The sun was beating down on my face, I had sand between my toes and could hear waves slapping against the sand. It was the last week of August and I was in the south of France. The radio was playing softly and seagulls were squawking. My best friend, Ainslee Broad, was laying next to me, snoring softly. Everything was quiet and calm.

"We have breaking news from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." the radio cawed.

I sat up and turned the radio louder.

"Ugh, turn it down." Lee moaned. I ignored her.

"Headmistress Minerva McGonagall has appointed a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Harry Potter, or The Boy Who Conquered, as some are calling him, is the new professor. Some parents are concerned of the lack of education, as Potter never completed his Hogwarts education. More on this after the break."

A commercial for Bernie Botts Every Flavoured Beans came on, and I turned the radio back down.

"Well." My mother said, with an unreadable expression on her face.

"That guy is hot." Lee giggled. "And bad-assed."

Her mom looked at her sternly. "Ainslee. Language." Lee shrugged and closed her eyes.

"I think he's appropriate for the job." Mrs. Broad continued, "No one knows more than him about the Dark Arts."

"Except Voldemort!" My little brother, Hayden, chimed in.

Mom gasped. "Hayden!"

"He's right." I said, bumping my brother's fist.

"Katerina, don't encourage him." She gave me a look that reminded me of Professor McGonagall.

"He'll be better than our last teacher. And the one before that…And the one before that…And the before that…" I said.

"Oh, shut up." Lee snapped. "We get the point."

"I'm just saying that we had a lot of professors." I shrugged.

"Yeah. We know that."

I smirked. "That time of the month, Lee?"

"Shut up, Kat." She flipped onto her stomach and promptly fell asleep.

I laid back and started day dreaming of Harry Potter and my last year at school.


AN: Hello everybody! Sorry that was so short, but I just wanted an intro of sorts. Please review! XxE