Things have changed up a bit from the original path I was going to take with this story but the main things are mostly there.
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~Chapter Two~
Broken Seal
I could feel my hands shaking as I read more and more of my newly arrived letter.
~H~
Dear Mr. Harry J. Potter,
After the great battle, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's losses have been grave. A great many of our Professors as well as students will be dearly missed.
We have struggled with ways to find suitable teachers for each position left open. It has been decided that Seventh Years who meet the qualified standards are to feel these positions. After one year these students will graduate with complete academic marks as well as teaching credentials for which ever subject he/she has taught for the past year.
Harry James Potter we are here by pleased to inform you that under these unusual circumstances you will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts. Please keep in mind we will need a list of all books for all grades that you intend the students to have and any further supplies by the last week of June.
Hope you have a wonderful summer.
Sincerely your Headmaster,
Albus Dumbledore
Deputy Headmaster,
S. Snape
P.S. you will be expected to arrive one week prior to the start of the school year.
~H~
I wasn't quite sure if I would rather cheer or just go ahead and pass out. I knew that quite a few teachers had died in the last battle, but it hadn't occurred to me that it might be difficult to replace their teaching positions. 'Well I suppose if you thought about it Defense Against the dark Arts was a given. After all it had needed a new teacher every new year since my first year.'
I sighed 'well no since in sitting around, the end of June was vastly approaching.' With that thought I grabbed my keys and after making sure my door was locked I walked out side shutting the door behind me.
At the end of the final battle I had begun renting a small place conveniently located just down the way from the leaky caldron. Any where I needed to go I could get there by there.
"Afternoon Harry what can I get for you?" I smiled "Nothing right now Tom, just a little shopping I need to take care of." Tom nodded. Tom had been a constant familiar face this summer that made everything more light hearted.
Walking into the book store I wasn't quiet sure what I was looking for. During my brief teaching experience I hadn't required any books. That thought filtered into another one, but in my learning experience he had required quite a few. Going with that thought I started searching the selves for some of the more helpful books of my past.
By the time I felt I was ready to leave I had so many books that without the shrinking charm I wasn't sure how I would carry them all. I was pretty sure I knew which books for which class I would use. A few years I wasn't quite sure about yet.
It wasn't till I passed the robbing shop that a thought occurred to me. Looking down I realized I was still wearing the same things I had when I lived at the Dursley's. I hadn't felt the need to change my appearance, but now that I was to be a professor quite a few things were going to need to be changed, and that was an understatement. I practically groaned with the thought.
"WHAT? ... !!!"
There was a loud crash behind me and I winced hearing my mother's high pitch voice calling "It's fine, everything's fine." It was the third thing she dropped and most likely the same exact object as the first two times. I had made several loud exclaims through out reading my leader from the headmaster and after the first one my mother settled for letting me read on my own.
"That old fool expects me to teach… He has got to be off his rocker if he thinks for one minuet…" My private argument with myself was interrupted by a figure stepping out of the fire. The figure raised a single arched brow at my cold glair.
"Draco… You're mother says you are going to ruin her best china and that if I didn't get here before she dropped something else I would replace the whole set." I blinked several times. "So what may I pray tell has you in such a tizzy?" I glared at him "I do not do tizzy Sev." He raised an eye brow once more. "Of course not Draco."
"Do you have any idea what is in this letter." He looked at the letter with the broken Hogwarts seal on it, that I held waving in my hand. "Yes I believe so since I had to sign every one of them." A slight growl emanated from his throat. "What about it?"
I stared at him "Dumbledore has requested that I teach…" my throat clamped down and I had to swallow "teach… Charms." I waited expectantly for his out rage but he just gave me a blank stair. "A Malfoy teach Charms? It is simply NOT done; now Potions or Dark Arts that's another matter, but Charms?" My godfather actually smirked at me.
"Well dear boy those spots have been filled so if you wish to graduate with full marks I would go with what you got. Besides you have higher marks in Charms then even Granger." I rolled my eyes though I would never admit it I was quite proud of that fact.
I ground my teeth together. "I suppose I can live with Charms, but this thing about showing up a week early has got to be a joke right?" My godfather actually rolled his eyes at me. "No Draco, and be thankful it is only a week early." He seemed as if he were actually quite irritated. I caught a few words he mumbled under his breath. "Old Coot…, all summer…, insufferable man…" I didn't ask, it wasn't worth the tongue lashing.
I hope everyone is enjoying this story. I like the path it's taking. I am still worried about how it will turn out though. Any suggestions, tips or request please fill free to make them. I'll see what I can do.
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