Remus sat at his desk of the three that now occupied the front of the DADA classroom. He was supposed to be grading papers while Jacy and Sirius taught Harry's class, but he had stopped, quill in hand. His lips twitched in amusement. The students sat there with their mouths open... well Harry, Draco, Hermione, and Ron were snickering.
Jacy had been about to show students the proper way to defend oneself against a Bicorn until one could get help or formulate a counter attack. The Bicorn in front of her was merely a tangible illusion. It was incapable of hurting her, though it would respond to spells almost exactly like a true Bicorn. When she had reached the counter attack part, Sirius had caught carefully about the waist and being mindful of the baby, set her behind him. The poor guy then attempted to take over Jacy's carefully planned lesson. Jacy had tapped him on the shoulder, her violet eyes flashing. Now they were deeply involved in a row... and entertaining the class quite well.
Remus stood, pushing back his chair and clapped. As he expected, Jacy and Sirius ignored him, but at least he had the attention of the class. "I realize that Prof. Black had intended you to learn of the Bicorn through a practical lesson. However, the Bicorn is only tangible to her. Perhaps one of you would be so kind as to read the passage on Bicorns in your text book on page 784?"
For once, Hermione's hand wasn't the first in the air. Jamie's little brother Aidan's was. "Aidan?"
Hermione glared at him but Ray, who sat in the back of the classroom, gave a supportive whoop.
Aidan stood and read, "Bicorn- Horn of this creature is used as a potion ingredient. The name bicorn suggests a creature with 2 horns. The Bicorn is a mythical creature with demonic undertones. In medieval literature it is mentioned as a beast, which is sometimes depicted as a both panther-like and cow-like, but in both cases is shown as being fat from overeating. The bicorn eats carefully selected virtuous husbands. The bicorn's counter part is the chichevache.
Chichevache is a very thin cow with a human face, this creature fed on obedient and faithful wives. This counterpart of the bicorn was perpetually hungry as there were very few of these virtuous women."
Remus clapped lightly and smiled as Aidan reclaimed his seat. "Very good Aidan."
Sirius and Jacy ignored them and continued fighting. Sirius said something quietly and turned away from her, looking out the window, a hurt look in his eyes. Jacy looked shocked and laid her hand on his shoulder.
Remus rolled his eyes. Here came the kiss and make up part.
Sure enough they kissed, and most of the girls in the class went "Aw...."
A knock at the door startled an embarrassed Jacy and Sirius out of their embrace.
******* POV Change*******
Jamie stood yet again in front of a door staring at it. Dumbledore had told her to go to Remus' class and give him the note. She didn't know what it was about, but Dumbledore was an admirable Wizard and she genuinely liked him.
She reached again for the knocker as Remus stepped into the hall. He started when he saw Jamie. "Hello."
She jumped back. "Uh... Hi." She reached into her pocket. "Dumbledore asked me to give you this." She held out the letter and Remus took it.
"Thank you."
Jamie grinned. "I'd go back to my room, but I forgot the way."
Remus chuckled. "This castle can be disorienting."
Jamie slung one arm around her back and grabbed the opposite elbow. "They should give out maps." She looked around. "I ought to get back to the headmaster's office."
He grinned wryly. "Be sure to suggest the maps to Albus."
"I will." With a wave she disappeared around the corner.
Remus shook his head and began to open the letter as he entered the classroom.
Jacy was going on with the lesson and Sirius had claimed Remus vacated seat.
Dear Remus,
As I'm sure you know, Ms. Snape, (Jamison) has only 6 months of wizarding education. It's quite amazing as even though it's rare, when she does use magic, it's wandless. One must be very powerful to use wandless magic as you know especially if untrained.
I feel three DADA teachers are a bit superfluous, so I am asking: would you be willing to tutor Ms. Snape? You'll be compensated of course.
She'll need supplies, and a wand. Your patience is quite renowned.
I'd appreciate a reply as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore.
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Jamie was lost. She bit her lip as she studied the passage she was in. It was in a rather secluded area of the castle, dimmed by the drapes covering the immense windows. She heard a noise up ahead and jumped.
Filch's cat hissed at her before spinning around and running off. Okay... this was freaking her out. Jamie hugged herself and continued walking, the torches flickering eerily as she passed. Eventually she came to a door. Jamie looked back down the corridor, and flinched. She'd always been afraid of the dark. She heard a fluttering of wings near her head and shrieked.
She opened the door and spun around it into the room, slamming it behind her.
"Albus?" A voice called, deep, if a bit raspy and unsure from the chair facing the fireplace. The dim fire seemed on the verge of dieing.
Jamie swallowed. "No... I... Got lost...."
"Will you come here so that I may look at you?" The masculine voice beckoned.
Jamie bit her lip and made her way over. "I'm so sorry.... It was dark and..." She broke off as she saw the shrunken figure before her. "Are you okay sir?"
He seemed unsettled by her presence. "I don't know you..."
She shifted her feet. "You wouldn't sir... I'm an American... I'm just here until June..." She pointed to the door. "I was trying to find my way back to Dumbledore's office, and I got lost..."
He sat back in his chair, playing with the head of a cane she had failed to notice earlier. "Oh... Albus is the only one who comes to see me... besides Jacy... and Sirius... But they don't come often."
Jamie frowned. "Oh... Jacy's nice..."
"She's my daughter." He smiled a bit.
The door opened, more like slammed as Severus entered. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" He walked between Jamie and the man, as if to protect her.
The man sat forward, frowning now. "Severus, she got lost."
"Tom, this is between Jamie and I." Severus snapped back as he started to pull her towards the door.
The man seemed to with drawl into himself and he stared at the fire.
"I'm sorry to have intruded Tom..." That was all she could manage before she was into the hall, but it didn't matter, as he seemed to be somewhere else.
"Do you have any idea what you could have done?" Severus raged at her, combing his fingers through his black hair. "Any idea at all?"
"No." She looked him in the eye.
He shook his head. "Don't you know who that was?"
"That's quite enough Severus." Dumbledore's voice came softly from behind them.
Severus rounded on the headmaster. "But Albus..."
Dumbledore's normal twinkle was gone. "Don't Severus. He knows of the past, and regrets it deeply. He will never be able to atone for his mistakes but this is not the same man... People change."
Severus looked shamed. "This is yours I believe headmaster." He handed him a bit of worn parchment.
Albus studied it for a moment before saying, "Mischief Managed."
"Dumbledore... what was so wrong about me being in that room?" Jamie looked about nervously in the dark.
The Headmaster saw her discomfort and lit the tip of his wand. "It's hard to explain... Walk with me?"
"Sure." A frown line marred her otherwise smooth forehead.
"Tom is a victim... of his own making. He's made terrible mistakes that surely have influenced the lives of every person on this planet in some way shape or form." He walked at her side, robes grazing the floor as they walked.
Jamie had a bad feeling. "He said Jacy was his daughter..."
The headmaster nodded. "And my niece... She gave him a second chance..."
He sighed. "Tom Marvolo Riddle is a man of conflict... he wants more than anything atonement... to be able to live free of his past mistakes."
Jamie gasped. "I was in the same room as Vold..."
He lifted a finger. "Not Voldemort. Tom Riddle... They are two vastly different people carried by one unfortunate body. Jacy erased Voldemort by casting Erasara Memoraba... but eventually Tom came back to us, and it became clear that he did remember Voldemort's sins... Which is unusual. Gradually we realized he was another person within Tom... an alternate personality..."
Jamie had no words.
Dumbledore studied her. "Do you understand?"
"I think so..." Her mind was filled with Voldemort's history.
"Good... now I suggest you get to your rooms."
"I don't know the way..." She spoke quietly.
"Ah..." He smiled a bit.
Jamie looked at him through her lashes. "Remus suggested maps..."
The twinkle returned to his eyes. "I'll take that into consideration... but Remus and Sirius are far more acquainted with map making than I..."
"Excuse me sir?"
He chuckled. "Nothing... just an old man's ramblings..."
Jamie doubted it, and lapsed into silence on the way to her room
Jacy had been about to show students the proper way to defend oneself against a Bicorn until one could get help or formulate a counter attack. The Bicorn in front of her was merely a tangible illusion. It was incapable of hurting her, though it would respond to spells almost exactly like a true Bicorn. When she had reached the counter attack part, Sirius had caught carefully about the waist and being mindful of the baby, set her behind him. The poor guy then attempted to take over Jacy's carefully planned lesson. Jacy had tapped him on the shoulder, her violet eyes flashing. Now they were deeply involved in a row... and entertaining the class quite well.
Remus stood, pushing back his chair and clapped. As he expected, Jacy and Sirius ignored him, but at least he had the attention of the class. "I realize that Prof. Black had intended you to learn of the Bicorn through a practical lesson. However, the Bicorn is only tangible to her. Perhaps one of you would be so kind as to read the passage on Bicorns in your text book on page 784?"
For once, Hermione's hand wasn't the first in the air. Jamie's little brother Aidan's was. "Aidan?"
Hermione glared at him but Ray, who sat in the back of the classroom, gave a supportive whoop.
Aidan stood and read, "Bicorn- Horn of this creature is used as a potion ingredient. The name bicorn suggests a creature with 2 horns. The Bicorn is a mythical creature with demonic undertones. In medieval literature it is mentioned as a beast, which is sometimes depicted as a both panther-like and cow-like, but in both cases is shown as being fat from overeating. The bicorn eats carefully selected virtuous husbands. The bicorn's counter part is the chichevache.
Chichevache is a very thin cow with a human face, this creature fed on obedient and faithful wives. This counterpart of the bicorn was perpetually hungry as there were very few of these virtuous women."
Remus clapped lightly and smiled as Aidan reclaimed his seat. "Very good Aidan."
Sirius and Jacy ignored them and continued fighting. Sirius said something quietly and turned away from her, looking out the window, a hurt look in his eyes. Jacy looked shocked and laid her hand on his shoulder.
Remus rolled his eyes. Here came the kiss and make up part.
Sure enough they kissed, and most of the girls in the class went "Aw...."
A knock at the door startled an embarrassed Jacy and Sirius out of their embrace.
******* POV Change*******
Jamie stood yet again in front of a door staring at it. Dumbledore had told her to go to Remus' class and give him the note. She didn't know what it was about, but Dumbledore was an admirable Wizard and she genuinely liked him.
She reached again for the knocker as Remus stepped into the hall. He started when he saw Jamie. "Hello."
She jumped back. "Uh... Hi." She reached into her pocket. "Dumbledore asked me to give you this." She held out the letter and Remus took it.
"Thank you."
Jamie grinned. "I'd go back to my room, but I forgot the way."
Remus chuckled. "This castle can be disorienting."
Jamie slung one arm around her back and grabbed the opposite elbow. "They should give out maps." She looked around. "I ought to get back to the headmaster's office."
He grinned wryly. "Be sure to suggest the maps to Albus."
"I will." With a wave she disappeared around the corner.
Remus shook his head and began to open the letter as he entered the classroom.
Jacy was going on with the lesson and Sirius had claimed Remus vacated seat.
Dear Remus,
As I'm sure you know, Ms. Snape, (Jamison) has only 6 months of wizarding education. It's quite amazing as even though it's rare, when she does use magic, it's wandless. One must be very powerful to use wandless magic as you know especially if untrained.
I feel three DADA teachers are a bit superfluous, so I am asking: would you be willing to tutor Ms. Snape? You'll be compensated of course.
She'll need supplies, and a wand. Your patience is quite renowned.
I'd appreciate a reply as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore.
***********************
Jamie was lost. She bit her lip as she studied the passage she was in. It was in a rather secluded area of the castle, dimmed by the drapes covering the immense windows. She heard a noise up ahead and jumped.
Filch's cat hissed at her before spinning around and running off. Okay... this was freaking her out. Jamie hugged herself and continued walking, the torches flickering eerily as she passed. Eventually she came to a door. Jamie looked back down the corridor, and flinched. She'd always been afraid of the dark. She heard a fluttering of wings near her head and shrieked.
She opened the door and spun around it into the room, slamming it behind her.
"Albus?" A voice called, deep, if a bit raspy and unsure from the chair facing the fireplace. The dim fire seemed on the verge of dieing.
Jamie swallowed. "No... I... Got lost...."
"Will you come here so that I may look at you?" The masculine voice beckoned.
Jamie bit her lip and made her way over. "I'm so sorry.... It was dark and..." She broke off as she saw the shrunken figure before her. "Are you okay sir?"
He seemed unsettled by her presence. "I don't know you..."
She shifted her feet. "You wouldn't sir... I'm an American... I'm just here until June..." She pointed to the door. "I was trying to find my way back to Dumbledore's office, and I got lost..."
He sat back in his chair, playing with the head of a cane she had failed to notice earlier. "Oh... Albus is the only one who comes to see me... besides Jacy... and Sirius... But they don't come often."
Jamie frowned. "Oh... Jacy's nice..."
"She's my daughter." He smiled a bit.
The door opened, more like slammed as Severus entered. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" He walked between Jamie and the man, as if to protect her.
The man sat forward, frowning now. "Severus, she got lost."
"Tom, this is between Jamie and I." Severus snapped back as he started to pull her towards the door.
The man seemed to with drawl into himself and he stared at the fire.
"I'm sorry to have intruded Tom..." That was all she could manage before she was into the hall, but it didn't matter, as he seemed to be somewhere else.
"Do you have any idea what you could have done?" Severus raged at her, combing his fingers through his black hair. "Any idea at all?"
"No." She looked him in the eye.
He shook his head. "Don't you know who that was?"
"That's quite enough Severus." Dumbledore's voice came softly from behind them.
Severus rounded on the headmaster. "But Albus..."
Dumbledore's normal twinkle was gone. "Don't Severus. He knows of the past, and regrets it deeply. He will never be able to atone for his mistakes but this is not the same man... People change."
Severus looked shamed. "This is yours I believe headmaster." He handed him a bit of worn parchment.
Albus studied it for a moment before saying, "Mischief Managed."
"Dumbledore... what was so wrong about me being in that room?" Jamie looked about nervously in the dark.
The Headmaster saw her discomfort and lit the tip of his wand. "It's hard to explain... Walk with me?"
"Sure." A frown line marred her otherwise smooth forehead.
"Tom is a victim... of his own making. He's made terrible mistakes that surely have influenced the lives of every person on this planet in some way shape or form." He walked at her side, robes grazing the floor as they walked.
Jamie had a bad feeling. "He said Jacy was his daughter..."
The headmaster nodded. "And my niece... She gave him a second chance..."
He sighed. "Tom Marvolo Riddle is a man of conflict... he wants more than anything atonement... to be able to live free of his past mistakes."
Jamie gasped. "I was in the same room as Vold..."
He lifted a finger. "Not Voldemort. Tom Riddle... They are two vastly different people carried by one unfortunate body. Jacy erased Voldemort by casting Erasara Memoraba... but eventually Tom came back to us, and it became clear that he did remember Voldemort's sins... Which is unusual. Gradually we realized he was another person within Tom... an alternate personality..."
Jamie had no words.
Dumbledore studied her. "Do you understand?"
"I think so..." Her mind was filled with Voldemort's history.
"Good... now I suggest you get to your rooms."
"I don't know the way..." She spoke quietly.
"Ah..." He smiled a bit.
Jamie looked at him through her lashes. "Remus suggested maps..."
The twinkle returned to his eyes. "I'll take that into consideration... but Remus and Sirius are far more acquainted with map making than I..."
"Excuse me sir?"
He chuckled. "Nothing... just an old man's ramblings..."
Jamie doubted it, and lapsed into silence on the way to her room