and concentration, but the unknown variable must be-" I give up.

[boydtheloyal-blog]

You know you don't really need to pay attention to that equation, right?

[theyganona]

Relatively new, but it doesn’t seem that way all of the time. I probably know more about this place than you do, anyway.

[boydtheloyal-blog]

I would imagine a ghost would have more time to explore a castle. 

[goldcnlibrary]

How are you?

[goldcnlibrary]

What part of the future?

I don’t know. Just one of those days, you know?

[boydtheloyal-blog]

After school-future.

So you're sad just because? Well, that should be easy to fix. 

[theyganona]

"I’m sorry, what was that? I didn’t hear you."

[boydtheloyal-blog]

I was asking you if you were a new around here. I have never seen you before. 

[goldcnlibrary]

How are you?

[goldcnlibrary]

About what?

I don’t have that face.

[boydtheloyal-blog]

... The future. I just said it.

Yes, you do. What happened now? Are you okay?