- 19 -
"You three better hurry up!" Severus sighed, looking at Hermione, Harry, and Ron, "If you don't you'll end up going to school as 8-year-olds! That means no school for you!"
Hermione looked horrified. Ron and Harry cheered. Sirius laughed at Severus. "Is that so bad?" he asked.
"Yes!" Severus hissed, "These children need an education!"
"A few weeks off won't damage them for life!" Sirius sighed. Remus shook his head.
"That means they are behind then!" Remus commented, "We can't have that!"
"Um, is the word 'tutor' in your vocabulary?" Sirius asked. Severus rolled his eyes, shaking his head.
"I'm going to go get my school stuff packed for the start of term," he said, walking out.
Severus, Sirius, and Remus lead the kids across the corridor of Hogwarts. Going down into the dungeon, Severus dumped the trunks on the floor of his chambers.
"Let's get rest." Remus said, "Tomorrow the students come."
And the students did come. The Hogwarts Express dropped off the students in Hogsmeade, the 1st Years taking the boats to Hogwarts castle.
Severus, Remus, and Sirius sat at the Teacher's table, along with the teachers. Professor McGonagall frowned at Severus, who nodded at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who were already nine.
"HiProfessorMcGonagall!" Hermione yelled, hyper already. McGonagall smiled at her.
"How are you Hermione?" she asked. Hermione beamed.
"Good!" she squeaked. Harry and Ron rolled their eyes.
"Hermione, we are still on break!" they whined.
"I like talking to teachers!" she huffed. Many of the professors laughed, smiling at them.
"It'll be soon, before they are back to normal," Professor Flitwick said, "Then we can all forget about it!"
Severus frowned at his plate. 'I can never forget about it...' he thought, looking at Hermione.
"As I am sure you all are a bunch of dunderheads, like I get every year," Severus snarled at his 1st year Gryffindor/Slytherin students, "you will most likely not see the beauty of potion making. The look of the simmering liquids, the smell of the fumes, the feel of the ingredients..."
He glared around at the students, who were more concerned with watching Hermione then paying attention to him. "Ten points from Gryffindor!" he barked. Groaning, they scowled at the Slytherins, who were beaming.
"That isn't fair!" they yelled, "The Slytherins are doing the same thing!"
"Twenty points from Gryffindor!" Severus hollered. The rest of the lesson went by smoothly, with no more points being taken off.
"Severus, that was mean!" Hermione scolded, wrapping herself around his knees and ankles, as the students left. Severus looked at her.
"Hermione, I'm a teacher: I'm supposed to discipline them!" he said. She frowned at him.
Sirius and Remus were teaching DADA together. Harry and Ron were left to their own devises. Walking around the empty corridors, they searched around for something to do.
Professor Dumbledore walked out of his office, along with Minister Fudge. "Cornelius, you must understand, Voldemort is alive and kicking," Dumbledore insisted.
"No, no! You must be wrong, Dumbledore!" Fudge said. Dumbledore shook his head. He spotted Harry and Ron, and smiled.
Ron ran behind Fudge. Grinning, he grabbed the cloak, and pulled. As Fudge stepped forward, the tug was enough to pull him down. Giggling, Ron hid behind Dumbledore.
"Who-" Fudge looked at the boys, and frowned. "Dumbledore, what happened to these two?"
"Young Harry and Ron were also in the accident that Hermione was in," Dumbledore replied, helping Fudge up. Dusting off, he looked at Dumbledore sharply.
"And no notice was given of it?" he asked, "Dumbledore, this is highly dangerous! Not telling the Ministry..."
"Cornelius, I am very sure this is not dangerous. Quite contrary, actually. It gives Harry a childhood to love!" Dumbledore said, leading him away. Harry and Ron smiled, and ran off.
"Severus, I'm ten!"
"Huh?" Severus looked at Hermione, who stood next to him, grinning. "Oh, yes, you are..."
"So are we!" Harry and Ron added. Sirius laughed.
"And me!" he said. Remus punched him in the arm, glaring. Severus laughed, shaking his head.
"Immature idiot," he muttered, going back to his chess game with Remus. Hermione trotted out, and went to the library. Madam Pince smiled kindly at her.
"Hello, dear. Can I help you?" she asked. Some of the students looked at Hermione, frowning. Madam Pince never acted that nice to them!
"No, I can find for myself," she replied, walking into the Transfiguration section. Grabbing a few books from the various subjects, she took them to Severus' chambers.
Taking a seat in front of the fire, she opened the first one, a Charms book, and started reading. Harry and Ron frowned at her. They played mini-Quidditch, using bewitched broomstick toys, and toy players.
"Why do you have to read?" Ron asked, "We don't have school!"
"To be caught up!" Hermione relied, "It won't be long 'til we're in school!"
"Yeah, yeah," Harry said. Sirius glanced at them.
"You three having fun?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Good!" he said. A knock at the door announced the arrival of a guest.
"You three better hurry up!" Severus sighed, looking at Hermione, Harry, and Ron, "If you don't you'll end up going to school as 8-year-olds! That means no school for you!"
Hermione looked horrified. Ron and Harry cheered. Sirius laughed at Severus. "Is that so bad?" he asked.
"Yes!" Severus hissed, "These children need an education!"
"A few weeks off won't damage them for life!" Sirius sighed. Remus shook his head.
"That means they are behind then!" Remus commented, "We can't have that!"
"Um, is the word 'tutor' in your vocabulary?" Sirius asked. Severus rolled his eyes, shaking his head.
"I'm going to go get my school stuff packed for the start of term," he said, walking out.
Severus, Sirius, and Remus lead the kids across the corridor of Hogwarts. Going down into the dungeon, Severus dumped the trunks on the floor of his chambers.
"Let's get rest." Remus said, "Tomorrow the students come."
And the students did come. The Hogwarts Express dropped off the students in Hogsmeade, the 1st Years taking the boats to Hogwarts castle.
Severus, Remus, and Sirius sat at the Teacher's table, along with the teachers. Professor McGonagall frowned at Severus, who nodded at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who were already nine.
"HiProfessorMcGonagall!" Hermione yelled, hyper already. McGonagall smiled at her.
"How are you Hermione?" she asked. Hermione beamed.
"Good!" she squeaked. Harry and Ron rolled their eyes.
"Hermione, we are still on break!" they whined.
"I like talking to teachers!" she huffed. Many of the professors laughed, smiling at them.
"It'll be soon, before they are back to normal," Professor Flitwick said, "Then we can all forget about it!"
Severus frowned at his plate. 'I can never forget about it...' he thought, looking at Hermione.
"As I am sure you all are a bunch of dunderheads, like I get every year," Severus snarled at his 1st year Gryffindor/Slytherin students, "you will most likely not see the beauty of potion making. The look of the simmering liquids, the smell of the fumes, the feel of the ingredients..."
He glared around at the students, who were more concerned with watching Hermione then paying attention to him. "Ten points from Gryffindor!" he barked. Groaning, they scowled at the Slytherins, who were beaming.
"That isn't fair!" they yelled, "The Slytherins are doing the same thing!"
"Twenty points from Gryffindor!" Severus hollered. The rest of the lesson went by smoothly, with no more points being taken off.
"Severus, that was mean!" Hermione scolded, wrapping herself around his knees and ankles, as the students left. Severus looked at her.
"Hermione, I'm a teacher: I'm supposed to discipline them!" he said. She frowned at him.
Sirius and Remus were teaching DADA together. Harry and Ron were left to their own devises. Walking around the empty corridors, they searched around for something to do.
Professor Dumbledore walked out of his office, along with Minister Fudge. "Cornelius, you must understand, Voldemort is alive and kicking," Dumbledore insisted.
"No, no! You must be wrong, Dumbledore!" Fudge said. Dumbledore shook his head. He spotted Harry and Ron, and smiled.
Ron ran behind Fudge. Grinning, he grabbed the cloak, and pulled. As Fudge stepped forward, the tug was enough to pull him down. Giggling, Ron hid behind Dumbledore.
"Who-" Fudge looked at the boys, and frowned. "Dumbledore, what happened to these two?"
"Young Harry and Ron were also in the accident that Hermione was in," Dumbledore replied, helping Fudge up. Dusting off, he looked at Dumbledore sharply.
"And no notice was given of it?" he asked, "Dumbledore, this is highly dangerous! Not telling the Ministry..."
"Cornelius, I am very sure this is not dangerous. Quite contrary, actually. It gives Harry a childhood to love!" Dumbledore said, leading him away. Harry and Ron smiled, and ran off.
"Severus, I'm ten!"
"Huh?" Severus looked at Hermione, who stood next to him, grinning. "Oh, yes, you are..."
"So are we!" Harry and Ron added. Sirius laughed.
"And me!" he said. Remus punched him in the arm, glaring. Severus laughed, shaking his head.
"Immature idiot," he muttered, going back to his chess game with Remus. Hermione trotted out, and went to the library. Madam Pince smiled kindly at her.
"Hello, dear. Can I help you?" she asked. Some of the students looked at Hermione, frowning. Madam Pince never acted that nice to them!
"No, I can find for myself," she replied, walking into the Transfiguration section. Grabbing a few books from the various subjects, she took them to Severus' chambers.
Taking a seat in front of the fire, she opened the first one, a Charms book, and started reading. Harry and Ron frowned at her. They played mini-Quidditch, using bewitched broomstick toys, and toy players.
"Why do you have to read?" Ron asked, "We don't have school!"
"To be caught up!" Hermione relied, "It won't be long 'til we're in school!"
"Yeah, yeah," Harry said. Sirius glanced at them.
"You three having fun?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Good!" he said. A knock at the door announced the arrival of a guest.