Title: Muggle Studies
Rating: PG
Author: Alcandre
Hi ho!! Okay. this is an experiment that I'm trying just because I feel like it. This is my first Harry Potter fic but not my first fic ever! I would like Constructive reviews. no flames please. This is just something I did on a whim.
I don't own Harry Potter. *sigh* Excuse me while I go cry loudly.
If she had been anywhere else but in some woods in America, an owl swooping over her head would have freaked her out. Well, she was freaked out but not as much as she would have been if she were in her house or something. Needless to say, she screamed and fell to the ground in fright as the owl grazed her head. But she quickly got back up and watched it circle back around and start towards her again. She was so shocked she didn't even duck to avoid it. Why was it coming back? And wait a minute, wasn't it the middle of the day?
Just as she was sure it was going to fly right into her face, it dropped something at her feet and landed on a nearby tree branch. She blinked and slowly turned to look at the owl then back at what it had dropped. It looked like some kind of letter. She bent to pick it up.
"Jen?!" A male voice said behind her.
She stood up, letter in hand and looked back at the owner of the voice, her husband of two days.
"Jake." She said simply.
"Are you alright?" he asked, quickly walking up to her and putting his hands on her shoulders.
She nodded slowly then looked back at the letter. The writing on it was very genteel, like something from an old medieval book or movie. The envelope read:
Mrs. Guinevere Woodson The Cabin in the Woods North of Atlanta, Georgia USA
She looked back a Jake and noticed that he was studying the envelope as well. "An owl brought it." She said softly, not quite believing herself.
He looked back up at her and raised an eyebrow. His brown hair was messed up which made it obvious he had rushed to find her. "What?"
She pointed at the owl sitting on the branch, watching them intently. He followed her finger and gave a small gasp at what he saw.
"An owl-"He said trailing off.
"An owl."
She turned the envelope over and her eyes widened at the wax seal on the back. A WAX seal was actually used! "Jake." she whispered.
"Jen, I think-"
She cut him off by tearing the letter open and quickly reading what it said. It must be important if they used a wax seal on it!
Dear Mrs. Woodson,
So sorry to interrupt your honeymoon but we wanted to contact you about this immediately. We are in dire need of a new Muggle Studies teacher here at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And you were selected.
This may be a great shock to you but all will be explained when you arrive. Included in the letter are directions to the school and the time and day we would like you here. We shall see you then.
Signed
Professor McGonagall
Now, this young woman had had plenty of confusing moments in her life. Like the time she got lost in her best friends house, or when her mom accused her of being lazy when she had just cleaned the entire house, or when she hit her head on the wall and lost consciousness for three days (well, that was also painful but oh well). But this topped them all. Witchcraft? Muggle Studies? WHAT?!
She looked but up at Jake. "I-"
He grinned! "Wow, Jen! You are gonna teach at Hogwarts!" He picked her up and spun her around, kissing her every few turns.
"Wait, Jake! Wait!" She planted her feet on the ground. "I am so confused right now! What is Hogwarts?"
Jake blinked then grinned. "Sorry, honey. I forgot you aren't a witch."
She frowned. "And you are?"
He laughed. "No! I'm not even a wizard!"
She crossed her arms over her chest. "And." she prompted.
"My sister is a witch."
She felt her jaw drop and her eyes widen. "Your sister. You mean Paula?
He nodded and kissed her forehead. "She went to the school here in America."
"Wait. Just hold on a second." She took a step back and pinched the bridge of her nose. "I have been your best friend for 13 years, your fiancé for a year and a half, and your wife for two days and you are just now telling me that your sister is a witch?"
He grinned sheepishly. "Um, yeah?"
"But she doesn't seem or look like one."
"Not all witches are green and ugly, Jen."
She paused then grinned. "Well, is she a good witch or a bad witch?"
He laughed and gave her a quick hug. "So, you gonna go and take that job?"
"I dunno. Only if you can go with me."
As if on cue, another owl swooped out of nowhere and dropped a smaller letter at their feet. She picked it up, opened it, and laughed when she read it. "Looks like they are expecting you as well." She handed the letter to Jake.
It read:
I forgot to mention this in the last letter. Your husband is more than welcome to come; we expect you will want him with you. So, we have arranged for the two of you to have a bigger room than the other professors. And he will have his own job here at Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall
"Well, then," Jake said after he read it. "Looks like we're going!"
"You hired a MUGGLE to teach here?"
"Yes, Severus, I have."
The man in all black stormed off, muttering under his breath about what the school was coming to. The only woman in the room turned to the only other person.
"Albus, I too have misgivings about this."
"Don't worry, Minerva. This will be fine. Believe me, I know."
To be continued. (If I get good reviews ^_~)
And the next chapter will be better, I hope. I'm writing this as I go *sheepish laughter* Thanks for reading!!!
Alcandre
Rating: PG
Author: Alcandre
Hi ho!! Okay. this is an experiment that I'm trying just because I feel like it. This is my first Harry Potter fic but not my first fic ever! I would like Constructive reviews. no flames please. This is just something I did on a whim.
I don't own Harry Potter. *sigh* Excuse me while I go cry loudly.
If she had been anywhere else but in some woods in America, an owl swooping over her head would have freaked her out. Well, she was freaked out but not as much as she would have been if she were in her house or something. Needless to say, she screamed and fell to the ground in fright as the owl grazed her head. But she quickly got back up and watched it circle back around and start towards her again. She was so shocked she didn't even duck to avoid it. Why was it coming back? And wait a minute, wasn't it the middle of the day?
Just as she was sure it was going to fly right into her face, it dropped something at her feet and landed on a nearby tree branch. She blinked and slowly turned to look at the owl then back at what it had dropped. It looked like some kind of letter. She bent to pick it up.
"Jen?!" A male voice said behind her.
She stood up, letter in hand and looked back at the owner of the voice, her husband of two days.
"Jake." She said simply.
"Are you alright?" he asked, quickly walking up to her and putting his hands on her shoulders.
She nodded slowly then looked back at the letter. The writing on it was very genteel, like something from an old medieval book or movie. The envelope read:
Mrs. Guinevere Woodson The Cabin in the Woods North of Atlanta, Georgia USA
She looked back a Jake and noticed that he was studying the envelope as well. "An owl brought it." She said softly, not quite believing herself.
He looked back up at her and raised an eyebrow. His brown hair was messed up which made it obvious he had rushed to find her. "What?"
She pointed at the owl sitting on the branch, watching them intently. He followed her finger and gave a small gasp at what he saw.
"An owl-"He said trailing off.
"An owl."
She turned the envelope over and her eyes widened at the wax seal on the back. A WAX seal was actually used! "Jake." she whispered.
"Jen, I think-"
She cut him off by tearing the letter open and quickly reading what it said. It must be important if they used a wax seal on it!
Dear Mrs. Woodson,
So sorry to interrupt your honeymoon but we wanted to contact you about this immediately. We are in dire need of a new Muggle Studies teacher here at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And you were selected.
This may be a great shock to you but all will be explained when you arrive. Included in the letter are directions to the school and the time and day we would like you here. We shall see you then.
Signed
Professor McGonagall
Now, this young woman had had plenty of confusing moments in her life. Like the time she got lost in her best friends house, or when her mom accused her of being lazy when she had just cleaned the entire house, or when she hit her head on the wall and lost consciousness for three days (well, that was also painful but oh well). But this topped them all. Witchcraft? Muggle Studies? WHAT?!
She looked but up at Jake. "I-"
He grinned! "Wow, Jen! You are gonna teach at Hogwarts!" He picked her up and spun her around, kissing her every few turns.
"Wait, Jake! Wait!" She planted her feet on the ground. "I am so confused right now! What is Hogwarts?"
Jake blinked then grinned. "Sorry, honey. I forgot you aren't a witch."
She frowned. "And you are?"
He laughed. "No! I'm not even a wizard!"
She crossed her arms over her chest. "And." she prompted.
"My sister is a witch."
She felt her jaw drop and her eyes widen. "Your sister. You mean Paula?
He nodded and kissed her forehead. "She went to the school here in America."
"Wait. Just hold on a second." She took a step back and pinched the bridge of her nose. "I have been your best friend for 13 years, your fiancé for a year and a half, and your wife for two days and you are just now telling me that your sister is a witch?"
He grinned sheepishly. "Um, yeah?"
"But she doesn't seem or look like one."
"Not all witches are green and ugly, Jen."
She paused then grinned. "Well, is she a good witch or a bad witch?"
He laughed and gave her a quick hug. "So, you gonna go and take that job?"
"I dunno. Only if you can go with me."
As if on cue, another owl swooped out of nowhere and dropped a smaller letter at their feet. She picked it up, opened it, and laughed when she read it. "Looks like they are expecting you as well." She handed the letter to Jake.
It read:
I forgot to mention this in the last letter. Your husband is more than welcome to come; we expect you will want him with you. So, we have arranged for the two of you to have a bigger room than the other professors. And he will have his own job here at Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall
"Well, then," Jake said after he read it. "Looks like we're going!"
"You hired a MUGGLE to teach here?"
"Yes, Severus, I have."
The man in all black stormed off, muttering under his breath about what the school was coming to. The only woman in the room turned to the only other person.
"Albus, I too have misgivings about this."
"Don't worry, Minerva. This will be fine. Believe me, I know."
To be continued. (If I get good reviews ^_~)
And the next chapter will be better, I hope. I'm writing this as I go *sheepish laughter* Thanks for reading!!!
Alcandre