Seven days before Hogwarts was about to start, professor and student sat on the dunes, overlooking the waves. The day was overcast, so the sun was not tormenting them. Still, the rolling ocean and the grey skies were soothing. Wordlessly, Harry handed over one of the two scrolls he had brought. After the first part was unrolled, the Potion Master stated, confused, "That's my teaching contract."