Chapter 1 - And You Thought this Day Was Going to be Boring?!
It was just another Defense against the Dark Arts class but Harry had a strange feeling. Professor Lupin was their teacher but last night was the full moon so they wouldn't be having him today. Ever since the beginning of school they have had a different substitute every time so it was always a mystery of who it would be. So far they had had Snape who was, as usual, a greasy bastard, Arabella Figg who Harry learned was actually a witch about the age of his parents, and Sirius Black in disguise.
As everyone walked through the door to the classroom they all looked up at the teacher's desk to find none other than…
(I'm doing this just to annoy you.)
(It actually too me awhile to figure out who I should make it)
(cuz I was thinking of who would shock you people the most)
(and then I figured it out)
….No one recognized who the person was but Harry found him strangely familiar looking. He had slightly spiked black hair and his eyes were hazel. He looked to be around his lower twenties. He had thee biggest grin on his face
Ron, Harry, and Hermione all looked at each other in confusion. They all shrugged at the same time before taking their seats. They all sat in the front row. Harry was closest to the door, Ron was next to him, and Hermione was next to Ron. The bell rang as the Gryffindor 5th years found their seats.
The man looked around the room as he took role call. As usual he stopped when he reached Harry's name. He looked at Harry guiltily. Harry looked back in confusion. He looked to Ron and Hermione hoping they would have an explanation for the substitute's strange behavior. They were looking at him hoping he would know. He gave them a small shrug. The man stood at looked at the class as a whole and grinned. Harry liked this person. He reminded Harry of Remus or Sirius. He was an adult but still a child. He rubbed his hands together in joy.
"I would like to introduce myself as a professor, but alas I am not so you can all just call me Jesse." He seemed to have just a little bit of sarcasm when he appeared to be upset that he wasn't a teacher. Everyone seemed a bit happier at the news that this guy was going to be alright. I mean he's letting them use his first name! Jesse smiled nervously hoping they bought it. The reason he didn't want them to call him Professor was because he didn't want them to know his last name.
"Well, we were going to practice dueling as your other teachers have been." He sounded like he hated the fact of children having to duel because of the upcoming war. Everyone groaned. They all hated dueling too, even Professor Lupin did. "But, I know your regular teacher very well and he told me he hated for you guys to duel so I thought up a plan." Everyone seemed happy at the fact that they wouldn't have to duel but a little nervous about what they would have to do.
Harry was busy thinking of other things. Jesse knew Remus? No wonder they're sort of alike, they're friends. He wondered how they met though. Jesse looked way to young to be in Remus, Sirius, and his dad's year at school. Suddenly a thought struck Harry. Does Jess know Sirius too? Does he know that Sirius is innocent? Harry decided to find out later from either Remus or Sirius.
"I found something lurking around the broom closet the other day and thought you guys might want to do a bit of a review lesson." He said mysteriously. Most looked confused but Hermione smiled knowingly. Jesse noticed the knowing smile and pointed to her.
"It looks like someone knows what I'm talking about. What's your name?" He asked her. Hermione told him. "Well then Hermione could you tell me what could possibly want to be hidden in a dark closet, and could be something you've went over before?" He said. He was hoping at least some more people would figure it out if he gave them hints. Some people gave a quiet 'oh yea' of recognition.
"I'm guessing it's a boggart." Hermione said confidently. Jesse smiled (he seemed to be doing that a lot lately).
"Right you are. Ten points to Gryffindor." He said proudly. Everyone smile this time except Harry. 'Oh no, people are going to know what happened this summer.' Harry shook himself 'Give me a break. There are a hundred things more frightening then what happened this summer.' He tried to reassure himself. Jesse walked to the back of the room and came back with a box that obviously contained the boggart.
"You all remember how to get rid of a boggart right?" everyone nodded. "OK, who wants to go first?" No one raised their hands, but someone said 'Why don't you go first, Jesse?' Everyone agreed. They were thinking what could this seemingly fearless man be afraid of? Jesse looked a bit apprehensive but finally agreed. He told everyone to stand up and he magically moved their desks to the sides of the classroom. The Gryffindors moved to the sides clearing the space.
Jesse placed the box on the floor close to the back of the room and walked back to the front of his desk. He pointed his wand at it said a few words and the box opened producing the thing Jesse feared the most. Two people emerged from the box. One was sitting on a high backed chair with the hood of his cloak securely around his head making it impossible for anyone to see his face. The other person was kneeling in front of the chair. They were talking too.
"The Potters made me their secret keeper." the man kneeling said. (Man 2)
"That'ss perfect, my little rat friend" The man sitting said (man 1)
"I don't think anyone knows I'm the secret keeper except for three people and soon two of them shall be dead." man 2 said.
"Who'ss the other?" Man 1 seemed a bit annoyed.
"You see, master, they originally chose someone else. A few people still believe that he is the secret keeper." Man 2 spoke.
"That'ss good, Wormtail." Man 1 said.
Jesse was standing there looking completely stunned. All the students were looking back and forth between the boggart men and Jesse except Harry. Harry's attention was settled completely on the man kneeling. Even though it was a Boggart Harry was pissed. The goddamned rat seemed happy about the whole situation. He started to shake with rage. He clenched his teeth and things started to shake and rattle. Wind blew through the classroom even though the windows were closed. A glow surrounded Harry and everyone finally noticed what was happening.
Harry was having a fit and his magic was going out of control. Hermione and Ron tried to calm him down but he would have none of it. He seemed to be surrounded by some kind of force field that kept people away. Everyone looked amazed that someone could have so much power. Even Jesse too his sorrowful eye away from the Boggart to gape at Harry.
The force field around Harry began to crackle and sizzle with the pure energy it was made up of. The only thing Harry wanted at this point was to see that rat rolling on the floor in pure agony. Be careful what you wish for. The boggart Voldemort disappeared and all that was left was the rat. Harry took a step forward and everyone backed away from him at least one step. If the rat wasn't already kneeling he would have fallen from the pain he was experiencing. He fell on his side screaming bloody murder.
Harry wanted everyone to see just who it was that betrayed his parents. Wormtail's hood fell away from his face and everyone gasped except for Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Jesse. Wormtail continued to scream in pain.
The door to the classroom opened and in walked the Headmaster. He remembered that this class was reviewing the boggart and assumed correctly that the Peter Pettigrew that was currently writhing on the floor in agony was a boggart, but who's? Jesse sensed the headmaster's question and pointed to himself. He mouthed that the boggart was his. Dumbledore nodded. The Headmaster motioned for all the students to leave the classroom. They all gladly left but Hermione and Ron spared one last glance at their friend. Dumbledore then set his sights on Harry.
Dumbledore tried to get his attention by calling his name but nothing seemed to even faze the younger wizard. The boggart, overcome by the amount of power being forced on it, exploded. The rat's screams echoed one last time around the room before being silenced. Harry's force field of magic started to fade. His face contorted in pain and he collapsed as the force field disappeared.
