Hermione looked at her watch and gasped. "Oh no… we're going to be late for out first class!" Hermione cried as she ran out the door. "W-Wait up!" Ron cried as he and Harry followed. "C'mon Alex!" Ariel said as she ran after them. Alex looked and noticed Myrtle was still resting on his shoulder, she even seemed to be asleep! "Uh….B-b-bye Myrtle!" Alex cried as he ran off. This woke Myrtle up, and she would have fallen except for the fact that she could fly. She watched Alex race out of the bathroom and after his friends. "He likes me… I know it…" Myrtle sighed. Soon Alex caught up with Hermione and the others. "So, what's our first class?" Alex asked as he ran. "It's Defense Against the Dark Arts class!" Hermione replied.
Chapter 4: Defense Against the Dark Arts
Hermione led the group into a massive room with desks in rows of six. Alex could swear he saw the skeleton of a Dragon hanging on the ceiling. Hermione led them to one of the rows and they all took a seat. "This is the best class ever!" Hermione smiled. "I'm not impressed, the only think that Lockhart clown has taught me is to not let pixies loose in the classroom!" Ron commented. "You just can't fully appreciate his magical abilities!" Hermione argued. "Maybe I'd appreciate it more if I actually saw him using it!" Ron retorted. Alex leaned over to Ariel. "I wonder if anyone's told them they sound like an old married couple…" Alex commented. Ariel giggled. "Let's just hope WE don't sound like that on of these days…" Ariel replied.
It was then that voice boomed across the room. "I almost regret to inform you that Dumbledoor didn't think Mr. Lockhart wasn't cut out for the job." Most of the girls in the class groaned, then they looked around to find who the voice belonged too. It was an older female voice, but who cast it was not visible. "Nonetheless I shall be taking over for the rest of the term." The voice echoed once more. Ariel arched her brow and leaned over to Alex. "Alex? Have we heard that voice before?" Ariel asked. "I…..think so… I just can't place the body…" Alex said as he scratched his head.
"Please allow me to introduce myself; I shall be your new teacher…" Suddenly a cloud of green smoke filled the room, the students coughed and wheezed while trying to fan away the smoke. Hermione aimed her staff into the air. "AEROGUS VACCUMUS!!" She shouted. Suddenly all the smoke seemed to be sucked inside Hermione's wand much like a vacuum! When all the smoke was gone, the students all saw their new teacher. Alex's heart almost skipped a beat. "Oh no…." was all he could mutter. The teacher smirked. "You shall all refer to me as... Madame Maleficent!" Most of the students clapped While Alex and Ariel gaped in horror. One of their worst enemies to ever face was their TEACHER!!
"A-A-Alex! Please tell me that's NOT who I think it is!!!" Ariel stammered. "Well, Maleficent ain't exactly a popular name!" Alex shakily replied. "Professor Dumbledoor has placed this class under MY control since Mr. Lockhart no longer works here… Let me start by saying that I'm not as forgiving as him…" Alex cringed; he was so shocked that Maleficent was a teacher that he actually fell out of his chair, which was followed by some laughter. "Having trouble staying seated?" Maleficent asked. Once Alex stood up, Maleficent then recognized who he was! Maleficent simply stared at him as memories came flooding back as to how he defeated her long ago. Alex stared back as memories came back to him too, how she turned into a dragon, how she summoned the skeletons from the ground…. Alex eventually snapped out of his trance and sat back down, not saying a word. Maleficent then recovered and went on to teach the class, as if nothing had happened.
Soon however the class had ended and Alex and Ariel hurried towards the door. "Oh Alex, could you for a few minuets?" Maleficent asked innocently. Alex froze in place. Ariel shot him a worried look before gulping silently and shutting the door behind her. Alex turned to face her. The two enemies stood there in perfect silence until Maleficent broke the silence. "Disney Warrior…" She growled. "Maleficent…." Alex glared. "What are YOU doing here?" Maleficent asked angrily. "I'M here on business... What are YOU doing here??" Alex asked bitterly. "After our last encounter, I thought it'd be best to lay low for a bit, but I never expected to see YOU here! One might think your following me!" Maleficent replied. "Well, ain't it a small world!" Alex barked sarcastically.
Maleficent growled that sarcastic nature of his always got on her last nerve. "Ohhhhhhhh as much as I'd LOVE to crush you like the bug you are, I cannot risk blowing my cover, and I'm sure YOU can't risk blowing YOUR cover as well!" Maleficent sneered. "Then what do you propose? A temporary truce?" Alex asked. "Precisely, once we're out of this bloody school, it's right back to the way things were!" Maleficent approached him and held out her hand. "Agreed?" Alex thought this over a bit. "………………….fine…" Alex finally replied. They both reluctantly shook hands and Alex left the room. Only to run into Ariel who hugged him tightly. "ALEX!!! YOU OK!!! What happened?!" Ariel asked frantically. "Maleficent and I had a……philosophical discussion and we called a temporary truce... We agreed not to kill each other until we get out of this school…." Alex replied calmly. "But Alex, what if she doesn't keep her word?" Ariel asked. "Hey, I beat her once right? I can do it again!" Alex smiled. "C'mon let's go catch up with Harry and the others…" Maleficent watched from a window as Alex and Ariel ran to go find Harry and the gang. "Well, this will certainly be an interesting year…." Maleficent smirked. CHECHCHCH