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Before Aubrey really knew it herself, she was on an airplane bound for London, where she would purchase everything she needed to conduct her lessons at Hogwarts. Years ago when she left for America, she had gotten rid of all of her magical things. She didn't even have her wand or her robes. She did however have a list of various things she would need.
Upon arrive in Diagon Alley; she noticed that her apparel of a white button up sweater and black dress pants was just not going to cut it. Aubrey first stopped off at Gringotts Bank where she got into her vault and took out some money. She slid it into the pocket of her pants and then left the bank. Aubrey went straight to a clothing outfitter's store and purchased a simple black witch's gown, which was low-cut in the front. She also purchased a black witch's hat, then went into a changing room and put on her new dress. She slid her clothes into a shopping bag and then left the store, feeling much more comfortable then when she had arrived. After a few hours of shopping, she had gotten everything that she would need. She was informed before she got on the airplane that most of the books she would be needing, would be provided for her. She soon felt more up to what she was about to do after she had all of her purchases ready to go. The next morning she would have to travel to the train station in order to board the Hogwarts Express, which would take her to the school. Aubrey was nervous and went to bed that evening with butterflies all over inside of her stomach. It took her a while to fall asleep, but by three AM she was asleep.
Morning came quickly and much sooner then Aubrey would have liked. As soon as she got up, she quickly showered and got dressed. She checked her reflection in the mirror and made sure she looked presentable. She threw on a robe and was out hailing a car to take her as well as her possessions to the train station. It only took about forty-five minutes in order to make it to the train station, but those minutes seemed like hours. Aubrey hated to admit it to herself but she was quite nervous of going back to Hogwarts, even if it was as a teaching position. She was fearful of people finding out her secret, her deep dark secret she had only shared with four people, four people who were her best friends; Lily Evans, James Potter, Remus Lupin, and last of all Sirius Black. There was one other she considered telling, but there was something about Peter Pettigrew she just didn't like nor trust. It was this secret that drove her out of the wizarding world after Lily and James passed away.
Upon entering her compartment in the train, Aubrey looked around with concern. She didn't understand completely why she felt so nervous but hoped that the feeling would go away soon and she could just sleep. She took a seat and crossed her legs, looking out the window. The scenery was definitely beautiful, and she didn't realize until she was sitting in the train at that exact moment, how much she had truly missed traveling to Hogwarts and the anticipation that came with it. She began bouncing her leg that was underneath her crossed leg up and down.
After the
train began to move, Aubrey let her fatigue, which she suddenly started to
feel, overcome her and she was soon asleep. She didn't wake up until hours
later when it was almost time to evacuate the train. A conductor came up to her
and gently tapped her on the shoulder. She opened her eyes, disoriented and
looked at him, wiping the sleep from her eyes.
"Miss…" he began, "we are
about to start evacuating the train, so if you will please get ready."
"Of course." Aubrey said and
then added, "Thank you for waking me, I must've dozed off. I didn't get much
sleep last night. How long until we reach Hogwarts?"
"About ten minutes." The
conductor said and then left. Aubrey got up from her seat and stretched a bit. She
grabbed a hair tie out of her small carry-on bag and slid it onto her wrist.
She then took her long, blonde, hair and put it up in a tight bun. After that
she put on her witch's hat and grabbed her bag. She was extremely ready to come
back to Hogwarts, for she had missed it way too much for way too long.
Upon
entering Hogwarts, Aubrey was told immediately that she was to report to
Professor Dumbledore's office because he needed to see her. She left her trunk
as well as her other things with one of the people at Hogwarts who would take
her things up to her room suite. She walked down the hallways and corridors until
she came to the door that she knew led to Dumbledore's office. She knocked on
the door and heard a 'Come in.' Aubrey did just that and smiled nervously at the
headmaster.
"Have a seat Aubrey."
Professor Dumbledore said as motioned with her hand for her to sit down. She
nodded and walked over, taking a seat on one of the chairs across from his
desk.
"I was
told as soon as I arrived that you wanted to see me Professor. May I ask what
this is regarding?" Aubrey asked as she nervously twiddled her thumbs.
"I just wanted to say that we
are very pleased to have you back under Hogwart's roof. We feel that you will
serve our students in a way that they need to be served. I am sure you have
heard about Remus."
Aubrey sighed sadly and
nodded. "Of course Professor. He did write and tell me that he was teaching
here at Hogwarts. It wasn't a real long letter or anything, just pretty much
keeping me up to date. He wrote later on to tell me that he was discovered as a
werewolf by students' parents. He then told me he resigned."
"Yes he did, I was very sad to
see him go." Professor Dumbledore said, looking very thoughtful.
"Well Professor either he
resign himself or parents would have resigned for him. He made a good choice…Granted
he told me it wasn't easy, but he knew what he was doing. I guess he knew in
his heart what he was doing was right."
"I am glad to hear that you
and Remus have kept in contact, all things considering." Professor Dumbledore
said, looking Aubrey directly in the eyes. She began to tremble a bit as tears
came to her eyes.
"Remus was
one of the only people who never questioned whether or not I had anything to do
with Lily and James' death, even though he knew my secret. Everyone else who
knew was skeptical…Even Sirius. You know I would have expected him to believe
me. I loved him Professor and he claimed to love me. I guess I can't blame him
though. I even questioned myself…"
"Now Aubrey you had no need to
do that. You are not like him, anyone who knows you, knows that. You were
raised better then that, you know it deep in your heart as well as in your
mind. It does not matter whose blood runs through your veins, all that matters
is that you know who you are."
Aubrey nodded in agreement
with this and sighed. She had a burning question, which needed to desperately
be answered. "Professor, Remus wrote me last year and said that Sirius had escaped
from Azkaban and was on the loose. He later wrote and told me in the same
letter that told me of his resignation that Sirius was not the one to have murdered
all of those people, Peter was. He then said the proof they had of Peter being
the one to sell Lily and James out was gone. He then said that Sirius was on
the run once again. Professor I need to know if he is okay. Is there anything
that you can tell me? Anything at all?" Aubrey looked desperate; she had to
know if Sirius was okay. Even though before he was taken to Azkaban, they had a
falling, she still cared deeply for him and needed to know.
"Ahhh yes Mr. Black. I see
that by the way you speak of concern for him, that you still care deeply and
only want what is best. Sirius is fine; in fact he is hiding out somewhere
tropical, I do however have a feeling he shall be returning shortly. He is
Harry Potter's godfather none the less."
As soon as Dumbledore had said
Harry Potter, Aubrey perked up a bit and looked sort of wide-eyed. "Harry is
here, at Hogwarts? Is he…I mean is he okay?"
Dumbledore just smiled and
chuckled to himself as he answered. "He is an exceptional young boy, doing very
well in fact. He is entering his fourth year here at Hogwarts." Dumbledore managed
to catch a glimpse at the clock in his office and then turned to Aubrey,
standing up. "He must continue this conversation later. The sorting ceremony is
about to begin, and I know how much you don't want to miss this."
Aubrey nodded and stood up,
following Dumbledore out of the office and toward the banquet hall. She couldn't
believe that young Harry Potter was going to be one of her students. She knew
then at this point in time as to why her destiny was now Hogwarts. She had to
protect Harry, not just for Lily and James but also because he was her godson.
