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“I’m Professor Melinda Wainwright, and I’ll be taking you for Charms and Potions this semester. We’ll be looking into the applications of both with the intention of good and evil.”
“Why would we learn about the application for evil?” I whisper to myself.
Cethin lets out a deep chuckle. “You really believe everyone here isgood?” He keeps his voice low so he doesn’t draw any attention to our conversation.
“Why wouldn’t they be?” Surely that’s the kind of thing the academy would account for before they sent the invitations.
“It’s not how the world works,” he points out.
“I still don’t see why the academy would want to teach us about evil applications.”
He shrugs. “How can you fight against what you don’t know? Good isn’t the absence of evil, it’s the choice not to use it.”
Professor Wainwright clears her throat. “Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Greystone, do you have something you want to share with the rest of the class?”
My cheeks flame red. “No, professor, sorry.”
She raises an eyebrow.
Cethin clears his throat. “I was asking Anja about the addition of evil to the curriculum.”
I shoot him a surprised look.
“Ah, an excellent topic.” The professor’s face lights up as she ponders it. “And one we will touch on as the class goes on. The ethics of evil are a fascinating subject, perhaps the two of you might choose it as the subject of your term paper.”
“We can do that,” Cethin responds.
“I’m not sure we can,” I mutter under my breath.
“You want to know why they teach it and how it works, what better way?” he asks softly.
“Good, good,” Professor Wainwright says. “As I was saying before the intriguing interruption, we’ll be looking into the theory of the subject, and there will be some practical applications too. We’ll be starting with potions on that front as that is the easiest option for most capabilities and I do want you to successfully pass the class.”
“Even if we’re assigned hard essay topics,” I muse.
Cethin laughs. “It could be fun. If you like late nights at the library.”
“I don’t mind them,” I admit. “Though they’re better with company.”
“Then it’s a good thing we’re supposed to do the essay assignment together.”
“You might be terrible company in the library,” I point out. “Maybe you chew loudly, or insist on cracking the spines of books.”
“Are those the standards that you’re measuring terrible at?” He seems to be teasing, but I don’t know him well enough to be sure.
“In the library, yes.”
“Then you will be glad to know that I don’t like to eat in the library, and I’ve never knowingly cracked the spine of a book,” he responds.
“But you have unknowingly?”
“I can’t answer that, or I would have knowingly cracked the spine.” He grins at me.
A small laugh escapes me in response. “Then I think you will be an acceptable study partner,” I respond.
“An excellent decision for you to make considering we’re stuck together now.”
“Only because you butted into a conversation that wasn’t yours to comment on.” I check the front to make sure our teacher isn’t paying us any attention.
