Chapter 17
Permanent Substitute
Harry checked the map and Dumbledore was pacing in his office. Every one charged through the trap door into his office causing Dumbledore to whirl around in alarm.
"Professor! Look at this!" and Harry slammed the map down on the desk "Look at the forest! It's Lockhart!"
"Yes, Harry that is Professor Lockhart." Dumbledore started to murmur to himself.
Hermione told Dumbledore her theory and (who quite understood) ran of to find Moody and Lupin.
Over the vacation Filch had filled the Honeydukes passage with cement to keep out death eaters. But this was a lasting tribute to the school. The Slytherins had let off some of the Filibuster fireworks the twins had been selling and later that night Dumbledore announced that Filtch had retired. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neva knew otherwise, though. They had been trying to hear what Dumbledore was saying to Colin about switching Divination for Muggle studies when Filtch burst through the door screaming at the top of his lungs.
"That's it! I quit!" he pushed Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle in through the door.
He had announced that he had found a suitable replacement, or rather, replacements.
The new caretakers for Hogwarts were...
Fred and George!
They had run into the hall holding their hands over their heads and cheering as if they had just run across the finish line of a marathon.
Lockhart had been chucked out and Moody and Lupin where going to share the post of DADA teacher since they had to stay there to guard anyway and they knew most of the students since they had taught there previously. Harry had searing pains in his scar and knew Voldemort was very angry with Lockhart. He had a funny feeling Lockhart was supposed to have tried to kill Harry. Typical.
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