I Told You It's Dangerous
Chapter four: A new day of teaching
A/N: Now I shall take some of your time to answer my reviews. To S: I would like to see it, too. I mean, of course I see it inside my head but it's not the same.
Also, I have something to get off my heart. Some seem to think Snape's old and that Lupin's old, but nobody says such thing about Sirius. They were all in the same year, for god's sake! And besides, they are all rather young, as a thirteen-year old Harry saw Lupin as man, who, "though quite young, his light-brown hair was flecked with grey", which is to me, that he really is quite young, as we all know how bad kids less than fifteen are with guessing people's ages. That brings us to the conclusion that none of the marauders, nor Severus can be much over thirty. At least that's what I think. If we assume that Potters had Harry soon after graduating, that would be pretty close. Anyone with me?
Disclaimer: Oh, c'mon! You'd really think I could own these guys?
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After some more shopping (pantyliners, make-up, shavers, cologne, deodorant and other bathroom stuff) they returned to Hogwarts, making sure no students saw them. They retired to their private quarters.
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The following morning, every cancelled class had been returned to the schedule and Harry and co. had the pleasure to begin their day with Defence Against Dark Arts, under the watchful eyes of miss Remus Lupin. They hurried to class and were not surprised that they were not the first ones there. Ever since they started to hold the Gryffindor DADA classes with Hufflepuff, they would be the first ones there, this time being no exception. After all had taken their seats, professor Lupin came in, acting no differently than he had before. Well, if not for the fact that she was wearing a new set of robes, that no longer hung loosely and perfume, which earned a muffled remark "Chanel 5. on Lupin. Puh-lease!" from among the students. Fortunately for whoever it was, Lupin didn't seem to hear it.
"As the incidents that made it impossible for us to have any practical lessons have now ceased, we will be off to the lakeside to see if we could find any amphidusas", she said. Everyone was already packing their books when she continued;
"But before we go, does anyone know what exactly is an amphidusa?" she was not surprised to find Hermione the only one to know the answer, but her hand was a bit shaky, too.
"Yes, miss Granger?"
"An amphidusa is a magical subspecies of ordinary medusas that can live on dry land short periods of time. They are most likely to be found by lakeshores, since they prefer to stay close to water."
"Excellent, miss Granger, ten points to Gryffindor. Would you happen to know what is the serum they produce used for?" this time, Hermione went speechless. Seamus Finnigan, on the other hand, did seem to know, as he raised his hand steadily, causing Hermione to turn red around her ears.
"Mr. Finnigan?"
"It is, when handled right, said to be the most powerful cure to almost any charm, hex, curse or potion. But as there are only few wizards of witches able to brew such complicated medicine that many question its abilities." Seamus said, obviously trying not to look down from professor Lupin's eyes, who glanced about the classroom and frowned.
"Precisely. Another ten points to Gryffindor. And don't you youngsters think I don't know what you are thinking. Yes, I do believe it could be the answer to my predicament, but you may ask any seventh year and they will tell you I taught them about the amphidusas two years ago as well. It is part of the curriculum, as they are found in large populations by the lakeshore", she scowled, yes, really SCOWLED at them, which forced Harry to think that maybe she'd spent too much time with Snape.
"Well then", she said, as cheerily as ever, "Shall we go?" The class hastily packed up and followed her outside to the school grounds.
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The amphidusas turned out to be small, squirmy creatures that resembled ordinary medusas in any ways, the only irregularity besides the small size being that they seemed to glow a strange light that didn't light any of the surroundings. Prof. Lupin explained that it was the counterserum, as some liked to call it, that caused the mysterious glow. They pulled their dragon skin gloves on and caught some of them in a large glass jar she had brought wit her. Se said they would see them again in the potions class. With that, she dismissed her class and headed down to the dungeons.
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After DADA they had Transfiguration. They were eager to see McGonagall's appearance, as the smoke cloud still shrouded the view to the staff table. And as he entered the classroom, they all studied his appearance. He'd gotten himself new robes, which were a lot like the ones she used to wear. His long black hair had been released from the tight bun she'd worn it in. (Harry tried to suppress a fit of giggles when he imagined the man with his hair tied in a bun) He had tucked it inside his wizard hat. Out of sight, out of mind. Not many were able to concentrate on the lesson, as they looked forward to next day's Potions lesson. Sure, they'd seen Snape, but it was before the teachers had been to Diagon Alley to get new robes and other "supplies". It was rumoured that Sirius and Snape had met Cornelius Fudge at some point and some said Fudge had tried to seduce them. Harry found the idea very disturbing.
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In the Potions class, the Gryffindors found the Slytherin house already present. They obviously were not willing to miss anything.
"Wait till you see her", sniggered Malfoy to Harry, bringing up a memory of Mourning Myrtle, when Hermione had turned herself into a cat girl, "She's.", Malfoy seemed to be searching for the right word, ".different, to say the least." This sudden politeness puzzled Harry, but not for long, as he got other things to think about when Snape arrived. It would seem that she'd found whole new dimension in bringing her appearance as gothic as she could after being transformed into a woman. The redness of her lips was completely covered under a layer of black lipstick. Her robes were new, but the colour was not. Her robes were still loose whereas the dress she wore underneath was pretty snug from the torso part. (Harry almost heard the girl behind him mutter: "A fucking 30C, that's what she is. I hope they find a cure soon", to her neighbour) and Harry even caught a glimpse of black nail polish in the tips of her delicate fingers. For once, they were not supposed to brew anything. They were studying the theory of the making of counterserum. Somehow Gryffindor managed to get through the class without losing any points. Harry began to wonder if the in their appearance wasn't the only effect the unknown spell had had on the sextet. Maybe they were slowly changing into completely different personalities as well. Snape couldn't possibly get any worse, but Harry found himself worrying about Sirius above all the others.
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Outside the school of Hogwarts, a blonde wizard looked up at the castle. He flashed a smile, revealing his glowing white teeth and started pacing towards the castle.
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Anybody for McGonagall, Sprout and Hooch getting out of their trouble? I mean I find it hard to write about women changing into men for several more or less good reasons. The best ones are that I simply don't know what to write as I am female myself, and as I like the male characters more and find it easier to write about what they're going through. Besides, it would make a nice "unfair!" reaction among our she-males (the ones who were male) not to change back at the same time the others will. And if you have any idea as to how to do that, just tell me. I do have an idea of my own, but I'm open for your suggestions.
Oh, and I'll award you loads of fizzy whizbeez if you manage to guess who this blonde wizard is.
Chapter four: A new day of teaching
A/N: Now I shall take some of your time to answer my reviews. To S: I would like to see it, too. I mean, of course I see it inside my head but it's not the same.
Also, I have something to get off my heart. Some seem to think Snape's old and that Lupin's old, but nobody says such thing about Sirius. They were all in the same year, for god's sake! And besides, they are all rather young, as a thirteen-year old Harry saw Lupin as man, who, "though quite young, his light-brown hair was flecked with grey", which is to me, that he really is quite young, as we all know how bad kids less than fifteen are with guessing people's ages. That brings us to the conclusion that none of the marauders, nor Severus can be much over thirty. At least that's what I think. If we assume that Potters had Harry soon after graduating, that would be pretty close. Anyone with me?
Disclaimer: Oh, c'mon! You'd really think I could own these guys?
---
After some more shopping (pantyliners, make-up, shavers, cologne, deodorant and other bathroom stuff) they returned to Hogwarts, making sure no students saw them. They retired to their private quarters.
---
The following morning, every cancelled class had been returned to the schedule and Harry and co. had the pleasure to begin their day with Defence Against Dark Arts, under the watchful eyes of miss Remus Lupin. They hurried to class and were not surprised that they were not the first ones there. Ever since they started to hold the Gryffindor DADA classes with Hufflepuff, they would be the first ones there, this time being no exception. After all had taken their seats, professor Lupin came in, acting no differently than he had before. Well, if not for the fact that she was wearing a new set of robes, that no longer hung loosely and perfume, which earned a muffled remark "Chanel 5. on Lupin. Puh-lease!" from among the students. Fortunately for whoever it was, Lupin didn't seem to hear it.
"As the incidents that made it impossible for us to have any practical lessons have now ceased, we will be off to the lakeside to see if we could find any amphidusas", she said. Everyone was already packing their books when she continued;
"But before we go, does anyone know what exactly is an amphidusa?" she was not surprised to find Hermione the only one to know the answer, but her hand was a bit shaky, too.
"Yes, miss Granger?"
"An amphidusa is a magical subspecies of ordinary medusas that can live on dry land short periods of time. They are most likely to be found by lakeshores, since they prefer to stay close to water."
"Excellent, miss Granger, ten points to Gryffindor. Would you happen to know what is the serum they produce used for?" this time, Hermione went speechless. Seamus Finnigan, on the other hand, did seem to know, as he raised his hand steadily, causing Hermione to turn red around her ears.
"Mr. Finnigan?"
"It is, when handled right, said to be the most powerful cure to almost any charm, hex, curse or potion. But as there are only few wizards of witches able to brew such complicated medicine that many question its abilities." Seamus said, obviously trying not to look down from professor Lupin's eyes, who glanced about the classroom and frowned.
"Precisely. Another ten points to Gryffindor. And don't you youngsters think I don't know what you are thinking. Yes, I do believe it could be the answer to my predicament, but you may ask any seventh year and they will tell you I taught them about the amphidusas two years ago as well. It is part of the curriculum, as they are found in large populations by the lakeshore", she scowled, yes, really SCOWLED at them, which forced Harry to think that maybe she'd spent too much time with Snape.
"Well then", she said, as cheerily as ever, "Shall we go?" The class hastily packed up and followed her outside to the school grounds.
---
The amphidusas turned out to be small, squirmy creatures that resembled ordinary medusas in any ways, the only irregularity besides the small size being that they seemed to glow a strange light that didn't light any of the surroundings. Prof. Lupin explained that it was the counterserum, as some liked to call it, that caused the mysterious glow. They pulled their dragon skin gloves on and caught some of them in a large glass jar she had brought wit her. Se said they would see them again in the potions class. With that, she dismissed her class and headed down to the dungeons.
---
After DADA they had Transfiguration. They were eager to see McGonagall's appearance, as the smoke cloud still shrouded the view to the staff table. And as he entered the classroom, they all studied his appearance. He'd gotten himself new robes, which were a lot like the ones she used to wear. His long black hair had been released from the tight bun she'd worn it in. (Harry tried to suppress a fit of giggles when he imagined the man with his hair tied in a bun) He had tucked it inside his wizard hat. Out of sight, out of mind. Not many were able to concentrate on the lesson, as they looked forward to next day's Potions lesson. Sure, they'd seen Snape, but it was before the teachers had been to Diagon Alley to get new robes and other "supplies". It was rumoured that Sirius and Snape had met Cornelius Fudge at some point and some said Fudge had tried to seduce them. Harry found the idea very disturbing.
---
In the Potions class, the Gryffindors found the Slytherin house already present. They obviously were not willing to miss anything.
"Wait till you see her", sniggered Malfoy to Harry, bringing up a memory of Mourning Myrtle, when Hermione had turned herself into a cat girl, "She's.", Malfoy seemed to be searching for the right word, ".different, to say the least." This sudden politeness puzzled Harry, but not for long, as he got other things to think about when Snape arrived. It would seem that she'd found whole new dimension in bringing her appearance as gothic as she could after being transformed into a woman. The redness of her lips was completely covered under a layer of black lipstick. Her robes were new, but the colour was not. Her robes were still loose whereas the dress she wore underneath was pretty snug from the torso part. (Harry almost heard the girl behind him mutter: "A fucking 30C, that's what she is. I hope they find a cure soon", to her neighbour) and Harry even caught a glimpse of black nail polish in the tips of her delicate fingers. For once, they were not supposed to brew anything. They were studying the theory of the making of counterserum. Somehow Gryffindor managed to get through the class without losing any points. Harry began to wonder if the in their appearance wasn't the only effect the unknown spell had had on the sextet. Maybe they were slowly changing into completely different personalities as well. Snape couldn't possibly get any worse, but Harry found himself worrying about Sirius above all the others.
---
Outside the school of Hogwarts, a blonde wizard looked up at the castle. He flashed a smile, revealing his glowing white teeth and started pacing towards the castle.
---
Anybody for McGonagall, Sprout and Hooch getting out of their trouble? I mean I find it hard to write about women changing into men for several more or less good reasons. The best ones are that I simply don't know what to write as I am female myself, and as I like the male characters more and find it easier to write about what they're going through. Besides, it would make a nice "unfair!" reaction among our she-males (the ones who were male) not to change back at the same time the others will. And if you have any idea as to how to do that, just tell me. I do have an idea of my own, but I'm open for your suggestions.
Oh, and I'll award you loads of fizzy whizbeez if you manage to guess who this blonde wizard is.