Yes, I answer questions all the time. Nothing more awkward than a silent classroom.

Sometimes—only if nobody else will and the teacher's looking desperate.

No. I usually know the answer but raising my hand is too much work.

Yeah, all I do is talk in class, usually on my phone or telling jokes to anybody who will listen.

83

81

Come on, I thought I was taking a SparkTest, not a math exam.

Reading's for nerds.

The Catcher in the Rye

The Scarlet Letter

The Hunger Games (for the twelfth time)

Twelve years of school and you want me to sign up for four more? Fat chance.

My teacher keeps telling me I could get in but all the applications and essays and forms... seems like a lot of work.

Yeah, gonna apply to a few schools, see what happens.

I've had a full spreadsheet of potential schools for months, and I started my application essays way ahead of time.

Yeah, we're honestly pretty close—we talk about politics or sports or whatever's going on.

I mean, I say "hi" and "bye" but that's pretty much it.

Sure—I'll say things like, "Gee, that sure was an interesting lecture, thank you," seeing how thick I can lay on the sarcasm before she notices.

Err, maybe I'll wave if she sees me, but it's a little weird interacting with a teacher in the real world.

I do what any good student would do: toss a drink over her head and book it before she knows it was me.

Go say hi, chat, introduce her to my friends. I knew she had good taste in music!

Remus Lupin

Peter Pettigrew

James Potter

Sirius Black