Holly gasped, and was quite worried for a second until she remembered that
Professor Trelawney had never actually had a prediction come true. She
laughed it off nervously as the bell signaling the end of class rang.
She made her way down the silver ladder and towards the Great Hall for lunch.
"What in bloody hell was that about?" Anna asked her as they pushed their way through throngs of people.
Holly shrugged. "I dunno." But in reality, she had a good idea of what Trelawney meant, and she wasn't about to tell Anna.
***
As the golden plates before the students filled with food, Holly let her eyes drift up to the staff table. She scanned the table until her eyes came to rest upon Lupin. He was chatting animatedly with Madame Hooch. Lupin paused for a moment, and looked straight at Holly, a sly smile creeping across his lips, before he went back to listening to Madame Hooch.
iHow dare he flirt with me like that! /iShe thought to herself.i I am a student! He is a teacher! Maybe that's why I love it./i
Back at the staff table, Lupin stared, his eyes glazed over, fixed on Madame Hooch, nodding every once in a while as if he was listening and taking in what Hooch was saying.
"And then the goblin says to the elf..."
iYou are a teacher, Remus! She is a student! You have to keep your dirty mind away from her innocent body!
But then again, look at her... fresh meat, Remus.../i
He shook his mind to clear his thoughts, and went back to staring at Hooch.
"Do you get it? Do you get it?" She cried to her small audience. Hagrid roared with laughter, and Snape gave a short, forced laugh before turning away and rolling his eyes.
Lupin gave a forcedly nervous laugh before turning to his plate and grabbing the turkey leg. He ripped into it, and chewed slowly, thoughtfully.
He could tell it was nearing the full moon. His cravings were growing greater, and not just for meat. He was a lot hornier lately, but he wasn't about to admit it.
***
Holly made her way to the bathrooms before Defense Against the Dark Arts to reapply her lippy. After all, it was her first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson. She had to look good for her sexy new Professor.
As she pulled her lipstick out of her bag, she heard a familiar voice. "What do you think of the new Dark Arts professor, Ginny?" Hermione Granger asked an unseen girl, presumably in one of the stalls.
"Oh, he's really good. The first lesson was really informative," Ginny responded.
"Oh, not like that!" Hermione cried, "I mean, do you think he's cute?"
Ginny responded with a stifled giggle.
"Well?" Hermione demanded.
More giggles from Ginny, and then, "Yes!" She managed to squeak.
There was a chorus of giggles from both Ginny and Hermione.
Holly rolled her eyes. That's the same was she was about Lockhart, too. She didn't seem to mind that he didn't actually know what he was doing, because Hermione adored him anyways.
Holly rolled her eyes again as she pushed open the door and made her way down towards the west corridors for DADA.
The queue outside of Lupin's classroom was chattering excitedly as she joined the Slytherin queue behind Anna. The chatter hushed when Lupin opened the door and beckoned the class in, pressing a finger to his lips, and whispered "Shh!"
Inside, the classroom looked the same as it had last year, minus the pictures of Lockhart. There was also a new addition to the room- a huge glass tank in the center, containing three hideous beasts. They looked to be half mermaid and half Cornish pixie. They had scaly green skin, huge green eyes, and fins on their backs that at first, appeared to be wings.
"Water nymphs," Lupin said, "Today, we will learn about water nymphs."
The shaggy blonde teacher made his way over beside the tank. The water nymphs blinked their eyes and stared at the class. "These creatures," he paused to make a sweeping gesture towards the nymphs, and then continued, "live deep under lakes. Like the lake here, at Hogwarts. These are actually from our very own lake. They will go after anything shiny, as they are very greedy. They will also protect their treasures at any cost."
The nymphs bared their yellowing teeth and hissed, but only bubbles resounded from their mouths.
"The object of today will be to get past the nymphs, and recover the treasure. You may use anything you can think of."
So one by one, the students climbed in the tank to retrieve the treasure. The students used everything they had been taught in the last 6 years- summoning charms, transfiguration, stunning spells, and one student even tried using brute force wit them, trying to scratch and punch his way through. He was rushed to the hospital wing.
As the bell rang, the students flooded out of the classroom, each agreeing on what a great lesson that was. As Holly walked out, she had an idea. She dropped her bag, spilling parchment, quills and books all over. Anna stooped down to help her pick it up, but Holly just said, "No, no, you go to dinner. I'll be there shortly."
She made her way down the silver ladder and towards the Great Hall for lunch.
"What in bloody hell was that about?" Anna asked her as they pushed their way through throngs of people.
Holly shrugged. "I dunno." But in reality, she had a good idea of what Trelawney meant, and she wasn't about to tell Anna.
***
As the golden plates before the students filled with food, Holly let her eyes drift up to the staff table. She scanned the table until her eyes came to rest upon Lupin. He was chatting animatedly with Madame Hooch. Lupin paused for a moment, and looked straight at Holly, a sly smile creeping across his lips, before he went back to listening to Madame Hooch.
iHow dare he flirt with me like that! /iShe thought to herself.i I am a student! He is a teacher! Maybe that's why I love it./i
Back at the staff table, Lupin stared, his eyes glazed over, fixed on Madame Hooch, nodding every once in a while as if he was listening and taking in what Hooch was saying.
"And then the goblin says to the elf..."
iYou are a teacher, Remus! She is a student! You have to keep your dirty mind away from her innocent body!
But then again, look at her... fresh meat, Remus.../i
He shook his mind to clear his thoughts, and went back to staring at Hooch.
"Do you get it? Do you get it?" She cried to her small audience. Hagrid roared with laughter, and Snape gave a short, forced laugh before turning away and rolling his eyes.
Lupin gave a forcedly nervous laugh before turning to his plate and grabbing the turkey leg. He ripped into it, and chewed slowly, thoughtfully.
He could tell it was nearing the full moon. His cravings were growing greater, and not just for meat. He was a lot hornier lately, but he wasn't about to admit it.
***
Holly made her way to the bathrooms before Defense Against the Dark Arts to reapply her lippy. After all, it was her first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson. She had to look good for her sexy new Professor.
As she pulled her lipstick out of her bag, she heard a familiar voice. "What do you think of the new Dark Arts professor, Ginny?" Hermione Granger asked an unseen girl, presumably in one of the stalls.
"Oh, he's really good. The first lesson was really informative," Ginny responded.
"Oh, not like that!" Hermione cried, "I mean, do you think he's cute?"
Ginny responded with a stifled giggle.
"Well?" Hermione demanded.
More giggles from Ginny, and then, "Yes!" She managed to squeak.
There was a chorus of giggles from both Ginny and Hermione.
Holly rolled her eyes. That's the same was she was about Lockhart, too. She didn't seem to mind that he didn't actually know what he was doing, because Hermione adored him anyways.
Holly rolled her eyes again as she pushed open the door and made her way down towards the west corridors for DADA.
The queue outside of Lupin's classroom was chattering excitedly as she joined the Slytherin queue behind Anna. The chatter hushed when Lupin opened the door and beckoned the class in, pressing a finger to his lips, and whispered "Shh!"
Inside, the classroom looked the same as it had last year, minus the pictures of Lockhart. There was also a new addition to the room- a huge glass tank in the center, containing three hideous beasts. They looked to be half mermaid and half Cornish pixie. They had scaly green skin, huge green eyes, and fins on their backs that at first, appeared to be wings.
"Water nymphs," Lupin said, "Today, we will learn about water nymphs."
The shaggy blonde teacher made his way over beside the tank. The water nymphs blinked their eyes and stared at the class. "These creatures," he paused to make a sweeping gesture towards the nymphs, and then continued, "live deep under lakes. Like the lake here, at Hogwarts. These are actually from our very own lake. They will go after anything shiny, as they are very greedy. They will also protect their treasures at any cost."
The nymphs bared their yellowing teeth and hissed, but only bubbles resounded from their mouths.
"The object of today will be to get past the nymphs, and recover the treasure. You may use anything you can think of."
So one by one, the students climbed in the tank to retrieve the treasure. The students used everything they had been taught in the last 6 years- summoning charms, transfiguration, stunning spells, and one student even tried using brute force wit them, trying to scratch and punch his way through. He was rushed to the hospital wing.
As the bell rang, the students flooded out of the classroom, each agreeing on what a great lesson that was. As Holly walked out, she had an idea. She dropped her bag, spilling parchment, quills and books all over. Anna stooped down to help her pick it up, but Holly just said, "No, no, you go to dinner. I'll be there shortly."