Disclaimer: I own Wellsgardo because I made it up. I don't know if something like this actually exists in the Harry Potter world, so I made it up. If something does exist like this, let me and I may change it.
No one in the Great Hall moved. Filch stood behind the object of everyone's sudden quietness with a look of surprise on his face.
Standing in the Great Hall was a young girl. She looked to be about twenty. She was about 5' 4" with an oval face and straight nose. She had dark brown eyes that almost looked black. The signature feature about her was her long, straight, black hair that fell to her shoulder blades.
The reason everyone was in such shock was because the young girl in front of them was dressed as a Muggle. She was wearing a pair of black jeans and a white t-shirt with black writing on it. It said: When I snap you're the first one on the list.
The only person unaffected by the girl's presence was Dumbledore. His eyes were twinkling.
"Ah, about time you arrived," he said standing. He addressed the students and staff. "Students, I would like to introduce you're new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Molly Connor, from America. I would like you all to treat her with respect as well as her mother, Serina, who will also be joining us as the new Muggle Studies teacher."
Snape's eyes widened at the name of the mother. "Why does that sound so familiar?" he thought.
Molly hoisted her backpack, which was sitting on the floor, onto her shoulder and headed straight up to the table. Filch followed close behind.
"I am sorry about this intrusion Headmaster," Molly said in an icy tone that could have rivaled Snape's. "I was just trying to get moved into my new quarters and my mother settled in when this moron," she turns to Filch, "stopped me in the halls asking what I thought I was doing."
Filch turned pale when Dumbledore turned to him. "Is this true Mr. Filch?" Filch nodded and shrunk away.
"Well, I guess you should help Miss Connor and her mother move in right away." Filch looked up and nodded before rushing out of the Great Hall.
A few of the students chuckled, but most were interested in their new teacher who seemed to more terrifying that the Potions Master everyone feared.
Dumbledore turned to Molly with a smile. "Please join us Professor Connor."
Molly shook her head. "Thank you for the offer, but I really must finish moving in. My mother has not been herself lately and I want to make sure she's okay."
With that Molly nodded her head politely and turned and left. Once she exited the room, the students began discussing their new professor. Snape was also interested in this new professor and why her mother sound so familiar?
Harry and Hermione were sitting next to each other wide-eyed at the newest teacher. No one had ever stood up to Filch like that. Most of the teachers treated him like an equal, not beneath them. She looked strangely familiar and seemed almost as bad as Snape when it came to personalities.
"Do you think that Defense Against the Dark Arts is going to be any fun this year?" Ginny asked Harry, whom she was sitting across from. Harry shrugged. "Who knows? Did you hear her voice when she spoke about Filch? She sounded so cold and unfeeling, like Snape. It was creepy."
Hermione nodded. The feast continued until everyone had their full. They headed to their common rooms. On the way to Gryffindor, Harry and Hermione passed another woman dressed in Muggle clothes. This woman was different from Molly. Her hair was light brown and fell to her lower back. She had Molly's face, but her eyes were a lighter brown and softer than Molly's. She wore glasses that framed her eyes beautifully. She was wearing a pair of loose blue jeans and a green t-shirt with splatters of paint on them. She seemed lost.
"Can we help you?" Harry asked cautiously. The woman turned to Harry and Hermione and smiled. She was very open and kind.
"Yes, I am trying to find my daughter, Molly. I seemed to have gotten lost on my way to our quarters. I am Serina Connors, the new Muggle Studies professor." The woman's voice was calm and still, unlike her daughter's icy tone. Serina Connors was definably a kind woman.
"Sure," Harry said. "I don't know where your quarters are, but I know where you can find the Headmaster. He will show you the way."
Harry told Serina the way to Dumbledore's office. She nodded and said thank you before heading down the way Harry told her to go.
Harry and Hermione stood before the portrait of the Fat Lady and said the password, Sun daisies, and headed into the common room. Most people had headed up to bed to prepare for the start of classes tomorrow, but some were hanging out in the common room. Many were first-years.
A first-year rushed up to Harry and Hermione. "Hi, my name is Susan. I heard that you guys fought in the battle that the statue represents in the Great Hall. Is it true?"
Hermione nodded as tears threatened to fall from her eyes again. She turned from Harry and Susan and rushed up into the girls' dormitory and straight onto her four-poster. Where she cried herself to sleep.
Harry spoke with Susan about not mentioning the battle to Hermione or himself before retiring to his room himself. He laid down and stared at the ceiling, thinking about Ron and wondering if he was happier where he was. Harry fell asleep thinking about Ron and where his soul was residing.
Classes began the next day. Harry and Hermione headed down to breakfast and were surprised that neither of the new professors were there. They looked at their schedules and noticed that they had Defense Against the Dark Arts first followed by Advanced Potions for Hermione and a free period for Harry. After lunch they retired to Charms before finishing off the day with Muggle Studies.
They finished breakfast in silence. Both looking exhausted because of their nightmares about Ron and the final battle. They walked to Defense Against the Dark Arts in silence. They entered the room and took their seats near the front of the class without even realizing it.
The other students filtered in. Slytherin and Gryffindor students gathered in preparation for what their new professor was going to teach them.
In a way that would have surprised Snape, Professor Connor entered the room dramatically and instantly told them to open their books. Everyone did so quietly. The black-haired beauty sat at her desk and told everyone to begin reading.
After a couple of students started chuckling, Professor Connor stood and marched over to them. The Slytherins instantly stopped laughing when they saw Professor Connor standing over them.
The boys tried to hide the object of their amusement, but Molly caught it first. She looked at it and smiled. She turned back to the boys.
"You two are perfect. Stand please and come to the front of the room." The two boys exchanged looks of confusion and cautiously headed toward the front of the room. Once there, Professor Connor turned to the class.
"Class, today we are going to have a special lesson," she said, still smiling brightly. No one could say she wasn't pretty when she smiled. She glowed when she did it. The two Slytherins shuffled in their predicament. They didn't know what she was talking about.
"We are going to practice something that not many Defense Against the Dark Arts professors can teach." She turned back to boys and stared directly into their eyes, which was very difficult.
After about twenty minutes of this she smiled and said, "Dance."
Instantly the two boys began dancing, tap-dancing. Everyone started laughing. Molly turned to the class and laughed along with them. The two boys continued dancing till close to the end of class. Everyone else were reading their books, or pretending to read their books.
"Stop," Molly said. Both boys stopped dancing and flopped to the floor, exhausted. Professor Connor stood in front of everyone in her black robes.
"Can anyone tell me what I did to these two boys?" Hermione instantly raised her hand.
Molly smiled and pointed to Hermione. "Please state your name before you answer."
"My name is Hermione Granger. You used a type of mind-control that is very rare is witches. It is called Wellsgardo. It is so rare that only one out of every million witches have it. It renders the one under the spell completely under the control of the witch with this power. It is not found in any wizards, only witches are affected."
Hermione sat down. She expected to be ridiculed, like she usually was in Snape's Potions class for being so smart.
"Wonderful Miss Granger. Twenty points to Gryffindor for such a display of intelligence." Hermione smiled. "Thank you Professor Connor."
Molly turned to the two Slytherin boys. "That will be twenty points each from Slytherin for this terrible display you did today. Class dismissed."
Everyone stood up and left the classroom. The two Slytherin boys that had been forced to tap-dance were even smiling as they left. It was going to quite enjoyable in Defense Against the Dark Arts this year.