paradisa | Teach 247.

[Congratulations Muggle Studies students. You have Professor A.J Crowley to teach you the finer things about the world of muggles. He has his journal open on his desk, into which he dictates into as he wheels into the classroom an old TV and an even older VCR. Sorry he's from 1990, what do you expect?]

You've got exactly three seconds to get through the doors for my class before I send something nasty after you. Just a fair warning, kids!

[That done, and his journal still open, he turns on the TV, static crackling away, 'snow' all over the screen]

Today you're going to learn the ancient muggle art of programming a VCR. You need to get the TV onto a channel, get a blank cassette into the VCR, program it to the channel you want and record five minutes of that specific program. Student who does it fastest gets ten points ot their house or something. I don't care.

[He sits on his chair, putting his feet up on his desk and pulling out a hipflask]

You kids get right on that while I sit here and drink my...butterbeer and grade your efforts.

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[Jane jolts from her thoughts, dropping her writing implement.]

Uh...I, I am! No worries here, Professor!!

Really? So, no time like the present. [He'll point at the device]

[Aaaaugh why did she have to be curious about Muggles. She'll stand up.]

Y-Yes, sir.

[He'll go back to lounging]

No need to have a heart attack if you can't do it. I'm sure one of the brainy buggers in here will talk you through it.

[Just not him. Her teacher]

[Is he implying that she's not clever enough? Eeugh, that is just...Jane can't stand it! But this is a professor, after all. Can't be snippy. That's just rude.]

I'll - I'll see what I can do, then.

[She approaches the VCR and gives it a once-over. Then a twice-over. And then a thrice-over, before she finally heaves a breath and begins to fiddle with the buttons.]

[Yes. Yes he is. Because he's a douche. He'll be drinking from his hip flask, watching her work out of the corner of his eye, hidden behind his shades]

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[She's got the tip of her tongue sticking out between her teeth as she works, looking back from the TV to the VCR. Occasionally she'll press another button.

Under her breath,] No, that's not it...

[He'll clear his throat, then, under his breath]

Top right.

[She perks up just a little at the instruction. It could be possible that he said that to throw her off, but...

Ah, what the hell, better than nothing, right? She gives the top right a try...]

[And look at that, there's a TV show on. It's got strange puppets talking about cookies]

Ah!

[Oh gosh is it recording she has to put a thing in there to record it right is it in is it running

She's checking everything to make sure it's working but she's only got half a clue if it is.]

And then you might want to put the tape in. [COUGH. Did he say that? Must have been the wind]

Tape-

[Tape tape tape THERE'S THE TAPE, she shoves it in and, with a bit of confidence, presses the last few buttons needed and stands, wiping imaginary dust from her hands.] Hah! And that should be that!

[And look at that, it's recording]

There you go, congratulation, you've learned something some muggles even struggle with.

[Her shoulders slump in relief.] Hoo! It really is enough to have learned it. But is there really anything more entertaining than puppetry on the, erm, television?