Chapter 575 - Prefect Duties (1/2)
Early the next morning, Rowan wakes up and dresses making sure she has everything. There was not any sort of Prefect meeting this morning, so she did not have to worry about rushing off to attend said meeting. Having packed everything into the bookbag, for now, she did not know if she would have the time to.
Rowan walked into the common room area where the fie warmly crackles. She sat down in a comfy seat and pulled out two class schedules which a house elf had left next to her bed on the nightstand during the night. The first year's schedule was the same as she remembered except that Potions and Herbology had switched places. And she did not need to worry about the second year and third-year transfer students as their dorm mates and same year classmates would ensure they arrived on time to their classrooms.
The first year's schedule was as follows, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Transfiguration, History of Magic, Charms, DADA. However, Wednesday night at midnight Astronomy was held. Thankfully, she did not have to escort the students there as the Astronomy Tower was easy to find, it was just the tallest tower in the caste requiring everyone to climb to the top of the stairs. She just had to make ensure that all the first years were tucked into bed after Astronomy class only for the first month of the school term.
Tuesdays and Thursdays were just Potions and Herbology. Though on Tuesday afternoon, the new Wizarding, and Muggle Etiquette class was held in the afternoon. For the first time in history, Slytherin had former muggleborn students, who were all former werewolves. It might be a cause for an issue later, but luckily, for the time being, the first years were roughly evenly split between attending the two classes.
However, on Thursday afternoon like usual it held, the required Flying Class with Hooch after Herbology. Mercifully, the class was at least always held before lunch lest anyone spew their meal. And she did not have to worry about the students whatsoever as even the thickest brain knew how to wonder out of the front entrance and out onto the grounds. But at least said classes were already on the maps they had made and did not need to make any panicked corrections.
Rowan neatly folded the first-year schedule away and pulled out her own and physically winced.
Monday– Ancient Studies, Charms, Lunch, Advanced Arithmancy (right after reg.)
Tuesday – Free Period, Alchemy, Lunch, Ancient Runes, DADA
Weds – DADA, Transfiguration, Ancient Runes
Thursday – Charms, Alchemy, Free Period, (Gobbledegook)
Friday: DADA, Advanced Arithmancy, Ancient Studies, Transfiguration, Mermish
It looked as though for this year all the regular single-class schedules had doubled to be held twice per week. It was all in preparation for their O.W.L's, but still, it was nauseating to just look it. It was not bad as it could have been as she still at least got a free period. But still, it certainly was not pleasant to look at. At least thankfully, Gobbledegook and Mermish were still held once per week.
Sadly, Professor Flitwick had been replaced by the new Gobbledegook teacher, Professor Manzil Snipe. But then again it did make sense as Professor Flitwick was the only teacher teaching the class and with three-year classes now to teach. Theoretically, it should be five, but Professor Flitwick made sure there was a two-year gap between the next starting class, before having a new class each year.
However, after a firm discussion this summer the Board of Hogwarts had agreed to hire a fulltime, Gobbledegook Professor. Though a tad bit sad, Professor Flitwick only to happily gave up teaching Gobbledegook. And because honestly speaking he could barely handle the extra workload as it was not including the influx of students this year.
Frankly, Rowan did not know how the rest of the Professors were going to handle all of the extra gradings with the new influx of students. But that was not her prerogative, she had enough on her plate as it was. However, if she had to guess, there would be seventh years willing to become student aides. In turn, they would aid the Professor in grading and preparing classes, but they'd receive a letter of recommendation from the Professor upon graduation. It was a fair trade in the end.