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[Lily Potter]

Detention. What a great place to spend your Saturday night. It was a common occurrence though, seeing Lily Potter in this dreadful room. Normally, one would see her defying Duros, who now sat at the front of the rooom with his ugly face in a book, by avoiding her lines and ending up with more time in the room. But today was different. She had actually showed up a little early, wanting to get her lines done. Duros had glanced up, expecting one of his prize Slytherins to be there at that time, but no. He'd given Lily a fierce scowl before giving her the lines. "Now get writing, Potter. You have one hundred and fifty lines to write. Chop chop." Sighing, Lily had taken her spot, pulling out her quill and parchment before beginning on her massive set of lines.

I will not laugh obnoxiously during my potions class because I would not want to upset that wonderful Professor Duros.
I will not laugh obnoxiously during my potions class because I would not want to upset that wonderful Professor Duros.
I will not laugh obnoxiously during my potions class because I would not want to upset that wonderful Professor Duros.

Lily thought back to her potions class. She remembered how mad Duros had become after she laughed. It was a simple laugh, for heaven sake someones potion had blown up! It had reminded her of Teddy, sending her into a quite fit of hysterics. "POTTER! DETENTION!" Duros had yelled, the Slytherin's snide remarks and laughs echoing through her ears. She shook the thoughts from her mind. "Best get back to those lines, Potter." the old man yelled across the room. Lily looked down instantly, really wanting no more time near the man. A sigh escaped her mouth as she dipped her quill into her black ink.

I will not laugh obnoxiously during my potions class because I would not want to upset that wonderful Professor Duros.
I will not laugh obnoxiously during my potions class because I would not want to upset that wonderful Professor Duros.
I will not laugh obnoxiously during my potions class because I would not want to upset that wonderful Professor Duros.

Great, only one hundred and forty four to go. She sighed again. "I'm going to be here all night." she whispered, exasperated.

[Teddy Lupin]

With a kiss and a promise to do his lines as quickly as possible, Ted Lupin left his wife to go to his detention. An odd two words to be placed in a sentence indeed, but Professor Duros had insisted that instead of running a perfectly good Friday night to ruin a Saturday instead. Ted couldn't complain really, it had been her fault anyways. She had gotten a whiff of the potion he was brewing and scrunched up her face, which caused him to laugh, which caused Duros to yell, which caused him to throw in too much armadillo bile. Before Duros could cover Ted's cauldron, a small explosion caused both he and Duros to be covered in black suit. Ted called detention before Duros could.

He checked the time as he walked passed a clock and cursed under his breath, knowing he was going to be late. He sped up his pace, a prefect yelling at him to slow down on his way, but made it to Classroom Eleven right on time. The last time he had been here was the dreadful yet monumental night he and Lily had gotten plastered. He shivered, shaking his head before entering. Duros gave him the usual death glare as he approached. "Lupin. So nice of you to join us." Duros said, motion his head about the room. He noticed a red haired girl right away, Lily without a doubt. "Sorry sir." Ted said, taking a seat next to Lily. "You know your lines Lupin, usual and only one hundred tonight. Stuff doesn't seem to be sticking in your brain." Duros said without looking up from his book. "Yes sir." Ted said, pulling out some parchment.

Teddy and Duros had ever gotten along really, especially not in Ted's O.W.L. year. When Ted managed to get an Outstanding on his exam, Duros had done every sort of truth detector possible on him, not believe he could of passed with Outstanding. Neither did Ted, and he was extremely pleased when he got his mark. Apparently each time Ted had told the entire truth, that his friends had help him study each day and night for that exam, making sure there wouldn't be any faults what so ever.

I will not blow up things.
I will not blow up things.
I will not blow up things.

After about five minutes of that, getting to a total of thirty four lines, Ted was bored. He pulled out another piece of parchment looking over at Lily's lines and chuckling.

Might I ask as to why you were laughing so obnoxiously in Duros's class?

He slid the piece of parchment over to Lily, his eyes on Duros to make sure he never caught them. But he was too involved in his book to even really care.

[Lily Potter]

Ten minutes of being alone. Alone in the same room as the teacher that hated her to no end. It was undoubtedly the fat that she was a Potter. A Potter that was in Gryffindor. Gee, the man was just so cranky, so uptight that one little giggle sent him over the edge. Maybe it was just her and her family. He didn't seem to pock on the other Gryffindors as much, letting them talk. He was like a hawk, watching her intently as she wrote down her lines hitting twenty two as her 'older' brother entered the room, sliding into the chair next to her. She sent him a smile before looking at her paper. The look didn't go unnoticed, though. "No talking, Potter!" Duros hissed, laughing as he sat back down.

Thirty more minutes of pure silence as the two Gryffindors sat side by side, their quills scratching on the parchment. She looked up every few seconds, seeing Duros with his eyes and ugly old nose in his book. Terrible old grouch. No one but the Slytherins liked him, and they only liked him because they got away with everything. She sighed, seeing Teddy sit up a little straight. There goes Ted's concentration. she thought, hiding the smile that was pulling at her lips. That was the funny thing about the boy: He worked so hard, then just gave up. It nearly made her laugh as the parchment slid to her, but she didn't.

WELL, Brit blew up her potion today during Potions. I laughed quietly while everyone else went into hysterics and I was the ONLY one who revived one hundred and fifty lines AND a wonderful Saturday with the old man. Brittany didn't even get detention, and she blew it up. I only laughed because it reminded me of what YOU do all the time. The man has it out to get me. Third time this week I've been in here... I see you've blown something else up. Care to explain how and what?

Lily glanced up, making sure the Duros still had his eyes on the book. She silently slid the note across the table, diverting her eyes when the man looked up. Luckily, the note had been safely hidden under Teddy's lines when the professor had looked up. "Potter!" he growled, making Lily grin down at the fifty lines she'd written so far. Hundred more..