----Chapter 8----

At 12:00 Ron and Hermione came with lunch so they could eat with him. They chatted about what had been said in their classes, and so on.

Ron was talking to Harry about something and Hermione found a book on his night stand, and saw that the title was "Wandless Magic Step-by-Step Guide". Not wanting to bring up the subject when Ron was there, she would ask later. It was almost 12:45 and they had their next class at 1 and Ron had to go and get his books, while Hermione had hers with her. Hermione seized the opportunity to ask Harry about the book.

"Harry, is there something going on that your not telling us about?"

"Not that I'm aware of…why?"

Hermione nodded toward the book, "Oh, well since the summer Dumbledore had been sending me books on how to do it and so on. However, since I got here I haven't had any practice so Dumbledore gave me a book when I was in the Hospital Wing to read. And I can do it. Wanna see?"

"Yeah sure."

"Go put the glass over on the table." Harry said. It was plastic and nothing was in it so nothing would go wrong. "Ready?"

"Whenever you are Harry"

Harry concentrated on bringing the glass over, and it came, this time he caught it.

"Wow, that's cool"

"Yeah, just don't tell Ron about it just yet, please okay?"

"Sure no problem, I'll be back later." Hermione said and then kissing him on the cheek, and then left.

Harry picked up his book again, and then the door to his room opened, man he was getting sick of that happening! But, it was just Dumbledore again, this time with good news.

"Hello Harry."

"Hello sir, your looking happy"

"Yes well, I have good news, well good news for you. Two things. One, your much better, and by Monday you can go back to class. You're allowed to leave the room, however, you're not allowed to leave while class is in session but that does not matter because it is Friday. You're allowed to go down for breakfast, lunch, and dinner starting tonight if you can make it, you might still be weak. If you are too weak, just push this button and someone will bring dinner with your medicine tonight." Dumbledore said, "Just be in your room at 6:50 a.m., 11:50 a.m., and 5:50 p.m. for your medicine."

"Well, I'm glad I can leave, I'm getting kind of bored in here." Harry said.

Dumbledore chuckled and said "The second good this is, well good for you and bad for me. If you haven't heard, Professor Snape has been suspended for a month, well, over the past few years, after checking schedules and the time points were deducted and added, the most points that were deducted from Gryffindor, was when Professor Snape had class with your house. Over the course of five years he had deducted over 1,000 points from your house, but you have still come to win almost every year. In that case, the points that were deducted just from last year and this year will be added back to your house. That is 220 points."

"That's wonderful!" Harry squealed

"There's more. Professor Snape, denied the charges, and when he was found guilty, which didn't take long, was fired as the Slytherin Head of House, and fired as a teacher with no pension, pay, or any compensation. Meaning I have to go and find a teacher who will teach potions and possibly we be head of the Slytherin house."

"Can't help you there sir." Harry said

"Maybe you can…"

"How?"

"Would you like to take a few of your classes with permission from the teacher, and use that time to teach some of the younger students until I find a replacement teacher?"

"Hold on, you mean get rid of a few of my classes and go and teach potions?"

"That's right. Just for about a week until I can get someone new. Your classes will be added back in after your finished."

"If it would help you sir, I'll do it." Harry said

"Great! You will start Monday morning(A/N: Tomorrow is Friday). Come to my office after dinner if you can and we'll discuss about which classes to drop and what to teach." And with that Dumbledore left.

'Wow, being sick can help you out a lot!'

Later Hermione came up to chat. But before she could say a word, Harry was in her face with the good news

"Guess what!"

"What Harry?"

"I get to be the potions teacher!"

"What? How can you do that? You have to take classes yourself!"

"Dumbledore is taking me out of a few classes so I can teach only the younger ones, for just a week, or until he can find a new teacher, however long that is."

"Why, Snape got fired?"

"Yup."

"YES!"

Harry glanced over at the clock and it was time for meds, and no sooner had that happened Dobby came in with his medicine.

Harry drowned it all down and then said "Lets go to dinner"

"You can leave?"

"Yes I can leave, now lets go! I'm starved!"

They headed down to the Great Hall, no sooner had Harry stepped in the door he was greeted with a standing ovation and over the teachers seats there was a sign that hung "WELCOME BACK HARY" Once everyone sat down Dumbledore stood up to announce some good news to the students:

"Students, I have some news. Some will take it good, some will take it bad. One of our very own has left (he lied). Professor Snape has left for good, he will never return to be a teacher or visitor here at Hogwarts."

Cheers of boo's and yay's were heard all around. Mostly the Slytherins booed.

"To replace the teacher, just for a short time will be one of your own. Im pleased to announce that the replacement teacher for about a week will be Mr. Harry Potter."

Silence.

"Harry will teach the younger students, years 1-4 potions, the rest of you will have off for another week."

This time there was cheering.

"Those with years 1-4, you will be receiving a new class schedule by Monday morning so Harry can attend classes, and teach." With that being said, Dumbledore clapped his hands and the food came out.

People from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw came over to congratulate Harry, however Slytherin was mad that their teacher and head of house was gone and was replaced with Harry Potter.

After eating, Harry went up to Dumbledore to fix his schedule. He of course would not be doing Potions since he was teaching, McGonagall had given the okay to let Harry go, as did Hagrid, Divination he was excused from, since that was a pointless class anyway. Harry would be able to teach all four years. The 1-4 year students schedules were re-arranged and was set up so tomorrow morning they could be sent out right away on Monday.

"For teaching you will have fourth years, which can make a truth potion, then third who can make a sleeping potions, then second who can make an energy potion, and first years who you will teach to mix the potions, since they haven't gotten to that yet, probably too busy deducting points." He said with a chuckle at the end. "Here is a book with all the ingredients, with the spell to automatically put on the board without writing it"

Harry went back to his room, and collapsed on his bed, he needed a good nights sleep since he started to teach Monday and he needed to prepare.

I don't like Snape or Draco so I got them away.