Neville looked at the plan and the notes on key points, his face full of gratitude.
"Thank you, Hermione. This plan is so useful to me. I was just worrying about how I was going to remember all this."
Hermione gave Neville a slight smile, then turned to the other two, her expression becoming serious again.
"Don't think you can slack off. I'll be checking when term starts, Ron. Harry, I'll come and see you over the summer too, when I have time."
Harry made a promise on behalf of himself and Ron, whose eyes had already begun to glaze over.
"All right, Hermione. We'll... try."
Neville cleared his throat and spoke, looking a little embarrassed.
"Um... about the Swiftwind Sword Club, I've put together some summer training exercises too."
He took a sheet of parchment from his pocket. Although it wasn't as substantial as Hermione's, it was densely covered in writing.
"They're mainly exercises for improving proficiency with basic sword moves and reaction speed. There's some fitness training too. Once term starts, I'll organize an internal assessment to see how everyone's progressing."
Neville's voice wasn't loud, but his tone carried the sense of responsibility expected of a club president.
As he spoke, he handed his plan to Hermione.
"Hermione, I'd like you to help me check it over. If anything isn't up to scratch, I'll revise it."
Hermione took the parchment and began reading it carefully.
Ron and Harry stuck their bottoms out and leaned over too.
The parchment listed various training exercises in handwriting that wasn't especially neat but was painstakingly written.
These included "Basic swordsmanship footwork practice," "Improving accuracy when casting with wand and sword in tandem," and "Gryffindor courage charge simulations."
Neville explained from beside them:
"The idea behind the Swiftwind Sword Club is to fight