Chapter 7: Transfiguration and DADA

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter that belongs to the wonderful J.K. Rowling (Jo)

Sunday was boring everyone just lay around, everyone had gotten their class schedules and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Rose, and Mary sat in the common room talking.

"So is Divination as stupid as I think it is?" Mary asked.

"Yeah, but all you have to do is make up something misfortunate happening to yourself you'll get a good grade." Harry said.

Ron added in, "Harry and I made ourselves dying or nearly dying about a million times during our fourth year. We passed that class, no problem." Everyone laughed except Hermione,

"You should be taking something better like, Arithmancy. It's much better and at least you learn something."

"Why would we want to learn something when you can have a class where you learn absolutely nothing and still get a good grade?" Mary asked plainly. Harry, Ron, and Rose nodded agreeing with her.

"If you learn nothing you won't get a good job." Hermione replied.

"You sound like my mother." Rose said and scrunched up her nose in disgust. Hermione rolled her eyes.

The rest of the day continued like that and Monday classes started.

"We have Transfiguration first." Harry stated.

"Ugh, that'll be awful. It's with McGonagall the teacher that took away 150 points when we didn't even have that much right?" Rose asked.

"Yeah," Ron said grumpily. "At least we don't have Snape until Wednesday. He's the worst." Mary giggled. "What's so funny?" Ron asked.

"Sorry I have an obsession with five second coincidences, I just thought of the look on Ron's face if Snape were behind him when he said that." Mary explained.

"That would not have been funny." Ron said. They all laughed.

"Everyone take your seats, today we will be learning about the difference between animagi and bestias. Open your books to page 20." Professor McGonagall had just started the class. Rose looked at her shocked. "Now we have learned what an animagi is but can any tell me what a bestia is." Hermione raised her hand slowly. "Yes, Miss Granger."

"Er… it's a person who can transform into any animal at will." Hermione said.

"Correct." Professor McGonagall said. "Now bestia do not have to pass a test to turn into the animals. It is a gift people are born with. Bestia are very rare. In England there are about three." Professor McGonagall continued with a very boring speech. Rose was quite glad she never named who the three bestia were.

When the class was over Rose rushed out and breathed a sigh of relief. All the Gryffindors had next class off because the DADA teacher wasn't going to come for another day.

"Wonder who the new teacher is." Hermione said.

"Wait do you think it could be Lupin?" Harry asked.

"How could it be?" Ron asked. "He practically fired himself."

Rose and Mary looked at the three confused, "Who'd Lupin?" They asked together.

"The best DADA teacher ever! Everyone but the Slytherins thought so anyway." Ron answered.

"Why did he practically fire himself?" Rose asked.

"Well, he's a werewolf. And when the school found out he decided it was best if he didn't teach anymore." Harry explained.

"Why the hell would anyone do that? If everyone but the Slytherins thought he was a good teacher why would it matter?" Mary asked. "Anyway, werewolfs are cool." Mary said plainly. The others laughed.

"You act like a little kid." Harry said.

"I refuse to ever, ever, ever grow up." Mary said shaking her head and sticking out her tongue.

"I think Harry might be right, about the DADA teacher, the full moon is tonight so that would explain why he hasn't been here." Hermione said.

"What do you memorize moon charts?" Rose asked.

"No." Hermione defended.

"That'd be great if he did come back." Ron said. "We'd actually learn something. Last years teacher just made us read stuff, she never let us do any hands on stuff." Ron explained to Rose and Mary.

"And she was evil." Harry said, "She wanted to get me expelled."

The five walked up to the common room and then about an hour later went to their next class.

Hope you like this chapter; I am sick so it's probably not that good. For those of you who don't know DADA stands for defense against dark arts.

Thanks to : Misao, Demon Master, and DannyPhantomLover

Misao, Demon Master: You stayed up till midnight? And read my ff, I'm touched lol.

DannyPhantomLover, Rose: Spirit reminds me of Scabbers before we found out that he was an animagi. :-P