Part Three
Rules and Ravens
"Alright Nightlight, take me to Raven!" Harry shouted at the Raven. It turned it head and cawed, then took off heading down the hall, knowing everyone out side was waiting for him to finish this up.
Once they were at the statue, the bird pecked at the left eye then the statue jumped aside as it would have if some one had said the password. The bird flew up the steps and Harry followed, wondering why go to all of this trouble just because Sarah was here. They could have done this the next day, and no one would have been any smarter.
Sighing Harry reached the door and opened it. Harry felt as though he walked in onto a teacher meeting, but also knew they held these in the staff room.
"Harry, please sit down." Sarah, and Dumbledore said at the same time. He sat in the empty seat at the second head of the table.
"Sorry, but I'm a bit confused." He admitted. As Nightlight flew over to Sarah's shoulder and went to sleep. "we so are Potter, and if you wouldn't mind, we have been waiting for you so we can all be told why we are here." Snape sneered from the seat by him. "So Raven, why, may I ask, are you here? And what need did you see to take us hostage?"
"Oh Severus, you definitely aren't being placed hostage, or I would have you in the dinning hall with the students as well." Sarah plainly stated.
"And since when have we been on first name terms? For I have never met you before."
"yes you have, Severus, you just don't remember."
"Are you two quite done?" Dumbledore asked quietly.
"yes professor." Sarah answered and bowed her head.
"Sarah Potter here will be taking over as DA teacher this year." The head master said so finally, that no one saw need to object.
"So is that why we are 'erded 'ere like cattle?" Hagrid asked, astonished.
"NO. though I believe only myself, you and Harry are the only ones not in shock at the moment." No sooner had he said it, that faces went white all around. Snape was the whitest Harry had ever seen him.
"You have got to be kidding professor." Snape whispered in horror.
"I'm not kidding on any matter Severus, but I'm curious to know what matter your thinking of."
"THAT'S SARAH POTTER?" He hissed.
"Yes, it's me, now shut your mouth so the professor can finish."
"Well, yes, of course, Harry, why are you here?" Dumbledore asked puzzled.
"don't know professor."
"He's here, just in case any of you thought to lose your senses and attack me." Sarah said simply. "I've been living next to Harry since his birthday, and as you all can plainly see, he's well alive."
"Yes, well dear, you can see, we all are quite very much disturbed, you realize, from your uh appearance." McGarnogal took a stab at talking, failing, but still getting her idea though.
"What do you mean?"
"She means Sarah, that of every person in either the wizarding or muggle world, you were the LAST anyone thought of being 'Raven'." Flitwik filled in.
"Look, all of you knew flat out knew I had talent, all of you knew I had the ability, and the knowledge, but none of you, besides Harry, Albus, and Hagrid, believe I would never do any of the dark arts!"
"yes Sarah, umm well, she will be teaching here as DA teacher, so I expect none of you to slip who she really is, discourage all the rumors, and one last thing ms. Potter?"
"Yes, headmaster?"
"why did you become Raven if you weren't ever going to use the arts you knew?"
"So that I would be safe from Him. You know that professor. You know he was after my family, and you know he mistaken Harry's family for mine! You also know that if I never did this, Snape, yourself, along with the entire Weasley clan would be gone, vamoosh!"
"yes, and we are all greatful, unknowingly that is."
"you also knew, professor, that I was an animagis since I was four. You knew I changed into a raven illegally."
"so that was why, to hide all of us."
"yes professor."
"I'm confused." Harry suddenly admitted.
"We'll explain to you later Mr. Potter" Dumbledore smiled in his direction. "Now Sarah, will you unlock this castle?"
"Of course." And she waved her hand.
"Why did we just go though all of this?" McGarnagole asked.
"If you don't realize, then you shouldn't know Professor." Sarah said simply.
"If you are going to be teaching here, it's Minerva."
"Alright, alright, Severous, Minerva, go perform Memory charms on the students and get them inside so the night may commence, Harry, go with them so no one is suspicious, Sarah, a word?" Dumbledore took charge. Every one nodded and left the office.
After all the memory charms had been placed, everyone entered the hall, and the night started over a fresh.
The first years were sorted with the hats new song, Dumbledore made his normal announcements, and everyone feasted.
Harry felt a bit nauseated as he realized that besides the staff and himself, the earlier part of the night never happened.
"Harry?" Ron said eating a bit of roast.
"Oh."
"You seem a bit out of it."
"Just thinking." Even as he said the words, he felt a bit like the words would come back and haunt him for a while.
As everyone finished, Dumbledore stood up again. "I would like to say that I am very happy to see all of your faces, old and new. I would like to introduce a new teacher to our ranks this year, who is no stranger here. Professor Potter?" he turned to a rather young lady, who seemed just old enough to be teaching. But even as though kids should be whispering about how young she was, silence, deeper then any that was ever experienced in Hogworts overtook the hall.
She stood up, then the whispers started. "potter?"
"did he say Potter?"
"Is she related to Harry?"
and such comments graced the hall. Harry saw Sarah smile. She raised her hands, and with out so much of a word, the hall was deep in silence again.
"I am very pleased to be here again, especially as a teacher. This way I get to assign homework, rather then do it."
Everyone laughed, only to be silenced by her nodding. " Fist of all, if the head master will allow me, I would like to take this time to address the hall and all of its occupants as a whole." She glanced over to Dumbledore whom nodded. "Alright than, First, I Am in no way related to Mr. Potter, whom is sitting so contently at Griffondor table at this moment." She smiled at him and he smiled back. She nodded and continued. "Second, I have a different way of doing this, then anyone in this hall. Comments of anything I do that seems out of the ordinary, I would appreciate if you not to tell anyone outside this school. What I do is very safe, I will, upon my stay here, be contributing to your safety, as you all know that last year, you know who, rose again.
"I am the defense against Dark Arts teacher, and I believe that it is time you all finally learned some practical ways of protecting yourselves." Dumbledore coughed suggesting. "But that is for class," she finished. "I want you all to meet my Raven, Nightlight." The raven flew to her shoulder. "She will always be around if you need her, I however, will not be accessible most of the time, if fact, I might cancel a great deal of your classes and just assign homework, Learn my Raven well, she'll help you, and be like my assistant." And she bowed and sat down.
Dumbledore rose yet again. "Sleep well, classes will not start tomorrow as it is Saturday, good night." And the hall emptied.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
I know it took ages! If you care to see why, look at my stories list and glance at Of Dragons and Fearies.
Sorry, I do hope that more than one person is reading this..looks around and sees a tumble weed pass her by.
Or maybe that's just my audience. Oh well
You who do read, review please if only to tell me you read it!
Flames are welcome if you give me your reasons, and comments are always welcome, or perhaps constructive criticism?
Any way, I have to get back to writing, byes!
Relena~
"Alright Nightlight, take me to Raven!" Harry shouted at the Raven. It turned it head and cawed, then took off heading down the hall, knowing everyone out side was waiting for him to finish this up.
Once they were at the statue, the bird pecked at the left eye then the statue jumped aside as it would have if some one had said the password. The bird flew up the steps and Harry followed, wondering why go to all of this trouble just because Sarah was here. They could have done this the next day, and no one would have been any smarter.
Sighing Harry reached the door and opened it. Harry felt as though he walked in onto a teacher meeting, but also knew they held these in the staff room.
"Harry, please sit down." Sarah, and Dumbledore said at the same time. He sat in the empty seat at the second head of the table.
"Sorry, but I'm a bit confused." He admitted. As Nightlight flew over to Sarah's shoulder and went to sleep. "we so are Potter, and if you wouldn't mind, we have been waiting for you so we can all be told why we are here." Snape sneered from the seat by him. "So Raven, why, may I ask, are you here? And what need did you see to take us hostage?"
"Oh Severus, you definitely aren't being placed hostage, or I would have you in the dinning hall with the students as well." Sarah plainly stated.
"And since when have we been on first name terms? For I have never met you before."
"yes you have, Severus, you just don't remember."
"Are you two quite done?" Dumbledore asked quietly.
"yes professor." Sarah answered and bowed her head.
"Sarah Potter here will be taking over as DA teacher this year." The head master said so finally, that no one saw need to object.
"So is that why we are 'erded 'ere like cattle?" Hagrid asked, astonished.
"NO. though I believe only myself, you and Harry are the only ones not in shock at the moment." No sooner had he said it, that faces went white all around. Snape was the whitest Harry had ever seen him.
"You have got to be kidding professor." Snape whispered in horror.
"I'm not kidding on any matter Severus, but I'm curious to know what matter your thinking of."
"THAT'S SARAH POTTER?" He hissed.
"Yes, it's me, now shut your mouth so the professor can finish."
"Well, yes, of course, Harry, why are you here?" Dumbledore asked puzzled.
"don't know professor."
"He's here, just in case any of you thought to lose your senses and attack me." Sarah said simply. "I've been living next to Harry since his birthday, and as you all can plainly see, he's well alive."
"Yes, well dear, you can see, we all are quite very much disturbed, you realize, from your uh appearance." McGarnogal took a stab at talking, failing, but still getting her idea though.
"What do you mean?"
"She means Sarah, that of every person in either the wizarding or muggle world, you were the LAST anyone thought of being 'Raven'." Flitwik filled in.
"Look, all of you knew flat out knew I had talent, all of you knew I had the ability, and the knowledge, but none of you, besides Harry, Albus, and Hagrid, believe I would never do any of the dark arts!"
"yes Sarah, umm well, she will be teaching here as DA teacher, so I expect none of you to slip who she really is, discourage all the rumors, and one last thing ms. Potter?"
"Yes, headmaster?"
"why did you become Raven if you weren't ever going to use the arts you knew?"
"So that I would be safe from Him. You know that professor. You know he was after my family, and you know he mistaken Harry's family for mine! You also know that if I never did this, Snape, yourself, along with the entire Weasley clan would be gone, vamoosh!"
"yes, and we are all greatful, unknowingly that is."
"you also knew, professor, that I was an animagis since I was four. You knew I changed into a raven illegally."
"so that was why, to hide all of us."
"yes professor."
"I'm confused." Harry suddenly admitted.
"We'll explain to you later Mr. Potter" Dumbledore smiled in his direction. "Now Sarah, will you unlock this castle?"
"Of course." And she waved her hand.
"Why did we just go though all of this?" McGarnagole asked.
"If you don't realize, then you shouldn't know Professor." Sarah said simply.
"If you are going to be teaching here, it's Minerva."
"Alright, alright, Severous, Minerva, go perform Memory charms on the students and get them inside so the night may commence, Harry, go with them so no one is suspicious, Sarah, a word?" Dumbledore took charge. Every one nodded and left the office.
After all the memory charms had been placed, everyone entered the hall, and the night started over a fresh.
The first years were sorted with the hats new song, Dumbledore made his normal announcements, and everyone feasted.
Harry felt a bit nauseated as he realized that besides the staff and himself, the earlier part of the night never happened.
"Harry?" Ron said eating a bit of roast.
"Oh."
"You seem a bit out of it."
"Just thinking." Even as he said the words, he felt a bit like the words would come back and haunt him for a while.
As everyone finished, Dumbledore stood up again. "I would like to say that I am very happy to see all of your faces, old and new. I would like to introduce a new teacher to our ranks this year, who is no stranger here. Professor Potter?" he turned to a rather young lady, who seemed just old enough to be teaching. But even as though kids should be whispering about how young she was, silence, deeper then any that was ever experienced in Hogworts overtook the hall.
She stood up, then the whispers started. "potter?"
"did he say Potter?"
"Is she related to Harry?"
and such comments graced the hall. Harry saw Sarah smile. She raised her hands, and with out so much of a word, the hall was deep in silence again.
"I am very pleased to be here again, especially as a teacher. This way I get to assign homework, rather then do it."
Everyone laughed, only to be silenced by her nodding. " Fist of all, if the head master will allow me, I would like to take this time to address the hall and all of its occupants as a whole." She glanced over to Dumbledore whom nodded. "Alright than, First, I Am in no way related to Mr. Potter, whom is sitting so contently at Griffondor table at this moment." She smiled at him and he smiled back. She nodded and continued. "Second, I have a different way of doing this, then anyone in this hall. Comments of anything I do that seems out of the ordinary, I would appreciate if you not to tell anyone outside this school. What I do is very safe, I will, upon my stay here, be contributing to your safety, as you all know that last year, you know who, rose again.
"I am the defense against Dark Arts teacher, and I believe that it is time you all finally learned some practical ways of protecting yourselves." Dumbledore coughed suggesting. "But that is for class," she finished. "I want you all to meet my Raven, Nightlight." The raven flew to her shoulder. "She will always be around if you need her, I however, will not be accessible most of the time, if fact, I might cancel a great deal of your classes and just assign homework, Learn my Raven well, she'll help you, and be like my assistant." And she bowed and sat down.
Dumbledore rose yet again. "Sleep well, classes will not start tomorrow as it is Saturday, good night." And the hall emptied.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
I know it took ages! If you care to see why, look at my stories list and glance at Of Dragons and Fearies.
Sorry, I do hope that more than one person is reading this..looks around and sees a tumble weed pass her by.
Or maybe that's just my audience. Oh well
You who do read, review please if only to tell me you read it!
Flames are welcome if you give me your reasons, and comments are always welcome, or perhaps constructive criticism?
Any way, I have to get back to writing, byes!
Relena~