I own nothing! I don't own Harry Potter or The Legend of Korra, or any of the characters in either one! I just own the Snape family members (except for Severus, of course), and the other OC's.
Okay, so as a recap, they're at Hogwarts now.
On with the show!
Silvana relaxed on her bed as the mediwitch began rubbing the anti-burn lotion onto her back to heal her scarred skin. Iroh himself was rubbing some on his own burns. Their skin would forever be an angry slight pink, but it would at least get rid of the dead skin and tissue sort of feel that a burn usually left behind. Their skins would feel normal, and even be normal aside from the slight pink discoloration that would be permanent. Silvana shuddered at the cold feel, and Iroh emotionlessly ignored the next teacher who walked in for an examination.
"Who the hell are you? And how on earth did you get all those burns?" she asked incredulously, and the bending duo ignored her.
"This feels good," Silvana sighed. "We should have discovered this centuries ago, Iroh."
"Agreed," Iroh nodded as he rubbed a particularly nasty burn that a missile had given him in his fight for Republic City.
"We'll have to get the recipe for this so you can make this at home," Silvan shuddered gleefully.
"I'm sure some of my soldiers wouldn't mind some of this," Iroh chuckled.
"Are you two even listening to me? Are you Madame Poppy Pomfrey?" the newer entrant asked angrily.
"Yes," Poppy replied, "They'll be teachers here. I'm just helping her heal up from this burn she received in a fight. I'll be with you as soon as I'm done."
"I'll take over if you really need to see her," Iroh volunteered, and Poppy glared at him.
"I'm not letting you anywhere near her while she doesn't have a shirt on!" the mediwitch snapped.
"Oh, call off it! You're telling me that my own husband can't even see me naked anymore?" Silvana asked, and Poppy blinked in shock.
"You could have said that before," she glared. "Have fun. Don't try anything funny, or I'll detain you during the feast."
"Wouldn't dream of it," Iroh said emotionlessly as he began rubbing lotion on Silvana's back as she began rubbing some on his side.
"You two are disgusting," the newer witch spat before retreating behind her own curtain around a bed.
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"Whoa, who're the new guys?"
"I wonder what they're teaching."
"I wonder if we're getting two new classes."
"What if they're married?"
"Oh, I hope he's single! He's hot!"
"Wait, aren't they the ones from the park, Sev?"
"Yeah, Lils, but I don't know how they got here as the same age. They should be a few years older now."
"I can't believe this! These are who that bastard was talking about? Pah! We'll put them at the blunt of the Marauder's wrath, right guys?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Count me in!"
"I don't know, guys – it feels kind of wrong to attack our teachers. Especially when they did nothing wrong."
"Oh don't be a coward, Wormtail," Potter shot back.
"Oh, look, the first years!" one of the girls said escitedly and the Gryffindor table around her stopped talking as the entire hall did as well as the first years filed in fearfully.
The sorting hat sang its song, much to Iroh's calm and stoic astonishment, and the students were then sorted by means of putting the hat on. as soon as they were all done, Dumbledore stood up.
"Now, as you can all see, we have three new additions to our staff this year!" he announced proudly, "I am pleased to welcome Professor Isis Nodum as our new Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor!" A woman down the table stood and saluted to the students before bowing happily as the students applauded loudly. "Good Luck, Professor! I also present General Iroh and Mrs. Silvana Tractatori, our new Oriental Magic instructors!" Iroh and Silvana stood up in unison, Iroh assuming his usual I'm-The-General posture, and Silvana assuming her somewhat-motherly-but-will-kick-butt-if-necessary posture.
There was a ripple of confusion and Silvana could feel a pair of eyes on her, and she quickly scanned to find Severus' on her and Iroh. She smiled softly and nodded towards him, gently nudging Iroh with her mind, and he, too, looked at Severus and nodded. The young teen smiled and nodded back as they sat back down, clapping happily for them, even though he was the one of few.
"Why on earth did he give you that last name?" Iroh whispered into her ear as the students burst into applause at length.
"It means 'manipulator' in Latin," she whispered, "I found it fitting since I can use more than one element. That Isis woman's last name means 'knot' in Latin."
"I wonder what flame is," he smirked.
"Flamma," she smiled, "And fire is 'ignis'. Aqua means water, Terra means earth, and Caeli means air."
"You know a lot of this Latin," he smirked as the feast began. "Hm, he sure likes his flamboyance doesn't he?"
"Indeed," Silvana scowled. "He'll commit suicide, I think. it's either that or he'll end up in a crazy house."
"So, Mrs. Tractatori…" a woman said hesitantly.
"Please, call me Silvana," she said.
"Right… Silvana," she said sheepishly. "Where are you from?"
"I grew up in multiple countries," Silvana said, "I had to scrounge with various migrating animals for food, but it was multiple countries nonetheless."
"What about you, General Iroh?" she asked, and he glanced at her.
"I also spent most of my childhood traveling around the world," he said in a tone that dismissed the discussion.
None of the other teachers dared to approach them that evening, nor at Breakfast the next morning. It was a student who first approached them, and none other than Severus Snape.
"Um, General Iroh?" he asked hesitantly, and the two benders looked up. "I-I just wanted to ask if the Slytherins are going to be paired with the Gryffindors for your classes…"
"I'm afraid so," he said, "However, I can tell you that I'll be keeping an extremely close eye on both houses to ensure that there is justice that is served equally."
"Thank you, sir," he said softly, "But the other teachers all coddle the Marauders, and rarely give them the punishments they deserve, and they gang up on those teachers who weren't behaving in a like manner, sir. And-and that most consider Slytherins to be pure evil, just like the Marauders do."
"These Marauders… could you point them out to me?" Iroh asked, and he nodded. "Come to my class early if you can, and point them out to me as they walk in."
"Yes, sir," Snape said with his eyes lighting up.
"Uh, Iroh," Silvana said, pointing at their schedule, and he smirked. "Slytherin-Gryffindor Third years are first."
"Excellent," he smirked as they stormed down the hall, exuding an aura so feared that Severus hoped that one day he could portray an aura just as terrifying.
So, what do you think? Iroh and Silvana's reactions good? Bad? Realistic or no?
Also, I wanted the firebenders to now have a way to get rid of their burns. I thought it fair since they could easily get burned with firebending practice, and this will be able to get rid of any burns for those who don't want them.
Review, please! I'll give you virtual Hogwarts versions of your favorite treats if you do!