Chapter 2- The Days Lessons
Anaka received her schedule the next day and was quite happy to see that she was in the same classes as Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They greeted her openly and showed her where everything was.
"Next we have Potions," groaned Ron, "Now he has another Gyriffindor to hate!" Ron looked at Anaka, "He hates us all. Especially Harry."
"Because of your dad?" Anaka asked.
"Yeah pretty much." Harry replied.
"Come on you guys. We don't want to be late the first day!!" Hermione quickly opened the dungeon door and walked in. As they took their seats Snape started the days lessons.
"Today you will learn how to concoct the Wolfsbane potion." Many of the kids gasped and looked at Anaka.
"But…but isn't that to advanced for us?" Hermione asked shuffling through her notes.
"Miss Granger," Snape said rubbing his forehead, "I believe I know what 5th years are capable of. 5 points from Gryffindor for questioning a teacher."
Anaka couldn't believe this! He was doing this on purpose and the anger inside Anaka grew. I know just what he's going to do, Anaka thought as she stared at her desk, He's going to call on...
"Anaka. Will you please tell the class what the main ingredient of Wolfsbane is?" Anaka sighed.
"The main ingredient is..um .. well you need.."
"Please stop muttering and tell us!" Snape stared right at her. She could hear the snickers coming from the Slytherins. She looked around. Hermione had her hand up in the air. Anaka wished for a moment that Snape would be nice enough to pick on her but that didn't happen.
"Ms. Lupin," he sneered, "Please answer the question."
"You need part of a hippogriffs claw mixed with part of a dragon scale." Anaka said doubtfully.
"No I'm afraid your wrong. 10 points from Gryffindor."
"That potion's to advanced even for some grown wizards and you never taught it! This is the first day, how should I know!!! I don't make potions for.." Anaka stopped herself before she said my dad and I.
"For your dad?" a voice said behind her. Anaka turned to she the face of the boy who had been in the Great Hall. Harry said his name was Draco Malfoy. Draco raised his head to the ceiling and made a sound like a wolf. Many of the kids started to laugh, even some Gyriffindors.
"You have a problem with my dad?" Anaka asked dangerously.
"Yeah," Draco said laughing, "he's a dirty old werewolf!!" Before Draco could say anymore Anaka lunged at him.
"AAHH!!" cried Malfoy as Anaka bit him in the arm hard.
"Stop this," shouted Snape, "NOW!!"
But Anaka didn't hear him, "Take it back!!" she screamed as she grabbed Malfoy's robes to stop him from running away.
"Anaka don't!" Suddenly hands grabbed Anaka from all sides. Others grabbed Draco.
"Anaka stop!" Ron yelled over the screams of the students.
"This won't solve anything!" Hermione whispered in her ear. Anaka knew she was right but how could she let him get away with this?
"Anaka!!" the scene froze. Snape his wand ready turned slowly. In the doorway was Professor Lupin. The hands released Anaka and Draco. Everyone got back into their seats. The only people still standing were Snape, Lupin and Anaka.
"I'm leaving," replied Lupin softly.
"Well before you go you can escort your daughter to Professor Dumbledore's office. Her behavior has been unacceptable," Snape glared at the pair until the door was closed, "As for the rest of you I want a 4 page essay on how to behave during class."
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Anaka sat quietly as her dad told Dumbledore what happened.
"May I ask you a question Ana?" Dumbledore said. Anaka looked up from staring at the floor at the sound of her nickname.
"Yes." she answered quietly.
"Do you like Hogwarts?," he asked. She nodded. "Then why did you attack young Draco?" Anaka glanced at her father. The look of disappointment on his face was more then she could bear.
"He called my dad a dirty werewolf!!" she blurted, "I could not just sit there and let him say that!!" Anaka went on to tell them about Professor Snape's lesson and him picking on her, "I couldn't just sit there." she said when she finished.
"No," said Dumbledore, "I suppose you couldn't." Anaka looked up in surprise. Her father smiled and Dumbledore looked more amused then upset. "I believe you should have some time to say good-bye to your father. You are excused from the rest of the mornings lessons."
Anaka walked out of the room with her father rather confused.
"I'm proud of you for standing up for me. But I don't approve of fighting. You could have been hurt." Lupin bent down and hugged his daughter tightly. Together they walked to the main gate.
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"When can I come to see you?" Anaka asked as Lupin put his packages in the carriage. He looked at his daughter and smiled.
"As soon as possible. Now remember to go to Madam Pomfry once a month." He looked in his daughter's eyes, "Don't forget," She nodded, "Good girl." He said. His eyes felt teary as he hugged his daughter good-bye.
"The Shrieking Shack's not that bad right?" Anaka asked as her father got into the carriage.
"You'll get used to it." He said smiling. As the carriage rode away Anaka made her way back into the school.
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Anaka met up with Harry, Ron and Hermione at lunch. They asked her if her father was ok and she said yes.
"He wasn't that mad at me. He said he was proud that I stood up for him and Dumbledore was more amused then upset."
"See I knew it!" Ron said suddenly, "He hates Malfoy as much as we do."
"Don't be silly Ron," said Hermione from behind her book, "Dumbledore can't favor students over eachother."
"But he favors us over everyone else!" Ron argued. Hermione stayed quiet.
"I'm glad you roughed Draco a little," said Harry, "he deserved it after what he called your dad."
Anaka sighed. "I'm very over protective of my dad. Just like he's over protective of me."
"What about your mum?" Ron asked through a mouth full of sandwich. Anaka tensed.
"My mum died." Harry kicked Ron under the table. Nice going, he mouthed when Anaka started to play with her food. Hermione looked up from her book.
"I'm sorry." she said. Anaka smiled.
"It's ok. She died when I was very young so I hardly remember her."
"So did mine." Harry said quietly as he stared at his food.
"Well," Ron said trying to change the subject, "We have to get to Divination."
They went through Divination without another word about Anaka's mother.
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Anaka sat next to Hermione in Defense Against the Dark Arts. She was very excited about this class. Since her father had been the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher she knew tons about it. Dumbledore had wanted to put her in a class with the 6th years but Anaka wanted to stay with her friends. The class sat queitly in there seats as they waited for the teacher to enter the room. They wondered if this year's teacher would stay more then one year. Many students believed the job was cursed. Suddenly a owl flew into the room. It held a letter in it's beak.
"I wonder what it says?" said Hermione as the rest of the class stared at the owl. The owl seemed to grow larger and a man appeared in the owl's place. He took the paper out of his mouth.
"Why hello students." He quickly got behind his desk and shuffled through some papers. The class watched openmouthed as the man took off his coat.
"I guess we should start, hm? I am Professor Miffugan. My full name is John H. Miffugan for those too shy to ask. You all have your wands right?" The students nodded. "Well then we can start." Anaka stared at the man before her. Never had she seen such a jolly little man. His hair was a dark forest green and his face was full of freckles. He looked no older then the students he was teaching.
In the Great Hall that night the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was the main subject of conversation.
"Did you see him turn that Bugalow into a butterfly? It lunged at him and before we could gasp it was a butterfly!" replied Fred at the Gyriffindor table.
"Yeah he was great!" said George.
"He wasn't that great," grumbled Ron. He was sick of hearing about this new teacher. "Lupin was the best teacher we ever had." Harry nodded. Meeting Anaka and seeing Professor Lupin again brought back great memories. Espacially of Sirius and his dad. Hearing about the tales of his dad's old school days from his two best friends, Lupin and Sirius, had been great.
"I wonder how he is." He said out loud.
"Who?" Anaka asked. The look on Harry's face told her that he missed someone close to him. She saw something like that on her face every morning.
"No one." Harry said blushing. Anaka knew he was lying and decided that after dinner she would have a talk with him.
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Once they entered the Gyriffindor common room that night, Anaka pulled Harry aside.
"Who were you talking about at dinner?" she asked anxiously. Harry looked at her. Should he tell her about Sirius? She might know already from her dad anyway. Harry sighed.
"Did you every hear of Sirius Black?" he asked her keeping his voice low. Anaka looked at him surprised.
"Yes." she said slowly looking around the common room. It was almost empty now except for Ron and Hermione who were working on their Potions essay.
"After your dad, resigned did he ever tell you what happened here?" Anaka's eyes widened.
"Yeah. So you've kept in touch with Black?"
"Yes. But he hasn't written back in a while."
"He's probably busy hiding with Buckbeak. Buckbeak can be very stubborn." Harry stared at her.
"You've meet them?"
"Yeah," Anaka laughed, "He was only one of my dad's best friends! We get letters from him all the time. The last time I saw him he was talking to my dad about something important. He never told me what it was though." Harry sighed.
"I wish he would write."
"Harry stop complaining and give me your Potions essay," called Ron from the other side of the room, "I need to copy some of it."
"Ron!" Hermione scolded. Harry got his essay and went over to help Ron with his homework. Anaka looked around the room and was about to go to bed when she remembered something.
"I left my notebook in Transfiguration. I'm going to see if one of the Professors found it." The three grunted and Anaka slipped out of the common room.
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Anaka walked down the hallways. She had never felt so at home before. As she passed the hallway that lead to the dungeon, Anaka paused. Was Snape down there all alone? Was he thinking of a plan to get back at my dad? Thoughts ran through Anaka's mind and her curiosity got the best of her.
Anaka made her way down to the dungeon. She heard bubbling noises coming from Snape's classroom. When she reached the door, Anaka knelt down and peaked over the edge to see what was inside. On Snape's desk was a big caldron and he was muttering to himself as he shuffled through some papers for the list of ingredients.
Suddenly a noise came from behind her and Anaka nearly screamed. As she turned she saw Professor Flitwick making his way down the stairs. Anaka pressed herself against the wall and prayed he wouldn't see her and looked for a place to hide. Flitwick sqiunted in the dim light. He walked forward and then stopped.
"Snape? Snape where are you? Dumbledore sent me to tell you something." Flitwick stumbled but caught himself just before he bumped into Anaka. He touched her head. "You're not Snape." He said frowning. Anaka dove to the other side of the hall and crawled into a nearby dungeon.
"Professor, what do you want?" Snape stood in the doorway holding a tube of bubbling green goo.
"Well, Dumbledore wanted me to tell you…." His voice lowered and all Anaka could hear was the two of them mumbling.
"Tell him I'm on my way." Snape rushed into his room empted the tube in his cauldron and then followed Flitwick back up the stairs. Anaka waited until their footsteps faded and then got up. She brushed herself off and walked back into the hall. Can't hurt to see what he's doing, Anaka thought as she walked quietly into Snape's dungeon.
The caldron bubbled and the room smelled like rotting flesh. She peered into the caldron but only saw a bubbling liquid. Anaka looked at the paper lying on top of his desk and felt shivers run down her spine. It was the recipe for the Wolfsbane potion. She moved the paper aside and saw a letter. It read:
Snape,
I just wanted to thank you for going through all the trouble of making the Wolfsbane potion for me. I know we don't get along much so I decided a letter would be a better way to saw thank you then in person. Thank you. Best of luck this year.
Remus Lupin
Anaka stared at the paper before her. Was Snape making this potion to say your welcome? Her dad already got this potion in the beginning of the month, she thought. Then Anaka remembered what she needed in the first place. Anaka moved the papers back and smiled slightly as she left the dark dungeon.
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"Well," Madam Pomfry said as she watched Anaka stare at the potion with a look of disgust on her face, "you have to drink it or you might hurt someone." She shook her head as Anaka gulped it down.
"Thanks." Anaka said as she wiped her mouth.
"It's a shame a poor girl like you has to go through this. Make sure you remember to come every month. I can't remember everything ya know."
Anaka nodded. She walked out of the room and started to walk back to the Gyriffindor common room. When she turned the last corner she bumped into something hard and fell back to the floor.
"Oh I'm so sorry Ana!!" Anaka looked up into a pair of beautiful blue green eyes. It was Professor Miffugan.
"Oh, I'm fine." Anaka said shyly as he helped her up.
"I guess we're both getting used to a new school huh?" he smiled a wonderful smile that made Anaka feel giddy.
"Yeah." She couldn't help staring at him. She just noticed how perfect his hair and his eyes matched. When Anaka relieved she was staring she blushed and quickly looked away.
"I have to go." Anaka said moving aside so he could pass.
"I'll see you in class then." Miffugan said as he continued to walk down the hall. Anaka watched him until he turned the corner and then made her way back to the Gyriffindor common room.
Anaka received her schedule the next day and was quite happy to see that she was in the same classes as Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They greeted her openly and showed her where everything was.
"Next we have Potions," groaned Ron, "Now he has another Gyriffindor to hate!" Ron looked at Anaka, "He hates us all. Especially Harry."
"Because of your dad?" Anaka asked.
"Yeah pretty much." Harry replied.
"Come on you guys. We don't want to be late the first day!!" Hermione quickly opened the dungeon door and walked in. As they took their seats Snape started the days lessons.
"Today you will learn how to concoct the Wolfsbane potion." Many of the kids gasped and looked at Anaka.
"But…but isn't that to advanced for us?" Hermione asked shuffling through her notes.
"Miss Granger," Snape said rubbing his forehead, "I believe I know what 5th years are capable of. 5 points from Gryffindor for questioning a teacher."
Anaka couldn't believe this! He was doing this on purpose and the anger inside Anaka grew. I know just what he's going to do, Anaka thought as she stared at her desk, He's going to call on...
"Anaka. Will you please tell the class what the main ingredient of Wolfsbane is?" Anaka sighed.
"The main ingredient is..um .. well you need.."
"Please stop muttering and tell us!" Snape stared right at her. She could hear the snickers coming from the Slytherins. She looked around. Hermione had her hand up in the air. Anaka wished for a moment that Snape would be nice enough to pick on her but that didn't happen.
"Ms. Lupin," he sneered, "Please answer the question."
"You need part of a hippogriffs claw mixed with part of a dragon scale." Anaka said doubtfully.
"No I'm afraid your wrong. 10 points from Gryffindor."
"That potion's to advanced even for some grown wizards and you never taught it! This is the first day, how should I know!!! I don't make potions for.." Anaka stopped herself before she said my dad and I.
"For your dad?" a voice said behind her. Anaka turned to she the face of the boy who had been in the Great Hall. Harry said his name was Draco Malfoy. Draco raised his head to the ceiling and made a sound like a wolf. Many of the kids started to laugh, even some Gyriffindors.
"You have a problem with my dad?" Anaka asked dangerously.
"Yeah," Draco said laughing, "he's a dirty old werewolf!!" Before Draco could say anymore Anaka lunged at him.
"AAHH!!" cried Malfoy as Anaka bit him in the arm hard.
"Stop this," shouted Snape, "NOW!!"
But Anaka didn't hear him, "Take it back!!" she screamed as she grabbed Malfoy's robes to stop him from running away.
"Anaka don't!" Suddenly hands grabbed Anaka from all sides. Others grabbed Draco.
"Anaka stop!" Ron yelled over the screams of the students.
"This won't solve anything!" Hermione whispered in her ear. Anaka knew she was right but how could she let him get away with this?
"Anaka!!" the scene froze. Snape his wand ready turned slowly. In the doorway was Professor Lupin. The hands released Anaka and Draco. Everyone got back into their seats. The only people still standing were Snape, Lupin and Anaka.
"I'm leaving," replied Lupin softly.
"Well before you go you can escort your daughter to Professor Dumbledore's office. Her behavior has been unacceptable," Snape glared at the pair until the door was closed, "As for the rest of you I want a 4 page essay on how to behave during class."
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Anaka sat quietly as her dad told Dumbledore what happened.
"May I ask you a question Ana?" Dumbledore said. Anaka looked up from staring at the floor at the sound of her nickname.
"Yes." she answered quietly.
"Do you like Hogwarts?," he asked. She nodded. "Then why did you attack young Draco?" Anaka glanced at her father. The look of disappointment on his face was more then she could bear.
"He called my dad a dirty werewolf!!" she blurted, "I could not just sit there and let him say that!!" Anaka went on to tell them about Professor Snape's lesson and him picking on her, "I couldn't just sit there." she said when she finished.
"No," said Dumbledore, "I suppose you couldn't." Anaka looked up in surprise. Her father smiled and Dumbledore looked more amused then upset. "I believe you should have some time to say good-bye to your father. You are excused from the rest of the mornings lessons."
Anaka walked out of the room with her father rather confused.
"I'm proud of you for standing up for me. But I don't approve of fighting. You could have been hurt." Lupin bent down and hugged his daughter tightly. Together they walked to the main gate.
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"When can I come to see you?" Anaka asked as Lupin put his packages in the carriage. He looked at his daughter and smiled.
"As soon as possible. Now remember to go to Madam Pomfry once a month." He looked in his daughter's eyes, "Don't forget," She nodded, "Good girl." He said. His eyes felt teary as he hugged his daughter good-bye.
"The Shrieking Shack's not that bad right?" Anaka asked as her father got into the carriage.
"You'll get used to it." He said smiling. As the carriage rode away Anaka made her way back into the school.
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Anaka met up with Harry, Ron and Hermione at lunch. They asked her if her father was ok and she said yes.
"He wasn't that mad at me. He said he was proud that I stood up for him and Dumbledore was more amused then upset."
"See I knew it!" Ron said suddenly, "He hates Malfoy as much as we do."
"Don't be silly Ron," said Hermione from behind her book, "Dumbledore can't favor students over eachother."
"But he favors us over everyone else!" Ron argued. Hermione stayed quiet.
"I'm glad you roughed Draco a little," said Harry, "he deserved it after what he called your dad."
Anaka sighed. "I'm very over protective of my dad. Just like he's over protective of me."
"What about your mum?" Ron asked through a mouth full of sandwich. Anaka tensed.
"My mum died." Harry kicked Ron under the table. Nice going, he mouthed when Anaka started to play with her food. Hermione looked up from her book.
"I'm sorry." she said. Anaka smiled.
"It's ok. She died when I was very young so I hardly remember her."
"So did mine." Harry said quietly as he stared at his food.
"Well," Ron said trying to change the subject, "We have to get to Divination."
They went through Divination without another word about Anaka's mother.
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Anaka sat next to Hermione in Defense Against the Dark Arts. She was very excited about this class. Since her father had been the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher she knew tons about it. Dumbledore had wanted to put her in a class with the 6th years but Anaka wanted to stay with her friends. The class sat queitly in there seats as they waited for the teacher to enter the room. They wondered if this year's teacher would stay more then one year. Many students believed the job was cursed. Suddenly a owl flew into the room. It held a letter in it's beak.
"I wonder what it says?" said Hermione as the rest of the class stared at the owl. The owl seemed to grow larger and a man appeared in the owl's place. He took the paper out of his mouth.
"Why hello students." He quickly got behind his desk and shuffled through some papers. The class watched openmouthed as the man took off his coat.
"I guess we should start, hm? I am Professor Miffugan. My full name is John H. Miffugan for those too shy to ask. You all have your wands right?" The students nodded. "Well then we can start." Anaka stared at the man before her. Never had she seen such a jolly little man. His hair was a dark forest green and his face was full of freckles. He looked no older then the students he was teaching.
In the Great Hall that night the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was the main subject of conversation.
"Did you see him turn that Bugalow into a butterfly? It lunged at him and before we could gasp it was a butterfly!" replied Fred at the Gyriffindor table.
"Yeah he was great!" said George.
"He wasn't that great," grumbled Ron. He was sick of hearing about this new teacher. "Lupin was the best teacher we ever had." Harry nodded. Meeting Anaka and seeing Professor Lupin again brought back great memories. Espacially of Sirius and his dad. Hearing about the tales of his dad's old school days from his two best friends, Lupin and Sirius, had been great.
"I wonder how he is." He said out loud.
"Who?" Anaka asked. The look on Harry's face told her that he missed someone close to him. She saw something like that on her face every morning.
"No one." Harry said blushing. Anaka knew he was lying and decided that after dinner she would have a talk with him.
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Once they entered the Gyriffindor common room that night, Anaka pulled Harry aside.
"Who were you talking about at dinner?" she asked anxiously. Harry looked at her. Should he tell her about Sirius? She might know already from her dad anyway. Harry sighed.
"Did you every hear of Sirius Black?" he asked her keeping his voice low. Anaka looked at him surprised.
"Yes." she said slowly looking around the common room. It was almost empty now except for Ron and Hermione who were working on their Potions essay.
"After your dad, resigned did he ever tell you what happened here?" Anaka's eyes widened.
"Yeah. So you've kept in touch with Black?"
"Yes. But he hasn't written back in a while."
"He's probably busy hiding with Buckbeak. Buckbeak can be very stubborn." Harry stared at her.
"You've meet them?"
"Yeah," Anaka laughed, "He was only one of my dad's best friends! We get letters from him all the time. The last time I saw him he was talking to my dad about something important. He never told me what it was though." Harry sighed.
"I wish he would write."
"Harry stop complaining and give me your Potions essay," called Ron from the other side of the room, "I need to copy some of it."
"Ron!" Hermione scolded. Harry got his essay and went over to help Ron with his homework. Anaka looked around the room and was about to go to bed when she remembered something.
"I left my notebook in Transfiguration. I'm going to see if one of the Professors found it." The three grunted and Anaka slipped out of the common room.
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Anaka walked down the hallways. She had never felt so at home before. As she passed the hallway that lead to the dungeon, Anaka paused. Was Snape down there all alone? Was he thinking of a plan to get back at my dad? Thoughts ran through Anaka's mind and her curiosity got the best of her.
Anaka made her way down to the dungeon. She heard bubbling noises coming from Snape's classroom. When she reached the door, Anaka knelt down and peaked over the edge to see what was inside. On Snape's desk was a big caldron and he was muttering to himself as he shuffled through some papers for the list of ingredients.
Suddenly a noise came from behind her and Anaka nearly screamed. As she turned she saw Professor Flitwick making his way down the stairs. Anaka pressed herself against the wall and prayed he wouldn't see her and looked for a place to hide. Flitwick sqiunted in the dim light. He walked forward and then stopped.
"Snape? Snape where are you? Dumbledore sent me to tell you something." Flitwick stumbled but caught himself just before he bumped into Anaka. He touched her head. "You're not Snape." He said frowning. Anaka dove to the other side of the hall and crawled into a nearby dungeon.
"Professor, what do you want?" Snape stood in the doorway holding a tube of bubbling green goo.
"Well, Dumbledore wanted me to tell you…." His voice lowered and all Anaka could hear was the two of them mumbling.
"Tell him I'm on my way." Snape rushed into his room empted the tube in his cauldron and then followed Flitwick back up the stairs. Anaka waited until their footsteps faded and then got up. She brushed herself off and walked back into the hall. Can't hurt to see what he's doing, Anaka thought as she walked quietly into Snape's dungeon.
The caldron bubbled and the room smelled like rotting flesh. She peered into the caldron but only saw a bubbling liquid. Anaka looked at the paper lying on top of his desk and felt shivers run down her spine. It was the recipe for the Wolfsbane potion. She moved the paper aside and saw a letter. It read:
Snape,
I just wanted to thank you for going through all the trouble of making the Wolfsbane potion for me. I know we don't get along much so I decided a letter would be a better way to saw thank you then in person. Thank you. Best of luck this year.
Remus Lupin
Anaka stared at the paper before her. Was Snape making this potion to say your welcome? Her dad already got this potion in the beginning of the month, she thought. Then Anaka remembered what she needed in the first place. Anaka moved the papers back and smiled slightly as she left the dark dungeon.
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"Well," Madam Pomfry said as she watched Anaka stare at the potion with a look of disgust on her face, "you have to drink it or you might hurt someone." She shook her head as Anaka gulped it down.
"Thanks." Anaka said as she wiped her mouth.
"It's a shame a poor girl like you has to go through this. Make sure you remember to come every month. I can't remember everything ya know."
Anaka nodded. She walked out of the room and started to walk back to the Gyriffindor common room. When she turned the last corner she bumped into something hard and fell back to the floor.
"Oh I'm so sorry Ana!!" Anaka looked up into a pair of beautiful blue green eyes. It was Professor Miffugan.
"Oh, I'm fine." Anaka said shyly as he helped her up.
"I guess we're both getting used to a new school huh?" he smiled a wonderful smile that made Anaka feel giddy.
"Yeah." She couldn't help staring at him. She just noticed how perfect his hair and his eyes matched. When Anaka relieved she was staring she blushed and quickly looked away.
"I have to go." Anaka said moving aside so he could pass.
"I'll see you in class then." Miffugan said as he continued to walk down the hall. Anaka watched him until he turned the corner and then made her way back to the Gyriffindor common room.
