Hagrid, Harry and Silvester headed to the end of the station. Harry and
Hagrid talked lively, and Astin made comments behind them. Soon they were
joined by some more people that didn't speak.
They arrived to a stagecoach parking. There was a clock, indicating it was seven o'clock. Harry and Silvester got into one of these stagecoaches, and another man joined them. This man was quite tall, and creepy in a sort of way. His eyes were totally black and his look was disturbing. Nobody said anything during the whole trip to the castle. HArry looked throught the window, smiling when he saw familiar things. That was so great!
The stagecoach stopped. The thin man opened the door and left quickly. Harry looked at Silvester and shrugged. They left the vehicle and headed to the castle. Harry walked to the entrance looking the towers. There he was. "This last 24 hours have been fantastic", he tought. They arrived to the principal door and went in.
Harry felt an extraordinary feeling of warmth. He looked around as Silvesterd did. They didn't know where to go, so they followed two men dressed in black. When those men got down to the Slytherin dungeon, they halted. Harry didn't want to visit Snape's office precisely so they headed to Dumbledore's office. Harry knew the way to go there, but Silvester had forgotten. They didn't know the password, so they stayed there, in front of the door.
After some minutes they heard footsteps coming from a corridor. A man walked towards them strongly. Harry recognized him when he saw his face.
"Oliver?" asked Harry, carefully
The man stopped walking and looked at Harry. He smiled. He was, in fact, Oliver Wood. He continued walking to them and hugged Harry. Then he shaked hands with Silvester.
"He was my Quidditch captain!" exclaimed Harry so Silvester could understand it
"Ah..." croaked Astin. He didn't seem very interested in Quidditch
"So Harry" screamed Oliver "What are you doing here?"
"And what are YOU doing here?" asked Harry in the same tone of voice
"You first!" exlaimed Oliver smiling
"They need a new DADA professor, and here I am" said Harry happily
"You?" shouted Oliver "A professor? That's great!"
"What about you?" asked Harry
"Quidditch" chuckled Oliver "They want me to be a referee"
Harry laughed.
"I should have known" he commented
"I think they asked more people before me, but they were all busy" explained Oliver "And I was of being a suplementary coach in the Magpies, so I came here"
"I worked in a joke shop" murmured Harry "But what the hell, I prefer to teach!"
They heard more footsteps and saw some shadows heading to them. Harry recognized Dumbledore, and behind him, McGonagall.... and Snape. They were followed by two men. Dumbeldore smiled when he saw Harry, as Harry did when he saw the headmaster.
Dumbledore first shaked hands with Oliver ("welcome, Mr. Wood") , then with Harry ("welcome... Mr. Potter") and finally with Silvester ("Welcome, Mr. Astin"). Behind Dumbledore, McGonagall looked at Oliver and Harry with an affable smile, but Snape didn't seem very nice. The two men remained in silence with neutral faces.
"Let's go to my office" said Dumbledore quietly "Severus, Minerva, could you go check the inspectors?"
The professors nodded and went down the corridor
Dumbledore announced the password "Croaking Bullfrogs" and they moved into. The two men went behind them.
Dumbledore sat on his chair, and he made appear three chairs in front of the table. The applicants sat down quietly. Harry regarded the office. It hadn't changed. Fawkes was still there. The creature looked at Harry with strange eyes. "Maybe he remembers me" thought Harry. The two men stood behind the chairs.
"Well" began Dumbledore "First of all, could you lend your wands to Mr. Climsey?"
The applicants nodded quietly and got their wands out. They gave them to Mr. Climsey, one of the two men, and he left. Dumbledore understood the applicant's confused faces.
"Don't worry" he clarified "He is just going to check them. You will have them soon. Oh, and Mr. Bulb, please sit down" and he made appear another chair behind the other ones. Bulb sat down.
Dumbledore opened a folder and got some papers. He read them and put them on the table carefully.
"Haven't you seen Mr. Manfred?" asked Dumbledore
The applicants shook their heads. Dumbledore thougth about it for some seconds.
"All right" said Dumbledore finally "You are here because we sent you a letter that asked you to work here, in Hogwarts. This means we really think you deserve the job"
The applicants remained quiet, so did Mr.Bulb.
"Being at Hogwarts is a true honour" continued Dumbledore "We hope you accept the job, because it's a very good opportunity"
Dumbledore looked at one of the papers.
"Mr. Wood..." he began
"Yes, sir?" whispered Oliver immediately
"We had contacted Mr. Manfred because we thought he would be a good Quidditch professor" explained Dumbledore "But he has not apperaed here"
Wood opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
"Would you like to take his place?" asked Dumbledore
Oliver stopped breathing for some moments. He opened his eyes and chuckled.
"Yes, of course, sir" he muttered finally
Dumbledore smiled and wrote something on the paper.
"Excelent" he said "Now let's talk about money" he added, with a more serious expression "As you three are applicants for professors, we will pay you the same ammount of money"
He took a paper and read it.
"The governors of the school have decided to pay five hundred galeons each month to any normal professors"
The applicants looked at him, fascinated. That was a lot of money, considering that they would own a office and a bed, and that they wouldn't pay the food. It was just an excelent offer.
"Well, what do you think?" Dumbledore asked carefully
"I agree" exclaimed Oliver "Where do I sign?"
"Me too" muttered Silvester
Dumbledore smiled and nodded. He looked at Harry, who was still thinking about how great it would be.
"What about you, Mr. Potter?" asked the headmaster, but he already knew the answer
"Of course I accept it" announced Harry "Bring the contract"
Dumbledore nodded, smiling for himself.
"Right. Mr. Bulb, could you bring the papers?" he asked politely
Mr. Bulb got up and opened his folder. He got three papers and put them in the table. Dumbledore revised them and gave one paper to each applicant. Harry read the contract. It explained that the professors would have personal offices and beds, and this sort of things. Dumbledore gave him a fountain pen. Harry completed the sentence "I, Harry Potter, I accept the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor job" ans then he signed beneath. The signature shane strangely. He passed the pen to the others, and when they all had signed, Dumbledore took the papers.
"Mr. Bulb, if you would be so kind as to sign...?" asked Dumbledore
Mr. Bulb grabbed the papers.
"He's one of the governors" explained Dumbledore meanwhile Bulb signed "He is witnessing this"
When Bulb had signed them all, Dumbledore got the papers and saved them in a filing cabinet behind him, and got three dossiers. He gave them to the new professors.
"That's the Rights and Duties list" Dumbledore explained "Be sure to read it all, it explains what you can do and what you can't"
Harry looked at the dossier. It had at least fifty pages of rights and duties. He put it inside his bag. Dumbledore still game them more papers.
"This is the books list" he clarified "All the books from all the courses. I advise you to obtain them and study them"
The professors took the list and saved it in their bags.
"I must clarify that we put all our trust in you" said Dumbledore seriously "Please prepare the courses and practice during summer"
The professors nodded. Harry would buy all those books and prepare the classes. Dumbledore had trusted him this job, and he didn't want to disappoint him. Dumbledore got up and the professors did the same.
"Now, if you accompany me, I'll show you your offices" announced Dumbledore politely
The professors nodded. Dumbledore left the office, and the professors and Mr. Bulb followed him.
Ouside Mr. Climsey gave them their wands, and then he went an other way. They walked down the corridor and when they arrived to a T junction Dumbledore told Bulb something and he went the left. Dumbledore leaded the professors to the right. They walked in silence for some moments. Harry recognized the corridors and classes. They were now walking throught the Gryffindor zone.
"Don't wory if you feel a little lost at the begining" commented Dumbledore when he saw Silvester's overwhelmed face
Dumbledore stopped in front of a door. He opened it and glanced at Silvester.
"Here's your office, Mr. Astin" said Dumbledore "Professor Flitwick got all his personal belongings, but if you find something, please report it"
Silvester nodded and entered the office.
"The Hogwarts Express will leave from King's Cross the first monday of each month" Dumbledore explained "Feel free to visit us and to bring your personal belongings those days. During the school year this will be your home, so make it as comfortable as possible"
"Right" muttered Silvester, and disapperaed into the office
Dumbledore lead the remaining professors to the Ravenclaw zone. They got up some stairs and passed next to some classes, and finally Dumbledore halted in front of an office. Harry knew that office, he had been there lots of times. Dumbledore opened the door.
"Your office...Harry" said Dumbledore looking at Harry's eyes
"I know" said Harry, and he got into the room. Dumbledore and Oliver continued walking
There was a long signal on the table, wihout nothing written, and suddenly, "Professor Harry Potter" apperaed. Harry smiled.
They arrived to a stagecoach parking. There was a clock, indicating it was seven o'clock. Harry and Silvester got into one of these stagecoaches, and another man joined them. This man was quite tall, and creepy in a sort of way. His eyes were totally black and his look was disturbing. Nobody said anything during the whole trip to the castle. HArry looked throught the window, smiling when he saw familiar things. That was so great!
The stagecoach stopped. The thin man opened the door and left quickly. Harry looked at Silvester and shrugged. They left the vehicle and headed to the castle. Harry walked to the entrance looking the towers. There he was. "This last 24 hours have been fantastic", he tought. They arrived to the principal door and went in.
Harry felt an extraordinary feeling of warmth. He looked around as Silvesterd did. They didn't know where to go, so they followed two men dressed in black. When those men got down to the Slytherin dungeon, they halted. Harry didn't want to visit Snape's office precisely so they headed to Dumbledore's office. Harry knew the way to go there, but Silvester had forgotten. They didn't know the password, so they stayed there, in front of the door.
After some minutes they heard footsteps coming from a corridor. A man walked towards them strongly. Harry recognized him when he saw his face.
"Oliver?" asked Harry, carefully
The man stopped walking and looked at Harry. He smiled. He was, in fact, Oliver Wood. He continued walking to them and hugged Harry. Then he shaked hands with Silvester.
"He was my Quidditch captain!" exclaimed Harry so Silvester could understand it
"Ah..." croaked Astin. He didn't seem very interested in Quidditch
"So Harry" screamed Oliver "What are you doing here?"
"And what are YOU doing here?" asked Harry in the same tone of voice
"You first!" exlaimed Oliver smiling
"They need a new DADA professor, and here I am" said Harry happily
"You?" shouted Oliver "A professor? That's great!"
"What about you?" asked Harry
"Quidditch" chuckled Oliver "They want me to be a referee"
Harry laughed.
"I should have known" he commented
"I think they asked more people before me, but they were all busy" explained Oliver "And I was of being a suplementary coach in the Magpies, so I came here"
"I worked in a joke shop" murmured Harry "But what the hell, I prefer to teach!"
They heard more footsteps and saw some shadows heading to them. Harry recognized Dumbledore, and behind him, McGonagall.... and Snape. They were followed by two men. Dumbeldore smiled when he saw Harry, as Harry did when he saw the headmaster.
Dumbledore first shaked hands with Oliver ("welcome, Mr. Wood") , then with Harry ("welcome... Mr. Potter") and finally with Silvester ("Welcome, Mr. Astin"). Behind Dumbledore, McGonagall looked at Oliver and Harry with an affable smile, but Snape didn't seem very nice. The two men remained in silence with neutral faces.
"Let's go to my office" said Dumbledore quietly "Severus, Minerva, could you go check the inspectors?"
The professors nodded and went down the corridor
Dumbledore announced the password "Croaking Bullfrogs" and they moved into. The two men went behind them.
Dumbledore sat on his chair, and he made appear three chairs in front of the table. The applicants sat down quietly. Harry regarded the office. It hadn't changed. Fawkes was still there. The creature looked at Harry with strange eyes. "Maybe he remembers me" thought Harry. The two men stood behind the chairs.
"Well" began Dumbledore "First of all, could you lend your wands to Mr. Climsey?"
The applicants nodded quietly and got their wands out. They gave them to Mr. Climsey, one of the two men, and he left. Dumbledore understood the applicant's confused faces.
"Don't worry" he clarified "He is just going to check them. You will have them soon. Oh, and Mr. Bulb, please sit down" and he made appear another chair behind the other ones. Bulb sat down.
Dumbledore opened a folder and got some papers. He read them and put them on the table carefully.
"Haven't you seen Mr. Manfred?" asked Dumbledore
The applicants shook their heads. Dumbledore thougth about it for some seconds.
"All right" said Dumbledore finally "You are here because we sent you a letter that asked you to work here, in Hogwarts. This means we really think you deserve the job"
The applicants remained quiet, so did Mr.Bulb.
"Being at Hogwarts is a true honour" continued Dumbledore "We hope you accept the job, because it's a very good opportunity"
Dumbledore looked at one of the papers.
"Mr. Wood..." he began
"Yes, sir?" whispered Oliver immediately
"We had contacted Mr. Manfred because we thought he would be a good Quidditch professor" explained Dumbledore "But he has not apperaed here"
Wood opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
"Would you like to take his place?" asked Dumbledore
Oliver stopped breathing for some moments. He opened his eyes and chuckled.
"Yes, of course, sir" he muttered finally
Dumbledore smiled and wrote something on the paper.
"Excelent" he said "Now let's talk about money" he added, with a more serious expression "As you three are applicants for professors, we will pay you the same ammount of money"
He took a paper and read it.
"The governors of the school have decided to pay five hundred galeons each month to any normal professors"
The applicants looked at him, fascinated. That was a lot of money, considering that they would own a office and a bed, and that they wouldn't pay the food. It was just an excelent offer.
"Well, what do you think?" Dumbledore asked carefully
"I agree" exclaimed Oliver "Where do I sign?"
"Me too" muttered Silvester
Dumbledore smiled and nodded. He looked at Harry, who was still thinking about how great it would be.
"What about you, Mr. Potter?" asked the headmaster, but he already knew the answer
"Of course I accept it" announced Harry "Bring the contract"
Dumbledore nodded, smiling for himself.
"Right. Mr. Bulb, could you bring the papers?" he asked politely
Mr. Bulb got up and opened his folder. He got three papers and put them in the table. Dumbledore revised them and gave one paper to each applicant. Harry read the contract. It explained that the professors would have personal offices and beds, and this sort of things. Dumbledore gave him a fountain pen. Harry completed the sentence "I, Harry Potter, I accept the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor job" ans then he signed beneath. The signature shane strangely. He passed the pen to the others, and when they all had signed, Dumbledore took the papers.
"Mr. Bulb, if you would be so kind as to sign...?" asked Dumbledore
Mr. Bulb grabbed the papers.
"He's one of the governors" explained Dumbledore meanwhile Bulb signed "He is witnessing this"
When Bulb had signed them all, Dumbledore got the papers and saved them in a filing cabinet behind him, and got three dossiers. He gave them to the new professors.
"That's the Rights and Duties list" Dumbledore explained "Be sure to read it all, it explains what you can do and what you can't"
Harry looked at the dossier. It had at least fifty pages of rights and duties. He put it inside his bag. Dumbledore still game them more papers.
"This is the books list" he clarified "All the books from all the courses. I advise you to obtain them and study them"
The professors took the list and saved it in their bags.
"I must clarify that we put all our trust in you" said Dumbledore seriously "Please prepare the courses and practice during summer"
The professors nodded. Harry would buy all those books and prepare the classes. Dumbledore had trusted him this job, and he didn't want to disappoint him. Dumbledore got up and the professors did the same.
"Now, if you accompany me, I'll show you your offices" announced Dumbledore politely
The professors nodded. Dumbledore left the office, and the professors and Mr. Bulb followed him.
Ouside Mr. Climsey gave them their wands, and then he went an other way. They walked down the corridor and when they arrived to a T junction Dumbledore told Bulb something and he went the left. Dumbledore leaded the professors to the right. They walked in silence for some moments. Harry recognized the corridors and classes. They were now walking throught the Gryffindor zone.
"Don't wory if you feel a little lost at the begining" commented Dumbledore when he saw Silvester's overwhelmed face
Dumbledore stopped in front of a door. He opened it and glanced at Silvester.
"Here's your office, Mr. Astin" said Dumbledore "Professor Flitwick got all his personal belongings, but if you find something, please report it"
Silvester nodded and entered the office.
"The Hogwarts Express will leave from King's Cross the first monday of each month" Dumbledore explained "Feel free to visit us and to bring your personal belongings those days. During the school year this will be your home, so make it as comfortable as possible"
"Right" muttered Silvester, and disapperaed into the office
Dumbledore lead the remaining professors to the Ravenclaw zone. They got up some stairs and passed next to some classes, and finally Dumbledore halted in front of an office. Harry knew that office, he had been there lots of times. Dumbledore opened the door.
"Your office...Harry" said Dumbledore looking at Harry's eyes
"I know" said Harry, and he got into the room. Dumbledore and Oliver continued walking
There was a long signal on the table, wihout nothing written, and suddenly, "Professor Harry Potter" apperaed. Harry smiled.