Chapter 7)
The New professor
In the month of October, one cold morning, Dumbledore made an announcement that Professor Sprout had to leave urgently and will not be coming back and the new professor will arrive tonight.
Later that day in Dumbeldore's office…..
Dumbledore invites Rose to sit down. "I am very pleased you have joined the faculty Professor Rose Sinclaire. I have taken great interest in your career" Rose looked at Dumbledore puzzled, Dumbledore cleared his throat nervously looked into her deep green eyesthat remined him of lily eveans, and said "You see I'm an old family friend, I know you're real name is not Sinnclaire, but what you don't know is, I have been a friend of the Evans for many years, looking at her shocked face. Yes Rose you are an Evans. I know you have been hiding from the Death Eaters, you can stop worrying now, you are amongst family and friends. I have another surprise for you Severus is our Professor of Potions" he said.
"Oh my god! you mean he is safe, I have dared not looked for him all these years, for risk of endangering our family and friends" Rose said "You must be careful about how you brake the news to him, because he believes you died in that fire 17yrs ago. Look at the time, we better get to the feast we don't want to be late" Dumbledore and Rose rushed out of his office and down to the great hall. After everyone had finished dinner, Dumbledore cleared his throat and got everyone's attention. "Ah hum, I would like you all to welcome our new professor of Herboligy Professor Sinclaire" Dumbledore said and everyone clapped Severus looked up and did not believe his eyes! " It can't be, her, it can't be! Rose, she died in the fire 17yrs ago; my eyes must be playing tricks on me" he mumbled. Little did he know that the woman sitting next to Dumbledore, was indeed his wife Rose!
The Next Day at Herboligy
All the students were chatting away. "Ok, attention class, my name is Professor Sinclaire, and I will be your new Herboligy teacher, first I will mark the roll.
"Seamus Finigan"
"Here"
"Dean Thomas"
"Here Ms"
"Hermione Granger"
"Present Professor"
"Ron Weasley"
"Here"
"Harry Potter"
"Here Madame"
"Sofia" no that can't be right, why is she here instead of with my Aunty and Uncle? Um, well, then she cleared her throat, "Sofia Delenour"
"Present Ms"
After the roll was marked, Rose made an announcement.
"Ok class, we are going to have a competition to see who is the best at getting the seeds out of their plants. The person who collects the most wins! Your time starts now". Over the next half an hour, all the students except Hermione, Neville and Sofia gave up! At the end of the time Rose checked the three remaining students containers. When see saw Sofia's she said "We have a clear winner here! Congratulations Miss Delenour, you have won. " "Neville was 2nd and Miss Granger won 3rd"she said. She then dismissed the class. The students walked to potions where Snape said that they were going to have a competition to see who could make most of the Verictasilum potion "Your time starts now!" Snape snapped. "How does he expect us to make that potion, it is the hardest ever, I can't even do it and that is saying something" said Hermione as she tried to find the recipe. "I have made it a couple of times in France it's not that hard" Sofia said. She went on to make it. After 40mins Snape said "Times up, stop making your potions". He went around and looked at everyones potions. When he got to Sofia's he said. "Look what we have here, I think we have a winner Miss Delenour" everyone except the Slytherins clapped excitedly.
Then Snape dismissed the class. Everyone left except for Draco Malfoy. Sofia was on her way to lunch with Harry until she noticed her locket was not around her neck ."Ohhh no I think my locket fell off in potions. I will just go I see if I can find it" Sofia said to Harry. She walk back to the dungeon. When she reached the door, she heard Draco ask Snape "So Professor what do you think about Sofia Delenour?" Draco asked in a stuck up voice.
"Well personally I think she is a rich little French girl and that she must of cheated on the potion" Snape sneered.
Sofia was shocked what she had just heard. She ran around the castle until she found an empty corridor, then she sat down and began to cry. When Rose was heading down to the great hall for lunch she heard someone crying so she followed the sound and found Sofia sitting there crying. Rose went up to her and asked "Sofia what is wrong my dear?"
"I thought I had lost the locket my mother gave me and the only thing I have of hers. I went back to the dungeon to see If it fell off there, and I heard Professor Snape and Draco Malfoy talking. Professor Snape said he thought I was a spoilt little rich French girl, who cheated on his test, but I am not. The only reason I am at Hogwarts is that my Aunty and Uncle got killed by Death Eaters and my new guardian wanted me to transfer here. I don't even know my parents" Sofia said. She started to cry again, Rose sat down next to the girl and comforted. "It's ok Sofia, don't take any notice of what Professor Snape is saying" said Rose as she gave her a hug. "Are you alright now Sofia?" said Rose.
"Yes I am alright now Professor, thank you"" here I found this in the green house" said rose handing Sofia her locket then they both made their way to lunch.
