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A Nobody's Love

Chapter 2: The New DADA Teacher

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"So, how was your summer?" Harry asked. Draco was taken aback a little by the question and grew nervous.

"It was... stressful. My father had been called off to many different meetings with the minister and people I don't remember. I had hoped to spend time with Uncle Sev but he had been called off to meetings he couldn't even tell my father about. I don't know why but for the past few years, Uncle Sev has hardly ever been able to spend time with me and-" Harry raised his hand to stop Draco.

"Draco, do you babble when you're nervous?" Harry asked. Harry laughed a little when he saw Draco nod his head in the affirmative. "I do that, too. Er... well, I used to. I had to learn to stop when I met Rita Skeeter. That woman will ruin anyone's life with her writings..."

"I agree. I read that article about you and Granger last year," Draco commented. "I have to admit, if I didn't see how you two act together, I would think that, too. However, the way you treat her is much the same as how I treat Pansy, like a sister." Luna decided to join the conversation this time.

"Well, I hardly think that she feels the same way. From what I have seen, she tends to flirt with you a lot," Luna commented.

"I suppose so. I have been trying to get her to hook up with someone else. That's not going very well, is it?" Draco laughed a little.

"Have you tried getting her with Zambini or someone like that?" Harry asked.

"No. I'm sure that wouldn't work out too well... Oddly, she used to have this huge crush on Uncle Sev," Draco shivered. "It took me forever to get that thought out of her head." Harry laughed a little at his reaction.

"I'm sure that wouldn't work out well. Snape is a busy man and would hardly have time to deal with her. That's if he shared her feelings. Besides, her personality is a bit of a turn off to me," Harry agreed. Neville and Luna looked a little shocked by what Harry said. He hardly ever said anything sexual or even related to it. Was this really Harry? Draco didn't seem bothered by that. In fact, he agreed with Harry. That's why he kept Pansy at arm's length.

"Oi, Potter-" Draco tried but Harry again raised his hand.

"Call me Harry." Draco looked at him like he had grown another head for a few moments. But, he relented.

"Okay, Harry. Gods that feels weird! This all seems so strange. But, I don't feel like I should question it..." Draco said. Luna shrugged and went back to reading the Quibbler.

"I used to think the same thing just being on this train," Harry began. "I was on this train when I realized that there were actually people like me. People who could do strange things. There was an entire society based around it. But, I being famous was sort of the catch to it all. It's the one think I don't like about it." Harry sat back in his seat and looked out the window again.

"Do you mean that you never knew about magic until you got your letter?" Draco asked slowly and disbelievingly.

"I mean to say that magic was nonsense and forbidden to be talked about within the household at time. No magic whatsoever and imagination was unnatural. Just imagine living in that kind of house, Draco," Harry corrected. "I knew that strange things happened and that I had caused them, but every time I had brought it up my uncle would go into a rage... Then my letter came and it just seemed to get worse."

"Damn. I don't think I can imagine what that kind of life is like. Makes me wonder how the muggles live at all," Draco mumbled. "Hey, Harry. A minute ago, I was going to ask you if you could tell me what Uncle Sev put in the letter. He's been really secretive and I can't think of why. I know it has nothing to do with the You-Know-Who though." Harry playfully thought about it.

"I don't know, Draco. I don't think you can handle it," Harry said playfully. Draco, unfortunately, did not catch on and began to beg for the information. After a few minutes, Harry smiled brightly and let him in on the joke. A few curses later and Harry pulled out the letter to read. It wasn't actually in gibberish; it just had a spell on it to keep nosey people out of it. But, the problem was the fact that there was only a couple of sentences to read.

Meet me in the dungeons tonight, wear your invisibility cloak, and say Heartless. We have a problem.

-XIV

Harry scowled at the note. Something was definitely wrong if Severus was concerned about it. If the problem meant that they would have to meet in his rooms then it was more than likely going to mess with his plans. Harry thought very briefly that he was going to be very stressed by the end of the first week.

"If looks could kill, that letter would be nothing but ash," Draco commented. Harry put the letter down and rubbed his forehead. "What's the matter?"

"I don't know," Harry said honestly. "But, it looks like Snape is looking for some reason or another to give me detention already. He wants to speak with me tonight after dinner..." If Harry was good at one thing, it was his ability to lie. He had always been able to weave in the truth with a lie and pass it off as complete truth. It was for two good reasons, too. One being that people believed him even when he was hiding things. He groaned for good measure in this case.

"That sounds a lot like him, doesn't it?" Neville piped up.

"Well, he doesn't do it to anyone else. I don't know why, but Uncle Sev doesn't seem like you, Harry," Draco added. Harry gave a microscopic smile and thought: If only you knew...

"That's very unlucky for you, Harry. But, he may have a reason to talk to you tonight. Who knows?" Luna agreed.

"Whatever it is, I hope it doesn't land me in a month's worth of detention. Who knows what sort of horrible things he could have me do for him," Harry said and actually shivered. I don't think that was even a lie. Severus has been spending some time with him, after all.

Draco quickly looked at his watch and sighed. "I believe we're almost there. I suppose I'd better go and change clothes. You lot best do the same."

"We will, Draco. See you later," Harry replied. Draco nodded and left the compartment. When he did, they all got changed and waited for the train to stop.

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When they arrived, Ron and Hermione had not returned. So, Harry got their luggage and waited for them outside. Neville and Luna waited as well. Unfortunately, they didn't show up. Harry wondered where they could have gone, but decided to go on ahead with his other two friends. When the last carriage pulled up, Harry saw them. The carriage was being pulled by something that Harry could only call a horse of some sort. The creatures were completely fleshless, their black coats clinging to their skeletons, of which every bone was visible. Their heads were dragonish, and they had pupil-less eyes, white and staring. They also had giant, leathery wings sprouting from each wither-one would have thought that they belonged to a bat. Standing so quiet and still, they looked eerie and sinister.

But, Harry didn't mind. He could recall seeing worse. Though he was no less curious. He shoved the luggage onto the carriage and sat down. Then he helped Luna with hers and Neville with his, though he did not ask for Harry to.

"Careful, Harry. Mine's a bit heavier than normal," Neville began as Harry began to take his luggage.

"It'll not be a problem at all," Harry answered and picked up the trunk with unbelievable ease. When Harry loaded the trunk, he turned back to Neville who stood there gaping at him. "What?"

"Blimey, Harry! I didn't know you were that strong," Neville exclaimed.

"Really, Neville. It was nothing. I just did a bit of work over the summer," Harry informed. "Now, let's get in. I don't fancy the carriage leaving without us." Neville nodded, still dumbfounded by what he saw. Harry just rolled his eyes and got in. He sat across from Luna, while Neville sat next to her. Then the carriage began to move.

"Er... Do you two see the things that are pulling the carriage?" Harry asked, sounding uneasy. Neville nodded slowly.

"Don't worry. I can see them, too. You're just as sane as I am," Luna began. "They pull the carriages every year. Though they can only be seen by certain people." With this she went back to reading her Quibbler. To Harry, the ride seemed to take forever. But, it didn't matter. It gave him time to ponder on what it was that Severus had been so concerned over.

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When the carriage stopped at the castle, they lugged their trunks to pike them up with the rest. Then they made their way to the Great Hall. Once there, Luna went to her own table and Harry found Ron and Hermione. Harry marched over to them and sat down. He made sure to look rather irritated with them. Noticing his mood, they looked at him with concerned faces.

"So, where did you two make off to?" Harry began, not looking at them.

"We had to herd everyone to the carriages," said Ron. That was a lie.

"Really? I looked for the both of you and didn't see you anywhere," Harry said coolly, obviously unnerved.

"I don't know what Ron's talking about, but we had to meet with Professor McGonagall. She needed to talk with us about something," Hermione replied. Ron shot her a short glare.

"Well, it would have been nice to have been told by someone before I had to carry your trunks off the train," he snapped. Hermione tried to say something else when he continued with, "Never mind that. The Sorting Hat is about to sing.

When they heard the song, some people were thoroughly confused. Harry, though he didn't show it, understood it completely and couldn't help but scoff. No one here was going to band together. Most of the students hardly even liked each other. It was a foolish thought to have. He watched blankly as the sorting began. After a while and a few new Gryffindor recruits later, they were all allowed to eat.

But, even as he ate, something weighed on his mind. At the teachers' table was a horrid woman clad in all pink. He was hideous like a toad and definitely someone to remember. Harry recognized her as Dolores Umbridge, one of his many judges at his hearing. He scoffed. I'm back for one day and I end up getting attacked by Dementors. Honestly, my luck can't be that bad. He thought as he ate. Judging by the fact that Harry didn't receive a memo of Snape's sudden occupation change, Harry assumed that Umbridge was going to be the new DADA teacher. He sighed. Now he knew what Severus meant by a problem.

Harry promptly ignored what Dumbledore's normal introduction with the new teachers. However, he had quite the difficult time with it as that terrible woman in pink was interrupting him. Oh, how he pitied Severus at the moment. He had to sit next to the woman. Harry knew he should have felt bad about the sudden image of zapping the woman out of Hogwarts (or to ashes, whichever came first), but he didn't. Instead, he smiled at the thought. That would actually be quite fun.

The feeling only grew when the woman interrupted Dumbledore in a way she thought was subtle but was actually quite rude. She is actually going to speak? Harry loathed the very thought. Then, just like he predicted, with much dismay, she did. Her voice made the raven haired teen cringe at the sweetness. It sounded much like how Dumbledore would speak to him, only this toad's was higher pitched, squeaky even. Harry resisted the urge to cover his ears. So, this… 'woman'… was going to be the new DADA teacher. It was bad enough to have to listen to her speak now, let alone in a class room.

This year was definitely going to be troublesome.

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SXH: There we go! Another chapter is finally up!

Harry: Why do I have to go through this again? It was dreadful the first time.

SXH: Because I said so, now hush! *casts silencing charm on him*

Harry: …*Mouthing words at her that were probably curses*

Severus: Oh, so the boy can be quiet for once in his life.

Harry: *closes his mouth and glares at him*

Severus: *chuckles* And what a nasty look he is giving me, too. Who knew Potter had a Slytherin side.

Harry: *crosses his arms and glares harder for a moment*

Severus: *flinches when a sword imbeds itself into the wall next to his head*

SXH: *sighs* This is only going to escalate. I can see it now. They're both going to end up in the Hospital wing by the end of this. So, I'm just going to go on while they duke it out.

Severus and Harry: *fighting in background*

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