Rikku shook her head. "I just heard the one this morning, about co-ed rooms. Maybe she's worried people are gonna freak out? I, uh, I kinda missed ... has she been doing other stuff, while I was gone? And that's ridiculous, Principal Washburn will be back as soon as the baby's a little older, right?"

She blinked at Hermione, confused. "Wait a minute. Defense Against ... that's ... that's a protective kinda class, right? That's not ..."