Secrets From the Past - Chapter 2 - Back to HogwartsSecrets From the Past
Rating: R
Girls at Hogwarts are being attacked, Harry is having nightmares, a mysterious
new professor who none believe is dangerous, including Harry's friends.
Character's that appear in the books belong to JK Rowling Author's Note: This is meant to take place in Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts-though I take artistic license to put in characters that maybe should not be there. I am disregarding the Tri-wizard tournament.
Chapter 2 Back to Hogwarts Harry squeezed in between Ron and Fred and took the sausages that were passed to him. Mornings at the Weasley house were always chaotic. Mrs. Weasley bustling around the kitchen cooking for the family, Mr. Weasley and Percy getting off to work at the Ministry of magic, Fred and George tormenting Ron and Ginny just sort of sitting quietly. It was even more chaotic when the oldest Weasly boys, Bill and Charlie were at home. A tapping at the window silenced everyone. Outside were three owls, one of them was Hedwig, Harry's owl, and a brown owl that he recognized as Hermione's. The two of them were supporting Errol between them. "Let them in, Ginny," Mrs. Weasley said. Ginny hurried to the window and pulled it open. Hedwig and Hermione's owl brought Errol into the kitchen and set him on the table. Mrs. Weasley quickly untied the letters that Errol was carrying and took Errol to rest in his cage. Hermione's owl dropped one letter on Harry's plate and another on Ron's. Hedwig bobbed oever to Harry and dropped a letter on his plate. He rewarded her with a bit of toast. And she flew off again. "Our Hogwarts letters," Fred exclaimed. "There's one for you too Harry. Harry took his Hogwarts letter and examined the other two. He recognized one letter as bearing Hermione's handwriting, the other was from Sirius.
"Excuse me," he said getting up from the table and taking his letters to the backyard. He opened the one from Sirius first.
"Dear Harry,
I was glad to hear that you are enjoying your summer. Buckbeak and I are enjoying ourselves traveling the country and seeing the sights. I've been keeping my ear out for any news of Pettigrew. So far I haven't had any luck tracking down the git. However, I have heard stirrings of You Know Who in some taverns and other less reputable places. I know you will be heading back to Hogwarts soon so I know that I don't have to worry about your safety, as long as Dumbledore is around. I'll be keeping my ears open for any news, and I'm also in touch with Lupin. Keep me updated on how you are doing. Send Ron and Hermione my best.
Sirius"
Harry sighed. He wondered what stirrings Sirius had heard about Voldemort. He thought back to the prediction professor Trelawney had made the night Pettigrew escaped. "His servant will rise and join his master and his master will rise again with his servants aid." Had Pettigrew rejoined Voldemort? He shook his head. Soon enough he'd be back at Hogwarts. As long as Dumbledore was around there was nothing to worry about. Instead he opened his letter from Hermione.
"Dear Harry,
I hope your summer is going well. My parents and I recently returned from Greece. It was most exhilarating. I don't know if you've received your Hogwarts letter yet, but if you haven't let me just tell you that I am so excited about the new professor. Emily Dashall is legendary, and before you start to think it, she's nothing like Lockhardt. I read several books about her and none of them were written BY her. Anyway, I look forward to seeing you on the platform on the first. Until then, I suggest you read up on our assigned reading. They start to prepare you for O.W.L.s in the fourth year.
See you soon.
Hermione Leave it to Hermione to suggest reading. He did wonder about this Emily Dashall though. He'd never heard of her. "Everything all right Harry?" Harry looked up to see Ginny staring at him.
"Yeah, everything's fine," he said.
"Did you get a letter from Sirius?" she asked him. Other than Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore Ginny was the only one who knew about Sirius. During one of their late night conversations, he had told her. "Yeah," Harry said. "He's all right. He hasn't heard anything about Pettigrew"
"Well, maybe that's a good thing"
"Maybe." That sat in companionable silence for awhile.
"Have you ever heard of Emily Dashall?" he asked her. Growing up in a wizard family, Ginny would have a better chance of knowing than he would.
"Emily Dashall," Ginny said thoughtfully. "Yes I've heard of her. She's rather famous actually. She's an American, completely self taught witch, never went to Hogwarts or any other wizarding school"
"Self taught?" Harry didn't think that one could teach themselves to be a wizard or witch. "Sounds a bit dodgy to me," he remarked.
"She's nothing like Lockhardt," Ginny said.
"That's what Hermione said"
"Hurry, hurry, we've got to get to the platform." The morning of September 1st dawned in whirl of motion. Harry quickly stuffed his robes, books, and Firebolt into his trunks and grabbed Hedwig's cage. They all trampled down the stairs, tripping over each other and stepping on each other. Finally, after much hassle they made it to Platform 9 and 3/4 with a little time to spare. "Quickly get aboard," Mrs. Weasley said hurrying everyone onto the train. "Harry! Ron!" Hermione called out. Harry grinned as he saw his friend.
"Hello Hermione," Harry called out. "In here," she said beckoning them into her compartment. Harry, Ron, and Ginny stowed their bags in the compartments and settled into their seats. "Did you get my letter?" she asked as soon as everyone was settled.
"Yes," and before you say anything I haven't had time to read up since we only got our books yesterday. Who exactly is this Emily Dashall"
"I bet she's our new Defense of the Dark Arts Teacher," Ron said. "What with Lupin resigning and all." Harry couldn't help his sad feeling, Remus Lupin had been the best professor he'd ever had, but he'd been forced to resign when it was revealed that he was a werewolf. "No I don't think so," Hermione said. "Her specialty is potions. She's come up with some of the most complex potions that are out there"
"If she's our new Potions teacher," Ron said thoughtfully, "then maybe Snape has been sacked." Harry couldn't help grinning at the thought. Snape was his least favorite teacher, and it was him who had revealed Lupin as a werewolf, plus he'd been partially responsible for Sirius having to go into hiding after he and Hermione had rescued him.
"I have a feeling, Harry," Ginny said knowingly, "That no dementor would stand a chance against you right now." They all laughed for none of them liked Snape very much. He was always taking points away from Gryffindor and favoring Slytherin, the house of his hated enemy, Draco Malfoy. "I wonder who will be our defense of the dark arts teacher," Ginny said.
"Who knows," Hermione said. "Considering all that's happened to our last three professors."
Character's that appear in the books belong to JK Rowling Author's Note: This is meant to take place in Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts-though I take artistic license to put in characters that maybe should not be there. I am disregarding the Tri-wizard tournament.
Chapter 2 Back to Hogwarts Harry squeezed in between Ron and Fred and took the sausages that were passed to him. Mornings at the Weasley house were always chaotic. Mrs. Weasley bustling around the kitchen cooking for the family, Mr. Weasley and Percy getting off to work at the Ministry of magic, Fred and George tormenting Ron and Ginny just sort of sitting quietly. It was even more chaotic when the oldest Weasly boys, Bill and Charlie were at home. A tapping at the window silenced everyone. Outside were three owls, one of them was Hedwig, Harry's owl, and a brown owl that he recognized as Hermione's. The two of them were supporting Errol between them. "Let them in, Ginny," Mrs. Weasley said. Ginny hurried to the window and pulled it open. Hedwig and Hermione's owl brought Errol into the kitchen and set him on the table. Mrs. Weasley quickly untied the letters that Errol was carrying and took Errol to rest in his cage. Hermione's owl dropped one letter on Harry's plate and another on Ron's. Hedwig bobbed oever to Harry and dropped a letter on his plate. He rewarded her with a bit of toast. And she flew off again. "Our Hogwarts letters," Fred exclaimed. "There's one for you too Harry. Harry took his Hogwarts letter and examined the other two. He recognized one letter as bearing Hermione's handwriting, the other was from Sirius.
"Excuse me," he said getting up from the table and taking his letters to the backyard. He opened the one from Sirius first.
"Dear Harry,
I was glad to hear that you are enjoying your summer. Buckbeak and I are enjoying ourselves traveling the country and seeing the sights. I've been keeping my ear out for any news of Pettigrew. So far I haven't had any luck tracking down the git. However, I have heard stirrings of You Know Who in some taverns and other less reputable places. I know you will be heading back to Hogwarts soon so I know that I don't have to worry about your safety, as long as Dumbledore is around. I'll be keeping my ears open for any news, and I'm also in touch with Lupin. Keep me updated on how you are doing. Send Ron and Hermione my best.
Sirius"
Harry sighed. He wondered what stirrings Sirius had heard about Voldemort. He thought back to the prediction professor Trelawney had made the night Pettigrew escaped. "His servant will rise and join his master and his master will rise again with his servants aid." Had Pettigrew rejoined Voldemort? He shook his head. Soon enough he'd be back at Hogwarts. As long as Dumbledore was around there was nothing to worry about. Instead he opened his letter from Hermione.
"Dear Harry,
I hope your summer is going well. My parents and I recently returned from Greece. It was most exhilarating. I don't know if you've received your Hogwarts letter yet, but if you haven't let me just tell you that I am so excited about the new professor. Emily Dashall is legendary, and before you start to think it, she's nothing like Lockhardt. I read several books about her and none of them were written BY her. Anyway, I look forward to seeing you on the platform on the first. Until then, I suggest you read up on our assigned reading. They start to prepare you for O.W.L.s in the fourth year.
See you soon.
Hermione Leave it to Hermione to suggest reading. He did wonder about this Emily Dashall though. He'd never heard of her. "Everything all right Harry?" Harry looked up to see Ginny staring at him.
"Yeah, everything's fine," he said.
"Did you get a letter from Sirius?" she asked him. Other than Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore Ginny was the only one who knew about Sirius. During one of their late night conversations, he had told her. "Yeah," Harry said. "He's all right. He hasn't heard anything about Pettigrew"
"Well, maybe that's a good thing"
"Maybe." That sat in companionable silence for awhile.
"Have you ever heard of Emily Dashall?" he asked her. Growing up in a wizard family, Ginny would have a better chance of knowing than he would.
"Emily Dashall," Ginny said thoughtfully. "Yes I've heard of her. She's rather famous actually. She's an American, completely self taught witch, never went to Hogwarts or any other wizarding school"
"Self taught?" Harry didn't think that one could teach themselves to be a wizard or witch. "Sounds a bit dodgy to me," he remarked.
"She's nothing like Lockhardt," Ginny said.
"That's what Hermione said"
"Hurry, hurry, we've got to get to the platform." The morning of September 1st dawned in whirl of motion. Harry quickly stuffed his robes, books, and Firebolt into his trunks and grabbed Hedwig's cage. They all trampled down the stairs, tripping over each other and stepping on each other. Finally, after much hassle they made it to Platform 9 and 3/4 with a little time to spare. "Quickly get aboard," Mrs. Weasley said hurrying everyone onto the train. "Harry! Ron!" Hermione called out. Harry grinned as he saw his friend.
"Hello Hermione," Harry called out. "In here," she said beckoning them into her compartment. Harry, Ron, and Ginny stowed their bags in the compartments and settled into their seats. "Did you get my letter?" she asked as soon as everyone was settled.
"Yes," and before you say anything I haven't had time to read up since we only got our books yesterday. Who exactly is this Emily Dashall"
"I bet she's our new Defense of the Dark Arts Teacher," Ron said. "What with Lupin resigning and all." Harry couldn't help his sad feeling, Remus Lupin had been the best professor he'd ever had, but he'd been forced to resign when it was revealed that he was a werewolf. "No I don't think so," Hermione said. "Her specialty is potions. She's come up with some of the most complex potions that are out there"
"If she's our new Potions teacher," Ron said thoughtfully, "then maybe Snape has been sacked." Harry couldn't help grinning at the thought. Snape was his least favorite teacher, and it was him who had revealed Lupin as a werewolf, plus he'd been partially responsible for Sirius having to go into hiding after he and Hermione had rescued him.
"I have a feeling, Harry," Ginny said knowingly, "That no dementor would stand a chance against you right now." They all laughed for none of them liked Snape very much. He was always taking points away from Gryffindor and favoring Slytherin, the house of his hated enemy, Draco Malfoy. "I wonder who will be our defense of the dark arts teacher," Ginny said.
"Who knows," Hermione said. "Considering all that's happened to our last three professors."