CHAPTER THIRTEEN
"What happened?" Lupin asked his old friend Sirius Black, who was walking down the hall to him. Lupin often wondered how people didn't see constantly hanging out here, and if they did, why there weren't more suspicious.
"I got it! I got it!" He called down the hall, adding a little skip to his step.
"Got what?"
"Read this." Sirius replied, and handed Lupin a piece of parchment he pulled out of his pocket.
"Me? [I]Me[/I]. But that's not possible. That'd never. Because of- well, yes because of you know. And you- my oh my, what [I]is[/I] the ministry coming to."
Sirius was barely listening, as he was already in Lupin's office, rearranging everything.
"Hey, what's that noise?" Trent asked. He, Charlie, Jamie, and Tracy were on their way down from the common room and about to pass the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom on their way to Herbology when they heard loud scraping noises.
Charlie walked toward the teacher's office. "Sounds like its coming from in here." Cautiously and slowly, he opened the door.
Professor Lupin was in there, and it looked like the place had been stripped. There were no books, no papers, not anything left except for a metal desk, which was pushed against a wall. That must have made the scraping noise, Charlie thought.
Lupin looked up. "Hello Charlie. How are you today?"
"Erm, good Professor. Are you going somewhere?" He asked timidly.
"Actually I am. I've somehow been promoted to headmaster." He said calmly, although he was actually very excited.
Charlie looked back at his friends, who were standing in the doorway. They all liked Professor Lupin, and thought of him as their favorite teacher. Seeing the hint of worry in their expression, he added. "Don't worry. I personally know the new teacher, and I'm sure he is more then qualified and you enjoy his classes."
"I hope so." Jamie said, a little louder then she intended. Slightly red, she checked her watch. "Come on, we have herbology. Longbottom doesn't like it when we're late."
They all said their goodbyes to Lupin and started their trek down to the greenhouses. On the way, they discussed who the new teacher would be. None were really sure, but they all agreed on one thing; that it would be hard to fill Lupin's shoes.
Reaching the greenhouse, they were ushered in by Professor Longbottom, who was eager to start the lesson. "Come on, let's go, everyone in! Got a good lesson to do today! Got to get started soon!"
Once everyone filed in, Gryffindor and Slytherins, Professor Longbottom started to teach the class, but was interrupted by a Slytherin.
"Professor, are you going to do anything with fangs or teeth? And not these lodenaloces? Are these things even plants? Or just piles of dirt lumped together?" He asked, snarling every word, and picking up the plant they were supposed working with and dropping it back on the table.
Professor Longbottom answered with a polite "no, not this year." and continued to teach the lesson. Charlie did think that the lodenaloces did look like dirt, but once you cut off the thorns, they bloomed into huge, bright red flowers, about six feet tall and four feet wide.
"They are pretty, yes, but they also have a greater importance. These flowers stay afloat in water, don't rip or tear, block out sunlight, and many other survival needs. So if you're ever going anywhere far, it's always good to take a few lodenaloces with you."
After their herbology, the Gryffindors had defense against the dark arts. Charlie, Jamie, Trent, and Tracy were very eager to see who the new teacher was. Lupin did say that they would like him.
"Hello everyone, my name is Professor Black." A few eyes opened and some mouths gaped. It sounded familiar to Charlie. This should be interesting, he thought.
"What happened?" Lupin asked his old friend Sirius Black, who was walking down the hall to him. Lupin often wondered how people didn't see constantly hanging out here, and if they did, why there weren't more suspicious.
"I got it! I got it!" He called down the hall, adding a little skip to his step.
"Got what?"
"Read this." Sirius replied, and handed Lupin a piece of parchment he pulled out of his pocket.
"Me? [I]Me[/I]. But that's not possible. That'd never. Because of- well, yes because of you know. And you- my oh my, what [I]is[/I] the ministry coming to."
Sirius was barely listening, as he was already in Lupin's office, rearranging everything.
"Hey, what's that noise?" Trent asked. He, Charlie, Jamie, and Tracy were on their way down from the common room and about to pass the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom on their way to Herbology when they heard loud scraping noises.
Charlie walked toward the teacher's office. "Sounds like its coming from in here." Cautiously and slowly, he opened the door.
Professor Lupin was in there, and it looked like the place had been stripped. There were no books, no papers, not anything left except for a metal desk, which was pushed against a wall. That must have made the scraping noise, Charlie thought.
Lupin looked up. "Hello Charlie. How are you today?"
"Erm, good Professor. Are you going somewhere?" He asked timidly.
"Actually I am. I've somehow been promoted to headmaster." He said calmly, although he was actually very excited.
Charlie looked back at his friends, who were standing in the doorway. They all liked Professor Lupin, and thought of him as their favorite teacher. Seeing the hint of worry in their expression, he added. "Don't worry. I personally know the new teacher, and I'm sure he is more then qualified and you enjoy his classes."
"I hope so." Jamie said, a little louder then she intended. Slightly red, she checked her watch. "Come on, we have herbology. Longbottom doesn't like it when we're late."
They all said their goodbyes to Lupin and started their trek down to the greenhouses. On the way, they discussed who the new teacher would be. None were really sure, but they all agreed on one thing; that it would be hard to fill Lupin's shoes.
Reaching the greenhouse, they were ushered in by Professor Longbottom, who was eager to start the lesson. "Come on, let's go, everyone in! Got a good lesson to do today! Got to get started soon!"
Once everyone filed in, Gryffindor and Slytherins, Professor Longbottom started to teach the class, but was interrupted by a Slytherin.
"Professor, are you going to do anything with fangs or teeth? And not these lodenaloces? Are these things even plants? Or just piles of dirt lumped together?" He asked, snarling every word, and picking up the plant they were supposed working with and dropping it back on the table.
Professor Longbottom answered with a polite "no, not this year." and continued to teach the lesson. Charlie did think that the lodenaloces did look like dirt, but once you cut off the thorns, they bloomed into huge, bright red flowers, about six feet tall and four feet wide.
"They are pretty, yes, but they also have a greater importance. These flowers stay afloat in water, don't rip or tear, block out sunlight, and many other survival needs. So if you're ever going anywhere far, it's always good to take a few lodenaloces with you."
After their herbology, the Gryffindors had defense against the dark arts. Charlie, Jamie, Trent, and Tracy were very eager to see who the new teacher was. Lupin did say that they would like him.
"Hello everyone, my name is Professor Black." A few eyes opened and some mouths gaped. It sounded familiar to Charlie. This should be interesting, he thought.