Ancient Runes - Lesson Three (All Years)

Runes was still Bennett's favorite class, which is why he usually didn't mind the walk from the Common Room to the Sixth Floor. Except he did mind this time. He wasn't scared, though he had been at the time, of people walking into the castle and killing people off again, but he was worried about it generally. His mother didn't want him to leave school, though she was dead scared of anything happening to him apparently, and his father had offered to take him to his hometown, away from all the danger. Bennett would have jumped at the offer, but his mother was standing in the way. She wanted him to grow up with her family, with Oliver and Matthew around, with the Ministry as a career option.

At some point he had wanted - so badly - to study cursebreaking, but now he didn't. He just wanted out of Hogwarts. With his book bag hung over one shoulder, his tie a little loose, Bennett walked into the Runes classroom. He was the first student, but he didn't mind. Bennett took a seat at the front of the class, for some reason paying attention to the wood of the desk more so than any other day. It was as if suddenly he couldn't look at the Headmaster, and the desk was a more interesting subject. After a few more minutes of uselessly picking at his desk, Bennett raised his eyes to the board.

Defensive Runes

Ha. He wasnt surprised. It made sense for everyone to want to teach better defensive magic now that the castle had been attacked. It was a crappy way of trying to make the students feel safe, he thought. Nevertheless, he wasn't going to question the Headmaster's lesson. He was probably smarter than most of the professors, he clearly must know what he was doing. Taking out something to write with and something to write in, Bennett waited for the rest if the class...or for the class to start.

Ancient Runes. After the attack, all the classrooms seemed to be empty. Some parents still denied to send their children back, afraid of their safety. She couldn't blame them. She was scared to death when Sapphire couldn't be found around the castle. And until that letter arrived she was scared that she might have lost her little precious sister.

She didn't waste much time to get ready and she exited the Common Room, slowly making her way up the Grand Staircase to the Sixth Floor. She was supposed to meet Sapphire outside the class, but she was late. Amy made a mental note to scold her for that, since she hated waiting alone like an idiot, and walked inside the class quietly.

Finding an empty desk was easy, since there was only one person in the room, besides the Professor. Taking a seat somewhere near the front, Amethyst took out her things and glanced on the board.
Defensive Runes.
Message delivered crystal clear. The Hufflepuff wasn't surprised in the least, and she doubted any other student would be either when they saw today's lesson. All she had to do now was wait.

Okay, maybe she was a little late. A little too late but she could make it to class on time, right? The Gryffindor was practically running around the room, getting ready and not even bothering to check herself before leaving.

Her curls were all messy and she looked like she had run out of a wild adventure but that did not stop her from arriving to class. Taking a moment to calm her breathing, and pull herself together, she softly walked into the class, knowing that her sister would already be there. And that kinda helped. But then she remembered the scolding that would follow, and that's when Sapphire started to rethink attending the same classes as her sister.

Walking inside though, she was met with a surprise. She would, of course, sit with her sister... if the seat wasn't already occupied. By a boy. A handsome boy. A boy Amethyst hadn't said a word about.
Making eye contact with the older girl, Sapphire gave her 'the look' before taking a seat on the other side of the classroom. She was going to have a talk with her beloved sister.

Ruby was ready for this class. It was her favorite! She didn't have to physically do anything but read her book and it was delightful. She was rather tired of hearing about the battle. Yes, it was terrible. And yes, people had died. But didn't they die every day? She didn't understand why every professor was treating them like they were walking on thin ice that would crack at any moment. It was freaky and abnormal.

She knew people reacted to situations like the attack differently. And sure she would have been more shaken up if she had had the balls to get out of bed and go and help protect her school. But she hadn't. And Ruby had to live with that. So, she did. She didn't care that there was an attack. It didn't affect her in any way shape or form, so she didn't feel the need to show any affection towards other students. Sure she was heartless, but what did that matter.

She would be gone next term and never see these people again, so why waste her energy on them? Which is why when she walked into Ancient runes, she almost walked out of her favorite lesson. She was tired of the professors thinking they needed to learn how to defend themselves. This was supposed to be school. Not Auror training.