Sanitary Living [period 5, Tuesday]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

When students arrived in the Danger Shop for the last time, they would find it programmed to look like a very tidy, clean...daycare.

Hannelore smiled at them, looking quite a bit happier than she usually did. "So, not that I'll ever have any because ew, but the hardest thing ever from what I've heard? Maintaining organization and cleanliness with children around. So that's your challenge today. Take care of a kid. Don't drop anything. Try not to be thrown up on." She gave a little shudder. "See how well you can maintain order with a little kid bugging you. I'll be, you know, over here. You've all been a really fun class, too. Most of you, anyway." There may have been a glare directed at one particular student, but it passed. "And you guys can always come visit me in town or whatever if you need stuff counted, or other organizing help."

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Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

"You might as well just pick up the crayon while you're there!" she tried.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

He did pick up the crayon.

He did not stop crying.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

...Noooo.

Well, he did pick up the crayon, so Hermione knelt next to him, pulled out her wand, and worked a quick little reparo when she thought people would be least likely to see her. "Look, it's better now!"

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

He stopped crying, looking puzzled, then gleeful as he held it up to show her.

You know, in case she hadn't noticed.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

"There you go!" Hermione smiled. "All new and ready to use!"

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

He threw it on the ground happily.

It broke again.

Again with the pouting.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

She's only sixteen. Yet it's seeming like a really good age to swear off children ever. "If you don't throw it," she said, "Maybe it won't break."

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

He looked at her like this might be the dumbest thing he has ever heard.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

"No, really," she said, nodding a lot encouragingly.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

He pointed at it, looking expectant.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

"Pick it up first," she reminded him, because if she was going to blatantly use magic to fix a problem when she probably shouldn't, she was at least going to teach the holographic child something.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

He continued to look expectant.

Look, he was like a year old. He hadn't learned anything the first time.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

Hermione gave up, just unceremoniously and with most of her sanity intact, and a moment later the crayon was happily in one piece.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

He giggled and picked it up, looking like he might throw it again.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

"Please don't!" she said quickly. And kind of as an afterthought, smiled, so maybe he would see the smile and not cry again.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

He seemed to consider, then offered her the crayon.

He was in a very generous mood now.

Re: Play with a kid! [08/21]

[smartestone]

"Thank you very much," she told him, taking the crayon. Which would not break in her hands.