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Gwydion's Conservatory of Magical Arts

Chapter 10: Of Flaring Tempers

"I heard that he killed thirteen people with one curse..."

"...they say that he bribed some top people in the ministry to proclaim him innocent..."

"...he used to be You-Know-Who's right hand man..."

"...mad from the Dementors..."

Ron and Hermione tried their best to ignore the whispers and speculations of their

classmates. It seemed to be the only thing that any one was talking about. Especially

the people in the fifth year class, who were all (with the exception of Ron and

Hermione) were all very nervous because they had DADA first thing in the morning.

In fact they were so scared that they all insisted on approaching the door to the

classroom together and had a fight about who was going to go in first. When

Hermione arrived she huffed at her classmates.

"Honestly, do you think that Dumbledore would hire him if he was a mass murder?

Or a danger to us?"

"Actually..." Seamus started but Hermione cut him off.

"He's different from the other teachers. Now if you'll excuse me I would like to get

through so I can attend class." With that she strode straight to the door and walked

in. Ron followed right behind her, in a similar fashion. The 5th year Gryffindor's

gawked at the couple and then slowly followed.

What was inside surprised them even more than the announcement that their new

DADA was an escaped prisoner from Azkaban.

Sitting at a large desk in front of the room, sat the newly appointed Professor Black,

looking just like he had when he was on the run. He didn't even notice that his

students had entered the classroom, and just sat there with his head in his hands.

Finally coming out of her shock of seeing Sirius like this Hermione approached the

teacher.

"Erm..Siri...I mean Professor Black, are you alright?"

Bloodshot eyes looked up at the bushy-haired prefect, making her gasp.

"You," he rasped at Hermione, malice evident in his voice.

"Professor?"

"It's your fault he's gone! You and that red-haired nit-wit of a boyfriend of yours! If it weren't for you Harry wouldn't be gone!"

Hermione's eyes got wide, before misting up. Ron ran up to her side. Hoping to

calm him, Ron called him by an old nickname.

"Snuffles..."

"Don't call me that," Sirius said sharply. "That's what Harry called me, but he's not here any more is he? Because of you!"

Hermione was full out sobbing now.

"But Sirius..." Ron started trying to defend his girlfriend before the ex-convict lashed out.

"GET OUT OF MY SIGHT! GO!" He yelled pointing his wand at the two fifth years.

Not wanting to be on the wrong side of the infamous Sirius Blacks' wand the two fled to go find Professor Dumbledore.

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Dear Ms. Meria Solange,

As you may well know last year Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry hosted the

Tri-wizard Tournament, and the end results were not as positive as we may have hoped. As a result

I feel that the pupils of my school have a negative view of other schools that are not their own.

Knowing the esteem that your institute holds in the wizarding world and the international structure

in which is constructed of I believe that it would be not only beneficial to my own students, but as well

as yours to engage in some sort of exchange. If you agree with my sentiments please contact me as

soon as possible so that arrangements can be made.

Sincerely Yours,

Albus Dumbledore

Headmaster of Hogwarts School

of Witchcraft and Wizardery

Order of Merlin, First Class

Ria grinned. This was perfect! She had a pretty clear idea of what the old headmaster

was up to so she set up to write a response to him.

Dear Professor Dumbledore,

On behalf of all of those at Gwydion's Conservatory of Magical Arts, it gives me great

pleasure to invite you and your students to our institute...

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Remus winced when he heard his oldest and best friend yell at Ron and Hermione,

successfully, not only scary Ron and Hermione off but also the rest of his 5th year

Gryffindor class. And Gryffindors were supposed to be the brave ones! Sighing,

Remus walked into the classroom to confront his best friend. He found Sirius in a

sad state indeed. The ex-convict had his head in his hands and was sobbing, a sight

that had become far too familiar to Remus since Harry had left. Quietly Remus

approached the crying godfather.

"Sirius..." Remus said as gently as he could. Sirius didn't even need to look up to see who was talking.

"I know what you're going to say Moony. But if it weren't for them...if they had just given him an ounce of attention..."

"You know you don't mean that Sirius. Ron and Hermione cant see the future any bet..."

"BUT THEY SHOULD KNOW THEIR BEST FRIEND!" Sirius shouted.

"And you should have known your GODSON!" Remus replied, his anger finally

reaching its peek. He had had enough of Sirius blaming his problems on other

people.

"ARE SAYING THAT THIS IS ALL MY FAULT?"

"No, I'm not Sirius but you cant..."

"CANT? CANT WHAT? Can't be angry at my godsons BEST friends for not

seeing though them? Can't yell at my precious 'students'? Can't find my godson?

Why don't you tell me what I cant do Remus? Really I would like to know!"

"You can't keep blaming other people for mistakes that they made, when you made

the same mistakes, but worse! Sirius its time you stop MOPING around feeling sorry

for yourself. We ALL make mistakes and everyone has forgiven you for yours.

Except perhaps Harry. So YOU need to come up with a way to fix it. Swallow your

pride Sirius Black, and maybe, just maybe then Harry will come back. You put him in

danger now you take him out."

With that Remus stormed out of the classroom, leaving a stunned Sirius Black

behind. In his head he thought, 'You owe me 10 sickles James Potter, I told you that

I would be the one to finally make the ever-so-calm Remus Lupin lose his temper.

Pay up.'

AN- Not only was this a short chapter, it was also a very late chapter, my apologizes. Anyway I hoped you like it....this is about my millionth re-write of it and I'm not going to re write it again. FYI I haven't been able to get a hold of my betas, so excuse spelling/grammar issues. Until next time:

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