A.N. This story is set in the third year of Hogwarts. I was sitting around the other day, and I don't know why, but I started thinking what if this happened?
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Defense Against the Dark Arts class was easily the favorite class of most Gryffindor students. And why shouldn't it be? Never before had a teacher actually let them battle creatures like Professor Lupin had. Well, there was that one incident last year with the pixies, but the students hardly considered that to be a fair battle. Professor Lockhart hadn't even taught them a spell to defend themselves.
But, Lupin was different. Today, he had promised his class a real treat. As soon as the Gryffindors and Slytherin students had arrived, Professor Lupin began class. He pointed his stuents to a large wardrobe. The Slytherin students started to snicker. "Of course," Draco Malfoy whispered. "He promises us an exciting day, and he really had planned to show off this piece of junk!"
Across the room, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley tried to have faith in their favorite teacher. But, the truth of the matter was that they too were finding this class to be a disappointment. Last night, the students had gone to bed thinking that they would soon be defending against dragons or mermaids. But after seeing the wardrobe, even the pixies last year looked better.
But then, the wardrobe shook! And not a little movement either. The wardrobe shook as if it would explode any moment. It became clear then that whatever it was that was concealed in that wardrobe was their target. And that thing was angry, and it wanted out.
Professor Lupin looked over his students. "Can anyone tell me what is in there?" He asked. A student from the middle of the bunch called out "That's a boggart!" "Very good," Lupin replied. "Now, can anyone tell me what a boggart looks like?" "No one knows," Hermione Granger answered instantly. Lupin smiled. To anyone who didn't know, Miss. Granger would have seemed to have just appeared in the middle of his classroom. But, Lupin knew about Hermione's secret. "A boggarts a shape shifter," Hermione continued. "It takes the shape of what the wizard its facing fears the most."
Lupin smiled. He let his class start defending themselves against the boggart. Spiders, snakes, angry professors, and many more fears attacked the students. But, armed with the "Riddiculus" spell, the students turned their worst fears into comedies. Finally, it was Harry Potter's turn to face the boggart. Lupin hesitated. Should he let Harry go? What if Voldemort materialized right there in his classroom?
Harry was going through the same thoughts. "Will it be Voldemort? Or what about that dementor from earlier this year? Harry had been slightly afraid of that." The boggart faced him, and hesitated. Then it began to transform into…..
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley watched their best friend's boggart closely. Both had been worrying about Harry lately. And, they were curious; what was their best friend most afraid of?
The whole room stopped and watched Harry Potter's boggart become…..
Hermione and Ron, wrapped around each other, kissing as if their life depended on it. The Slytherins burst out into laughter. "Potter's worried his little girlfriend is cheating on him!" Malfoy yelled. The boggart, instantly sensing the laughter, moved on to Harry's next fear, a dementor. But, by then, Profesor Lupin had stepped up, and directed the boggart's attention to himself. The boggart turned into a moonlight night, and Lupin banished the boggart into the closet.
"Alright," Lupin called over the class' laughter. "Class dismissed."
A.N. And scene! Haha. Hope you liked it! The stories not done yet, but I would appreciate it greatly if you were to R&R! Even if it's to say that I'm the worst author in the world, and I need to stop writing! I just want to know!
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