"Ah yes, we know you are all exceptional students in potions and transfiguration although we will be setting some homework for you in those subjects. Next, as you may know, you are required to carry the leaf of a mandrake in your mouth from one full moon to the next. We have just passed this month's full moon and so you will need to begin this step on November the 24th till December 24th, leaving you free of it for Christmas day." She looked around the dungeon at them, Hermione scribbled notes down frantically beside him and Draco had the sudden urge to grab the quill from her hands and hold it above his head teasingly.