Harry spent the last few days of the summer holidays at the Weasley's because Talitha had to go to Hogwarts early and Remus was away doing something for the Order. The days were fun but uneventful except for Fred and George experimenting with stuff for their joke shop, which often resulted in a loud bang and Mrs. Weasley shouting.
Mr. Weasley took them to the station on the first of September. He had borrowed a car from Dung and it was much easier because now there was only Ron, Ginny and Harry.
They met Hermione on Platform 9 ¾ and found themselves a carriage on the train. Neville came and joined them later. As they were getting close to Hogwarts Hermione realized something.
"I haven't seen Malfoy yet" she said
"Maybe they haven't let him come back seeing as his dad's a Death Eater" Ron replied
"Was his dad one of the one's that escaped Azkaban?" Harry asked
"Dunno" said Neville. Hermione shrugged.
Once they reached Hogwarts, they all jumped out of the train and looked round for Hagrid.
"He's not here again" said Ginny when she saw Professor McGonagal rounding up the first years.
"I wonder where he's gone" Harry replied
"Probably something to do with the Order" Ron added.
Talitha entered the Great Hall and looked up towards the teachers table. Only a few of the teachers were already there. Professor Flitwick smiled at her. He must have remembered her from when she was a student. She felt someone push past her
"Hey watch where you're going" she said as she looked around and saw a tall thin man with dark greasy hair.
"Ah Snivellus" she said and laughed to herself "We meet again. Let's make it a bit more pleasant than the first time shall we" Professor Snape glared at her and swept away down the hall to the teachers table. Talitha waited a few seconds and then followed him. She sat down at an empty chair the furthest she could from Snape. She could see him looking at her out of the corner of her eye but she ignored him.
"Hi Talitha. I didn't know you were going to be here" A tall athletically built man sat down next to her.
"Charlie Weasley!" Talitha was surprised "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Madam Hooch is off sick and Hagrids going to be away for a bit so Dumbledore asked me to teach Care of Magical Creatures and Quidditch"
"I thought you were in Romania fighting Dragons" Talitha grinned
"I was. I wanted to be a bit closer to home though"
"Ron and Ginny never said you were back"
"Oh, they don't know yet. I thought I'd surprise them" Charlie laughed
They heard the main door to the hall open and it suddenly became noisy as hundreds of students came flooding through, all trying to tell their friends what they had been up to over the summer. Talitha and Charlie watched Ron, Harry, Ginny and Hermione enter through the doors. Ginny saw her brother first and came racing down the hall, Ron wasn't far behind. Harry and Hermione followed them but at a slightly slower pace.
"Charlie! What are you doing here?" Ginny asked
"I'm your new Care of Magical Creatures teacher"
"Where's Hagrid gone" asked Ron
"He's away doing some stuff for the Order, Dumbledore isn't sure how long it'll be before he's back" Talitha told them "Charlie's taking Quidditch as well because Madame Hooch is off sick"
"Do you two know each other?" Ginny asked
"Talitha was head girl when I started at Hogwarts" Charlie replied.
"That make's me feel so old" Talitha laughed
"And we met up again when Tali was out in Romania a few years ago. Neither of us knew the other was going to be here" Charlie told them.
"Look the Sorting's going to start in a minute" said Hermione "we'd better go and sit down"
"See you later" Talitha said as she winked at Harry.
Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"Look at Snape" Hermione hissed. They all glanced round. Snape was glaring at Talitha with pure hatred in his eyes.
"The only time I've seen him look anywhere as angry as that is when he came face to face with Sirius at the Shrieking Shack" said Ron
"I didn't expect them to get on" whispered Harry "but I didn't think he would be this bad"
"Talitha's not even looked at him" added Ginny "She's completely ignoring him" They all sat watching Talitha and Snape at the teachers table.
"Malfoy" whispered Ron, pointing at the Slytherin table.
"I can't believe they let him come back after what his dad did" said Hermione.
Mr. Weasley took them to the station on the first of September. He had borrowed a car from Dung and it was much easier because now there was only Ron, Ginny and Harry.
They met Hermione on Platform 9 ¾ and found themselves a carriage on the train. Neville came and joined them later. As they were getting close to Hogwarts Hermione realized something.
"I haven't seen Malfoy yet" she said
"Maybe they haven't let him come back seeing as his dad's a Death Eater" Ron replied
"Was his dad one of the one's that escaped Azkaban?" Harry asked
"Dunno" said Neville. Hermione shrugged.
Once they reached Hogwarts, they all jumped out of the train and looked round for Hagrid.
"He's not here again" said Ginny when she saw Professor McGonagal rounding up the first years.
"I wonder where he's gone" Harry replied
"Probably something to do with the Order" Ron added.
Talitha entered the Great Hall and looked up towards the teachers table. Only a few of the teachers were already there. Professor Flitwick smiled at her. He must have remembered her from when she was a student. She felt someone push past her
"Hey watch where you're going" she said as she looked around and saw a tall thin man with dark greasy hair.
"Ah Snivellus" she said and laughed to herself "We meet again. Let's make it a bit more pleasant than the first time shall we" Professor Snape glared at her and swept away down the hall to the teachers table. Talitha waited a few seconds and then followed him. She sat down at an empty chair the furthest she could from Snape. She could see him looking at her out of the corner of her eye but she ignored him.
"Hi Talitha. I didn't know you were going to be here" A tall athletically built man sat down next to her.
"Charlie Weasley!" Talitha was surprised "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Madam Hooch is off sick and Hagrids going to be away for a bit so Dumbledore asked me to teach Care of Magical Creatures and Quidditch"
"I thought you were in Romania fighting Dragons" Talitha grinned
"I was. I wanted to be a bit closer to home though"
"Ron and Ginny never said you were back"
"Oh, they don't know yet. I thought I'd surprise them" Charlie laughed
They heard the main door to the hall open and it suddenly became noisy as hundreds of students came flooding through, all trying to tell their friends what they had been up to over the summer. Talitha and Charlie watched Ron, Harry, Ginny and Hermione enter through the doors. Ginny saw her brother first and came racing down the hall, Ron wasn't far behind. Harry and Hermione followed them but at a slightly slower pace.
"Charlie! What are you doing here?" Ginny asked
"I'm your new Care of Magical Creatures teacher"
"Where's Hagrid gone" asked Ron
"He's away doing some stuff for the Order, Dumbledore isn't sure how long it'll be before he's back" Talitha told them "Charlie's taking Quidditch as well because Madame Hooch is off sick"
"Do you two know each other?" Ginny asked
"Talitha was head girl when I started at Hogwarts" Charlie replied.
"That make's me feel so old" Talitha laughed
"And we met up again when Tali was out in Romania a few years ago. Neither of us knew the other was going to be here" Charlie told them.
"Look the Sorting's going to start in a minute" said Hermione "we'd better go and sit down"
"See you later" Talitha said as she winked at Harry.
Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"Look at Snape" Hermione hissed. They all glanced round. Snape was glaring at Talitha with pure hatred in his eyes.
"The only time I've seen him look anywhere as angry as that is when he came face to face with Sirius at the Shrieking Shack" said Ron
"I didn't expect them to get on" whispered Harry "but I didn't think he would be this bad"
"Talitha's not even looked at him" added Ginny "She's completely ignoring him" They all sat watching Talitha and Snape at the teachers table.
"Malfoy" whispered Ron, pointing at the Slytherin table.
"I can't believe they let him come back after what his dad did" said Hermione.