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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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?