"Who? Oh. I don't know. I didn't ask..." Alex tried to remember if Professor Black had even said that anyone else would be working with them.
"He just said we'd be working extra, outside classes. For all I know, it might just be me. I didn't hear anyone else talking about special lessons, and he did say there wouldn't be extra points because not everyone could stay like I could. My mother teaches flying," he added, as if that made a difference.
"I've been doing reading on the theory, like he said, but I'm not even really sure when we're getting started on the practicals..." He offered up a lame smile. "I guess I'm just trying to get a jump on the theory, you know?"