THE NEW TEACHER

It was the summer holidays, two weeks befor school was about to start at Hogwarts, everything was calm exept Severus Snape who was on his way to the headmaster's office to have a serious talk about a

letter he had sent him. The letter said he would be getting a teacher's aid to help him this year with his heavy work load. To say that Severus Snape was not pleased would have been an understatment the last

thing he needed was someone in his classroom making sugestions on how he should teach his class or that he should be nicer to his students. Nice didn't drill the lessons in thier heads. When Snape had

reached the door leading to the headmaster's office Snape knocked twice and waited to have permission to enter, when he did he entered and whent to stand in front of the headmaster's desk.

Dumbledore had been reviewing the list of things he had to do for the day when Snape had entered and stood completly strait and still in front of his desk. He looked up at the man in front of him and gave him

a big smile. '' Ah! Severus what brings you here today.'' Snape glared and said. '' You know why I'm here. It's about the letter you sent. I do not need nor do I want an assistant.'' Dumbledore continued to

smile which infuriated Snape even more than he was when he came in to the office. '' The only reason that you are getting an assistant is because you have a huge workload.'' '' So does McGonagall, why not

give her an assistant. Why not mine.'' Snape gave a satisfied smirk. '' Because Minerva has me to help her you had no one until now.'' The smirk that Snape had befor was now gone and whent back to a

glare. '' Beside you might have fun, you know tha person already. Her name is Fiona Kingsley.'' Snape became paller than he had been. '' I thought she was an auror.'' Dumbledore noded. '' She was but she

got injured. I trust you know who she is then. I believe she was the auror you tried to kill when you where a Death Eater.'' Snape couldn't believe what was happening.'' So you thought that even though I tried

to kill her and she probably wants to kill me that we would be great working together.'' Dumbledore continued to nod and smile. '' Yes, she was a very nice and intelligent woman, and got an outstanding on

her NEWT's for potions. '' Snape was sitting now. '' If the Dark lord finds out that I am working with her he will not be pleased.'' Dumbledore became alot more serious. '' If he asks tell him you are playing

me, that once I'm gone you will take care of her. That the only reason you are working with her is so you won't blow your cover as a double agent.'' Snape nodded and stood and walked towards the door. ''

I must leave to prepare my lesson plans.'' He had reached the door when Dumbledore spoke. '' Fiona will be arriving tomorrow, be here in my office for noon so you can welcome your new assstant

proporly.'' With that said Snape walked out of the office.

Later that day the whole staff had heared that Snape was getting an assistant and thought it was funny, they didn't know the past between the two of them, she was going to make his life hell when she got

here, even more than Potter makes his life hell. Snape was sitting in the staff lounge when McGonagall came in and sat beside him. '' Is it true that Fiona will be helping you teach.'' Snape looked at her. ''

Unfortunatly yes. Why ''

McGonagall was clearl worried.'' I taught her, she in Gryffindore. She told me that you tried to kill he, she saidr when she found out you would be teaching here.'' Snape knew that McGonagall was worried

that they might harm each other and maybe a student. '' She and I will keep it professional while in class. But after hours we might not be so civilized.'' McGonagall gave him a stern look. '' Make sure you

keep it civilized, I don't want a student coming to me after hours saying that you two are duelling or have tried to kill each other. Do you understand.'' Snape gave her a glare that clearly showed he was

annoyed. '' Yes. And would I be correct in assuming you will give her this talk and that look when she arrives.'' McGonagall stood to leave. '' You would be correct in assuming that.'' McGonagall walked t

the door and stopped. '' Severus I don't want you to poison her either.'' Snape nodded and McGonagall left the room. Snape stayed and tried to think of a way to kill the bloody woman without leaving an

evidence that he might have had anything to do with her death. After a while of contemplation he realized that considering McGonagall and Dumledore know's that he tried to kill her once befor, her death

might make them investigate her death even more than they normally would. He decided that he really shouldn't kill her and would try to be as nice as he normally would with any other person. When he was

done agreeing with himself he went to bed not looking forward to the next day.

The next morning came too quikly for Snape, he really wished he could think of a way to get out of working with Fiona, when he had tried to kill her he really believed he would never see her again and was

happy to keep it that way, but now Dumbledore made that impossible. He got out of bed and went down to his office to do some work. When noon came around Snape found himself standing outside the

Headmaster's office, he really didn't want to go in, he was seriously considering going back to being a Death Eater full time if it meant that he wouldn't have to face Fiona again. Deciding that it would get

worse the longer that he waited outside the door and that going back to bieng a Death Eater full time wasn't really a good idea, he went and knocked and entered. Dumbledore was sitting down beside

McGonagall and across from them was a young woman, maybe in her twenty's with short blond hair and the bluest eye's he has ever seen. He didn't notice that he wasn't moving her was just standing there starring at her until Dumbledore decided to speak. '' Severus so nice for you to finaly join us.'' Dumbledore motioned for him to take a seat beside fFona. Snape did as he was told, he could't help but notice the death glare fiona was gving him when he sat down beside her. Everyone was silent for a while then Dumbledore decided to speak '' Well I know there is no need to introduce the two of you.'' Snape and Fiona gave each other dirty looks. Dumbledore could plainly see that the rest of the staff were going to have to keep an eye on both of them. '' Well McGonagall gave you both a lecture already so I will leave Severus in charge of showing you arounf Fiona. Have fun this year and good luck.'' With that both Fiona and Snape left the office. Once they were both alone in the corridore they started to have problemes.'' Where are you quarters.'' asked Snape. Fiona gave him a nasty look again. '' Aparantly right next to yours.'' She was clearly not pleased.'' Look Snape I'm not happy to have to work with you so how about we make a deal.'' Snape nodded.'' we won't try to kill each other, we will prentend like what ahppened between us didn't happen and we will keep our distance when not in class. We have a deal .'' Snape shook her hand and left her alone in the corridore.

He couldn't believe what was happening.