"Class. CLASS! *ahem* Now that each of you have had the chance to practice
your social and verbal skills why don't we continue on to what you all are
really in my class for. Today we will be making a memory potion. I'm sure
that it would do many of you well to know exactly how to make one." Snape
said eyes suddenly transfixed on Neville. "Your ingredients are as
follows..."
****
10 minutes later Snape had split the students into partners. Hermione and Ron had been partnered up and Harry with Seamus.
"Ron could you pass me the beetle eyes?" Hermione asked.
"Sure 'Mione. Oh, I'll be back I forgot to get them." He answered, as he made his way up to the table at the front of the room which held the ingredient she was wanting. She turned back to the potion when, suddenly, someone pushed her forward.
"Get out of my way Mudblood." Malfoy sneered as he pushed past her, towards the table with the ingredients.
"Don't order me around Malfoy. You have no right." Hermione yelled.
"Oh believe me I have a right and if I tell you to get out of my way...you better do so." He now had a handful of daisy roots and began to walk back towards her.
"No, I don't take orders from you." She said, standing her ground.
"Yet..." He smirked and pushed past her once again, this time almost knocking her over.
"What did you say?" She asked, regaining her balance quickly.
"Nothing, nothing at all." He said as he walked back to his table, smirking.
"What was that about?" asked Ron as he came back to the table with beetle eyes in hand.
"I don't know. *sigh* Oh well. Did you get the eyes?"
"Yea, here you go." He said handing them to her with a quizzical look on his face.
"Do you remember if these go in before or after the daisy roots?" she questioned, motioning to the beetle eyes.
"Um, I think he said after." He said with a shrug of his shoulders.
"Well, I hope so because if this goes wrong, it's your fault." She said with a giggle.
"Why's it always my fault?" He asked.
They both looked at each other and started laughing, the previous event with Malfoy forgotten, for now...
*~*~*~*
"Whew! Glad that's over," Hermione said as they walked out of the Potions classroom.
"That's for sure," Harry agreed.
Just then, Malfoy walked past, looking at the trio, or more precisely, at Hermione, with a smirk on his face.
"Why was he looking at you like that, 'Mione? Does it have anything to do with what happened in class?" Harry asked, always the concerned boyfriend.
"What?" She paused a moment trying to remember what happened. "Oh, that. Probably, why?"
"Oh, I don't know. I was just wondering why he's always on you this year."
"Harry, it's only the first day! Who knows, maybe he's just choosing me for today. Malfoy's mind is completely foreign to me." I still can't stop thinking about what he said to me,though. He couldn't have meant-nah, couldn't be. And yet...
"Yeah, you're right. C'mon, we're going to be late for Defense."
"Speaking of which, I wonder who the teacher is. They didn't announce it yesterday or this morning and there's no name on our schedule," Ron commented.
"Hmm. That's true." Harry said, looking at his schedule again. "I guess we'll soon find out."
They finished the walk to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, each lost in his or her own thoughts. When they walked in, they took three seats in the front and waited until the professor showed him or herself.
It didn't take long after the last person arrived and sat down before they got their first hint at who the professor was. The room suddenly got pitch black, despite the sun shining brightly outside. The class started whispering worriedly, wondering what was going on, but were hushed quickly when they saw what had formed on the ceiling. It was a white orb, much like you see at night. The white orb. was the moon.
*wolf howl*
By this time, most of the students had guessed who their new professor was, remembering their 3rd year. They were whispering to their friends excitedly.
In a few seconds, the moon had gone down and the sun once again shone brightly through the windows, and now they saw who was sitting behind the teacher's desk-Professor Lupin.
"Good morning, class," Lupin said.
For a split second, everyone was speechless, but then they all erupted into applause and about a thousand exclamations were heard. "Welcome back!" "Oh my gosh! I can't believe it!" and "This year's going to be great!" were among those said.
Lupin couldn't help but chuckle at this. "Yes, yes. I know you all are glad to have me back. I'm glad to be back. But now is not the time. I will take the time to ask a few questions though. Anyone?... Ron."
"Yes, I was just wondering. How come they didn't tell us you were back at the Welcome Feast yesterday?"
"Oh, that. That was a request of min to Professor Dumbledore. You can probably guess the reason why. I wanted to surprise you, and, as always, be a little different than most professors. Tell me, would you have rather heard about it yesterday and not've seen what you just saw?" There were many enthusiastic shakes of the head from his students. "I thought so."
The students continued asking questions for another minute before saying, "That's all the questions I can answer now. If you wish, you may seek me out later for any further question you may have. Now, for the first topic of the year, I've prepared something special for you. Now, this creature is very dangerous. It has killed numerous witches and wizards, and it's called a Lethifold aka Living Shroud." (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them p. 25)
A few gasps were heard from the people who were familiar with it.
"You don't have one, do you?" asked Lavender Brown worriedly.
"No, of course not. That would be much too dangerous, although I believe one of you *looks at Harry* would be able to help anybody who was attacked. Now, this creature is very dangerous in the sense that it kills its victims without their ever seeing it, for it attacks at night... while the victim is sleeping."
There were a few whines and worried glances from the "brave" Gryffindors.
"Oh, man, I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight," Neville mumbled, but still loud enough that Lupin was able to hear it.
Lupin smiled. "I bet you will. The Lethifold only lives in tropical climates, and is also very rare. You'll be safe tonight. Don't worry."
Neville sighed, a look of relief on his face.
"The Lethifold looks like a black cloak that floats over the ground at night. This gives it the perfect disguise, for it's invisible in the dark. There is only one known spell that will repel a Lethifold, but, unfortunately, it is a very difficult spell. But I believe at least some of you will be able to do it," again he looked at Harry when he said this. Then he proceeded in telling the story of Flavius Belby, who survived a Lethifold attack in Papua New Guinea in 1782. (for story, look in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them p. 26)
"My, my, look at the time. Next class we'll work on repelling the Lethifold." In answer to the look of worry on Lavender's face, he said, "I'll have an illusion, Ms. Brown. Everyone'll be safe. Have a nice day! Oh, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anybody I'm the teacher. I'd like it to be a surprise for everyone else, also. Thanks, bye!"
****
10 minutes later Snape had split the students into partners. Hermione and Ron had been partnered up and Harry with Seamus.
"Ron could you pass me the beetle eyes?" Hermione asked.
"Sure 'Mione. Oh, I'll be back I forgot to get them." He answered, as he made his way up to the table at the front of the room which held the ingredient she was wanting. She turned back to the potion when, suddenly, someone pushed her forward.
"Get out of my way Mudblood." Malfoy sneered as he pushed past her, towards the table with the ingredients.
"Don't order me around Malfoy. You have no right." Hermione yelled.
"Oh believe me I have a right and if I tell you to get out of my way...you better do so." He now had a handful of daisy roots and began to walk back towards her.
"No, I don't take orders from you." She said, standing her ground.
"Yet..." He smirked and pushed past her once again, this time almost knocking her over.
"What did you say?" She asked, regaining her balance quickly.
"Nothing, nothing at all." He said as he walked back to his table, smirking.
"What was that about?" asked Ron as he came back to the table with beetle eyes in hand.
"I don't know. *sigh* Oh well. Did you get the eyes?"
"Yea, here you go." He said handing them to her with a quizzical look on his face.
"Do you remember if these go in before or after the daisy roots?" she questioned, motioning to the beetle eyes.
"Um, I think he said after." He said with a shrug of his shoulders.
"Well, I hope so because if this goes wrong, it's your fault." She said with a giggle.
"Why's it always my fault?" He asked.
They both looked at each other and started laughing, the previous event with Malfoy forgotten, for now...
*~*~*~*
"Whew! Glad that's over," Hermione said as they walked out of the Potions classroom.
"That's for sure," Harry agreed.
Just then, Malfoy walked past, looking at the trio, or more precisely, at Hermione, with a smirk on his face.
"Why was he looking at you like that, 'Mione? Does it have anything to do with what happened in class?" Harry asked, always the concerned boyfriend.
"What?" She paused a moment trying to remember what happened. "Oh, that. Probably, why?"
"Oh, I don't know. I was just wondering why he's always on you this year."
"Harry, it's only the first day! Who knows, maybe he's just choosing me for today. Malfoy's mind is completely foreign to me." I still can't stop thinking about what he said to me,though. He couldn't have meant-nah, couldn't be. And yet...
"Yeah, you're right. C'mon, we're going to be late for Defense."
"Speaking of which, I wonder who the teacher is. They didn't announce it yesterday or this morning and there's no name on our schedule," Ron commented.
"Hmm. That's true." Harry said, looking at his schedule again. "I guess we'll soon find out."
They finished the walk to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, each lost in his or her own thoughts. When they walked in, they took three seats in the front and waited until the professor showed him or herself.
It didn't take long after the last person arrived and sat down before they got their first hint at who the professor was. The room suddenly got pitch black, despite the sun shining brightly outside. The class started whispering worriedly, wondering what was going on, but were hushed quickly when they saw what had formed on the ceiling. It was a white orb, much like you see at night. The white orb. was the moon.
*wolf howl*
By this time, most of the students had guessed who their new professor was, remembering their 3rd year. They were whispering to their friends excitedly.
In a few seconds, the moon had gone down and the sun once again shone brightly through the windows, and now they saw who was sitting behind the teacher's desk-Professor Lupin.
"Good morning, class," Lupin said.
For a split second, everyone was speechless, but then they all erupted into applause and about a thousand exclamations were heard. "Welcome back!" "Oh my gosh! I can't believe it!" and "This year's going to be great!" were among those said.
Lupin couldn't help but chuckle at this. "Yes, yes. I know you all are glad to have me back. I'm glad to be back. But now is not the time. I will take the time to ask a few questions though. Anyone?... Ron."
"Yes, I was just wondering. How come they didn't tell us you were back at the Welcome Feast yesterday?"
"Oh, that. That was a request of min to Professor Dumbledore. You can probably guess the reason why. I wanted to surprise you, and, as always, be a little different than most professors. Tell me, would you have rather heard about it yesterday and not've seen what you just saw?" There were many enthusiastic shakes of the head from his students. "I thought so."
The students continued asking questions for another minute before saying, "That's all the questions I can answer now. If you wish, you may seek me out later for any further question you may have. Now, for the first topic of the year, I've prepared something special for you. Now, this creature is very dangerous. It has killed numerous witches and wizards, and it's called a Lethifold aka Living Shroud." (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them p. 25)
A few gasps were heard from the people who were familiar with it.
"You don't have one, do you?" asked Lavender Brown worriedly.
"No, of course not. That would be much too dangerous, although I believe one of you *looks at Harry* would be able to help anybody who was attacked. Now, this creature is very dangerous in the sense that it kills its victims without their ever seeing it, for it attacks at night... while the victim is sleeping."
There were a few whines and worried glances from the "brave" Gryffindors.
"Oh, man, I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight," Neville mumbled, but still loud enough that Lupin was able to hear it.
Lupin smiled. "I bet you will. The Lethifold only lives in tropical climates, and is also very rare. You'll be safe tonight. Don't worry."
Neville sighed, a look of relief on his face.
"The Lethifold looks like a black cloak that floats over the ground at night. This gives it the perfect disguise, for it's invisible in the dark. There is only one known spell that will repel a Lethifold, but, unfortunately, it is a very difficult spell. But I believe at least some of you will be able to do it," again he looked at Harry when he said this. Then he proceeded in telling the story of Flavius Belby, who survived a Lethifold attack in Papua New Guinea in 1782. (for story, look in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them p. 26)
"My, my, look at the time. Next class we'll work on repelling the Lethifold." In answer to the look of worry on Lavender's face, he said, "I'll have an illusion, Ms. Brown. Everyone'll be safe. Have a nice day! Oh, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anybody I'm the teacher. I'd like it to be a surprise for everyone else, also. Thanks, bye!"