Part Four:
The truth


"Yes Harry. I was sent here for your protection.Dumbledore wanted me for the job.I was wondering when you were going to figure this out."said Reese.He and the Hawkins family were all seated at the kitchen table.Reese had just explained to Harry why he was here.To protect Harry from Voldemort.
"It's nothing to be angry about.Lots of people these days are getting body guards.With Voldemort being strong again we have to take the nessasary precautions."
"What about Sam and Alex.What are they here for?"Harry asked.
"They are only along for the ride."
"So you want to come here to protect me and possibly get KILLED and leave your kids without any parents?All of that for me?I'm not worth the trouble!Do you have any idea how guilty I feel right now?"Harry was positively fuming.
"Go home!Go now!I don't want you here for me.I don't want anyone else to die at my expense."he said.
"Harry, even if I did resign from the job I would still stay here.I want Alex and Sam to go to the same school their mother did.And while I am here I want to be doing something.That's why I am the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.Not only am I here to protect you, but along with many other people, the whole school."
"NO!Defese Against the Dark Arts teachers always leave or get hurt or something.And I don't want that to happen to you!"Harry Yelled.
"Harry, calm down."Alex said,laying her hand on Harry's, which made him shiver.
"We're going to Hogwarts either way."she said.
"Just promise me you will be EXTREMELY careful."Harry said, calming down.
"We will.Don't worry."Reese said.
The tension between everyone eased up as they got ready to go to the Burrow.Pretty soon they were laughing and carrying on like always.Then, one by one, they went, by Floo powder, to the Burrow.Now, after eating dinner, they were all sitting in front of the fire talking.Fred and George were joking around with Ginny and Sam and the adults were having their own humorous conversations Harry, Ron , Alex, and Hermione were in a corner talking about school.Harry went to bed feeling quite comfortable.

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Everyone was now saying goodbye to Mr. and Mrs.Weasley.Pretty soon everyone had boarded the bus, including Mr.Hawkins.Harry and co. got their own compartment while Sam got a seat with some other first years and Ginny went off with her friends.Alex was entertaining them by turning into a fairy when Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle came in.
"Hey Potter!Did you hear about the deaths?Yep!Fifteen more mudbloods dead.I am honestly surprised.I really thought Granger here would be one of the first to go."
Harry and Ron reached for their wands but they had forgotten that Alex was still a fairy.She was now pulling on Malfoy's perfect hair and biting him every place she could.He swatted at her, but missed.She then did something nobody expected.She got in front of him, blew as hard as she could and sent him flying out of the compartment.Then Crabbe grabbed her.
"Hey!It's a fairy!"
"Duh shit sherlock."Alex said.She morphed back into a human.Crabbe jumped back.
Alex went in the hall to Malfoy, who was trying to straighten his hair.He stopped and put his hands down slowly when he saw the beautiful life-size fairy in front of him.
"Hullo." he said, looking her up and down.
But instead of saying hi, Alex grabbed him by the colar and lifted him up against the wall.
"Leave."she said.And set him down.He dusted himself off.
"All right.But don't expect guys not to go crazy when they see you in such a skimpy outfit.I'll get you fairy."he said , and left with Crabbe and Goyle.
Alex looked at them,embarassed.She snapped her fingers and the wings disappeared and she was wearing regular clothes.
"That was great!"they all said.
"Thanks." she said.
"Don't listen to Malfoy either.Okay?"Harry said softly.
"I won't."she said in the same tone.
"I won't let him do anything to you."said Harry.He and Alex stared at each other as if they were trying to read each others mind.Ron and Hermione looked at each other, eyebrows raised.

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They were now seated in the Great Hall.Alex had met Hagrid and didn't seem a bit alarmed by his size.Alex was now at the front of the line waiting to be sorted.
"A brand new year!"said Professor Dumbledore" Now there have been a few changes. There are now guards at every enterance to the castle.Just in case.They are nothing like the dementors though, so don't worry.And I would like to introduce our new defense against the dark arts teacher, Professor Hawkins."Reese stood up and everyone applauded.He winked at Alex.
"And now the sorting!"
Alex was up first.She sat eagerly on the stool and put the hat on.She clasped her hands together and swung her feet back and forth.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
The table erupted with yelling and clapping, Harry clapping and yelling the loudest.He motioned for her to sit by him.
The sorting went on and Samantha got put into Gryffindor too.Then the feast started.Harry put some steak and kidney pudding on his plate.
"What's that?"Alex asked.
"Steak and Kidney pudding.Want some?"he answered.
"Made out of real steak and kidney?"
"Yes."
"No thanks."
After dinner they went to bed.Alex was still talking about how beautiful Hogwarts was.She went to bed thinking about Harry, and Harry about her.Hermione and Ron thinking about how weird they were acting and how good looking the other had gotten this year.