A/N: Wow, I got this done faster than I thought! My muse kept me up all night to finish this, and I still only just got finished. Once again, this is AU in the Wizard world, and some things are out of order compared to OOTP. Please forgive me, but hey, Jareth and Sarah are both in this chapter!


The next morning in the Great Hall, several students stood around watching as Dumbledore faced off against Dolores Umbridge concerning the now former Divination Professor. Once he had reassured that Professor Trelawney wasn't going anywhere, he faced the short squat DADA professor.

"Fortunately, I have already made arrangements for a new Divination professor. She should be arriving any moment now." he said. Professor Umbridge smiled in her sickeningly sweet manner.

"But Professor, the law clearly states-" she started, but the headmaster cut her off coldly.

"The law states the Ministry may appoint a teacher only if the Headmaster is unable to find a candidate, and I have." he replied. At that moment, the huge doors opened and a figure wrapped in a black hooded cloak walked in regally, a large black dog at her side. As the figure approached, Harry caught a flash of familiar mismatched eyes and grinned.

"Professor Dumbledore, it's been far too long." she said, her accent much thicker than before as she pulled the hood from her head. Rin's hair was bound in a braid that fell down her back, woven with green and white ribbons. Around her neck was a crystal pendant, and silver studs rested in her ears. She wore plain black robes, and black gloves. Idly she scratched the dog behind his ear, and the dog sat next to her, looking over the students, giving a doggy grin to Harry and his friends. Dumbledore came forward and grasped Rin's hand as if they were old friends.

"It's wonderful to see you again, Professor Jones. May I show you to your rooms and your classroom?" he offered. Rin smiled demurely at the headmaster, accepting his arm in the manner of a favored uncle.

"I would be delighted, Headmaster. Come along, Grim. We can meet the students later." she said to the dog, who obediently stood and made to follow his mistress, when they heard a slight 'hem-hem' from Professor Umbridge. Turning slowly, Rin regarded the woman, and bit the inside of her cheek to keep from laughing. Harry and Luna had been quite accurate in calling her a toad, for she did quite resemble one.

"Dolores Umbridge, High Inquisitor for the Ministry of Magic. I speak for the Minister in this school." she said, obviously trying to intimidate this new teacher. Rin gazed down at the woman, her regal bearing obvious even behind the glamour that hid her pointed ears, sharp teeth, arched eyebrows, and ethereal glow.

"Athena Jones, new Divination Professor. I wonder why the Minister would need you to speak for him. Surely he still has his tongue." she replied, sounding bored. Harry frowned a little as he watched the others focus on the Toad. To Harry, Rin didn't look any different than the night before. What was more, the dog next to her looked exactly like Sirius in animal form. Next to him, Ron snickered at the new teacher's retort. Umbridge bristled a little, but quickly relaxed.

"As a new teacher, you will of course be unaccustomed to the rules of this school. I would be happy to explain them to you, and arrange a time to evaluate you class." she said, confident in her authority. Rin arched an eyebrow, and glanced up at the wall nearby, practically covered in plaques concerning the new rules.

"I am more than capable of reading, Professor. If you will excuse me, I have had a long journey, and would like to rest before my first class. Come Grim." she said coolly, turning and following Professor Dumbledore out of the Hall. The rest of the students quickly hurried off to their own classes. Harry and Ron following Hermione to her class before they went to their own.

"Did you see the way she looked at Umbridge? Like the Toad was something gross she peeled off her shoe! Brilliant!" Ron said, grinning like a madman.

"Hopefully, she won't get into trouble for that. It almost looked like she was trying not to laugh at Umbridge when she first looked at her." Hermione said. The bushy haired witch had quickly lost any respect she might have had for the Professor when she had basically called Harry a lying nut. Harry grinned a little at his friends, twisting the ring on his thumb.

"I think Umbridge won't know what hit her when she tries to intimidate Professor Jones." he replied, moving down the hallway when he caught sight of Luna, her crystal earrings glimmering in the light. Luna turned her dreamy eyes to meet Harry and smiled in that lost little way she had.

"Hello Harry. Are you heading for Divination?" she asked. Harry grinned widely.

"Did you get a look at our new Professor?" he asked as he fell into step with the fair haired Ravenclaw. Luna shook her head, the light glinting off her earrings in rainbows as she did.

"Is Professor Trelawney sick?" she asked dimly.

"Trelawney was sacked. But we know our new teacher. It's Rin." Harry replied. Luna smiled widely, her fingers moving to touch her earrings.

"She plans to cause a lot of trouble." Luna said, just before Ron came hurrying up to the pair.

"Divination's been moved to the East Tower. Professor Jones let Trelawney keep her rooms." he gasped, before the three headed off to their class.

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Rin quickly set the students up with astrology charts and asked them to map out the day of their birth. She had changed into a set of deep sapphire robes and moved around the classroom easily. Her dog had moved over to sit by Harry's desk, and rested his head on the boy's feet. Rin had smiled warmly at the dog and moved on through the room, helping the students when they had a question. Finally, the class ended, and the students began packing up their charts.

"I would like you all to attempt to create as accurate a chart as you can and work out a horoscope stretching one month from now. If you need to write home to your parents and ask the time of your birth, please do so. Your charts are due in one week. Tomorrow we will discuss the use of prophecy in myths. Mr. Potter, would you mind staying behind a moment?" she asked, turning her mismatched eyes to him. Harry looked up and nodded calmly.

"I'll see you Herbology." Ron whispered. Harry nodded and waited while the other students filed out. Once they were all gone, Rin flicked her hand at the door and sighed, shrugging her shoulders as if shaking off a cloak.

"It's safe Sirius. Merlin himself couldn't walk through that door, much less the Toad." she said. Harry looked over at the dog as it turned into his godfather. He grinned and threw himself into the older man's arms.

"What are you doing here? How did you get past the Toad?" Harry asked. Sirius laughed at gestured to Rin.

"The Princess has some powerful magic. With her on our side the Death Eaters will be running scared." he said. Rin shook a finger at him.

"Sirius, I have asked you not to call me that. Here I am merely Professor Jones. Now Harry, the reason I am here is quite simple. I can sense something in you that has been suppressed, whether by magic or merely the cruelties you have endured growing up. I am here to help protect you from those that would wish you harm. That includes the Toad. Any time she gives you detention, you come and see me and I'll fix your hand, okay?" she said. Harry nodded happily.

"Thanks Rin. For everything. Now if we can just figure out a way to practice for the O.W.L.'s like Defense against the Dark Arts. The Toad won't let us use our wands until then." Harry said. Rin smiled gently, and straightened.

"You had better hurry on to your next class. My students are on their way." she said. Harry nodded and with a final hug from his godfather, he headed off to Herbology, and Sirius turned back into a dog. Rin focused and pulled her glamour back on, releasing the spell on her door to allow her students in.

The rest of the day was fairly easy, and the students seemed truly curious about her different teaching style. At the end of the day, Rin went into her private rooms, casting a crystal at the door, and shook off her glamour. Sirius returned to his human form as well and moved to the window to gaze out over the view. Sighing, Rin settled herself comfortably into an armchair, and watched the handsome man before her. Sirius sighed and ran a hand over his face and through his hair, making it stick out from his head a little. Rin couldn't hold back a laugh at the similarity to her brother's hair.

"What's so funny?" he asked. Rin cupped her face in one palm, resting her elbow on the chair as she regarded the man before her.

"With your hair sticking out like that, you almost look like a dark haired version of my brother." she giggled. Sirius merely lifted an eyebrow, which sent her into further fits of giggles.

"I remind you of the terrible Goblin King?" he teased. She stood and faced him, one slender finger pressed to her lips in thought. After a moment, she shook her head.

"I don't think you could ever be arrogant enough." she replied, smiling softly. Sirius felt suddenly warm from that smile.

"Somehow, I think that's a good thing." he said, and she nodded, producing a crystal.

"It is. Though the way I understand it, he was worse before he married Sarah. Now he's practically a teddy bear. True, he can still be cold and cruel when it's necessary, but he is much sweeter now." she said, tossing the crystal at the table, where it turned into a large tray with two covered plates sitting on it. She moved to sit down, and Sirius grabbed her wrist gently, his fingers brushing where her robes had pulled up from the edge of her gloves, and she gasped softly.

"Rin, if having me here like this is uncomfortable, I can stay in my animal form the entire time we are here. I'm actually quite used to being a dog." he said. Rin's mismatched eyes met his dark ones, and Sirius was surprised at the slightly dazed look in them. If he didn't know any better, he would say she had just been kissed.

"Sirius, I really enjoy your company, but would you please let go before this becomes more uncomfortable?" she whispered breathily. Brow furrowed in confusion, he did as she asked, and her eyes quickly cleared. A gentle blush rose on her cheeks, as she looked away from his face.

"Is everything alright?" he asked. She nodded as she sat down at the table, removing the covers on their food.

"I'm sorry, I suppose I should have explained. Sirius, why do you think I always wear gloves, That my clothes always cover a large amount of skin?" she asked. Sirius joined her, shrugging his shoulders.

"To be honest, I hadn't given it a lot of thought." he admitted. The gentle blush on her cheeks deepened, and Sirius found it quite becoming on her.

"Fae are… extremely sensitive to touch. For the most part, we wear gloves to keep a magic discharge from occurring. At the same time, an accidental brush of the skin can be… well, sensuous." she said, and Sirius' eyebrows shot up at the admission.

"I see. I am sorry if I have made you feel embarrassed. I will try to be more careful from now on." he assured her. She smiled a little, before slowly slipping her gloves off her hands.

"Thank you Sirius. Among the Fae, to remove your gloves in another's presence is a sign of great trust. In the same vein, to pull the gloves from another's hands without their consent is considered a horrendous violation." she said, laying her gloves to the side of her plate. Sirius smiled warmly and almost reached out to take her hand, but stopped himself.

"I am honored by your show of trust, Princess." he said. She did not say anything about his use of her title, but turned to her food. As they ate in companionable silence, Sirius realized he wanted to touch her again, he wanted to see that look in her eyes again and know her was the reason it was there. Swiftly, he forced such thoughts into a far, dark part of his mind. It would do him no good to become attracted to her. She was royalty, and he was a mere mongrel, hated by his own blood, not that it ever mattered to him. Sighing softly, he resigned himself to spending most of his time as a dog, where he could offer her some little affection.

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Over the course of the next several weeks, Rin and Sirius kept a close watch over Harry and his friends as they created Dumbledore's Army, or D.A. for short. Rin used her crystals to create a special salve for the students who had to endure Umbridge's detentions. Sadly, as hard as she tried, Rin was unable to keep Harry completely safe from the visions he had from the Dark Lord. Dumbledore arranged Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape to help shield Harry's mind, but the poor boy was having difficulty with the lessons, in no small part due to the animosity between him and the Potions Master. One night, Rin slipped through the shadows to watch over their lesson, using a crystal to see what Harry had stumbled upon in Snape's memories in the Pensive. After Snape had angrily thrown the boy out, she couldn't stand it any longer.

"He's not James, Severus." she said from the shadows, making him jump, wand raised in defense.

"Who's there?" he demanded. Rin sighed and moved from the shadows, her glamour firmly in place.

"I can certainly understand being angry about the bullying you endured when you were younger, but taking it out on his son will not do either of you any good." she said. Snape's face was turning red with anger at her words, but Rin also sensed his embarrassment at her knowing his painful memories.

"The boy needs to stop behaving like an omnipotent being. Coddling will do him no good." he snapped. Rin huffed, and drew out a crystal on instinct, tossing it between her hands.

"I have seen him as he moves around this campus. He does not act as arrogant as you claim. Trust me, my brother wrote the book." she said. Snape's eyes were locked on the crystal, for a moment seeing a flash of something in it's depths. Then he sneered at her.

"Are you going to claim you can see into his inner heart with your pathetic crystal ball? I honestly don't know why Dumbledore ever hired you." he said. Eyes flashing in anger, she turned on him, accidentally letting her glamour slip.

"I am here to stop Voldermort! I am here to protect that boy, the same as you! Except you are too lost in your own anger to pay attention to your task!" she hissed. Snape was staring at her in shock. Her hair pulled back to reveal her pointed ears, her sharp teeth, and the unearthly glow of her skin. After a moment, she realized that her glamour had slipped, and stepped back, pulling it carefully into place.

"I thought the Fae had all vanished from this world." he said quietly. Rin had moved toward the shadows, and turned her head slightly.

"We did. We just visit from time to time." she whispered, before dropping the crystal in her hands and vanishing in a cloud of sweet smelling smoke. Snape stood there quietly for a moment, and headed off to find the Headmaster.

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Rin stood at the top of one of the towers, looking out over the vast panorama of the grounds. Sighing, she touched her necklace.

"Sarah, I need you." she whispered. In a gentle fluttering of wings, a small snowy owl appeared, transforming into the lovely Goblin Queen. Sarah's natural beauty had only been enhanced by her life in the Underground, and under the full moon, the pair glowed as brightly as a pair of fallen stars.

"Are you okay, Rin sweetheart?" she asked. Rin shrugged, pulling herself up onto the edge of the turret.

"Things are getting difficult here. Harry keeps getting these visions and nobody seems to be able to help him. And let's just say things can get a little tense at night." she replied. Sarah leaned forward and tapped Rin's knee.

"You know you can tell me anything." she said. Rin nodded, and shifted a little.

"The first day here, Sirius grabbed my wrist where my robes had ridden up. I hadn't told him about how sensitive my skin is. Ever since then, he'll occasionally brush me. Most times it's when he's a dog, but just the other night, he kissed my hand to say goodnight, and ran his fingers along the inside of my wrist! My knees just about buckled then and there." she said, blushing as red as her hair. Sarah laughed out loud at her sister in law.

"Rin you have got it bad!" she crowed, leaning forwards she clutched her sides in mirth. Rin straightened up in irritation.

"I do not! I know for a fact that you do the same thing to Jareth on purpose when you want to leave a ball early!" she snapped. Sarah opened her mouth to reply when a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her into a firm chest.

"Whatever are you two talking about?" Jareth asked, pressing a kiss to his wife's neck. Sarah leaned back with a sigh at her husband's touch.

"Just girl talk, my love. However, I do have a something to tell the both of you." she said, smiling widely. Rin sat forward and Jareth moved around to face his wife. She took his hands and pressed them to her stomach. His eyes widened in surprise, and Rin let out a shriek of delight.

"I'm going to be an auntie!" she cried, tossing a crystal into the air. It turned into a warm shawl which she draped over the Goblin Queen.

"Rin, it's not that cold up here." she protested. Rin shook her head.

"You just take it. Jareth, I suspect that you will need to send word to Madre and Da about the impending arrival. I should get some sleep anyways. I have an early class tomorrow." she said. Sarah pulled the redhead into a strong embrace.

"Do what makes you happy, Rin. That's all any of us want for you." she whispered, before stepping back to let Jareth hug his sister.

"My goblins are at your service sister. If you need me, they will come fetch me." he said, and Rin tightened her hold on him.

"Take care of her brother. And tell Madre and Da I will come home for a visit soon." she whispered, then stepped back to watch the Goblin King and Queen transform and fly off into the night. Spinning on her heel, Rin waltzed back to her rooms, humming along the way.

Sirius looked up as Rin waltzed into the room, absently pulling her braid loose and humming to herself. He had never seen her with her hair down and was amazed at the way the firelight reflected off the gold strands woven amongst the red. He did not say a word, just watched as she danced about the room, singing softly to herself. With the ribbons finally free, she sighed in relief before she continued with her dance. After a moment, Sirius stood and crossed the room, taking her hands in his and leading her into a waltz. She gasped at his touch, but didn't pull away. Instead, she smiled serenely at him, still humming softly.

"What is it that has you dancing this night?" he asked, moving her around the room.

"The Goblin Queen is with child. My brother is overjoyed, as am I." she replied, leaning her head on his shoulder. Sirius smiled at her happiness, remembering with fondness the early days when Harry was a babe. Without thinking, his long fingers slipped down to caress her wrist below the edge of her gloves. It had happened accidentally the night before last, and he had seen the way her mismatched eyes had darkened at his touch. Now, as he looked into her mismatched eyes, he felt a strong desire to kiss her. They stood there for a moment, unmoving, and the very shadows seemed to hold their breath. Finally, Sirius drew her hand to his lips, kissing her knuckles.

"I will bid you goodnight, Princess." he whispered, slowly moving away. Rin watched him go, not daring to breathe until he had left the room. When the room was empty, she let out a shaky breath and sank into her chair. She closed her eyes and felt the ghost of his caress on her skin.

"Do you have any idea what you do to me, Sirius?" she whispered. In the other room, Sirius had heard her, in thanks to his enhanced senses. He reached up and pressed his fingers to the door.

"All too well." he breathed, before turning to bed.


A/N: And there you have it. I hope this isn't moving too fast for anybody, I'm just going as my muse commands. Please review and let me know what you think.