The first lesson of the new school year was an elective: Divination.
The Divination Classroom was in the Castle's North Tower.
When it came to the North Tower, Harry, Ron, and Neville were all immensely grateful to Hermione.
If Hermione had not taken them to find the classroom in advance, Harry, at least, felt he would have struggled to find it on his own in the short gap between lessons.
Finding a tower in a castle where they had lived for over two years should not have been particularly difficult.
At Hogwarts, however, that was clearly open to question. Thanks to magic, the interior of Hogwarts was far more complicated than it appeared from outside.
Not to mention the corridors and staircases that changed from time to time.
Although there were plenty of portraits in the Castle's corridors whom they could ask when they lost their way, those portraits were often rather unreliable.
While searching for the Divination Classroom, Harry and the others had encountered a portrait of a man in armor who called himself Sir Cadogan.
In Ron's words, there had to be something wrong with the fellow's head...
Not only did he behave like a lunatic, but he also swore constantly. Harry thought he was probably only a little less annoying than Peeves.
Well, at least he did not deliberately mislead students. That was one thing he had over Peeves.
Although they already knew where the Divination Classroom was, this was Harry and Ron's first time entering it.
They were a little later than the other students. As they came in, Hermione, who had arrived ahead of them, gave them a fierce glare.
Harry and Ron both ducked their heads meekly, not daring to meet Hermione's eyes.
Not many students had chosen Divination, but quite a few of