Starting with Malfoy, but the rest of the table joined in one by one, the Slytherins each jumped up and started singing the school song. The whole school began to laugh at the very embarrassed looking house. Harry looked up at the staff table and caught Sirius's eye. "Mione, I think I can guess what Sir was doing in the kitchens."
She looked up startled, "He's a teacher now, he can't be doing that." She looked up and saw Sirius's eyes filled with mischief. "He's gonna get into so much trouble."
Dumbledore stood up to address the room. "Well I trust you are all satisfied now. So a few notices. Firstly, the Forbidden Forest, it has its name for a reason, it is forbidden, regardless of any other ideas you may have. Secondly no magic is allowed in the corridors, and the list of items Filch has banned has now extended further, the list can be viewed in his office. Also tampering with the food of other houses is also not allowed, I trust every one," He turned to look at Sirius, who had the decency to blush slightly, "will remember this."
Dumbledore turned and walked out of the Hall pausing to speak to Harry on the way, "If you want, you and your friends have permission to visit Sirius tonight, I know you have catching up to do, so provided he walks you back to the common room you may be out after curfew."
"Thank you Professor." Harry grinned, and made his way over to the staff table. Sirius was sitting talking to Hagrid, and was still eating.
"Sirius, your going to get fat" Harry grinned at him.
"Excuse me, but I don't think so."
"Me Hermione and Ron have permission from Dumbledore to visit you tonight for as long as we want." He told Sirius.
"Brilliant." He shouted jumping up. "Lets go then." He led the three out of the Hall.
"Right, I'll show you where my rooms are. I want you lot to know, all of you." He said looking pointedly at Ron and Hermione. "Whenever you want to talk to me, whatever it's about you can come and find me here. Ok?" He asked.
"Thanks Sir." Harry said.
"You two as well." Sirius said to the others.
"Ok." They both said smiling.
"Right well, here we are." He indicated to the class room door. They walked through into an office. The room was tastefully furnished, it had a large mahogany desk in it and the walls were a dark red colour. There was a bookshelf against one wall, half of which had a locked iron grill over it.
Sirius led them quickly through and stopped at a portrait on the furthest wall. "Prongs" he muttered. "Hear that you lot, I wanted something you could remember, you're welcome anytime, don't wait to be invited. He took them through into another room, obviously a sitting room. There was two large leather sofas either side of the ornate fire place, apart from that the room was empty.
"My rooms through there," he pointed through an arch way, "go have a look, if you want" They walked through and gasped, this room was amazing. Sirius had obviously bewitched the sky in a similar way to the great hall, "It always shows night" he explained. The bed dominated the room and was midnight blue, like the ceiling. There was a large wardrobe and chest of draws. But that wasn't the thing that they had all gasped at. They had gasped at all the photos.
None of them had had any idea Sirius had so many, they were framed on the walls, standing on the dresser, on the bedside table. There must have been almost a hundred laughing smiling faces. There was one of Ron, Harry and Hermione when they had first met Sirius, some of them reacently, ones of the Order, ones of the Marauders when they were younger.
"Wow, Sirius where did all these come from?" Harry breathed.
"Dumbledore, he kept them for me when I was imprisoned."
They made their way back to the sitting room. "First lessons tomorrow." Sirius grinned.
"No more pranking Slytherins." Harry said.
"No, but term hadn't started when I set that prank, so it doesn't count." Sirius laughed.
They stayed out late talking until Sirius told them they had to go to bed. They walked back to the common room and stopped at the portrait hole. "Listen, I know this is going to take some getting used to, but in class can you try and call me Professor Black. I don't want to give out the impression of favouritism, even if its true." They all laughed, and hugged him goodnight.
The next morning timetables were handed out at breakfast, much to the seventh year Gryffindors delight, their first lesson was Defence Against the Dark Arts. They all made their way down to the classroom quickly, where they would be sharing the lesson with the Slytherins.
They entered the room and all sat down, trying to sit near the front. The room quickly filled up, no one wanted to miss the first lesson with the famous Black. When they had been sitting in the room for 5 minutes Draco Malfoy broke the silence. "What a bloody professional, late on his first lesson. Probably still stuffing himself in the Hall, he's almost as much of a pig as Longbottom."
"Shut it Ferret." Hermione growled.
"Ohhh, the mudblood has a tongue. I wonder, does she often get so protective, or is it only over the convict."
"Ex-convict, if you please Malfoy." Sirius said entering the room from his office. "And ten points from Slytherin for using foul language in my class room."
The Gryffindors smiled at each other, it had been no mystery to them who had made the Slytherins sing last night at dinner, it looked to them like they may soon also have a Professor who was on their side.
"Ok," Sirius started. "I've been looking at the notes from your previous teachers. And even though you've had a fair mix of teachers, you've got a good grounding, and you came out with some decent OWL results. So today I thought, I'd go through some random spells and see what you can deal with, and then at the end I'll answer any questions, Ok?" The class nodded in response.
Sirius took the class through a mix of curses and hexes for 45miniutes, and then, "Ok, that's enough, you've got a good grip with those I see, now something a little more complex, the Patenorus, we will be covering this later in the year, can anyone tell me anything about the Charm?"
Almost every ones hand was up. "Yes, ermm, Parkinson." Sirius asked the Slytherin.
"They are used to repel and fight back Dementors." She stated. Every one looked at Sirius when she spoke of the Guards of Azkaban.
"Very good take 5 points," Sirius said flashing his already trademark smile. It seemed to Harry that showing his pearly whites, was more of a reward to the girls than any amount of points he could give. "I suppose it would be to much to ask, but can any of you perform the Charm?"
There was a loud chorus of yeses, and Sirius looked shocked, "Ok, who would like a go?"
Every Gryffindors hand was up, in contrast no Slytherins had volunteered. Sirius grinned and turned to Neville, who had remained quiet for the whole lesson. "Longbottom, lets see what you can do."
Neville stood up and looked around nervously. "Expo Panatorum." He shouted. To every ones surprise a silver mist shot out of the end of his wand and formed itself into a large lion. It walked around the room once, roared at Malfoy causing him to fall off his chair and then it disappeared.
"Well, I have to say, I'm impressed. 15 points Longbottom." Sirius said, "I take it the other Gryffindors can do it also?"
" Professor Black" Dean said hand in the air.
"Yes" Sirius looked at him.
"Harry taught us all in our 5th year, with other some other charms and spells."
"Ahhh, I remember, perhaps Harry can let me know what you have covered." Sirius said smiling at his Godson with obvious pride.
"We weren't all privileged to attend Potters private tuition classes." Malfoy said sarcastically.
"Well perhaps if you hadn't been running around kissing that cows arse you might have been" Hermione threw back quickly still mad from the mudblood comment earlier.
"Enough." Sirius said loudly. "Miss Granger, may I remind you that you are still in a class." He finished trying to sound stern, but his amusement was still evident. "Well any questions?" He finished.
No one raised their hands. "No one has any questions about the course, or me?" He pushed, knowing there must be lots that his new students wanted to ask him.
"How did you escape from prison." Crabbe asked.
"I knew I was innocent, so the Dementors could not affect me in the same way as the other prisoners, so it was easier for me to get away."
"Which is why your Dad will never be getting out, think you could find an escape route for him did ya?" A thick Irish voice asked.
"Seamus, enough." Sirius said harshly, the animosity in the class beginning to annoy him slightly.
They were saved however by the lunch bell ringing. "Time does fly doesn't it? You may go." Sirius told the class. "Hermione, can you stay for a minute please." Sirius addressed the class finally.
There you have chapter 2. So go review.
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