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A/N: Here it is! You all wanted Chapter 2, not to mention Ginny's whereabouts, and here are both! Please enjoy, review, and vote for my next story subject at:
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters, places, and objects belong to Warner Brothers and her majesty J.K. Rowling, Queen of All Literature.
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Chapter Two -
The Way You Make Me Feel
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Harry grinned.
" Well, it was inevitable. " Ron admitted. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Justin headed to the staff table for a nice chat.
" So who else is teaching here now? " Harry asked. Justin, Ron, and Hermione glanced at each other, obviously debating whether or not to tell him.
" Well, I suppose we could tell you a few things. " Justin replied.
" Dumbledore's still here, as you obviously know. " Hermione started, " Minerva is still Deputy Headmistress, and teaches Transfiguration. "
" And Severus still teaches Potions. " Justin informed him.
" Them and Hagrid are the only ones still here. " Ron finished.
" No they're not. " Hermione corrected, " Poppy and Argus are still here as
well. "
" Oh yeah, but I figured Harry would know they'd never leave. " Ron said.
" So who teaches everything else? " Harry asked, " And where are Fred and George, Percy, and everybody else? "
" Well, Fred and George are of course, managing Weasley's Wizard Wheezes with Lee Jordan. They're opening the first wizarding amusement park in England next month. " Ron said.
" Wow! What about all the other Weasley's? " Harry pressed.
" Percy's head of the Department of Improper Use of Magic and Dad's head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. " Ron continued, " Charlie's writing a book about dragons, and Bill is the top codebreaker at Gringott's now. Oh, and mum's started a bakery of sorts, selling cakes and such by owl-order. "
' But what about Ginny? ' Harry thought. Then, as if someone had heard his question, the doors to the Great Hall were pushed open. (A/N: Ok, remember in that scene in The Two Towers where Aragorn comes back from the 'dead'? You know, he opens the doors to talk to Theoden and looks all hot and everything? That's what I'm going for here. And if you haven't seen the movie, you suck and you should go see it right now.) Standing in the doorway was none other than Virginia Weasley, and Harry thought she looked like heaven personified. She was wearing a knee-length black skirt and a 3/4 sleeve, button-down white blouse. Her silky hair flowed down her back like waves of liquid fire. Harry was mesmerized. All he could do was stare at her. She spotted him and her eyes went wide and her jaw hit the floor before spreading into a wide grin.
" Harry! " she shrieked, running up to the staff table. Harry pushed back his chair and hurried to meet her. He grabbed her around the waist, lifting and spinning her in the same way he did Hermione. She squealed kissed his cheeks.
" It's so good to see you! " Harry smiled, setting her down. She gazed into his emerald eyes and almost lost herself. She had to bite her bottom lip to keep from crying tears of joy. He was here, at last her Harry had returned.
Unbeknownst to anyone but them, they had started secretly dating in Ginny's 6th year. They had thought it best to keep it a secret, for Harry was a tad frightened of her six overprotective brothers. Then, at the end of 7th year, he had to disappear. He wrote her a letter, telling her he would always love her and would return on day. She had never lost hope though. Her Harry always kept his promises. And so he had. Forgetting where they were or who was watching, she let all her emotions wash everything except her and Harry away.
She kissed him, hard, on the lips. She poured all her love, sadness, hope, and guilt for ever doubting him into the kiss. He too seemed to have forgotten anyone was there, and deepened the kiss. She opened her mouth and welcomed him.
" WHAT THE HELL!? " Ron shouted. Suddenly, reality came flooding back to them. They pulled apart and looked at each other, before turning to Ron.
" Well, you see...what it is...it's...umm...Harry? " Ginny tried.
" Well, we sort of...you know, before I... " Harry trailed off. Justin's mouth was hanging open, Hermione looked happy and confused at the same time, and Ron looked utterly bewildered. Ginny couldn't help but grin, and Harry was a but scared of what Ron would do.
" Did I miss something? " Ron asked.
" Well, you know, we were kind of dating secretly before Harry left. " Ginny blurted out.
" Oh. " Ron shrugged and sat back down. " Okay. " Harry and Ginny just stared at him.
" That's all? " Harry asked.
" Yeah. " Ron responded. Harry and Ginny sat down.
" So you teach here? " Harry asked Ginny. She nodded.
" Charms. "
" You always were good at Charms. " Harry commented. Ginny smiled.
" So is anyone going to tell me who else teaches here? " Harry asked.
" Oh, lots of people from our Hogwarts days. " Ginny began, " Justin, History of Magic, as you probably know. And Hermione, the Librarian, what else? Ron teaches Muggle Studies, inherited a fascination from dad I suppose. " Harry looked at Ron.
" Guilty. " Ron shrugged. Ginny continued.
" I'm head of Gryffindor you know, and Justin's head of Hufflepuff. Let's see, who else? Oh, Neville teaches Herbology. "
" Really? That was always the only thing he was good at. " Harry laughed.
" Oh, Oliver's Quidditch Instructor. "
" Wood? He's not playing professionally anymore? "
" No, he retired. Trelawney's inner eye got a bit too clouded, so she retired as well. Lavender teaches Divination now. "
" Lavender Brown? Her and Parvati always were a bit infatuated with her weren't they? It seems like we're missing a few subject though... " Harry scratched his head. " Oh, what about Arithmancy and Astronomy? "
Ginny, Hermione, Ron, and Justin all through worried glances at each other. Then, Ginny screamed as a white rodent of some kind scampered across the head table, stopping in front of Harry. It hopped onto his arm and rested on his shoulder. Harry looked at it.
" Umm...who is he? " The other teachers burst into laughter. Upon closer examination, Harry realized it was a ferret. It has silvery-blonde fur and gray eyes. It looked up at him.
" Guys? Is this somebody's pet or something? " Harry asked again.
" Oh come on Harry! Think about it! Doesn't he remind you of anyone? " Ron asked through his laughter. Harry thought. Suddenly, he remembered something Ron said, in their fourth year, when Mad-Eye Moody, or rather, Barty Crouch Jr., was their Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Snippets of the conversation ran through his mind. ' Draco Malfoy...the amazing bouncing
ferret. ' Then, Harry realized he had seen that ferret before.
" Ahh! Malfoy? " Harry shouted. The ferret hopped off his shoulder and onto the floor. It transformed into the one and only, Draco Malfoy.
" Good to see you Harry. " Draco smiled.
" It sure took him long enough to remember. " Ron told Draco. Harry looked between Ron and Draco, his brow furrowed.
" Did I miss something? " Harry asked, " Why aren't you at each others
throats? " Ron laughed.
" We decided to stop acting like five-year-olds I guess. " Draco said.
" Well, I guess it's good to see you Malf--I mean, Draco? " Harry held out his hand. Draco shook it. " So what do you teach? "
" Arithmancy. "
" Oh yeah! Hermione was always complaining about how good you were at it. " Harry chuckled. Hermione huffed.
" So who teaches Astronomy then? "
" That would be me. " Harry turned to see Cho Chang walking up to the staff table. " I'm head of Ravenclaw as well. It's good to see you Harry. " She smiled.
" Oh, that reminds me, I'm head of Slytherin too. " Draco said.
" So, no more surprise, right? " Harry asked.
" Not that I can think of. " Hermione replied.
" This is going to be an interesting year. " Harry commented. Everyone nodded in agreement as the rest of the teachers began entering the Great Hall for dinner.
*End of Chapter 2*
A/N: Well, there it is. Ginny made her appearance as did Draco and Cho, plus you found out what all the Weasley's are up too. I thought it was only appropriate that Harry would meet Malfoy again in his animagus form, which would obviously be, a ferret. We'll here more about that next chapter though. Plus, I promise to put Remus and Sirius in soon! See you in the next chappy, and don't forget to review and vote on the poll (See beginning author's note for URL).
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A/N: Here it is! You all wanted Chapter 2, not to mention Ginny's whereabouts, and here are both! Please enjoy, review, and vote for my next story subject at:
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters, places, and objects belong to Warner Brothers and her majesty J.K. Rowling, Queen of All Literature.
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Chapter Two -
The Way You Make Me Feel
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Harry grinned.
" Well, it was inevitable. " Ron admitted. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Justin headed to the staff table for a nice chat.
" So who else is teaching here now? " Harry asked. Justin, Ron, and Hermione glanced at each other, obviously debating whether or not to tell him.
" Well, I suppose we could tell you a few things. " Justin replied.
" Dumbledore's still here, as you obviously know. " Hermione started, " Minerva is still Deputy Headmistress, and teaches Transfiguration. "
" And Severus still teaches Potions. " Justin informed him.
" Them and Hagrid are the only ones still here. " Ron finished.
" No they're not. " Hermione corrected, " Poppy and Argus are still here as
well. "
" Oh yeah, but I figured Harry would know they'd never leave. " Ron said.
" So who teaches everything else? " Harry asked, " And where are Fred and George, Percy, and everybody else? "
" Well, Fred and George are of course, managing Weasley's Wizard Wheezes with Lee Jordan. They're opening the first wizarding amusement park in England next month. " Ron said.
" Wow! What about all the other Weasley's? " Harry pressed.
" Percy's head of the Department of Improper Use of Magic and Dad's head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. " Ron continued, " Charlie's writing a book about dragons, and Bill is the top codebreaker at Gringott's now. Oh, and mum's started a bakery of sorts, selling cakes and such by owl-order. "
' But what about Ginny? ' Harry thought. Then, as if someone had heard his question, the doors to the Great Hall were pushed open. (A/N: Ok, remember in that scene in The Two Towers where Aragorn comes back from the 'dead'? You know, he opens the doors to talk to Theoden and looks all hot and everything? That's what I'm going for here. And if you haven't seen the movie, you suck and you should go see it right now.) Standing in the doorway was none other than Virginia Weasley, and Harry thought she looked like heaven personified. She was wearing a knee-length black skirt and a 3/4 sleeve, button-down white blouse. Her silky hair flowed down her back like waves of liquid fire. Harry was mesmerized. All he could do was stare at her. She spotted him and her eyes went wide and her jaw hit the floor before spreading into a wide grin.
" Harry! " she shrieked, running up to the staff table. Harry pushed back his chair and hurried to meet her. He grabbed her around the waist, lifting and spinning her in the same way he did Hermione. She squealed kissed his cheeks.
" It's so good to see you! " Harry smiled, setting her down. She gazed into his emerald eyes and almost lost herself. She had to bite her bottom lip to keep from crying tears of joy. He was here, at last her Harry had returned.
Unbeknownst to anyone but them, they had started secretly dating in Ginny's 6th year. They had thought it best to keep it a secret, for Harry was a tad frightened of her six overprotective brothers. Then, at the end of 7th year, he had to disappear. He wrote her a letter, telling her he would always love her and would return on day. She had never lost hope though. Her Harry always kept his promises. And so he had. Forgetting where they were or who was watching, she let all her emotions wash everything except her and Harry away.
She kissed him, hard, on the lips. She poured all her love, sadness, hope, and guilt for ever doubting him into the kiss. He too seemed to have forgotten anyone was there, and deepened the kiss. She opened her mouth and welcomed him.
" WHAT THE HELL!? " Ron shouted. Suddenly, reality came flooding back to them. They pulled apart and looked at each other, before turning to Ron.
" Well, you see...what it is...it's...umm...Harry? " Ginny tried.
" Well, we sort of...you know, before I... " Harry trailed off. Justin's mouth was hanging open, Hermione looked happy and confused at the same time, and Ron looked utterly bewildered. Ginny couldn't help but grin, and Harry was a but scared of what Ron would do.
" Did I miss something? " Ron asked.
" Well, you know, we were kind of dating secretly before Harry left. " Ginny blurted out.
" Oh. " Ron shrugged and sat back down. " Okay. " Harry and Ginny just stared at him.
" That's all? " Harry asked.
" Yeah. " Ron responded. Harry and Ginny sat down.
" So you teach here? " Harry asked Ginny. She nodded.
" Charms. "
" You always were good at Charms. " Harry commented. Ginny smiled.
" So is anyone going to tell me who else teaches here? " Harry asked.
" Oh, lots of people from our Hogwarts days. " Ginny began, " Justin, History of Magic, as you probably know. And Hermione, the Librarian, what else? Ron teaches Muggle Studies, inherited a fascination from dad I suppose. " Harry looked at Ron.
" Guilty. " Ron shrugged. Ginny continued.
" I'm head of Gryffindor you know, and Justin's head of Hufflepuff. Let's see, who else? Oh, Neville teaches Herbology. "
" Really? That was always the only thing he was good at. " Harry laughed.
" Oh, Oliver's Quidditch Instructor. "
" Wood? He's not playing professionally anymore? "
" No, he retired. Trelawney's inner eye got a bit too clouded, so she retired as well. Lavender teaches Divination now. "
" Lavender Brown? Her and Parvati always were a bit infatuated with her weren't they? It seems like we're missing a few subject though... " Harry scratched his head. " Oh, what about Arithmancy and Astronomy? "
Ginny, Hermione, Ron, and Justin all through worried glances at each other. Then, Ginny screamed as a white rodent of some kind scampered across the head table, stopping in front of Harry. It hopped onto his arm and rested on his shoulder. Harry looked at it.
" Umm...who is he? " The other teachers burst into laughter. Upon closer examination, Harry realized it was a ferret. It has silvery-blonde fur and gray eyes. It looked up at him.
" Guys? Is this somebody's pet or something? " Harry asked again.
" Oh come on Harry! Think about it! Doesn't he remind you of anyone? " Ron asked through his laughter. Harry thought. Suddenly, he remembered something Ron said, in their fourth year, when Mad-Eye Moody, or rather, Barty Crouch Jr., was their Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Snippets of the conversation ran through his mind. ' Draco Malfoy...the amazing bouncing
ferret. ' Then, Harry realized he had seen that ferret before.
" Ahh! Malfoy? " Harry shouted. The ferret hopped off his shoulder and onto the floor. It transformed into the one and only, Draco Malfoy.
" Good to see you Harry. " Draco smiled.
" It sure took him long enough to remember. " Ron told Draco. Harry looked between Ron and Draco, his brow furrowed.
" Did I miss something? " Harry asked, " Why aren't you at each others
throats? " Ron laughed.
" We decided to stop acting like five-year-olds I guess. " Draco said.
" Well, I guess it's good to see you Malf--I mean, Draco? " Harry held out his hand. Draco shook it. " So what do you teach? "
" Arithmancy. "
" Oh yeah! Hermione was always complaining about how good you were at it. " Harry chuckled. Hermione huffed.
" So who teaches Astronomy then? "
" That would be me. " Harry turned to see Cho Chang walking up to the staff table. " I'm head of Ravenclaw as well. It's good to see you Harry. " She smiled.
" Oh, that reminds me, I'm head of Slytherin too. " Draco said.
" So, no more surprise, right? " Harry asked.
" Not that I can think of. " Hermione replied.
" This is going to be an interesting year. " Harry commented. Everyone nodded in agreement as the rest of the teachers began entering the Great Hall for dinner.
*End of Chapter 2*
A/N: Well, there it is. Ginny made her appearance as did Draco and Cho, plus you found out what all the Weasley's are up too. I thought it was only appropriate that Harry would meet Malfoy again in his animagus form, which would obviously be, a ferret. We'll here more about that next chapter though. Plus, I promise to put Remus and Sirius in soon! See you in the next chappy, and don't forget to review and vote on the poll (See beginning author's note for URL).
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