3 weeks later, the castle was bustling with teachers trying to get ready
for their classes that would be arriving the next week. Draco was now
staying at Hogwarts, because he hated Malfoy Manor. Draco had had a room
added on to the staircase where Ron and Sirius's rooms were. Harry and
Ginny were now officially dating, as were Ron and Hermione. Draco had
become a close member of their group.
Harry still hadn't told them about his teaching position. He planned on telling them the day before school started again. He wanted it to be a surprise. Harry was not really looking forward to teaching the entire school D.A.D.A., but he was glad that he wouldn't have to take Snape's class to be able to become an Auror.
"Then again", he thought, "If I can't be an Auror, I can always continue to teach at Hogwarts. In fact, Dumbledore will probably want me to stay anyway..."
Their owl results had come on August 5th. Harry's letter had looked like this:
Dear Mr. H, Potter,
We are please to inform you that you have achieved 20 owls.
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Practical- O+
Written- O+ Transfiguration
Practical- O
Written- E Potions
Practical- O
Written- O Charms
Practical- O
Written- O Herbology
Practical- O
Written- E History of Magic
Practical- E
Written- A Astronomy
Practical-A
Written-A Care of Magical Creatures
Practical- O
Written- O Divination
Practical-A
Written-A
Congratulations Mr. Potter- you have obtained a total of 20 owls and are at the top of your class. You have received 16 regular owls. Your O+ in both the practical and written section of the Defense Against the Dark Arts OWLS count for two owls each. Normally, O is the highest that you can obtain in an OWL score, but seeing as you had the extra points for your Corporeal Patronus, and got all of the answers plus bonus questions correct, it was necessary to create a further scoring system. You have set a record for the highest OWL test score in the history of the wizarding world. You may take any NEWT level courses you would like (although we suggest you not take Divination or Astronomy), and you may also take OWL level Muggle Studies and Arithmancy. Once again, congratulations on the 20 OWLS.
Sincerely,
Jermyna Joplin
Jermyna Joplin
Harry had shared his results with Hermione, who had obtained all 18 possible owls. Ron got 14, failing Divination and Astronomy, and just barely passing History of Magic. Draco had taken his OWLS at the beginning of August, and hadn't gotten his results until just the week before. It turned out that his mother had taught him fairly well, as he got 15 OWLS.
"HARRY!"
Draco's voice interrupted his thoughts, as Harry drifted back to reality.
They were sitting in the Great Hall, eating breakfast. Draco had asked Harry who he thought the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor would be- they hadn't discussed it much.
"Ummm..." Harry said, wondering whether to tell them now or not. Then, he decided, why not?
"I kind of know who it is..." Harry told them.
"You do?" Hermione asked anxiously. "Who is it then?"
"Well..." Harry said, trying to stall for time.
"C'mon. Who is it mate?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, who is it?" Ginny asked.
"Well... he has black hair." Harry said, turning it into a guessing game.
"Sirius?" Draco guessed.
"Your dad?" Ron added.
"And he is in this room..."
"Sirius?" Draco said again. Sirius was at the other end of the table, laughing at something that James had said.
"James," Ron guessed again.
"And his last name is Potter," Harry continued.
"It is your dad! I knew it!" Ron exclaimed.
"No, not my dad," Harry informed them.
"But you said 'he' and you said Potter, so if it isn't your dad," Hermione trailed off.
"I have to say I am disappointed in you 'Mione. I thought you'd figure it out before now," Harry said.
"You?" Hermione breathed.
"Is Dumbledore crazy? You haven't even graduated yet?" Draco asked.
"I know," Harry said. "But he practically forced me into it."
"How are you going to teach with all of the classes you have to take? They are all at the same time, and I doubt you want to use a time turner after what happened in third year..." Hermione rambled on.
"Dumbledore set it all up. And I quote, 'you could not take classes, however, because you would be teaching. Your schedule at night is rather busy also. So, I have decided that I will simply not allow you to take lessons. You will meet with me, here, one night a week from just after dinner to around 10 at night. I will teach you everything you need to know. There will be no homework.' I still remember what he said. He also implied that I had no curfew, like the rest of the students."
"Yep, he's off his rocker", Ron said.
"Actually, I think that it is a very good idea and I think that Harry will be the best Defense teacher we ever had," Hermione said. "After all, he did teach the D.A."
"Sure," Ginny said. "We all know Harry is a good teacher, but he hasn't even graduated yet. You teaching sixth and seventh years too?"
"Yeah, Professor Dumbledore is practically forcing me into this, as I said. He set everything up so I couldn't say no."
"Can we please talk about something else, Professor Potter" Draco said teasingly.
"That was part of the deal with Dumbledore. Anyone calls me 'Professor Potter'; I'll slug them... or maybe just ignore them. That or take 5 Million points from their house."
"Harry," Hermione asked. "Are you still going to eat at the Gryffindor table, or are you going to eat up at the Head Table with all of the other teachers?"
"I don't know, but if I have any say in the matter, I'll be sitting at the Gryffindor table, with you guys."
"You won't give us homework, will you?" Ron asked concernedly.
"It depends." Harry said, "Can we please talk about something else? Oh yeah, and promise me you won't tell anyone else about me being a teacher this year- especially my parents."
"No," Draco said teasingly.
"Very funny." Harry replied. "So, Draco. You going out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team this year? I just found out I'm captain."
"You're captain?" Ginny asked. "Awesome! I was thinking of going out for the team- as a chaser."
"I'm sure you'll be great," Harry told her. "Katie is the only chaser left, I want to try out both beater positions even though we have two beaters- just want to make sure there isn't better talent, Ron's still Keeper, and I'm still seeker. Which means we need two chasers, and two beaters."
"Well, my even though my father played seeker when he was here, I am more of a beater type." Draco informed.
"Cool," Harry said.
"So I am going to try out for beater," Draco stated.
"That's great!" Ginny said.
"Hi," Lily said, as she, James, and Sirius sat down by them. Lily was now about four months along and starting to show.
"What's up mom?" Harry asked.
"Today we're taking you to Diagon Alley to get your school stuff," Lily told them.
"Dad and Padfoot coming too?"
"You better believe it," Sirius said. "I want to check out Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes."
Everyone laughed. Sirius, James, Fred, and George had really hit it off. It wasn't surprising though, considering they all had the same interests- pranking. They continued laughing for a few more minutes, until Peeves came flying into the Great Hall, interrupting their laughter. They then burst out in laughter again, after they saw what he was wearing.
A/N: What is Peeves wearing? And what is he about to do? Review and find out!!!
Sorry- don't have time to do individual responses now- maybe Sunday.
Harry still hadn't told them about his teaching position. He planned on telling them the day before school started again. He wanted it to be a surprise. Harry was not really looking forward to teaching the entire school D.A.D.A., but he was glad that he wouldn't have to take Snape's class to be able to become an Auror.
"Then again", he thought, "If I can't be an Auror, I can always continue to teach at Hogwarts. In fact, Dumbledore will probably want me to stay anyway..."
Their owl results had come on August 5th. Harry's letter had looked like this:
Dear Mr. H, Potter,
We are please to inform you that you have achieved 20 owls.
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Practical- O+
Written- O+ Transfiguration
Practical- O
Written- E Potions
Practical- O
Written- O Charms
Practical- O
Written- O Herbology
Practical- O
Written- E History of Magic
Practical- E
Written- A Astronomy
Practical-A
Written-A Care of Magical Creatures
Practical- O
Written- O Divination
Practical-A
Written-A
Congratulations Mr. Potter- you have obtained a total of 20 owls and are at the top of your class. You have received 16 regular owls. Your O+ in both the practical and written section of the Defense Against the Dark Arts OWLS count for two owls each. Normally, O is the highest that you can obtain in an OWL score, but seeing as you had the extra points for your Corporeal Patronus, and got all of the answers plus bonus questions correct, it was necessary to create a further scoring system. You have set a record for the highest OWL test score in the history of the wizarding world. You may take any NEWT level courses you would like (although we suggest you not take Divination or Astronomy), and you may also take OWL level Muggle Studies and Arithmancy. Once again, congratulations on the 20 OWLS.
Sincerely,
Jermyna Joplin
Jermyna Joplin
Harry had shared his results with Hermione, who had obtained all 18 possible owls. Ron got 14, failing Divination and Astronomy, and just barely passing History of Magic. Draco had taken his OWLS at the beginning of August, and hadn't gotten his results until just the week before. It turned out that his mother had taught him fairly well, as he got 15 OWLS.
"HARRY!"
Draco's voice interrupted his thoughts, as Harry drifted back to reality.
They were sitting in the Great Hall, eating breakfast. Draco had asked Harry who he thought the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor would be- they hadn't discussed it much.
"Ummm..." Harry said, wondering whether to tell them now or not. Then, he decided, why not?
"I kind of know who it is..." Harry told them.
"You do?" Hermione asked anxiously. "Who is it then?"
"Well..." Harry said, trying to stall for time.
"C'mon. Who is it mate?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, who is it?" Ginny asked.
"Well... he has black hair." Harry said, turning it into a guessing game.
"Sirius?" Draco guessed.
"Your dad?" Ron added.
"And he is in this room..."
"Sirius?" Draco said again. Sirius was at the other end of the table, laughing at something that James had said.
"James," Ron guessed again.
"And his last name is Potter," Harry continued.
"It is your dad! I knew it!" Ron exclaimed.
"No, not my dad," Harry informed them.
"But you said 'he' and you said Potter, so if it isn't your dad," Hermione trailed off.
"I have to say I am disappointed in you 'Mione. I thought you'd figure it out before now," Harry said.
"You?" Hermione breathed.
"Is Dumbledore crazy? You haven't even graduated yet?" Draco asked.
"I know," Harry said. "But he practically forced me into it."
"How are you going to teach with all of the classes you have to take? They are all at the same time, and I doubt you want to use a time turner after what happened in third year..." Hermione rambled on.
"Dumbledore set it all up. And I quote, 'you could not take classes, however, because you would be teaching. Your schedule at night is rather busy also. So, I have decided that I will simply not allow you to take lessons. You will meet with me, here, one night a week from just after dinner to around 10 at night. I will teach you everything you need to know. There will be no homework.' I still remember what he said. He also implied that I had no curfew, like the rest of the students."
"Yep, he's off his rocker", Ron said.
"Actually, I think that it is a very good idea and I think that Harry will be the best Defense teacher we ever had," Hermione said. "After all, he did teach the D.A."
"Sure," Ginny said. "We all know Harry is a good teacher, but he hasn't even graduated yet. You teaching sixth and seventh years too?"
"Yeah, Professor Dumbledore is practically forcing me into this, as I said. He set everything up so I couldn't say no."
"Can we please talk about something else, Professor Potter" Draco said teasingly.
"That was part of the deal with Dumbledore. Anyone calls me 'Professor Potter'; I'll slug them... or maybe just ignore them. That or take 5 Million points from their house."
"Harry," Hermione asked. "Are you still going to eat at the Gryffindor table, or are you going to eat up at the Head Table with all of the other teachers?"
"I don't know, but if I have any say in the matter, I'll be sitting at the Gryffindor table, with you guys."
"You won't give us homework, will you?" Ron asked concernedly.
"It depends." Harry said, "Can we please talk about something else? Oh yeah, and promise me you won't tell anyone else about me being a teacher this year- especially my parents."
"No," Draco said teasingly.
"Very funny." Harry replied. "So, Draco. You going out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team this year? I just found out I'm captain."
"You're captain?" Ginny asked. "Awesome! I was thinking of going out for the team- as a chaser."
"I'm sure you'll be great," Harry told her. "Katie is the only chaser left, I want to try out both beater positions even though we have two beaters- just want to make sure there isn't better talent, Ron's still Keeper, and I'm still seeker. Which means we need two chasers, and two beaters."
"Well, my even though my father played seeker when he was here, I am more of a beater type." Draco informed.
"Cool," Harry said.
"So I am going to try out for beater," Draco stated.
"That's great!" Ginny said.
"Hi," Lily said, as she, James, and Sirius sat down by them. Lily was now about four months along and starting to show.
"What's up mom?" Harry asked.
"Today we're taking you to Diagon Alley to get your school stuff," Lily told them.
"Dad and Padfoot coming too?"
"You better believe it," Sirius said. "I want to check out Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes."
Everyone laughed. Sirius, James, Fred, and George had really hit it off. It wasn't surprising though, considering they all had the same interests- pranking. They continued laughing for a few more minutes, until Peeves came flying into the Great Hall, interrupting their laughter. They then burst out in laughter again, after they saw what he was wearing.
A/N: What is Peeves wearing? And what is he about to do? Review and find out!!!
Sorry- don't have time to do individual responses now- maybe Sunday.