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"Sirius is that you?" demanded Hermione her eyes wide with surprise.
While Hermione said this Harry had walked up behind Lirus and taped him on the back. Lirus rolled his eyes, reached into his pocket and handed Harry a galleon. After doing that he turned to Hermione and said, "Yes it's me, Hermione." Behind Hermione Ron was a ghostly white. He was opening and closing his mouth as if trying to say something but failing miserably.
Finally he choked out, "But you're dead!"
"Well, I was but now, as you've probably guessed, I'm not," Lirus replied. "But I must ask you to please only refer to me as Lirus and once school starts, Professor Isab," he said with a small smile.
"But Siri- err- Lirus, what if someone recognizes you?" concern was evident in Hermione's voice.
"Depends who it is I guess. I mean if Professor Mcgonagall realizes who I am it won't be that big of a deal. But say if that Malfoy kid recognizes me we'll have to use a memory charm on him and a strong one at that," Sirius replied.
"Lirus, how'd you get back?" Ron asked timidly. Everyone turned to face him for he had not spoken for quite sometime.
"Well, I'll let Harry tell you that, because to be honest I'm not quite sure myself," answered Sirius.
"Err, well, Fawkes came to Privet Drive and saw that I was packing my trunk. He made me take this pitcher with me and then flew me to the cave where Sirius hid during fourth year. There I took out the pitcher and placed it on a rock and it looked like Fawkes had sprout a leak," Harry started.
"Of course! Phoenix tears!" cried Hermione. When everyone turned to look at her apparently annoyed about the interruption she blushed and whispered, "Sorry, sorry."
"Anyways," Harry continued, "after that the tears started to turn orange and then there was a really loud cracking sound. I sort of fell and passed out and relived a memory then. When I woke I heard Sirius' voice coming from the pitcher and Fawkes took us to Hogwarts. There we found how to give Sirius his material form back and change his appearance. That's how Sirius got back," Harry finished with a smile.
"Now that we're done with the stories let's start having fun," Lirus recommended.
"But Lirus you're a teacher!" exclaimed Hermione wildly.
"No, I'll be your teacher when term starts and who says I'm going to be stuck up like some of the other teachers?" objected Lirus.
"Yeah Hermione, just let it go for once," complained Ron.
"Well, ok, I guess it's alright. We do need a bit of fun with everything that's been going on to so, ok, let's go," Hermione agreed with a grin.
"What do you guys have planned?" asked Ron curiously. He was answered by two large mischievous smiles and a 'you'll see'.
The group ventured out into the hall and headed for the Great Hall. "We've planned something for the opening feast," explained Harry, "Dumbledore said it's ok, though he doesn't know exactly what we're going to do. It'll scare some of the cowardly first years to death!"
"Harry, what is it?" Hermione asked hesitating a bit as they entered the Great Hall.
"Oh, nothing dangerous," Harry replied as they got onto the stage where the sorting normally took place.
The sorting hat sat on a stool on the stage. Harry shoved the hat onto his head so he could arrange the last details with it. 'So we'll charm you and then you'll go back to Dumbledore's office till the sorting ok?' he thought.
'Yes, that is fine. Though I still say that'
'Yeah, yeah, I know. I would have been great in Slytherin' Harry took the hat off his head and replaced it on the stool. "Everything's a go," he told the others.
"Now, who's best at charms? I've never really been good at them myself and I don't feel like messing this up," Lirus explained.
"Oh, I am," Hermione, said triumphantly. Lirus took out the charm and showed it to Hermione. She nodded then waited for Lirus to explain the rest of the spell.
"After Hermione charms the hat I'll cast one for each house so we can see how it'll work," Lirus explained. Harry understood for he had been helping plan this but Ron was clueless.
"What? What's happening?" he asked bewildered.
"Just wait and see Ron," answered Hermione. She then took out her wand and waved it in a circle as she recited the incantation, "Quattuor domus. Ferocia. Captiosus. Fides. Versutia. Ardere." (1) Sparks flew from Hermione's wand and enveloped the hat.
"Ah, very good," Lirus commented as he stepped forward, "Now to see if it worked. Ferocia." A mist floated from Lirus' wand and went underneath the hat.
After a moment the hat yelled, "Gryffindor!" and a golden lion made of sparks floated around the brim of the hat.
"Great! Excellent! Now to test the others. . Captiosus." Lirus yelled. More mist flew out of his wand and under the hat.
"Ravenclaw!" A bronze raven made of sparks floated around the rim this time.
"Fides!" Lirus' cast.
"Hufflepuff!" A black badger made of sparks appeared around the rim.
"Versutia!" Lirus' shouted.
"Slytherin!" A silver snake of sparks made it's way around the rim.
"That was wicked!" exclaimed Ron.
"Yes, it was really good you guys," agreed Harry as he picked up the hat.
"Well, we better get back, it's late now," remarked Lirus. Everyone agreed.
"I'll take the hat back to Dumbledore," Harry offered.
"Ok, but make sure you come right back," warned Lirus.
"I will," said Harry as he walked to Dumbledore's office. Once he was there he realized he was unaware of the password. "Err," but before he could make a guess the door opened.
"Mr. Potter, I was hoping you'd be the one to deliver the Sorting Hat back to me. Care to come in?" he asked. Harry nodded recognizing the question as not really a question but a polite way of telling him to come in. "Take a seat Mr. Potter. I'd like to talk to you."
A/N: the translations to the spells were basically: 1.Four house. Bravery. Intellect. Loyalty. Cunning. Glow. 2. Bravery. 3. Intellect. 4. Loyalty. 5. Cunning. They were in Latin. I am going on vacation on Sunday so I will not have Internet access for a while. I will return late Wednesday and will try to get the next chapter up by Friday. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Anyways on to the thank-yous: Eric2 (Ron didn't faint but he turned to white and was speechless. : )), UR PA (Thanks!), volleypickle16 (Thank you!), Cypress Philomerra (Yes, I was referring to the length), hots4harry73(Thanks!), MalusMagus (Thank you!).
"Sirius is that you?" demanded Hermione her eyes wide with surprise.
While Hermione said this Harry had walked up behind Lirus and taped him on the back. Lirus rolled his eyes, reached into his pocket and handed Harry a galleon. After doing that he turned to Hermione and said, "Yes it's me, Hermione." Behind Hermione Ron was a ghostly white. He was opening and closing his mouth as if trying to say something but failing miserably.
Finally he choked out, "But you're dead!"
"Well, I was but now, as you've probably guessed, I'm not," Lirus replied. "But I must ask you to please only refer to me as Lirus and once school starts, Professor Isab," he said with a small smile.
"But Siri- err- Lirus, what if someone recognizes you?" concern was evident in Hermione's voice.
"Depends who it is I guess. I mean if Professor Mcgonagall realizes who I am it won't be that big of a deal. But say if that Malfoy kid recognizes me we'll have to use a memory charm on him and a strong one at that," Sirius replied.
"Lirus, how'd you get back?" Ron asked timidly. Everyone turned to face him for he had not spoken for quite sometime.
"Well, I'll let Harry tell you that, because to be honest I'm not quite sure myself," answered Sirius.
"Err, well, Fawkes came to Privet Drive and saw that I was packing my trunk. He made me take this pitcher with me and then flew me to the cave where Sirius hid during fourth year. There I took out the pitcher and placed it on a rock and it looked like Fawkes had sprout a leak," Harry started.
"Of course! Phoenix tears!" cried Hermione. When everyone turned to look at her apparently annoyed about the interruption she blushed and whispered, "Sorry, sorry."
"Anyways," Harry continued, "after that the tears started to turn orange and then there was a really loud cracking sound. I sort of fell and passed out and relived a memory then. When I woke I heard Sirius' voice coming from the pitcher and Fawkes took us to Hogwarts. There we found how to give Sirius his material form back and change his appearance. That's how Sirius got back," Harry finished with a smile.
"Now that we're done with the stories let's start having fun," Lirus recommended.
"But Lirus you're a teacher!" exclaimed Hermione wildly.
"No, I'll be your teacher when term starts and who says I'm going to be stuck up like some of the other teachers?" objected Lirus.
"Yeah Hermione, just let it go for once," complained Ron.
"Well, ok, I guess it's alright. We do need a bit of fun with everything that's been going on to so, ok, let's go," Hermione agreed with a grin.
"What do you guys have planned?" asked Ron curiously. He was answered by two large mischievous smiles and a 'you'll see'.
The group ventured out into the hall and headed for the Great Hall. "We've planned something for the opening feast," explained Harry, "Dumbledore said it's ok, though he doesn't know exactly what we're going to do. It'll scare some of the cowardly first years to death!"
"Harry, what is it?" Hermione asked hesitating a bit as they entered the Great Hall.
"Oh, nothing dangerous," Harry replied as they got onto the stage where the sorting normally took place.
The sorting hat sat on a stool on the stage. Harry shoved the hat onto his head so he could arrange the last details with it. 'So we'll charm you and then you'll go back to Dumbledore's office till the sorting ok?' he thought.
'Yes, that is fine. Though I still say that'
'Yeah, yeah, I know. I would have been great in Slytherin' Harry took the hat off his head and replaced it on the stool. "Everything's a go," he told the others.
"Now, who's best at charms? I've never really been good at them myself and I don't feel like messing this up," Lirus explained.
"Oh, I am," Hermione, said triumphantly. Lirus took out the charm and showed it to Hermione. She nodded then waited for Lirus to explain the rest of the spell.
"After Hermione charms the hat I'll cast one for each house so we can see how it'll work," Lirus explained. Harry understood for he had been helping plan this but Ron was clueless.
"What? What's happening?" he asked bewildered.
"Just wait and see Ron," answered Hermione. She then took out her wand and waved it in a circle as she recited the incantation, "Quattuor domus. Ferocia. Captiosus. Fides. Versutia. Ardere." (1) Sparks flew from Hermione's wand and enveloped the hat.
"Ah, very good," Lirus commented as he stepped forward, "Now to see if it worked. Ferocia." A mist floated from Lirus' wand and went underneath the hat.
After a moment the hat yelled, "Gryffindor!" and a golden lion made of sparks floated around the brim of the hat.
"Great! Excellent! Now to test the others. . Captiosus." Lirus yelled. More mist flew out of his wand and under the hat.
"Ravenclaw!" A bronze raven made of sparks floated around the rim this time.
"Fides!" Lirus' cast.
"Hufflepuff!" A black badger made of sparks appeared around the rim.
"Versutia!" Lirus' shouted.
"Slytherin!" A silver snake of sparks made it's way around the rim.
"That was wicked!" exclaimed Ron.
"Yes, it was really good you guys," agreed Harry as he picked up the hat.
"Well, we better get back, it's late now," remarked Lirus. Everyone agreed.
"I'll take the hat back to Dumbledore," Harry offered.
"Ok, but make sure you come right back," warned Lirus.
"I will," said Harry as he walked to Dumbledore's office. Once he was there he realized he was unaware of the password. "Err," but before he could make a guess the door opened.
"Mr. Potter, I was hoping you'd be the one to deliver the Sorting Hat back to me. Care to come in?" he asked. Harry nodded recognizing the question as not really a question but a polite way of telling him to come in. "Take a seat Mr. Potter. I'd like to talk to you."
A/N: the translations to the spells were basically: 1.Four house. Bravery. Intellect. Loyalty. Cunning. Glow. 2. Bravery. 3. Intellect. 4. Loyalty. 5. Cunning. They were in Latin. I am going on vacation on Sunday so I will not have Internet access for a while. I will return late Wednesday and will try to get the next chapter up by Friday. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Anyways on to the thank-yous: Eric2 (Ron didn't faint but he turned to white and was speechless. : )), UR PA (Thanks!), volleypickle16 (Thank you!), Cypress Philomerra (Yes, I was referring to the length), hots4harry73(Thanks!), MalusMagus (Thank you!).