Ch.4
Soon they arrived at Hogwarts and watched as the new first years were sorted to there new houses. Dumbledore stood up and made his speech as he did every year. Then he introduced Siria to the students as Professor Black, their new Defense Against Dark Arts teacher. Not too much later, they went to their different common rooms and dormitories then went to bed. The next morning arrived shortly and the new schedules were passed out. Harry, Ron, and Hermione all had "Professor Black" first, along with Draco Malfoy and his group. The class began and Siria stood up.
"Ok, this is my first year teaching and I've heard that this school hasn't had a consistent Defense Against Dark Arts teacher, so I'm going to try. I've talked to one of your old professors, Professor Lupin, and he's told me what all you have covered. I'll basically go from there and keep going. Any questions about this course or even about me?" Siria asked.
"I've got a question. Are you related to the murderer Sirius Black?" Draco said with a snicker. All of his little buddies laughed with him.
"As a matter of fact, I am Sirius' sister, but I assure you he is not a murderer. Someone else committed the mass murder and left the scene making it look like Sirius. Wait a minute, you must be Lucius' son. Be sure to tell him I said hi. I'm certain he'd remember me. Anymore questions?" she asked again. Draco sort of looked away, not suspecting a come back. Harry grinned and figured this was going to be a good year. Suddenly, a knock came on the door, then Severus walked in. He walked over and whispered into Siria's ear, then she nodded and he left. The class looked curiously at them, and Harry and Ron looked at each other. Then Siria spoke up again.
"Without any more hesitation, lets move on and study vampires. Anybody know anything they would like to share with the class?" Siria inquired as Hermione's hand flew up.
Later that day, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting out in the grounds discussing their first day back. Not too long after, Harry looked over and saw that Professor Black was outside walking near the lake. Harry nudged Ron who looked over to see. Then Snape came out and started talking to her. Draco came up behind them and started snickering.
"So Potter, your new favorite teacher also seems to be a favorite of Prof. Snape! This ought to be an interesting year, don't you think Weasel?" Draco said with a smirk.
"You shouldn't be making fun of the person who gives you any authority at all, even if you don't deserve it," Hermione spoke up.
"Who asked your opinion you mudblood? It's bad enough you're in my presence," Draco sneered.
"Using the same insults as you have since your second year. Now that's pretty sad, don't you agree Ron?" Harry asked.
"Why it certainly is Harry. Too bad he's too dumb to come up with anything else. It's a shame that I bet he has to get his dad to come up with them for him," Ron laughed. Draco glared at him.
"Do you want to start something? I'll have you cursed and dead in seconds flat if I have to," he said under his voice.
"Oh, is that a threat Malfoy? Isn't your father in Azkaban right now, seeing that he was caught being a Death Eater? Well, then I guess you could go visit him and get some new insults!" Harry scoffed.
"Just you wait Potter, I'll have my revenge on you yet," Draco said as he turned on his heel and walked off. Ron and Harry started cracking up on what had just happened, but Hermione remained silent.
"What's wrong Hermione? Didn't you want to see us get even with Draco for once?" Ron asked as he continued laughing.
"Yes, I'm glad we got revenge on him and everything, but still, it was kind of mean to do that," Hermione told them.
"Come on, don't tell me you're going to go befriend him or something are you?" Harry asked her.
"No, it's just...I don't know. It wasn't as fun as I figured it to be," she said with a sigh. Ron just shook his head.
"You're getting too soft on him Hermione. You know what he calls you, and what he's done to me and Harry. We have to have some fun sometimes you know," Ron told her.
"Whatever, I'm going back inside," she said as she picked up her books and went inside.
"I wonder what's up with her," Ron told Harry. He just shrugged his shoulders and looked back at the lake. Siria and Snape were still there talking, then they walked back inside. "What are you looking at Harry?" Ron said as he turned around.
"Nothing. Just seeing what was going on at the lake," Harry replied. His eyes followed them into the double doors. Then he and Ron walked around a bit, then went inside as well.
Walking down a hallway, Siria and Severus were deep in discussion. They were headed towards Severus' office to seek important advise.
"Well, Sirius was talking through the fireplace, and I couldn't just sit there and talk to him when the 2nd years were about to come in. So I told him I have you call him back or I will reluctantly," Severus said in a hushed whisper.
"Ok, did he mention anything about what was going on back at the shack? Have they learned anything new?" Siria inquired as they approached the room. Severus unlocked the door and went inside.
"I guess we'll find out," he said as he put the floo powder in to let them communicate. The flames burst into a bluish teal color. Suddenly the heads of Remus and Sirius appeared inside the fire.
"Hello sis, and how would you be doing today?" Sirius asked as if it were just friendly conversation.
"Fine, what's going on? Did something happen?" Siria interrogated. Severus nodded beside her.
"Listen, we've managed to discover that Voldemort is getting more followers. Somehow he is obtaining them from your school. Keep a look out. Especially you Severus. No offense, but the Slytherins would probably be the first to want to come join him," Remus cautioned. Severus and Siria acknowledged their warning and ended the link. Severus turned to her.
"How do you think he's getting to them?" Severus asked. Siria shrugged.
"I don't know, maybe the Death Eaters relations? Perhaps he's just snatching them at any opportunity he gets. We need to inform Dumbledore though, so that we can keep a better watch over them," Siria thought. Severus nodded.
"You're right. We'll just have to talk to him then wait and see what will happened. Until then, we have no control," he said as Siria stood up. She headed towards the door then stopped.
"When do you have to go back...to him, I mean," Siria sort of stammered. Severus sighed.
"I'm not sure. When ever he calls us. Which will probably be soon no doubt," he said a little uncertain.
"Well, just be careful. Don't let him catch you no matter what," Siria told him.
"Don't worry about me, just don't let him know that you're anywhere near by," Severus warned her back. Then she smiled then turned and left.
Soon they arrived at Hogwarts and watched as the new first years were sorted to there new houses. Dumbledore stood up and made his speech as he did every year. Then he introduced Siria to the students as Professor Black, their new Defense Against Dark Arts teacher. Not too much later, they went to their different common rooms and dormitories then went to bed. The next morning arrived shortly and the new schedules were passed out. Harry, Ron, and Hermione all had "Professor Black" first, along with Draco Malfoy and his group. The class began and Siria stood up.
"Ok, this is my first year teaching and I've heard that this school hasn't had a consistent Defense Against Dark Arts teacher, so I'm going to try. I've talked to one of your old professors, Professor Lupin, and he's told me what all you have covered. I'll basically go from there and keep going. Any questions about this course or even about me?" Siria asked.
"I've got a question. Are you related to the murderer Sirius Black?" Draco said with a snicker. All of his little buddies laughed with him.
"As a matter of fact, I am Sirius' sister, but I assure you he is not a murderer. Someone else committed the mass murder and left the scene making it look like Sirius. Wait a minute, you must be Lucius' son. Be sure to tell him I said hi. I'm certain he'd remember me. Anymore questions?" she asked again. Draco sort of looked away, not suspecting a come back. Harry grinned and figured this was going to be a good year. Suddenly, a knock came on the door, then Severus walked in. He walked over and whispered into Siria's ear, then she nodded and he left. The class looked curiously at them, and Harry and Ron looked at each other. Then Siria spoke up again.
"Without any more hesitation, lets move on and study vampires. Anybody know anything they would like to share with the class?" Siria inquired as Hermione's hand flew up.
Later that day, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting out in the grounds discussing their first day back. Not too long after, Harry looked over and saw that Professor Black was outside walking near the lake. Harry nudged Ron who looked over to see. Then Snape came out and started talking to her. Draco came up behind them and started snickering.
"So Potter, your new favorite teacher also seems to be a favorite of Prof. Snape! This ought to be an interesting year, don't you think Weasel?" Draco said with a smirk.
"You shouldn't be making fun of the person who gives you any authority at all, even if you don't deserve it," Hermione spoke up.
"Who asked your opinion you mudblood? It's bad enough you're in my presence," Draco sneered.
"Using the same insults as you have since your second year. Now that's pretty sad, don't you agree Ron?" Harry asked.
"Why it certainly is Harry. Too bad he's too dumb to come up with anything else. It's a shame that I bet he has to get his dad to come up with them for him," Ron laughed. Draco glared at him.
"Do you want to start something? I'll have you cursed and dead in seconds flat if I have to," he said under his voice.
"Oh, is that a threat Malfoy? Isn't your father in Azkaban right now, seeing that he was caught being a Death Eater? Well, then I guess you could go visit him and get some new insults!" Harry scoffed.
"Just you wait Potter, I'll have my revenge on you yet," Draco said as he turned on his heel and walked off. Ron and Harry started cracking up on what had just happened, but Hermione remained silent.
"What's wrong Hermione? Didn't you want to see us get even with Draco for once?" Ron asked as he continued laughing.
"Yes, I'm glad we got revenge on him and everything, but still, it was kind of mean to do that," Hermione told them.
"Come on, don't tell me you're going to go befriend him or something are you?" Harry asked her.
"No, it's just...I don't know. It wasn't as fun as I figured it to be," she said with a sigh. Ron just shook his head.
"You're getting too soft on him Hermione. You know what he calls you, and what he's done to me and Harry. We have to have some fun sometimes you know," Ron told her.
"Whatever, I'm going back inside," she said as she picked up her books and went inside.
"I wonder what's up with her," Ron told Harry. He just shrugged his shoulders and looked back at the lake. Siria and Snape were still there talking, then they walked back inside. "What are you looking at Harry?" Ron said as he turned around.
"Nothing. Just seeing what was going on at the lake," Harry replied. His eyes followed them into the double doors. Then he and Ron walked around a bit, then went inside as well.
Walking down a hallway, Siria and Severus were deep in discussion. They were headed towards Severus' office to seek important advise.
"Well, Sirius was talking through the fireplace, and I couldn't just sit there and talk to him when the 2nd years were about to come in. So I told him I have you call him back or I will reluctantly," Severus said in a hushed whisper.
"Ok, did he mention anything about what was going on back at the shack? Have they learned anything new?" Siria inquired as they approached the room. Severus unlocked the door and went inside.
"I guess we'll find out," he said as he put the floo powder in to let them communicate. The flames burst into a bluish teal color. Suddenly the heads of Remus and Sirius appeared inside the fire.
"Hello sis, and how would you be doing today?" Sirius asked as if it were just friendly conversation.
"Fine, what's going on? Did something happen?" Siria interrogated. Severus nodded beside her.
"Listen, we've managed to discover that Voldemort is getting more followers. Somehow he is obtaining them from your school. Keep a look out. Especially you Severus. No offense, but the Slytherins would probably be the first to want to come join him," Remus cautioned. Severus and Siria acknowledged their warning and ended the link. Severus turned to her.
"How do you think he's getting to them?" Severus asked. Siria shrugged.
"I don't know, maybe the Death Eaters relations? Perhaps he's just snatching them at any opportunity he gets. We need to inform Dumbledore though, so that we can keep a better watch over them," Siria thought. Severus nodded.
"You're right. We'll just have to talk to him then wait and see what will happened. Until then, we have no control," he said as Siria stood up. She headed towards the door then stopped.
"When do you have to go back...to him, I mean," Siria sort of stammered. Severus sighed.
"I'm not sure. When ever he calls us. Which will probably be soon no doubt," he said a little uncertain.
"Well, just be careful. Don't let him catch you no matter what," Siria told him.
"Don't worry about me, just don't let him know that you're anywhere near by," Severus warned her back. Then she smiled then turned and left.