Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
A/N: Some have said that I shouldn't write this if I can't figure out why it "sucks" and I would love it if someone could tell me for I am lost as to what is so horrible and I would also like to know if I should continue on with this story. I have it all pre written in a notebook and with somewhat short chapters I was planning on it being over 40 chapters but if you all vote to discontinue it will be wrapped up rather quickly. I will not leave it hanging because I hate those stories that don't get finished but I will not write as often until I get some feedback because I'd hate to write a story no one would read.
October 4th
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley were on their way to the Headmaster's office stairwell. They had not had any time to go work on the veil yesterday as they were all exhausted from the late night and then had a ton of homework to do. So while they had a few moments here and there to discuss the veil they had not had much of an opportunity to actually go to it until now.
They all had a free period and so they decided to go during it so that very few people would have the opportunity to see where they were headed. Hermione of course had already decided that she should give Ron the veil 101 crash course of what they hadn't already told them there so Hermione was excited while Ron was nervous because when Hermione tells you things she expects you to remember it all.
When they finally entered the room Harry gave Ron an apologetic smile and then set to work. Today he was going to be figuring out all of the different possibilities for altering and "tweaking" the veil that Ignatius had not already done. You see Ignatius had tried about 57 different variations and only the last one allowed passage to another place, no one knows what place that is though. So far Harry had come up with an additional 26 variations and Hermione and he agreed that when they found one more then they could move on to setting each one up; one by one to get tested.
Ron, however, was reading all of the notes that Hermione had handed him to read that were all on the veil. He was actually kind interested and not at all confused or bored.
Half an hour later Hermione, who had been helping Ron and Harry, declared that Ron was knowledgeable enough to start. This turned out to be a good thing because Ron's way of thinking was different than others because he simplifies thing so that it sounds dumb but is actually quite smart. This would be why after another 10 minutes had past Ron stated something that made the other to just feel dumb for not seeing it.
"Wait why don't you just switch them around."
They both just stared at him until it clicked and then they were both wearing identical grins and attempting to hug him at the same time.
Hermione then proceded to add that to the list before declaring:
"I do believe we will get to start testing these tomorrow."
Then they all hurried off to class since none of them wanted to miss their lesson in Defense Against the Dark Arts. This year they had a teacher that they assumed had no issues because it had been over a month an there had yet to be any suspicions or strangeness at all. He was a normal bloke, tall muscular, smart and fun. He was their favorite professor for DADA, not including Remus Lupin of course. So they raced off to their class, just barely remembering to make sure no one was in the corridor that would see their strange meeting area. With the help of the shortcuts they knew in the castle they made it to their class on time and not even out of breath.
"Good afternoon class," Professor Jackson said as he entered the class.
"Good afternoon Professor Jackson," the classed stated.
"Today we will have a more challenging practical on the use of nonverbal spells."
Following that statement there were a few cheers and a groan or two. They had been on this topic for awhile because it took three weeks worth of lessons just to get all our notes done on the subject.
"Today rather than using random objects or dummies we will be partnering you up. I have already made a list of who will be with whom in this assignment and it is hanging up on the wall by the door so please, go and find your partner as quickly and quietly as possible."
Everyone scrambled up to the list while trying not to make a bunch of noise. The list was not exactly pairing you up with your buddy so many were audibly groaning. The list read:
Ron Weasley and Pansy Parkinson
Lavender Brown and Gregory Goyle
Vincent Crabbe and Pavarti Patil
Draco Malfoy and Dean Thomas
Harry Potter and Daphne Greengrass
Blaise Zabini and Seamus Finnigan
Hermione Granger and Tracey Davis
Neville Longbottom and Millicent Bulstode
Theodore Nott was in the Hospital Wing because of some quidditch accident at the Slytherins' practice, so that made it so that there weren't going to be any groups of three for the day.
With these pairings the professor assumed that there would be no mishaps because there were not any enemies against each other even if it was Slytherins with Gryffindors. But he was wrong, very wrong.
It started with Goyle accidently singing Lavender's hair with a wrong spell. Lavender might have been girly but she could be frightening when she was mad so she blasted him into the stone wall with her well aimed spell. She then began to sob because her hair was ruined, which distracted Seamus Finnigan and Pavarti Patil. Seamus was enamored with her so he was at her side the moment she started crying, and Pavarti was right behind him seeing as how she thought just as Lavender did about hair and such.
That of course led to Blaise getting a in a spell at Seamus, and it was a spell that forced Seamus to have a severe stomach ache. Crabbe wanted to finally win something so he aimed a jelly legs charm at Pavarti which, as harmless as it seemed caused her to fall on her butt and bruise it.
The fact that all of this happened in one class period, and did not look like it was to a close made the professor called the class to order and then had Pavarti, Lavender, Goyle, and Seamus escorted down to the hospital wing by Neville Longbottom, Daphne, Tracey, and Dean.
When they all left there were only a few people left in the classroom and so he enlisted their help to clean the room up. They all agreed and so as they were cleaning he asked each of the offenders to come up to his desk one by one. Starting with Vincent Crabbe.
"Mr. Crabbe, my desk if you will"
He grunted and then approached the desk slowly.
"Why did you fire of a spell when your partner was not only turned but otherwise engaged?" Professor Jackson asked seriously.
"I wanted to win, sir" Crabbe answered simply.
"Very well then 7 points from Slytherin and you will be serving detention with me tonight at eight. You may go finish cleaning," Professor Jackson stated calmly and he stared directly at Crabbe's eyes.
"Blaise Zabini, come up to my desk a moment," Professor Jackson asked. And so went it went with all the wrong doers that were not injured. The others would be talked with later that evening. Each of the offenders would lose points and earn a detention.
Dumbledore heard of this fiasco and so he had the Professor come up after classes were up and before his detentions to talk.
Dumbledore knew that this was not a good thing to happen in a lesson but that accidents could happen so he wouldn't be harsh with the man. However, the Headmaster knew that Professor William Jackson was only teaching because he was needed and not because he wanted to. That had changed though because a certain werewolf friend of the light side was almost in teaching condition again. After he had finished his mission he had needed a little healing and emotional time, but now he was healthy and ready to teach.
That was why when Albus Dumbledore Told his dear friend William Jackson that he could go back to his life if he wanted he was not too surprised when said man smiled, nodded, shook hands and left.
It was announced at dinner that night that Professor William Jackson decided that he no longer wished to teach and would be leaving Hogwarts the following day. Followed by the announcement that there would be another DADA professor come next week, Remus Lupin was returning.