Meeting with Dumbledore
Nissa woke up early next morning, it took her a few minutes to remember where she was; especially after that dream, but she knew that's all it had been. So she few back the covers and got up and got dressed.
As she was walking down the stairs she ran into Fred and George who were still very interested in her, wanting to know more about her; asking her questions all the way down to the kitchen where Molly told them to leave her alone.
Nissa sat down facing Remus and Alastor, while the twins went to find out what was for breakfast.
"Morning, I hope you slept alright?" Remus asked as he turned back round to talk to her.
"Yeah fine thanks." Nissa said pleasantly enough, she wasn't going to mention the dream; there wasn't any point really.
"Good, so what do you have planned for today then?" Remus asked.
"Not sure why?" Nissa asked, thinking the question a little odd considering that she had been asked back here; shouldn't he be telling her if there was anything she needed to be doing?
"Well, Dumbledore wanted too see you." Remus told her. "I'll come with you; I need to talk to him myself; and about Harry."
"That's great; it'll be nice to see Dumbledore again." Nissa said smiling. "Is McGonagall still there?"
"Yeah course she is." Fred said.
"She was attacked at the end of last year though, but she's fine now." George told her. "I think it had something to do with Hagrid, the Ministry came to Hogwarts; a couple of Auror's. It's because of that stupid Umbridge woman."
"Well I have missed a lot haven't I?" Nissa said, more to Remus then any of the others. "It looks as though you left a few things out when you was filling me in."
Nissa and Remus had breakfast and then sad goodbye to everyone before they got up and walked over to the stairs. But before they had gone very far Remus' clothes changed, he was now wearing brand new robes and everything; and looking very smart and quit handsome.
"Much better." Nissa said smiling; as he looked down at himself and the other's all wonder how he had changed his clothes.
***
They arrived at Hogwarts and went straight up to Dumbledore's office; Nissa felt it quit strange to be back there after all those years since she left and everything she had left behind with her.
"It's lovely to see you my dear, how are you?" Dumbledore said smiling at her, as did McGonagall.
"I'm fine thank you, part from hearing everything that has happened." Nissa told them.
"Yes, I understand; I would have liked to ask you back under different circumcises." Dumbledore told her. "It is a sad lost, that has touched us all. Especially those closest to him."
Nissa just nodded slightly as she sat down in the chair in front of his desk.
"So what do you do over there?" McGonagall asked, changing the subject.
"I own three clothes shop's, where I design and make most of my own stuff." Nissa told them. "And I also teach, I have done for the past eleven years; Christian wasn't at all happy when I told him that I was leaving and coming to England and not knowing how long I was going to be as well. I told him to start looking for a replacement just encase."
"You sound as though you've done very well for yourself over there." Dumbledore stated.
"So what do you teach?" McGonagall asked.
"This year, I taught Transfiguration." Nissa answered. "Well that was because the teacher before died and we couldn't get a replacement for her; so I taught. And Christian got someone to take over the Defence against the Dark Arts post, which I had done for ten years before."
Both Dumbledore and McGonagall smiled at her as though she had just answered their prays.
"I was hoping that you were going to say that." Dumbledore told her. "I'm sure that Remus has told you that we have had a spot of trouble keeping teacher's, well only for that subject."
"That's because it's cursed." Remus teased her smiling.
Nissa smiled at him. "Of course it is. But yes he told me about that, as did Sirius."
"Well considering your record I was hoping that you would take the post here this year, and as long as we need you?" Dumbledore asked. "You've already done the job for ten years, so you know what you're doing, and what to expect as well."
"And considering my history, I should be able to handle anything that comes my way." Nissa said smiling. "Of course I'll take the position. But before I leave I'll need to take a look at the records, you the stuff what they've done and everything."
"Of course I'll sort them out for you, well what we've got that is to say." McGonagall told her.
"Thank you." Dumbledore said. "Hopefully you will be able to stay with us for more then just this year."
"I'll do my best." Nissa told him.
"That is all we ask." Dumbledore said.
After the meeting McGonagall went to get the records that Nissa had asked for, so that they were carrying quit a few rolls, and books between the two of them. Before she left she used one of the school owls to send messages to where her things should be shipped too, now that she was going to be staying to teach.
Dumbledore had told them that Harry needed to stay at his aunts house for a while longer, but he would be able to come to stay with them later on in the holidays.
They walked slowly down the road towards the house, but as she looked across the road she saw something move in one of the gardens; it was a dog. She stopped dead, it wasn't just any dog though; but it looked just like Sirius when he changed into one. It looked over at her and then ran off in the opposite direction to them.
"Did you see it?" Nissa asked turning back to Remus.
"What are you talking about?" Remus asked her a little confused, as he stopped.
She looked at him and then shock her head. "Sorry it's nothing." They carried on walking together. "It was just a dog, though it looked just like him."
"I know it's hard, it will just take time." Remus told her softly.
"I know." Nissa said walking up the steps behind him.
Remus unlocked the door himself instead of ringing the bell; they still hadn't been able to get Mrs Black's painting off the wall. When she closed the door behind her and turned back round she saw a teenager girl about the same age as Ron stood at the bottom of the stairs, she had long bushy brown hair and smiled at them both.
"Lupin its nice to see you again." Hermione said smiling. "Ron said that you went to America, and brought back a girl friend."
Remus blushed and didn't look at Nissa who was smiling beside him, she linked his arm. "He did come over to America for me, but were only friends."
"The sort of friends you were with Sirius, or just friends?" Mundungus asked as he walked through.
"Friends, just friends." Remus shouted after him.
"Hi I'm Nissa." Nissa said taking her arm out from Remus' and offering her hand to Hermione. "I think you need to relax Remus."
"We're just old friends." Remus told them.
"Enough with the old part, neither of us is old." Nissa told him smiling. "But you can make up for it now, and help me go through this lot and work out class plans and everything."
"Of course." Remus agreed, taking the books from her and started for the kitchen; and then added over his shoulder to those stood on the stairs. "This is your new Defence against the dark Arts teacher."
Fred and George almost fell down the stairs, while Ron and Bill just stopped dead at the words; they got them selves together in double quick time and followed them down into the kitchen to find out more.
"But you said that you design clothes." Ron said as he stood at the top of the table. "How can you be our new teacher?"
"Yes I do design clothes, but I also teach." Nissa told him. "I've taught defence for ten years, last year Transfiguration; but defence mostly."
They all looked at one another and then back at her, they had never known a defence teacher to last that long; and she didn't really seem the type to teach something like that. She looked beautiful, harmless as though she wouldn't touch a fly. They all wondered the same thing, how long would she last at their school.
"Is there any duelling clubs?" Nissa asked as she opened up the scrolls. "We had three altogether, they did take up a lot of my free time; but they were a lot of help."
They filled her in on Lockhart and all their other teachers, and what had happened well from their point of view.
"But the best one we've had so far is Lupin." Ron told her. "Well the guy who took Moody's place was kind of alright, but of course there was all that of course; him trying to kill Harry and being a Death Eater."
"Right, I think I've got all that now." Nissa said thoughtfully. "Just follow Remus' explain and I'll do fine, and the student's should enjoy the classes; well maybe not the Slytherin's if I remember correctly, I bet they haven't changed that much."
"Nope." Remus answered.
Nissa woke up early next morning, it took her a few minutes to remember where she was; especially after that dream, but she knew that's all it had been. So she few back the covers and got up and got dressed.
As she was walking down the stairs she ran into Fred and George who were still very interested in her, wanting to know more about her; asking her questions all the way down to the kitchen where Molly told them to leave her alone.
Nissa sat down facing Remus and Alastor, while the twins went to find out what was for breakfast.
"Morning, I hope you slept alright?" Remus asked as he turned back round to talk to her.
"Yeah fine thanks." Nissa said pleasantly enough, she wasn't going to mention the dream; there wasn't any point really.
"Good, so what do you have planned for today then?" Remus asked.
"Not sure why?" Nissa asked, thinking the question a little odd considering that she had been asked back here; shouldn't he be telling her if there was anything she needed to be doing?
"Well, Dumbledore wanted too see you." Remus told her. "I'll come with you; I need to talk to him myself; and about Harry."
"That's great; it'll be nice to see Dumbledore again." Nissa said smiling. "Is McGonagall still there?"
"Yeah course she is." Fred said.
"She was attacked at the end of last year though, but she's fine now." George told her. "I think it had something to do with Hagrid, the Ministry came to Hogwarts; a couple of Auror's. It's because of that stupid Umbridge woman."
"Well I have missed a lot haven't I?" Nissa said, more to Remus then any of the others. "It looks as though you left a few things out when you was filling me in."
Nissa and Remus had breakfast and then sad goodbye to everyone before they got up and walked over to the stairs. But before they had gone very far Remus' clothes changed, he was now wearing brand new robes and everything; and looking very smart and quit handsome.
"Much better." Nissa said smiling; as he looked down at himself and the other's all wonder how he had changed his clothes.
***
They arrived at Hogwarts and went straight up to Dumbledore's office; Nissa felt it quit strange to be back there after all those years since she left and everything she had left behind with her.
"It's lovely to see you my dear, how are you?" Dumbledore said smiling at her, as did McGonagall.
"I'm fine thank you, part from hearing everything that has happened." Nissa told them.
"Yes, I understand; I would have liked to ask you back under different circumcises." Dumbledore told her. "It is a sad lost, that has touched us all. Especially those closest to him."
Nissa just nodded slightly as she sat down in the chair in front of his desk.
"So what do you do over there?" McGonagall asked, changing the subject.
"I own three clothes shop's, where I design and make most of my own stuff." Nissa told them. "And I also teach, I have done for the past eleven years; Christian wasn't at all happy when I told him that I was leaving and coming to England and not knowing how long I was going to be as well. I told him to start looking for a replacement just encase."
"You sound as though you've done very well for yourself over there." Dumbledore stated.
"So what do you teach?" McGonagall asked.
"This year, I taught Transfiguration." Nissa answered. "Well that was because the teacher before died and we couldn't get a replacement for her; so I taught. And Christian got someone to take over the Defence against the Dark Arts post, which I had done for ten years before."
Both Dumbledore and McGonagall smiled at her as though she had just answered their prays.
"I was hoping that you were going to say that." Dumbledore told her. "I'm sure that Remus has told you that we have had a spot of trouble keeping teacher's, well only for that subject."
"That's because it's cursed." Remus teased her smiling.
Nissa smiled at him. "Of course it is. But yes he told me about that, as did Sirius."
"Well considering your record I was hoping that you would take the post here this year, and as long as we need you?" Dumbledore asked. "You've already done the job for ten years, so you know what you're doing, and what to expect as well."
"And considering my history, I should be able to handle anything that comes my way." Nissa said smiling. "Of course I'll take the position. But before I leave I'll need to take a look at the records, you the stuff what they've done and everything."
"Of course I'll sort them out for you, well what we've got that is to say." McGonagall told her.
"Thank you." Dumbledore said. "Hopefully you will be able to stay with us for more then just this year."
"I'll do my best." Nissa told him.
"That is all we ask." Dumbledore said.
After the meeting McGonagall went to get the records that Nissa had asked for, so that they were carrying quit a few rolls, and books between the two of them. Before she left she used one of the school owls to send messages to where her things should be shipped too, now that she was going to be staying to teach.
Dumbledore had told them that Harry needed to stay at his aunts house for a while longer, but he would be able to come to stay with them later on in the holidays.
They walked slowly down the road towards the house, but as she looked across the road she saw something move in one of the gardens; it was a dog. She stopped dead, it wasn't just any dog though; but it looked just like Sirius when he changed into one. It looked over at her and then ran off in the opposite direction to them.
"Did you see it?" Nissa asked turning back to Remus.
"What are you talking about?" Remus asked her a little confused, as he stopped.
She looked at him and then shock her head. "Sorry it's nothing." They carried on walking together. "It was just a dog, though it looked just like him."
"I know it's hard, it will just take time." Remus told her softly.
"I know." Nissa said walking up the steps behind him.
Remus unlocked the door himself instead of ringing the bell; they still hadn't been able to get Mrs Black's painting off the wall. When she closed the door behind her and turned back round she saw a teenager girl about the same age as Ron stood at the bottom of the stairs, she had long bushy brown hair and smiled at them both.
"Lupin its nice to see you again." Hermione said smiling. "Ron said that you went to America, and brought back a girl friend."
Remus blushed and didn't look at Nissa who was smiling beside him, she linked his arm. "He did come over to America for me, but were only friends."
"The sort of friends you were with Sirius, or just friends?" Mundungus asked as he walked through.
"Friends, just friends." Remus shouted after him.
"Hi I'm Nissa." Nissa said taking her arm out from Remus' and offering her hand to Hermione. "I think you need to relax Remus."
"We're just old friends." Remus told them.
"Enough with the old part, neither of us is old." Nissa told him smiling. "But you can make up for it now, and help me go through this lot and work out class plans and everything."
"Of course." Remus agreed, taking the books from her and started for the kitchen; and then added over his shoulder to those stood on the stairs. "This is your new Defence against the dark Arts teacher."
Fred and George almost fell down the stairs, while Ron and Bill just stopped dead at the words; they got them selves together in double quick time and followed them down into the kitchen to find out more.
"But you said that you design clothes." Ron said as he stood at the top of the table. "How can you be our new teacher?"
"Yes I do design clothes, but I also teach." Nissa told him. "I've taught defence for ten years, last year Transfiguration; but defence mostly."
They all looked at one another and then back at her, they had never known a defence teacher to last that long; and she didn't really seem the type to teach something like that. She looked beautiful, harmless as though she wouldn't touch a fly. They all wondered the same thing, how long would she last at their school.
"Is there any duelling clubs?" Nissa asked as she opened up the scrolls. "We had three altogether, they did take up a lot of my free time; but they were a lot of help."
They filled her in on Lockhart and all their other teachers, and what had happened well from their point of view.
"But the best one we've had so far is Lupin." Ron told her. "Well the guy who took Moody's place was kind of alright, but of course there was all that of course; him trying to kill Harry and being a Death Eater."
"Right, I think I've got all that now." Nissa said thoughtfully. "Just follow Remus' explain and I'll do fine, and the student's should enjoy the classes; well maybe not the Slytherin's if I remember correctly, I bet they haven't changed that much."
"Nope." Remus answered.
