Thornton took excruciatingly detailed notes, though he wondered what in the world this had to do with astronomy. He supposed he'd find out. If he'd learned anything in the corridor, it was that this man had some... unique teaching methods.

He really didn't mean for it to happen, but once the question was asked, Thornton's mouth fell open. What in the what? He was supposed to pretend to be one of the villains on the board and decide how to destroy the earth?? BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEM.

But he'd already flopped with the last question and if he didn't make good grades in Astronomy, his father would be upset, no matter how much he tried to explain how different it was from looking at star charts or tracking the movement of Mars or anything that they'd done together.

So Thornton thought. And he made a decision as he raised his hand into the air.

"I don't know what any of them would do, Professor," he said by way of explanation. "But I would either look at getting something to the earth's core to cause an implosion, or create a black hole or something," he paused. "Or figure out a way to turn the earth into a magnet for all the space junk that the muggles have left up there."