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Chapter 6: Welcome to my world

 

Chapter 6 : Welcome to my world

Anna is introduced to the students and Neville gets one over on Draco, with the help of the rest of Gryffindor House.

 

 Chapter 6 : Welcome to my world

 In the Gryffindor Tower sixth year boys dormitory room, Neville was brushing his hair in front of a mirror hanging over his bedside table.  Satisfied, he headed for the door just as the others started to stir.

 “You’re up extra early, Neville,” said Dean Thomas, as he sat up and stretched.

 “I’m going to escort my Aunt Anna to breakfast this morning,” Neville explained proudly.

 “Who? What did you say?”  Seamus Finnigan leaned on his elbow and peered around the bedpost at Neville.

 “Well . . . ” Neville started to explain.

 “Neville, you go on or you’ll both be late!  Harry and I will tell them all about her!”  Ron laughed and shooed Neville out of the door.

 “Oh!  Right. Thanks Ron!”  Neville headed down the stairs toward the common room.

 “Who’s Aunt Anna?”  Dean asked Ron.

 “Neville’s godmother, Professor Anastasia Twigg-Jones, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher,” Ron said, pulling off his pajama top.  “She got here late last night.”

 “She’s a stunner and way cool, but here is the best bit; she was here at the same time as my parents, so she knows Snape,” Harry continued the story. “ . . . and last night . . . ”

 “It was fantastic!  Reminded me of the time Hermione clocked Draco!” Ron interjected, grinning.

 “Yeah . . . it did, didn’t it?” Harry agreed, laughing at the thought.

 Seamus glanced back and forth between them, puzzled.  “What are you two on about?”

 “Not long after you left,” Ron proceeded to recount the previous night’s events.  “Professor Twigg-Jones arrived and a few minutes later Snape showed up and she hauled off and slapped him, HARD, and then pulled her wand, quick as a flash, and almost blasted him.  It is etched in my brain, forever,” Ron added, as he fell back on his bed, savoring the memory.

 “Seriously? Wow!” exclaimed Seamus.

 “Cool!  Why’d she do that?  What did Snape ever do to her?” Dean questioned them, after exchanging shocked looks with Seamus.

 “Don’t know.  However, they have both agreed to bury the hatchet for now, I guess.  It was weird; one minute – BOOM! . . . then, she hugged him.  I tell you, I was gob-smacked, mate!”  Ron shook his head.

 “She actually slapped him, right in front of you?  Blimey!  I’d give a hand full of Galleons to have seen that!” Seamus exclaimed.

 “If Dumbledore hadn’t been there, though, it would have been worse, because Snape was livid!” Harry informed them. “The Headmaster calmed both of them down and then they said ‘truce’.”

 Ron stopped, his sock halfway on his foot. “We should show our appreciation for her excellent aim.”

 “And choice of target!” Harry added, and they all laughed.