With one candle on the nightstand and a hot cup of sake casting shadows on the nearby wall, a book resting in his hands and covers pulled to his waist, he was ready. He sat there eagerly awaiting the next chapter of this new story he had begun reading.
His roommate face palmed and shook his head. "How many times have we been through this Ron? Manga and sake before bed is a terrible decision."
Ron Weasley shook his head in return, disgusted. "Shut up Harry, I want to do this. It's a nice entertainment before bed."
He began to read the latest volume of his new favorite manga, Naruto. He had just reached his most favorite arc yet. Currently, Sasuke Uchiha of the Uchiha clan had finally caught up with his traitorous older brother Itachi before he could capture Sasuke's teammate, Naruto Uzumaki.
He sipped his sake and picked up where he left off. He read and read until his eyes could no longer stay open.
Ron wandered through the halls of Hogwarts, late for his Defense Against the Dark Arts class with a new teacher. Everywhere he turned he seemed to get lost. The castle walls seemed to be mocking him. Every step he took seemed to be the wrong one. With that being the case, he sat down in the hallway, utterly frustrated until a friendly face appeared.
"Um, d-did you n-need h-help?"
Ron looked up to see Hinata Hyuga in her Hufflepuff robes standing in front of him. He nodded and reached for her extended hand. She helped him to his feet as Ron tried to regain his composure, still frustrated and slightly embarrassed.
"I'm h-headed there n-now. D-did you w-want to w-walk to-together?"
"Uh, sure."
The two headed down the hall to finally meet their new professor that they have heard so much about. Ron carefully pushed the door open to find Harry and Hermione in their usual spots, reading something the professor put on the board. But the professor was nowhere to be found. Not a clue to his or her identity or how this person would run the class. He shuffled over to his friends and plopped his stuff down.
Hermione rolled her eyes as Harry continued reading. "What took you so long?"
"I got lost."
She rolled her eyes again. She opened her mouth to say something else, but was interrupted by the door slamming shut. The class jumped and the students in the classroom turned to face their new professor.
A tall man in a long black cloak briskly walked to the front of the room and slammed a book on the desk. The professor began to write his name on the board and swiftly turned back around.
"Hello class, my name is Itachi Uchiha, and I will be your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."
Ron stared at the rather terrifying looking man in front of him, horrified. Ron, Harry, and Hermione looked at each other and then turned back to see Itachi's eyes turn red.
"Welcome to the dark side."
Ron jolted up from his slumber, straight up in bed, to find Harry staring at him. He shook his head at Ron, still laughing a little.
"Told you not to do it Ron." He said rather smugly.
Ron buried his face in his pillow. "Ughhhhh. This has to stop!"