Fandom High School

When the students got to the Danger Shop today, they'd see a table set up with pizza and snacks, mostly because Hermione thought it was a good example of today's class rather than her just deciding to be nice. "This is our last class for the session, and I want to take a moment to say that I've enjoyed having all of you here," she began with a little smile. "Over the past six weeks we've covered how to support your friends in what they have to do, whether it's being the one to do the legwork or be the voice of reason. There then comes a point when you have to actually do whatever it is they're called to do, and at that point your objective is to really just get through it. And then once it's over, there's really nothing left to do besides either celebrate, or pick up the pieces, or both. I hope you win every time, but sometimes things don't go so well. Maybe you lose someone, and then the support you give involves knowing when to be sympathetic, or when to be available with ready hugs." Not that Hermione knew anything about that, nope.

"Since that is probably a whole other class topic, we're going to focus on the more positive one today. Since you've made it through class, we're going to celebrate with a pizza party," she said, gesturing to the table. "Help yourself, maybe share some of your class-related experiences with others, and be glad I didn't decide to have you practice hugging." Somehow she hadn't thought that appropriate.

Hermione was not happy to be facing a class today, to be honest. If she wasn't who she was, she might have even considered calling off class, but since the thought of that about gave her hives, she was here, and she was getting things out of the way first thing.

"Anyone who mentions the weekend is getting detention," she greeted the class. "Now that that's over with, let's talk about rules. The reason that rules are in place are because they protect people, or set guidelines for safety or behavior. Even if you don't necessarily like rules, they're there for a reason and they should be respected and followed. That said, there are times that rules do need to be bent or broken in order for you to do what you need to do. Not everyone is always going to agree with you, and it's nothing that should be taken lightly. If you are going to break a rule, you should use your common sense and I know you all have it, and keep the consequences in mind. It should be done for a good reason, and not just because you feel like it, or because you're not thinking.

"Today we're going to have a class discussion. I want everyone to come up with a rule, whether it be a school rule or law or whatever else you can come up with, and talk about whether or not you think that particular rule is okay to break and when." And hopefully Hermione wouldn't end up twitching over any of the discussion. If there was going to be a class where that happened, this would be it.

Today the students would find themselves in a simulated department store, minus all the pesky customers who didn't understand how to steer a cart around other people or kids throwing tantrums or any of the other fn stuff you might see in a normal store. Mainly because today Hermione did not feel like putting up with that today.

"Welcome back to being back to normal," she greeted them "Now let's get right to it, shall we? Oftentimes you might get dragged out on some sort of adventure or mission or whatever you'd like to call it, and most people don't think to prepare as well as they should. Sometimes you're not able to prepare, and have to rush off to do something with very little warning and very little time to gather supplies. Or you might not know much about where you're going or what you're headed into and you won't know exactly what you need. Those times can get annoying, mostly after the fact when you realize there was something you should have brought of when you find yourself in trouble and thinking 'I wish I had this thing I don't have!'

"Today we're going to work on preparation. I didn't think the island would be moving already, and I haven't had the appropriate amount of time to change my lesson plan to be specific to where we are now, so we're going to be operating as if we were still in Egypt." And if she sounded a little annoyed at that, well, she was a little peeved at the island today. "You're going to be headed out into the desert, let's say to find someone who's gone missing, not knowing exactly how long you'll be gone. It could be a few hours, it could be a few days. Taking what you know about your setting, I want you to go through the store and find what you feel are the necessary supplies you'll need to survive or just to help your search. You can work together, if you'd like. and at the end of class I'd like you to explain some of what you've gathered and why you think it's important."

It was Hermione's first day teaching.

It was a little intimidating.

Still, she was trying not to look intimidated, especially when this was a subject where she definitely knew what she was talking about. All she had to do was remind herself that she was in charge, and act authoritative. That part at least wasn't hard at all.

"Welcome to Hero Management. My name is Hermione Granger. You may call me Miss Granger," she started. 'Professor' didn't seem to fit in this situation and she wasn't about to let her students call her by her first name. "If you didn't read the class description when you signed up, or if perhaps you were signed up accidentally, this class is going to deal with how to manage being part of a hero's support system. If you've been in Fandom for any amount of time, you know that there are people who have important destinies, or who end up at the forefront of crises. This doesn't apply to most of us, but that doesn't mean there's nothing we can do to help. One of my best friends defeated the greatest Dark Wizard of our time at the age of seventeen. I won't say standing behind him was always fun or easy, but when he needed help, I wanted to do what I could for him. So for the next seven weeks, you're going to learn some things that will allow you to help out the best you can. And if by some chance you're one of the hero types taking this class, maybe you can pick up some pointers yourself."

"Now," she said, "the first week is usually all about introductions, which is exactly what we're going to do today. I want you to go around the room and introduce yourselves, along with the reason why you're taking this class. Let's start with you."