"There is no current Defense professor," she tells him, with full honesty. "Once the school year is over, he's moving to the States to pursue a Mastery in Dark Creature Hunting, which is - " She scrunches up her nose in distaste. Needless to say, with the way Hermione is about magical creatures rights, she does not get along with the current professor.

But this wasn't planned. Just serendipitous. The longer she thinks about it, the more the idea has value.

"Alright, let's do that." She's done with her tea. "I'm done with my tea. And I haven't had a drink in months, with the way the Great Hall is."