A/N: Yes, I know it's been a long time! Sorry guys and gals! (The curse of
the Writer's Block hit!)
A/A/N: I'M A WEASLEY!!!!! ( Ok, I'll explain. I went on a singing course, and there were three houses – Hogwarts, Potter and Weasley, I was in Weasley (the top house) = I'm a Weasley! (Also, my nickname was Fred = FRED WEASLEY!!!!!!)
Disclaimer: Not mine, J.K. Rowling, Copyright hers, etc.
1 Dies Diem Docet
Chapter Ten: First Day – DADA.
Harry, Ron and Hermione practically ran to the Defence Against Dark Arts classroom. They wanted to arrive before the rest of the class so that they could talk to Professor Lupin before the class began. As they had been let out of Potions early (that was a first!) they knew their classmates would not rush to their next lesson, which bought them some extra time. They made their way along the corridors, past other classrooms, past paintings, and up staircases, before arriving at the classroom.
As they had hoped, they were the first to arrive. Professor Lupin was in the room setting up for the lesson. Or rather, not setting up for the lesson, just sitting on the desk reading a book (Protecting Yourself by Edwina Edmonton). When the three walked in he looked up startled, and then smiled.
"Hello. I was just preparing for the lesson (a snort came from Ron). We're going to have another practical lesson today, so I was checking some of the information in this book."
"Hello Professor," Harry said, "What are we studying this year?"
"Well Harry, first of all we will do some more on the unforgivable curses, before studying a little about You Know Who and his methods."
"Professor, I would have thought that you would call him by his proper name – Voldemort."
At this Ron gave his customary yell ("DON'T SAY THE NAME!"), while Hermione just shuddered. Harry just looked at Ron with a look of boredom, as by now he was used to his friend's outbursts.
"Ron, if you're going to be in the Order you will have to get used to hearing his name, so just deal with it."
"Do you mean the Order of the Phoenix Harry?" asked Professor Lupin, who had an unreadable look on his face.
"Yes Professor, have you heard of it?"
"Of course I have Harry, I'm a member. Dumbledore told me that some pupils had been chosen to represent the school, but I never imagined it would be you three. Does Snuffles know? If he doesn't you had better hide when he finds out. He will not be pleased."
Harry was about to ask Professor Lupin what he meant by this, when the rest of the class arrived, and they had to go and sit down in their places (right at the front of course – it wasn't Potions with Snape after all). They got out their books, and waited for the lesson to begin.
Professor Lupin spoke, "Hello everybody, you already know who I am, and so I won't bother telling you. Those of you who were listening yesterday will also know that I am one half of your Head Of House, the other half is currently taming the Blast-Ended Skrewts."
At this, the entire class looked extremely worried, as they had Care Of Magical Creatures as their next lesson, after lunch.
Lupin smiled, "Only joking!" At this the entire class breathed a sigh of relief. However, Lupin had not quite finished. "He is, in fact, taming the Manticore that arrived this morning especially for your lesson!"
"Uh, Professor," Neville said, "Are you joking again?"
"Sorry Mr. Longbottom, I seem to have let my younger side run away with me haven't I? I actually have no idea what Professor Grey is doing right now. I do however, know what we will be studying today. I believe that with 'Professor Moody' last year you looked at the Unforgivable Curses, well, we will look at them in more detail, two of them more than the other, which I do not think we want to get to know too well."
Once again, the class paled. They knew which curse Professor Lupin was talking about and were relieved that they would not have to watch another demonstration of the effects of the curse using a spider. Even Ron, who detested spiders following an incident involving Fred, George and his teddy bear when he was younger, did not wish to see it again. Professor Lupin did not even have to say the name of the curse for the entire class to feel nervous.
That lesson they were studying the Imperious Curse. As in the previous year, they all had the curse put upon them. Their aim in the lesson was to throw off the curse, as this ability would be extremely useful later on if they were to have the curse put upon them by Dark Wizards. Professor Lupin was also taking photographs to chart the class' progress over the year. Once again, Harry was the only student able to completely throw off the curse. Ron and Hermione were able to resist it for a few seconds, before giving in. However, the rest of the class were, as Ron would put it, 'bloody hopeless'. Just before the end of the lesson, Lavender was acting like a chimpanzee, while Neville had the class in hysterics because he was doing an impression of the BeeGees.
All in all, the lesson was, for Harry and Professor Lupin at least, extremely entertaining. Some of the class did not think so when they were told what they had been doing, and the photographs taken by Professor Lupin were looking to be interesting viewing. At the end of the lesson, Professor Lupin addressed the class.
"Well done everybody. Your homework for tonight is to write a 10- inch essay on the Imperious Curse, why it is dangerous, and 'how' to resist it. It is to be handed in to me next lesson. Once again, well done, now off to lunch with you!"
The class departed. Some of the pupils were exhausted after what they had been doing under the Imperious Curse. Neville had actually lost his voice! They went to the Great Hall for lunch, hoping that Care Of Magical Creatures would not be as tiring.
A/A/N: I'M A WEASLEY!!!!! ( Ok, I'll explain. I went on a singing course, and there were three houses – Hogwarts, Potter and Weasley, I was in Weasley (the top house) = I'm a Weasley! (Also, my nickname was Fred = FRED WEASLEY!!!!!!)
Disclaimer: Not mine, J.K. Rowling, Copyright hers, etc.
1 Dies Diem Docet
Chapter Ten: First Day – DADA.
Harry, Ron and Hermione practically ran to the Defence Against Dark Arts classroom. They wanted to arrive before the rest of the class so that they could talk to Professor Lupin before the class began. As they had been let out of Potions early (that was a first!) they knew their classmates would not rush to their next lesson, which bought them some extra time. They made their way along the corridors, past other classrooms, past paintings, and up staircases, before arriving at the classroom.
As they had hoped, they were the first to arrive. Professor Lupin was in the room setting up for the lesson. Or rather, not setting up for the lesson, just sitting on the desk reading a book (Protecting Yourself by Edwina Edmonton). When the three walked in he looked up startled, and then smiled.
"Hello. I was just preparing for the lesson (a snort came from Ron). We're going to have another practical lesson today, so I was checking some of the information in this book."
"Hello Professor," Harry said, "What are we studying this year?"
"Well Harry, first of all we will do some more on the unforgivable curses, before studying a little about You Know Who and his methods."
"Professor, I would have thought that you would call him by his proper name – Voldemort."
At this Ron gave his customary yell ("DON'T SAY THE NAME!"), while Hermione just shuddered. Harry just looked at Ron with a look of boredom, as by now he was used to his friend's outbursts.
"Ron, if you're going to be in the Order you will have to get used to hearing his name, so just deal with it."
"Do you mean the Order of the Phoenix Harry?" asked Professor Lupin, who had an unreadable look on his face.
"Yes Professor, have you heard of it?"
"Of course I have Harry, I'm a member. Dumbledore told me that some pupils had been chosen to represent the school, but I never imagined it would be you three. Does Snuffles know? If he doesn't you had better hide when he finds out. He will not be pleased."
Harry was about to ask Professor Lupin what he meant by this, when the rest of the class arrived, and they had to go and sit down in their places (right at the front of course – it wasn't Potions with Snape after all). They got out their books, and waited for the lesson to begin.
Professor Lupin spoke, "Hello everybody, you already know who I am, and so I won't bother telling you. Those of you who were listening yesterday will also know that I am one half of your Head Of House, the other half is currently taming the Blast-Ended Skrewts."
At this, the entire class looked extremely worried, as they had Care Of Magical Creatures as their next lesson, after lunch.
Lupin smiled, "Only joking!" At this the entire class breathed a sigh of relief. However, Lupin had not quite finished. "He is, in fact, taming the Manticore that arrived this morning especially for your lesson!"
"Uh, Professor," Neville said, "Are you joking again?"
"Sorry Mr. Longbottom, I seem to have let my younger side run away with me haven't I? I actually have no idea what Professor Grey is doing right now. I do however, know what we will be studying today. I believe that with 'Professor Moody' last year you looked at the Unforgivable Curses, well, we will look at them in more detail, two of them more than the other, which I do not think we want to get to know too well."
Once again, the class paled. They knew which curse Professor Lupin was talking about and were relieved that they would not have to watch another demonstration of the effects of the curse using a spider. Even Ron, who detested spiders following an incident involving Fred, George and his teddy bear when he was younger, did not wish to see it again. Professor Lupin did not even have to say the name of the curse for the entire class to feel nervous.
That lesson they were studying the Imperious Curse. As in the previous year, they all had the curse put upon them. Their aim in the lesson was to throw off the curse, as this ability would be extremely useful later on if they were to have the curse put upon them by Dark Wizards. Professor Lupin was also taking photographs to chart the class' progress over the year. Once again, Harry was the only student able to completely throw off the curse. Ron and Hermione were able to resist it for a few seconds, before giving in. However, the rest of the class were, as Ron would put it, 'bloody hopeless'. Just before the end of the lesson, Lavender was acting like a chimpanzee, while Neville had the class in hysterics because he was doing an impression of the BeeGees.
All in all, the lesson was, for Harry and Professor Lupin at least, extremely entertaining. Some of the class did not think so when they were told what they had been doing, and the photographs taken by Professor Lupin were looking to be interesting viewing. At the end of the lesson, Professor Lupin addressed the class.
"Well done everybody. Your homework for tonight is to write a 10- inch essay on the Imperious Curse, why it is dangerous, and 'how' to resist it. It is to be handed in to me next lesson. Once again, well done, now off to lunch with you!"
The class departed. Some of the pupils were exhausted after what they had been doing under the Imperious Curse. Neville had actually lost his voice! They went to the Great Hall for lunch, hoping that Care Of Magical Creatures would not be as tiring.