Harry Potter was walking to The Great Hall. He looked around the hallways he called home for so long. Hermione and Ron were bickering beside him, even them arguing was homely. Two months had come and gone since Voldermort had his last hurray, and this year would be the first normal year Harry Potter would have. A burst of laughter came from the side of the large entrance to the hall. He withheld a sneer seeing the all too common faces of the Slytherin students of his year. Hermione stated to him and Ron while on the train; that she didn't want to hold them accountable for the things they were forced into ; they agreed.. but that wasn't going to bring their normal rivalry to come to an end, that was something Harry found very homely indeed. Draco Malfoy didn't look at Harry but his eyes fell upon someone behind him. As soon as Harry was about to open the doors feeling glad to avoid an awkward conversation between the two houses; Hermione moved from his side and Harry watched as she walked to the group and spoke gently toward them. They nodded their head to her little speech about moving on and forgiving . Draco was towering above her and Harry was about to burst out laughing because Malfoy looked like one of those dog bobble head's that sat on Uncle Vernon's dash back when he was a child. He must have been caught because the amount of glares that was sent his way was non-countable . One being from Hermione .
"Thanks for understanding" Was the only thing Harry heard from Hermione's whole conversation; he and Ron were to busy pissing themselves laughing at their faces. Hermione dragged them through the hall.
"You both promised me that you'd try to get along!?" Hermione scalded them as they sat down.
"We said we agreed not to bring up the past, getting along is a completely different thing" Ron smirked to Harry who was wearing the same face .
"Honestly" Hermione scoffed. Before she could continue ;the first years waddled in like little ducklings staring up in awe at everything they saw. Innocence shone from their bright eyes, as Harry wondered what it would be like to go back to that state of seamless wonder. A handful of kiddies were added to Gryffindor and realising they were in the same house as Harry Potter, made their shy faces brighten with grins that couldn't be smacked off.
"Welcome to Hogwarts!" Professor McGonagall cried then followed by applause . "Welcome back to our older students and I would like to say a few things before we go to announcements. Our past few years have been a hard. Our fight was difficult and it helps to know that so many of you have returned despite of what happened last term. I thank you all for your bravery, I thank you all for your patience and tolerance, I thank you all for strength. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I certainly want to put the past to bed; so with that I end that chapter and begin a new; with fresh faces." She glanced at the youngest students.
The first time Harry Potter set eyes upon the Professor was as she slid out the back door.(the one he used after he was announced fourth champion).She was barely noticed, he looked around; he wasn't sure if even Ron or Hermione saw her. She slunk in so silently, she didn't even make a noise while she seated herself down at the end of the long table next to Hagrid. As if she'd timed her entrance for dramatic flare just as she sat; McGonagall began her announcements .
"Also a warm welcome back to our staff; and our newest addition, Professor Time who will take the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher" Everyone in Harry's year scoffed internally.
She stood from her seat and nodded a greeting, showing a 'almost smile' to the room. She barely looked older than him. She was definitely attractive, with large blue eyes and short waved blonde hair that looked that the sun it's self created it. She was immaculate with a balance of black and white clothing. A white shirt tucked in a high waist skirt that fell to her shins. A long black cloak pinned to her shoulders and her blonde hair sat tied at the back of her head. Her cheeks went inward to give pronounced cheekbones and a pretty mouth .. well Harry was sure they were a definition of 'kissable' lips .
"Who.is.that?"Ron whispered to him as all the boys in the hall noticed how spectacular their newest teacher was.
Though she was beautiful and certainly would be something nice to look at in class. He definitely felt offended by the choice of teacher. She was (like he thought) barely older than him. She had to be a teacher for what, two maybe three years?. She definitely looked harmless and maybe even slightly hufflepuff-ish. She wore dark clothing and was tiny compared to Hagrid, was she trying to go unnoticed?. She certainly wasn't shy when she gave the seventh year Slytherin boy a wink when he wolf whistled after she sat back down. The hall burst out into laughter, McGonagall looked stern at them all and the hall silenced once again. She never blushed but she was smirking and muttered something to Hagrid who laughed also.
"Mr Nott, if your quite finished I shall continue" McGonagall glared and she did continue, talking about the Forbidden Forest , Hogsmede visits and such. Harry's attention was taken up by the newest Professor. His sceptical thoughts that burst through his head were dangerous; he couldn't help it, how was she going to teach them anything they didn't already know? they had known first hand ; they witnessed and fought; it was offensive as a slap across their faces . McGonagall wasn't kidding when she wanted to put the past to bed, but this was too far?, to have a teenager teach them? this was beyond a joke.
As the room began to eat. Harry's attention moved to and fro from Professor Time and his dinner.
"What a bird" Dean Thomas said to Seamus . Hermione wrinkled her nose.
"Can you please try and resist being such boys" She scalded them taking a drink from her goblet. Ron who agreed full heartily with Dean Thomas's statement smirked.
"Oh please Hermione, even you have to admit she's fit" He pointed a chicken leg to the staff table.
"Please the only kind of fit I'm worried about if she's fit for the job, right now I'm not certain" Harry felt better to know he wasn't the only one who felt that way.
"What are they playing at, getting a 'child' to teach us anyway" Ginny said , stabbing her Yorkshire pudding.
"Would you look at that lads, the ladies are jealous" laughed Seamus in his heavy Irish brogue . The rest joined in except Harry, who hadn't said anything at all about the subject.
"Jealous? , Jealous? of what exactly? her? oh Merlin's beard you are all pathetic " Hermione said her face reddening by the second .
"She seems cosy with Hagrid , 'reckon she's got a thing for giants ?" Pavarti joined in .
Harry who was eating at the time looked up and noticed Hagrid who certainly was as 'cosy' as Pavarti had said. They were laughing, him more than her , she seemed to be a comedian. 'Nothing is that funny' he thought. But Hagrid then wiped his face with a napkin and pointed to the table , his eyes scanning for something; when finally it found it , it was him. He muttered something to her and she nodded , both looking to Harry who couldn't help but awkwardly stare back. But once Hagrid looked away and started talking about something else, her eyes did not move. Her blue Hawkish eyes observed him; like daring him to 'try insult her ' but he couldn't he only strengthened his gaze to more of a glare but to his surprise she let out a chuckle. He added a beautiful smile to the list of things she possessed .
"Doesn't it seem odd though , hiring someone of her age to teach us?" Harry finally spoke and everyone's eyes fell to him . " What can she teach us that we don't already know ?" He added angrily .
"Maybe it's more of a revision year, y'know? like cause we know so much she's just gonna test us on it" Dean Thomas suggested . Everyone seemed to like that thought and went with it .
When an odd student started to leave ; that told Harry it was getting late. But to his surprise again, Professor Time stood from her chair , excusing herself from Hagrid who smiled at her as she said her farewell. She said goodnight to the rest of the teaching staff then walked around the table and down the long stretch walkway. She did however stop near the exit and turned and walked up to the Gryffindor table.
"Here she comes lads, act natural" Seamus giggled.
"Hermione Granger?" Professor Time smiled from behind Hermione, who immediately turned to face her newest teacher. "It was suggested by my old friend Hagrid , that you were the cleverest person he knew and would most certainly help me out" Her voice was kind. Her accent Scottish , broad and heavy very unlike McGonagall's who lost hers through out the many years . " I was wondering, if it be no trouble if you could get every name of the seventh year class, from Gryffindor and Slytherin . You lot will be my first class tomorrow after lunch-she smiled kindly to the group-You know them best "
"When you mean names Professor , do you mean like a name chart or signatures?" Hermione asked .
"Signatures, I've been told you've been supporting House Unity and I'm very much for that also, I saw your act of kindness before dinner, talking to the Slytherin's of your age and I must say I felt pride to know I'd be teaching you . And that's why I've picked you, so are you up for the job?"
Hermione's face was as red as a Weasley's hair.
"Yes of course Professor, thank you for your consideration "
"Take no mind to it Ms Granger , I respect all of you fully and I'm excited for my first class and Mr Finnigan " Seamus's face paled and she looked at him dead in the eye. " Yes I am too old for you" Was all she said . " Please if you be so kind hand it to me at breakfast tomorrow morning " She smiled at Hermione and left.
Everyone turned to Seamus.
"When did you ask her that?" Ginny asked. Seamus swallowed worriedly .
"Just then , in me brain, lordy she can hear me bloody thoughts" Seamus looked down to his treacle tart .
" She is Legilimens " Hermione gasped.
"A what?" Harry asked.
"A Legilimens !" Hermione stated .
"Yeah just because you say it twice doesn't make us understand it better " Ron answered her .
"It means really, she can read our minds, look into your soul , feel your feelings , a Legilimens " She explained feverishly . Harry suddenly felt horrible, as no wonder she was laughing after he glared at her , she knew exactly what he was thinking. But maybe that was a warning on how he felt and that his welcome will not be as bright as McGonagall's. But by the looks of things; she knew that already and had something up her sleeve, but by his experience that was common in Defence Against The Dark Arts Teachers.
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He hadn't known how it got so far but he knew that maybe it was his fault.
"What you doing Zambini?" Harry asked seeing him talking to Luna . Luna looked her dreamy self again .
"We are just talking Potter?" Zambini laughed lightly. Luna turned to Harry then back to Blaise .
"It's okay Harry , he wasn't doing anything , he was just complimenting my pin I have" She pointed to the moon shape pin on her scarf. "Harry feels responsible for me, you see " She said to Blaise. " He's being a big brother" Blaise raised an eyebrow,
"He's being a nosy bugger too" Blaise said under his breath.
"What'd you say?"Harry's green eyes turn to slits.The attention of the other student, who were chatting, turned to the Slytherin and Gryffindor as the tension grew tight.
"Just sayin , your not very trustworthy mate are you?" Blaise mused again looking around and regretting opening his mouth. "She's a fully grown women and your not her father , she can talk to whomever she bloody well pleases" His Slytherin tendencies crawled out, being short with people was one characteristic Blaise Zabini possessed, though completely forgot who he was talking to.
"Well forgive me Zabini but my trust goes when a Slytherin such as your self comes about; Luna is a fully grown women I'm not stopping her, I'm protecting her, know that next time you want to piss me off mate" Harry's bright eyes grew dark, as they usually did when he grew angry, he had no tolerence for them anymore.
"What's going on here then?" Draco Malfoy appeared glaring down at Harry, his nose in the air.
They were waiting to enter the new Defence Against the Dark Arts Room when Harry spotted Blaise.
"Sod off Malfoy this doesn't concern you" Harry snarled about to say something to Blaise once more.
"Oh it does concern me when you go around threatening my friends, Potter, you think your some big man on your soap box thinking you can do what you please?" Draco's pale face contorted in disgust.
Hermione was walking down the hall when she saw them and she ran toward them.
"Worked for you didn't it?, oh wait maybe it didn't because no one likes nor cares about you" Harry snapped back. His fist curling , knuckles white. Draco held his wand in his hand so tight, it looked like it was about to break.
"That's enough Harry" Hermione pushed both of them apart, one hand on each of the boy's chests. Draco and Harry pushed against her.
"Don't" Malfoy said to Hermione.
"Oh you don't her 'Mudblood filth' I s'pose " Ron joined standing by Harry.
"That's enough Ronald" Hermione said. But lost her speech as Draco took her hand gently with his and moved it from his chest and let go of it.
"Shove off Weasel, you have no idea what your talking about , as per-usual" Draco's scoffed. Hermione pushed Harry once again as he went to go forward.
"You Gryffindor's will never change, especially you two " Blaise said to Harry and Ron; Luna tried to grab his attention, begging him not to continue.
"Change" Ron scoffed "Your one to talk"
"Ron!" Luna cried turning her head to him. But it made no difference.
" Go on say it, I dare 'ye" Blaise growled and walked right up to Ron.The red head did nothing but smile; all the while Hermione trying to keep Malfoy from killing Harry vice versa as they roared inuslts at each other.
"How long did it take for you to jump on Voldermorts band wagon? two seconds or three?" Ron mused. Everyone silenced after Ron's statement. Draco seeing his friend turn red and was about to explode, pushed Blaise behind him along with Luna.
"You better remove yourself Weasel or I'll blast you to oblivion" Draco gave Ron a shove that made him stumble but he bounced back quickly.
"Draco , please" Hermione pleaded,
"Draco?, Draco?! when did that happen?" Harry growled at her. Hermione's mouth ran dry and couldn't say a word.
"Put an imperious curse on her?" Ron shoved Draco back. Blaise caught him and made him back to his stance.
"You would know all about that, how is Ginny dearest doing?" Draco grabbed Ron by his robes and pinned him to the wall. Then it all became a blur, everyone was shouting and screaming the entire; class of Slytherin and Gryffindor's were roaring at each other, by each second the insults got darker and darker.
"THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH!"
Suddenly everyone was flying back and pinned to the walls like Ron was accept nobody was holding them up. Professor Time was standing with her wand pointed and her chest heaving. She look like she was about to explode with anger. She cleared her throat and placed her wand back in her pocket.
"It's alright children, just an entire class of fools " She said to a group of terrified First years who needed to pass and couldn't with all the mess.
" Go ahead " She ushered them and their tiny heads were looking upward at the 'supposed adults' of the school, who couldn't look down with embarrassment. The only however , who was not pinned to the wall was Luna Love-good. Professor Time smiled to her .
"Why not you head to class now 'darlin" Professor Time said to her. Luna began skipping off but she stopped and turned to were Blaise was stuck and gave him a wave then turned and skipped on.
"Well I have to admit, I would want to give you all points for your creativity skills but alas your stupidity got in the way" With a wave of her wand they all fell ungracefully to the hard floor. She stepped over Draco was nearest the door.
"If your done now, please get inside" Her voice was not as sweet as it was with Luna.
When they entered they saw her seated on the stairs that lead to her desk and blackboard. She was not looking them, her fingers were laced and Harry was sure he saw a vain in her neck from her anger. The classroom was silent and she still sat on the stairs. They were all looking at her.
"Are you done now?" She asked. Pushing on her knee's to help her stand.
"Here's me thinking you lot would be a breeze... yes Ms Granger I did receive your note, you may give it to me now" Hermione was not going to get used to the mind reading.Hermione awkwardly cleared her throat and stood from her seat walking over with the parchment. She extended a hand .
"I know you weren't a part of the fight and that you were trying to stop it but I can't show nepotism" She smiled weakly to Hermione who nodded and walked back to her seat.
"Here that Potter, not gonna happen this year" Malfoy sneered; Harry was about to open his mouth with a retort when Professor Time interrupted.
"Your a handsome boy Draco , wouldn't want to ruin that by being turned back into a ferret" She curved an eyebrow toward him. Ron couldn't hold his laugh. "You too Mr Weasley but maybe instead a red weasel" His laughing stopped."Now I have to say that I was told that this class would be very understanding and caring; but never in all my years have I heard such words" She raised her voice and the class look to their tables. "You'd think after what all you've been through that you want anything but that in your life, an innocent conversation between a Slytherin and a Ravenclaw is anything but dangerous " She looked directly to Harry who's temper was still flared, he felt singled out, they were just to blame as him, why was just looking at him?.
"And what would you know?, your a few years older than us!, bossing and lecturing us on something you were never apart off-"
"Your out burst may be appropriate for Umbridge but certainly not to me!, someone you don't know yet" She spoke aggrivatedly."I know very well of what you are referring to and I'm not scared to say the name of a beast who killed thousands including loved ones. And while you all were screaming your heads off about death eaters, dark marks and Voldermorts, you did not realise the fact that a Hufflepuff first year was standing waiting to get past, who heard the name of his parent's murderer and was in tears, so tell me have you anything more to say to me, Mr Potter? "She snarled offended and no one said a word in reply."These walls radiate with dark magic and death and the young ones know it, they are frightened and look up to those who were brave, those who were smart and kind, those who fought" Her voice slightly cracked as she rambled. " They look up to all of you" She raised her voice so everyone could hear. "And today you all disappointed them" Her blue eyes were bright and shone with fierceness. She was walking through the hall, looking to each table so they all understodd what she was saying, she walked to the front and stopped at Draco and Blaise's table.
"Protecting your friends is a harmless sport.. Mr?" She looked to Blaise .
"Zabini, Professor" He answered
"Mr Zabini, Mr Potter's protection skills have been overly used through out the years, he loves Luna as his sister and will not tolerate people who tease her, which is admirable -Blaise nodded his head- but that does not give you excuse to use people's past against them" She turned back to class. "And Mr Malfoy, we do not use our hands in a dispute nor do we lift people in the air and pin them to a wall" She looked to Draco, who's eyes told her what he was thinking. "I'm not being hypocritical I'm allowed, your not, it's simple" She lowered her gaze from his grey eyes which were wide with shock and he said nothing more .
"I do not like to take off my house but twenty points of Slytherin and twenty off Gryffindor"
"You were in Slytherin?" Hermione asked with genuine curiosity. Time raised her eyebrow with a an amused smirk, a flicker of pride in her radiant eyes.
"Yes, not all it's people are bad, the reputation is" She turned her back on Hermione and walked back to her desk and sat on it's corner. "The War's over for Merlin's sake!, stop this bullshit and get your arses in gear, I do not want to lecture every time you come to my class, I'm no Professor Binns" Their eyes widened. "And if anyone tells McGonagall that I swore, then I will definitely not be their friend but as for now, I'm no ones friend.. accept for Luna" She smiled to Blaise who's face tinted red. She stood back to her full height.
"Those people you were before, they're gone, buried with the old school that is lays beneath our feet. You are no longer these children either, you're something different. Take your past and take your present and craft it, create who you're going to be in the future" She said her eyes softened and this being the most gentle she'd spoken since she'd pinned them to the wall. She sighed and looked to her watch on her wrist.
"Now've wasted 15 minutes and I was excited too, so really; your ruining it for me" She smirked to them.
"Now stop this petty, I'm Gryffindor hear me roar and I'm a Slytherin be afriad of me' She said in a mocking voice, making a few people giggle but most of them smile. "It's all a load of dung.. in fact"
If it had been a movie; a light bub would have appeared above her head as she got a wonderfully wicked idea . "For punishment , yes Mr Thomas including the points you lost , your seating arrangements" She looked over the class seeing that green was on the left and red was on the right, she grinned wickedly. crossing her pointed hands over each other. "Pick a partner" They seemed to get the idea because a large groan and grumble followed. But no one moved in defiance. She let out a laugh."That's adorable, you think this is negotiable"
She pulled out her wand and flicked it through the air. Suddenly the tables began to move up and down violently till all of them fell out their seats. She took out the list; guiding it up in the air with her wand as everyone groaned in pain from their falls. She jabbed her wand toward it and like a popped balloon the parchment exploded. The black signatures floated down like feathers and two landing on each table. "Find your name and that will be your seat for the entire term" The same groan like before filled the air. She smiled and sat down at her desk watching the teenagers go through the room like depressed zombies finding their names.
Hermione ended up seated next Malfoy, Pansy was seated by Ron; Harry was seated with Theo. Neville was with Blaise and on it went till every Gryffindor was seated by a Slytherin. Professor Time was biting down back a smile but could hardly supress her amusement.
"This couldn't have worked out any better" She mused. "Now!; may I begin my class?".
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