Hogwarts: I Obtained the Paternal System

"That's right. Because Darren nearly got into trouble this time, they felt they couldn't keep waiting any longer.

They wanted Darren to understand their feelings sooner... Oh, don't look at me like that. That's what they said.

Mum keeps inviting Tonks over. She wants Tonks to give up, because Tonks's job is too dangerous... Mum thinks Darren should find a well-behaved girl, someone like Ginny."

Ron's words earned him another glare from Ginny.

"Hmph. Don't you think she's right?"

"But, but I don't think you're like a well-behaved girl..."

Ron's words clearly angered Ginny.

She shot Ron a glare, then stormed out and slammed the door behind her.

"See? I told you she wasn't ladylike."

Ron looked at the closed door. Harry really wanted to agree.

But he felt that would be rude.

So he changed the subject. "Do you know how Darren is doing?"

"They said he still hasn't woken up. Beyond that, I don't know. You know how they are—they don't want to tell us anything else.

Whenever we ask, they say it's classified. I thought... What about you? You went out with Dumbledore. Didn't he tell you anything more?"

"No. He won't even let us visit Darren. He said we have to wait until he wakes up before we can see him. All I can do is hope he wakes up soon."

"Dumbledore's nonsense..."

"Oh, right. He said Darren and I would be taking lessons with him this year."

Harry cut Ron off.

Ron sucked in a breath.

"Really? What's he going to teach you? Advanced magic? I knew it—you two are his favorite students!"

"I don't think so. Maybe it has something to do with the Prophecy Orb... the Remembrall Voldemort wanted me to retrieve from the Ministry of Magic last year."

"But didn't you smash