Summary: Hogwarts gets a budget raise. Because of this, they decide to modernize! A bunch of teen students and teachers, each with their own Internet connection. Not a pretty picture.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was unusually quiet. The corridors were empty, except for a rare patrolling teacher. The quidditch pitch was bare, no practicing teams, no happy flying students, no Mrs. Norris strapped to a broomstick. The reason for this unusual (but not unwelcome) quiet was due to the introduction of a muggle technology recently altered to accommodate the wizarding school - the Internet.

Students had immediately taken to the Internet. Oddly enough, even the pureblood Slytherin students. That may have been due to the fact that most were under the impression that the Internet was a wizarding invention. No one felt obligated to inform them otherwise. The students seemed to have a natural affinity for computers; the teachers were still struggling with the basics. That is, except for one. The Muggle Studies professor, who had been working with computers for years. It was because of this that she, Charity Burbage, had been asked to set up the entire project. Obtaining computers that would work on Hogwarts' grounds, setting up an Internet connection. Everything. What the students weren't aware of, however, was that she had set up a nifty little security setting. She could view what students were doing on their computers at any time.

So now, several weeks after the original introduction, students had created Chat Rooms, IMing accounts, and many other things. Charity switched on her laptop, and sat crossed legged on her bed, about to begin monitoring.

Quidditch Chat Room

cptnwood195 has joined the chat.

gryffie4ever has joined the chat.

cptnwood195: Potter?

gryffie4ever: Wood?

cptnwood195: Potter! I was looking for you! Now, about the match on Friday. We need to discuss strategies!

malfoyjr has joined the chat.

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malfoyjr: Well, well, well. Look what we have here. If it isn't Potter.

crabbengoyle: grunt

gryffie4ever: Piss off Malfoy.

ctpnwood195: Piss off Malfoy.

malfoyjr: Testy, are we? Maybe I want to stay.

crabbengoyle: chuckle

gryffie4ever: Are you two completely incapable of speech? Whether online or otherwise?

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gryffie4ever: Hermione?

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gryffie4ever: Wait, Hermione? Who's who?

bookwormgrangerheart 3: Er... Harry, it's me, Ron. .

gryffie4ever: ...oh...

ctpnwood195: This has gotten weird. ttyl Potter.

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bookworm500: Well, I must say, I'm flattered Ron.

malfoyjr: Has the mudblood found love?

crabbengoyle: chuckle

bookwormgrangerheart 3: Piss off Malfoy.

malfoyjr: Or what?

bookwormgrangerheart 3: Or I'll sic Hermione on you. Remember what happened last time?

gryffie4ever: lol, Ron! XD

bookworm500: Ronald!

crabbengoyle: crack knuckles

malfoyjr: ... shut up.

bookwormgrangerheart 3: Did ya think of that all by yourself, Malfoy?

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gryffie4ever: Hermione, why are you in the Quidditch chat room?

bookworm500: Quidditch chat room? I thought this was an Ancient Runes chat! I was wondering why you were here...

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bookwormgrangerheart 3: Harry?

gryffie4ever: Yeah, Ron?

bookwormgrangerheart 3: How d'you reckon the Chudley Cannon's will do this year?

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bookwormgrangerheart 3: Harry? Harry!

bookwormgrangerheart 3: sigh Why does this always happen?

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