CHAPTER 10-2007

Harry's teaching job at Hogwarts went about as smoothly as a teaching job at Hogwarts can go. McGonagall gave him a non-introduction as a "man who really needs no introduction." The student body had cheered loudly and welcomed him with open arms. However within a few days he'd discovered the current "Weasley twins." They were a pair of brothers, one year apart, name Michael and Jamie Lewis. The first Sunday of the term, Harry had entered his classroom (heading to his office) to find the chairs stacked in a pyramid shape (like Poltergeist). Later that day he called the two into his office.

"I've gotta say boys...that prank was weak." Harry said as they walked into the room.

"What?" They said looking dumbstruck.

"Fortunately for you, I like a good prank. But, you two need some serious improvement if the best you can do is a prank emulating a movie from the 1980s."

"But we're the best pranksters in the whole school!"

"They finally ousted Peeves then?"

"Well, no...but, we're better than..."

"You've got a long, long way to go before your better than Peeves. Now, if you are interested in improving your abilities as pranksters, I'd advise..."

"Why are you helping us become better pranksters? Everyone keeps telling us if we don't cut it out all we're destined to be is losers!"

"Because I know better. People who say pranksters never become anything, never knew Fred and George Weasley."

"Fred and George Weasley are legend!"

"I know, and I know them personally."

"You know Fred and George personally!" The two brother looks at Harry with absolute awe.

"Well, yeah...Well, I knew Fred personally"

"What do you mean knew?" Michael asked.

"Idiot, it means he died!" Jamie scolded his younger brother.

"Yes, he died during the Second Battle of Hogwarts during the Second Wizard War. That was what made the Weasley twins great. Their pranks were off the charts but they still had the ability to be serious when they needed to be."

"How do you know them well?"

"Well, first they were only two years ahead of me in school, second, my best friend is their younger brother and third, their sister is my wife."

"Wow, then you must know the whole family!"

"I do. Now, have either of you ever been to Weasley's Wizard Wheezes?"

"Yeah, I love that place. It's got just about everything a prankster could dream of!"

"Well, I brought up the shop for two reasons. One, to give you both an example of what could happen when you get out of school because, that shop was started by none other than the Weasley twins themselves."

"Yeah, everybody knows that!"

"And as far as I know George still runs the shop. So the next time you're in there find him and talk to him..."

"He never talks directly to the customers, he's always too busy inventing and running the shop."

"Tell him Harry Potter sent you to talk about following in his and his brother's footsteps, he'll be glad to help point you in the right direction."

"Wow, thanks Professor Potter."

"No problem...now get out of here, and don't pull anymore worthless pranks!"

"We won't." the brothers said with a smirk.

"Some teacher you are Potty wee Potter!"

"You're still going to call me that Peeves, I am a teacher now..."

"Nope, you'll always be Potty wee Potter to me!"

"That's Professor Potty wee Potter to you then, Peeves!"

Peeves saluted Harry, blew a raspberry and left the room.

News of Harry's conference with the brothers spread throughout the school, even reaching the ears of McGonagall. She calls Harry to her office for a meeting.

"It would figure that I can't be at Hogwarts more than a month and not get called to the Headmistress's office."

"All joking aside Harry, it has come to my attention that you are working to help the Lewis brothers. I would like to ask why."

"Well, to be honest Minerva, they tried to pull a prank on me and I found that their ability to pull pranks is very weak."

"That is a good thing Harry, why would you try to improve it?"

"Because I can't imagine how boring school would have been for me without Fred and George. I know for the teaching staff their pranks caused a lot of trouble but, for students it was a nice break from the monotony of homework and classes whenever something crashed or exploded and we would find the Weasley twins having pulled some other brilliant prank."

"Hm, I suppose that is how it would be from your side, isn't it?."

"Yes, it would. I know I'm going to cause a lot of problems for the staff, including myself, by doing this but, as a teacher it is my job to do whatever I think will help the education of these students and it's always good to take breaks from studying and other school activities or one becomes bored and incapable of focusing on work."

"Hermione Granger seemed to have been able to control it."

"So you're saying every student here at Hogwarts right now is like Hermione Granger?"

"Good point, Harry. I can see where you are coming from and must say that I agree with you."

"So can I get going then?"

"I should say so, yes."

Harry gets up and leaves the office. The rest of the first semester went by very, very smoothly.

When the students returned to Hogwarts from Christmas break to start their second semester, there was noted change in the Lewis brothers. Apparently, they had taken Harry's advice and spoken to George Weasley because their pranking ability rivaled that of Peeves after the break.

The improved "distractions" did help, as Harry had said, the education of the students. Test grades shot up because of the breaks in the monotony. The number of OWLs and NEWTs was higher than they had been in years.

These improvements brought on by Harry at Hogwarts made it a very sad moment indeed when, in mid-July, Gawain Robards retired from the Auror office and a notice went out to all of the Aurors:

Attention Aurors, as you may already know, Gawain Robards, Head of the Auror Office announced his retirement last week. As such we are obviously in need of a new Head of Office. This notice is to inform you that, effective immediately, Auror Harry James Potter is the new Head of the Auror Office at the Ministry of Magic

Signed, Kingsley Shacklebolt

Minister of Magic,

The notice lay on Harry's desk at the Burrow, Ginny had been ecstatic because the promotion not only meant more money but less field work for Harry.

Next to the letter on the desk is a letter in Harry's writing addressed to Professor McGonagall.

As you may have seen, Gawain Robards retired last week. Can't say it came as too much of a shock, he'd rarely done anything in the post. He never came into work, Kingsley always had to handle his duties, we always wondered why Kingsley didn't just fire him. As an effect of his retirement the post of Head of Auror office was left vacant, as he had not named his successor. Kingsley may have already told you but, he has named me to the post. I am writing to inform you the unfortunate news that I cannot take both the posts of Head of Auror Office and Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Consider this my letter of resignation, I fulfilled my end of the bargain and taught for a year breaking any possibility of any curse on the post.

Wishing the best of luck,

Harry Potter

Head of the Auror Office

The rest of the year continued to pass without any further event, the only thing to note happened on September 12, 2007 when Harry and Ginny had their third child, Lily II.