Like a Pet? 12
Remus' POV
I was grading papers. Sirius was taking his job too...seriously. When we were back in our 3rd year, there was a whole new means of that word. Anything 'Siriusly' was what got us in detention every week. I looked at my watch. Wait...it couldn't still be 10. I looked at the clock on the wall. My watch died. It was 12:58. Two minutes. I thought she would've made her decision by now. Maybe she doesn't need Sirius anymore. Maybe she'll be able to live without him. The clock struck one.
"Remus Lupin?" A woman questioned. I looked up and saw a envelope sticking in my face. "This arrived for you." I took it and opened it. It was Michelle's handwriting. Her hand writing is like a nicely written chicken scratch. I don't think that made sense.
Remus, I've made my decision.
That's all it said. Not what she was going to do or anything. I looked up and saw the woman that delivered the letter was still standing there.
"I've decided to come work at Hogwarts." She said, smiling. What? This couldn't be...
"Michelle?" She nodded. "Sirius will never recognize you." She sat down and pulled her dark red hair back into a ponytail. She took the sunglasses she was wearing off and looked at me. I would've never even thought this woman standing in front of me was her. She looked like she was almost thirty but her wardrobe looked like it belonged to a teenager. Well it was wasn't it?
"I kept my eyes the same, so maybe he'll remember something."
"What are you teaching?" She started laughing.
"I was walking up to Albus' office, after going through every candy I knew, and just when I was about to knock the door, Trelwney rushed out of there, cursing something like 'evil will come soon.' I stared at her as she left and walked into the office. 'There wouldn't be a Divination opening here would there?' I asked smiling. He smiled back and said 'You must be a seer.' I think he saw through my disguise though. But I have a job now and I'll be able to come back to Hogwarts." She said happily.
"Do you know anything about Divination?"
"Yeah, some stuff. But I got books." She said offhandedly, looking around the room, purposely not looking at me. "I read in one of them that you can teach yourself how to predict the future and stuff. As long as you practice a lot and do it over and over. And if I'm teaching it, then I'll be able to learn it."
"Are you sure you want to do this? That you want to teach, and be here?"
"If I wasn't sure I wouldn't be here."
"So what's your name?"
"Isis Mittell."
"Do I want to ask?"
"Well Isis is an Egyptian goddess."
"Yes, and her symbol is Sirius."
"Okay, so I'm pathetic." I smiled at her, and heard footsteps coming toward my office. She must have heard them too. "I guess I'll be going." I opened the door for her. She walked away, putting the sunglasses back on and nodding to Severus.
"Who," He said in his normal tone, greasy and dark. "was that?"
"That's the new Divination teacher." The expression on his face was priceless. It was a mix of stunned, loathed, and a scowl.
"What happened to Trelwney?"
"She left. Now, if you excuse me, I must be going to bed. What are you doing here anyway?"
"Nothing." He said immediately, rushing back down the hall and going in the same direction that Michelle just left in.
"Oh crap. Please don't be doing what I think you're doing Snape."
~*~ Michelle's POV~*~
No sooner did I close my door, did I heard a knock at it. A little surprised, I opened the door. Now I was even more surprised. Snape?
"Is this it of the welcoming committee?" I said a bit confused, but sarcastic enough.
"No, I just saw you down with Lupin. Do you know him?"
"Yes. I made his acquaintance seven years ago and stayed in touch with him." You know what, this may be harder than I thought.
"Oh." Was all he said.
"Well, if that's it and if you don't mind, I have to get unpacked and settled in, and it doesn't help that it's late." He seemed to snap back into reality.
"Oh, yes. I must be going." He swept away quickly. The one disadvantage of coming back to Hogwarts in an older form, Snape may get a crush. The thought made me shudder. Yuck. I'm going to barf.
"If I could get everyone's attention." Dumbledore asked everyone to be at breakfast this morning at 9 o'clock. Classes were being pushed back. "Last night Professor Trelwney resigned her employment." The hall broke out in whispers, and several hoots of joy. "But..." The hall got quiet. "We have a new Divination teacher."
"In such a short period?" Someone shouted, but I couldn't recognize the voice.
"Yes. I'd like to introduce, Professor Isis Mittell." I blushed as the hall broke into applause. The Gryffindor table was the loudest, and I heard the Twins whistling. They took Divination didn't they? I'll show them. People started eating their breakfast as the food appeared on the tables. I looked around the hall. I didn't know the 1st and 2nd years, but I wouldn't be teaching them anyway. I could look like a seer, being able to know all of their names at the top of my head. I snickered. Remus turned his head and looked at me with an eyebrow raised.
"It's nothing." I reassured him. The man next to Remus bent forward and looked at me. That was Sirius. He didn't change his eyes, and he's the only one of the staff that I didn't recognize, so I knew it was him off the bat.
"James, this is Isis. Isis this is James Tenebrous." I held out my hand, but Sirius didn't take it. He was too absorbed into thinking and eating. I wish I could read minds. I looked at 'James' with a side glance. His hair was longer, and a dark brown instead of black. His face was different, but like I said before, he didn't change those eyes. Those blue eyes...I better quit. I need to focus. I was teaching 5th year Gryffindors first. Harry and Ron would be in my class then. They didn't believe in divination, hopefully I'll be able to change their mind. Sirius was the first to leave breakfast. I stayed after a bit. What am I going to have to do to get to him?
"Is she coming?" I heard while I was coming up the hallway leading to the tower.
"Yeah I hear her." I turned the corner and smiled at all of the fifth years waiting anxiously.
"What are you waiting for?" I pulled at the rope hanging from the ceiling and went up after the 5th years. They were still standing when I got to the top. "You can sit down."
"Where's all of that smoke stuff?" Dean asked.
"The incenses? You guys don't know much about Divination do you?"
"Well we know that Harry is going to die." Ron said, causing snickers to fill the room.
"I thought that we would be able to start right off, but I guess I'll have to teach you the history of Divination." I sat down in the big arm chair I transfigured. The class sat around me. "Are there any questions before I start?"
"How old are you?" I raised my eyebrow at Harry. Does he know Sirius is here?
"Why do you ask?" He just shrugged, turning slightly pink. "I'm 29. Five years younger." His eyes got big. I scared him. He looked at Ron, whose eyes were also wide.
"Five years younger than what?" Lavender asked.
"He knows what." I smiled and crossed my legs, bobbing my foot. They stared at me.
"Are you a true seer?" I smiled again.
"Any more questions?" Everyone looked at each other. "No? Well then lets start."
My muse just discovered that the girl who plays the punk on That 80's Show has a name almost exactly like hers (Skylar, Chylar). Now she's trying to spike her hair and is wearing lots of spiked jewelry. It's funny. Well the next part will be out soon. I did lots of research! Please review and visit http://pub65.ezboard.com/bohcyspisland We've already started the RPGing, but you can still join!
Remus' POV
I was grading papers. Sirius was taking his job too...seriously. When we were back in our 3rd year, there was a whole new means of that word. Anything 'Siriusly' was what got us in detention every week. I looked at my watch. Wait...it couldn't still be 10. I looked at the clock on the wall. My watch died. It was 12:58. Two minutes. I thought she would've made her decision by now. Maybe she doesn't need Sirius anymore. Maybe she'll be able to live without him. The clock struck one.
"Remus Lupin?" A woman questioned. I looked up and saw a envelope sticking in my face. "This arrived for you." I took it and opened it. It was Michelle's handwriting. Her hand writing is like a nicely written chicken scratch. I don't think that made sense.
Remus, I've made my decision.
That's all it said. Not what she was going to do or anything. I looked up and saw the woman that delivered the letter was still standing there.
"I've decided to come work at Hogwarts." She said, smiling. What? This couldn't be...
"Michelle?" She nodded. "Sirius will never recognize you." She sat down and pulled her dark red hair back into a ponytail. She took the sunglasses she was wearing off and looked at me. I would've never even thought this woman standing in front of me was her. She looked like she was almost thirty but her wardrobe looked like it belonged to a teenager. Well it was wasn't it?
"I kept my eyes the same, so maybe he'll remember something."
"What are you teaching?" She started laughing.
"I was walking up to Albus' office, after going through every candy I knew, and just when I was about to knock the door, Trelwney rushed out of there, cursing something like 'evil will come soon.' I stared at her as she left and walked into the office. 'There wouldn't be a Divination opening here would there?' I asked smiling. He smiled back and said 'You must be a seer.' I think he saw through my disguise though. But I have a job now and I'll be able to come back to Hogwarts." She said happily.
"Do you know anything about Divination?"
"Yeah, some stuff. But I got books." She said offhandedly, looking around the room, purposely not looking at me. "I read in one of them that you can teach yourself how to predict the future and stuff. As long as you practice a lot and do it over and over. And if I'm teaching it, then I'll be able to learn it."
"Are you sure you want to do this? That you want to teach, and be here?"
"If I wasn't sure I wouldn't be here."
"So what's your name?"
"Isis Mittell."
"Do I want to ask?"
"Well Isis is an Egyptian goddess."
"Yes, and her symbol is Sirius."
"Okay, so I'm pathetic." I smiled at her, and heard footsteps coming toward my office. She must have heard them too. "I guess I'll be going." I opened the door for her. She walked away, putting the sunglasses back on and nodding to Severus.
"Who," He said in his normal tone, greasy and dark. "was that?"
"That's the new Divination teacher." The expression on his face was priceless. It was a mix of stunned, loathed, and a scowl.
"What happened to Trelwney?"
"She left. Now, if you excuse me, I must be going to bed. What are you doing here anyway?"
"Nothing." He said immediately, rushing back down the hall and going in the same direction that Michelle just left in.
"Oh crap. Please don't be doing what I think you're doing Snape."
~*~ Michelle's POV~*~
No sooner did I close my door, did I heard a knock at it. A little surprised, I opened the door. Now I was even more surprised. Snape?
"Is this it of the welcoming committee?" I said a bit confused, but sarcastic enough.
"No, I just saw you down with Lupin. Do you know him?"
"Yes. I made his acquaintance seven years ago and stayed in touch with him." You know what, this may be harder than I thought.
"Oh." Was all he said.
"Well, if that's it and if you don't mind, I have to get unpacked and settled in, and it doesn't help that it's late." He seemed to snap back into reality.
"Oh, yes. I must be going." He swept away quickly. The one disadvantage of coming back to Hogwarts in an older form, Snape may get a crush. The thought made me shudder. Yuck. I'm going to barf.
"If I could get everyone's attention." Dumbledore asked everyone to be at breakfast this morning at 9 o'clock. Classes were being pushed back. "Last night Professor Trelwney resigned her employment." The hall broke out in whispers, and several hoots of joy. "But..." The hall got quiet. "We have a new Divination teacher."
"In such a short period?" Someone shouted, but I couldn't recognize the voice.
"Yes. I'd like to introduce, Professor Isis Mittell." I blushed as the hall broke into applause. The Gryffindor table was the loudest, and I heard the Twins whistling. They took Divination didn't they? I'll show them. People started eating their breakfast as the food appeared on the tables. I looked around the hall. I didn't know the 1st and 2nd years, but I wouldn't be teaching them anyway. I could look like a seer, being able to know all of their names at the top of my head. I snickered. Remus turned his head and looked at me with an eyebrow raised.
"It's nothing." I reassured him. The man next to Remus bent forward and looked at me. That was Sirius. He didn't change his eyes, and he's the only one of the staff that I didn't recognize, so I knew it was him off the bat.
"James, this is Isis. Isis this is James Tenebrous." I held out my hand, but Sirius didn't take it. He was too absorbed into thinking and eating. I wish I could read minds. I looked at 'James' with a side glance. His hair was longer, and a dark brown instead of black. His face was different, but like I said before, he didn't change those eyes. Those blue eyes...I better quit. I need to focus. I was teaching 5th year Gryffindors first. Harry and Ron would be in my class then. They didn't believe in divination, hopefully I'll be able to change their mind. Sirius was the first to leave breakfast. I stayed after a bit. What am I going to have to do to get to him?
"Is she coming?" I heard while I was coming up the hallway leading to the tower.
"Yeah I hear her." I turned the corner and smiled at all of the fifth years waiting anxiously.
"What are you waiting for?" I pulled at the rope hanging from the ceiling and went up after the 5th years. They were still standing when I got to the top. "You can sit down."
"Where's all of that smoke stuff?" Dean asked.
"The incenses? You guys don't know much about Divination do you?"
"Well we know that Harry is going to die." Ron said, causing snickers to fill the room.
"I thought that we would be able to start right off, but I guess I'll have to teach you the history of Divination." I sat down in the big arm chair I transfigured. The class sat around me. "Are there any questions before I start?"
"How old are you?" I raised my eyebrow at Harry. Does he know Sirius is here?
"Why do you ask?" He just shrugged, turning slightly pink. "I'm 29. Five years younger." His eyes got big. I scared him. He looked at Ron, whose eyes were also wide.
"Five years younger than what?" Lavender asked.
"He knows what." I smiled and crossed my legs, bobbing my foot. They stared at me.
"Are you a true seer?" I smiled again.
"Any more questions?" Everyone looked at each other. "No? Well then lets start."
My muse just discovered that the girl who plays the punk on That 80's Show has a name almost exactly like hers (Skylar, Chylar). Now she's trying to spike her hair and is wearing lots of spiked jewelry. It's funny. Well the next part will be out soon. I did lots of research! Please review and visit http://pub65.ezboard.com/bohcyspisland We've already started the RPGing, but you can still join!