I didn't wait for his answer but marched down the hallway across the Oriental rug to the Potions' class. Inside it resembled a human biology lab with small tables and two or three stools behind each. The teacher's desk was crowded with books, test tubes full of liquids I couldn't identify, and half a dozen small saucers.

All of the students gawked at me, fear evident in their expressions as I walked between the rows of tables. I took an empty seat near the back and groaned ...