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CHAPTER 12
After what has felt like days, they finally make it to Hogwarts.
"Thank
goodness!"
Ron jumps up as soon as the train comes to a stop,
looking at the three sisters awkwardly. Prue has fallen asleep in the
meantime as well, the book clutched to her chest.
"They're still sleeping."
"Seriously?"
Harry frowns and Ron nods, suddenly moving away from them.
"They're not dead, are they?"
Hermoine rolls her eyes, shaking her head.
"No, Ronald, they're breathing. Just wake them up."
"You wake them up!"
Hermoine shakes her head angrily, stepping forward.
"Professors? Professors, we're at Hogwarts."
Prue stirs first, opening her eyes slowly.
"Really? We're at Hogwarts already?"
Hermione nods, smiling gently and Prue yawns, standing up.
"Piper, Pheebs… we're at Hogwarts."
Phoebe groans, slowly opening her eyes.
"Prue! I was really having a nice dream. It was about Siri…"
She suddenly realises that Hermione, Ron and Harry are watching her curiously and rushes off, blushing. Prue snorts, poking Piper in the ribs.
"Piper."
"Noooooo, five more minutes!"
She opens her eyes reluctantly, frowning for a few seconds. Then she stands up, wide awake.
"Oh, we're at Hogwarts. Let's get this party started!"
"Settle down, settle down."
Albus Dumbledore's alert blue eyes quickly scan over the students, lingering on some a little longer. Young Draco Malfoy is carrying an arrogant smirk, sitting back in his chair lazily while Pansy Parkinson is doing her very best to catch his attention – without avail.
At the Ravenclaw table, Luna Lovegood is reading a magazine, her dreamy eyes scanning the words with interest. Dumbledore represses a sigh when he notices a few girls pointing and giggling at her.
His eyes travel to the Hufflepuff table, where the mood has been grim since Cedric Diggory's death.
As usual, his eyes linger on the Gryffindor table a little longer. Fred and George Weasly are standing next to each other, whispering under their breath – obviously planning some sort of mischief. Hermione Granger is eyeing them apprehensively, torn between telling them to stop and giving her full attention to the headmaster. Next to her, Ronald Weasly is eating fervently, glancing at Hermione every few seconds. Ginny Weasly is sitting on Ron's other side, trying not to steal glances at Harry.
And then there's him. Harry Potter. Despite his huge grin and glinting eyes, Albus knows how he's been affected by the happenings of the previous year. He sighs loudly before resuming his speech.
"You will notice that we have certain staff changes this year. We have three new teachers, yet you'll see that only two has left. Professors Burbage and Moody are no longer with us. First of all, we have Professor Phoebe Halliwell. She will be assisting Professor Trewlany in Divination and also take half the Muggle Studies classes."
Phoebe stands while the students applaud, the boys more enthusiastically than the girls.
"The other half of the Muggle Studies classes, will be taken by Professor Piper Halliwell who will also be taking half of the Potions classes."
Piper stands up slowly, taken aback by the news that she'd be teaching Potions as well.
"Defence against the dark arts will be taught by two Professors this year… Professor Prue Halliwell and Professor Severus Snape."
Prue chokes in her pumpkin juice before standing up, her eyes blazing.
He's lumping me with SNAPE?
She sighs, sitting down slowly when she realises that it would be easier to keep an eye over Snape this way. So it wasn't all bad… was it?
Severus Snape glances at his hands furiously. So he got the Defence against the dark arts job. But he had to share it with an infuriating woman who threw him against the wall and threatened to make him lose control and wring her pretty little neck each time she opened her mouth. Dumbledore could have discussed this with him! And to top it all, he had to share his potions classes with her sister! He frowns when he notices Prue's eyes on him, scowling at her. She drops her gaze immediately, her lips perched together slightly. Severus smirks, staring at her shiny black hair quietly.
If he was lucky, they could show the students how to duel.
It could be fun throwing her back against the wall.
"Did you see Snape's face? I thought he was going to jump up and throttle Dumbledore!"
Ron smirks, his eyes filled with glee and Harry frowns.
"I don't get it though. He wanted to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts, right? So he's got his wish, what's the problem."
Hermione leans forward, taking a sip of her pumpkin juice before talking.
"He didn't Harry, that's the problem. He has to share not only Defence Against the Dark Arts, but potions too. You know Snape. I don't think sharing is really his thing."
Harry looks over at Prue, shrugging.
"You know, Defence Against the Dark Arts is going to be a little bittersweet for me now. I mean on the one hand… it's my favourite subject. And I definitely don't object to seeing Pru… I mean Professor Prue on a daily basis. On the other hand… Snape has a knack of making things horrible for me."
Ron frowns dazedly.
"I don't get it though. Why did the jobs change all of the sudden?"
Ginny looks up at the question, shrugging.
"Tonks told me that Piper… Professor Piper is an awesome Potion maker. Dumbledore overheard."
Ron nods, clearly impressed.
"Wow. I hope I get her rather than Snape for Potions."
Ginny nods again, glancing at Harry.
"Professor Snape will be taking the first to third years and Professor Halliwell from the fourth year up."
Harry looks at Ginny with interest, extremely curious.
"Where did you hear all of this?"
"I heard Dumbledore telling her."
Harry nods, still staring at Ginny. She blushes, quickly looking down. Ron snorts, attracting a poke in the rib from Hermione who shakes her head. Harry seems oblivious to all this as he stares at Ginny, interest lying clear in his eyes. Ginny is first to jump up when the students start leaving, rushing to the Gryffindor common room.
