DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or any other characters that you recognize. All characters that you don't recognize are mine though, as strange as they may seem. This will be rated M for language and possible violence also for sexual situations, (mostly mentioned in passing) There will possibly be some slash, so if you don't like that sort of thing, then please don't read my story then bash it. You have been fore warned.
thank you stargatebabe for bing my beta and saving my poor readers from my awful grammar and spelling.
SUMMARY:
Chapter One"Boy!" yelled Vernon up the stairs "Get down here now, your freaky friends are here to take you away."
"Yes Uncle Vernon" He replied.
Harry hurriedly gathered his things and stuffed them into an old bag that belonged to Dudley. He had thrown a fit about it not being the right one for school so it was given to Harry. As he walked down the stairs he saw more than a couple of familiar faces. He had expected it to Mr. And Mrs. Weasley, but who he saw surprised him. Standing in the parlor were Tonks, Mad Eye Moody and Kingsley Shacklebolt. There were also two other women that he didn't recognize.
The first one he surveyed had straight layered hair that reached her waist. It was black as onyx with three inch, fiery red tips. Her eyes were such a crystal blue, that there was hardly any color at all. She looked to be about 5 7', was rather slender and in her early twenties. She was wearing a black-cropped sweater with a blue cami underneath, a black mini skirt and tights with boots that reached her knees. He then shifted his gaze to the other newcomer.
This one had hair that reached mid back. It was as black as the first but instead of red tips, hers had vibrant purple chunks and lay in soft waves. She looked to be close to his age, no more than a year older.
She as well was rather slender and had an unnatural grace to her. Whereas the other woman had been roughly his height, this woman was almost two inches taller standing at about 5 9'. She was wearing a long sleeved black and purple corset top, leather pants with buckles on the legs and platform boots. But her eyes captivated him, for they had no natural color. They seemed to pick up the colors in the room, from hues of violet to greens and blues. Harry had to wrench his eyes off of her when he noticed that Kingsley was talking to him.
" All right then Harry, introductions are in order I believe. These two ladies here are going to be new Professors at the school and have volunteered to give you some extra training over what remains of the summer." He paused for a breath then gestured to the women.
" This lady here" he pointed to the shorter one "is Traloxee Slater Professor Slater to you, and next to her is Morticia…" said woman made a rude face at him " UhHum, excuse me, Ticia Cruentus, a professor as well".
She nodded at him as her colleague had done, but didn't seem as nice.
After introductions were done Harry asked what had been on his mind since he found out he was leaving.
" Am I going back to Hogwarts or have other arrangements been made?"
"Aye, don't cha worry none there Harry, you'll be staying at Hogwarts the rest of your Hols." Tonks answered for Kingsley.
Harry felt a slight bit of relief flood through himself. He still didn't want to go to Grimmauld Place, since it held so many memories of Sirius. He still blamed himself for what happened to his Godfather.
"Well, we should be off then, no time like the present. We'll be flooing directly to Dumbledors office, so you know what to." Mad Eye replied.
He shrank Harry's things while Kingsley gave him some floo powder. Harry took it, threw it in and yelled " Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Headmaster Albus Dumbledors Office" and in a flash of green flames the boy was gone. Once gone the others followed suit and soon they were all crammed into Dumbledore's office.
" All right now, every one settle down… Nymphadora, Kingsley, Alaster thank you for bringing young Harry back to Hogwarts for me."
"Your quite welcome Albus, now if you will excuse us we have to get back to the ministry before they notice we aren't doing paper work like the good little ministry pets that we are supposed to be."
With that Tonks, Kingsley and Mad Eye left and Harry was left alone with an old coot that bared a blinding twinkle in his eyes, he didn't trust and two people he didn't know.
"Down to business Harry. Professors Slater and Cruentus have agreed to teach you more advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts while you are staying over the summer. I have also gotten Professor Snape to agree to teach you Remedial Potions until school starts, so that you can take your last year of advanced potions."
"If you will excuse me sir, Snape hates me. I don't see why I should have to suffer through 'remedial potions' again, because we both know that I will gain nothing from it." Harry said without even paying attention to the women beside him giving him curious stares.
"Now my boy…"
" I am not your boy headmaster, so please do not call me as such"
"All right then, Harry, you and Professor Snape must get past your differences. I am sure that every thing will work itself out this year, especially since it is the last year you are going to be here. We should all set a good example for the younger students about getting over differences."
Harry snorted ' this conversation is getting me no where'… "Fine since I will have to suffer through pointless lessons, tell me where I will be staying, when I have training and with whom, so I can prepare myself. I would like to get some sleep as well."
"Of course. You will be staying in a spare teachers quarters for now and a house elf will inform you of what your schedule will be. Professors, would you be so kind as to show Harry the way to his room, since it is one the way back to your own?"
"Of course Headmaster, we would be glad to." Said Professor Slater.
They left a moment later, Harry carrying his shrunken trunk in his pocket and the two new teachers in front of him seemingly having a wordless conversation. Occasionally you would see a head nod or shake. Suddenly Professor Slater turned and headed in the direction of the library.
"Now don't get lost Ticia, I don't want you frightening any more poor house elves just because you couldn't find the room." She laughed as she walked away.
Professor Cruentus just frowned. Then to Harry's surprise said…
" I wouldn't have had to frighten them if this damn castle didn't keep changing!"
Harry laughed inwardly as she kept cursing about the castle and high-strung house elves named Pinky or Dooby or something or other, Harry couldn't tell the exact names. From what he could tell, he figured that the two new teachers were probably from America and were very strange.
TBC