DISCLAIMER: Harry Potter is not mine, though Lilly, Andrew, Chris, Annie, Danny and Alicia are!
CHAPTER 27
When Alicia's letter caught fire, she sat there for a while; she really did not know what to say. She sat in silence for a few minutes looking at her pile of ashes, slowly she cracked s smile, "Well, I hope you know what you are getting your selves into." All three girls started giggling.
Lilly, Annie and Alicia met Danny and Chris in the common room 10 minutes later, they still had at least a ½ an hour until the meeting started. They did not know what to say to each other. The all sat in silence. Then it was Alicia Longbottom was the one who spoke first, "You know my dad was the one of the original members. He told me stories about the classes, and how much they helped him. He said if it wasn't for his DA lessons, he doubt he would be alive today. Do you guys think it is going to help us that much?"
"Yeah, I do actually, I think it will help us protect our selves only if we try hard though, I am not sure exactly what this all entails but I think it will be good for us, I think we will learn from it, I don't know exactly but I do have a good feeling about all of this." Lilly said.
They all walked up to the 7th floor together. Lilly did the honors of walking by the door three times and thinking "The DA Meeting." Just as the Headmistress had said a door had appeared. The walked through the door, it seemed that they were the last people to arrive, the quickly took a seat around what seemed to be some form of a stage. It was unlike any other room Lilly has seen at Hogwarts; it was very comfortable, big oversize chairs against the wall, and a large open area with mats on the floor. The was a cupboard on the wall, it had a label on the out side that read Antidotes for your basic hexes, Odd, that seems so organized for this just getting thrown together do quickly. Lilly thought to her self.
"Good evening Students", Professor McGonagall said, Funny, she wasn't there a moment ago Lilly thought. "As you read in the letter I sent you, this is The DA. Here you will learn advance Defense Against the Dark Arts. This is to remain just between us in this room and your new teachers, do not tell other students about it. The time will come when it is alright to invite other students, as of now no one new, If you are sure you want to be in the club, then come here and sign your name on the parchment, this is a magical contract, if you break this contract you will not be able to speak or communicate with anyone until I give you the antidote.
One by one the students got up to sign their name as McGonagall called out their name. Once all was finished McGonagall decided it was time to introduce the supervisors and the teachers.
As, you already know Professors Lovegood and Browning will be the staff supervisors, they are very skilled in their positions, they are here if you have any questions, they will be a sort of support system for all the members of the DA, during and after the lessons.
"Now, I know that the majority of you are first years, and you feel like you do not know much, but this group will help you, only if you try hard." Professor Browning
"Yes, as some of you know I was an original member of the DA and it helped me beyond my wildest belief, it might even help you fight off the double horn goblins which hide out in dark places." Professor Lovegood said.
All the students tried to hide their giggles, Loony Lovegood strikes again! Everyone thought.
"Now for your teachers, I thought you might need some one other then you see everyday, these two were original members of the DA, they are very strong witches. You may come in now" The Headmistress said.
In through the door came…
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CHAPTER 28
In through the door came Hermione Weasley and Ginny Potter. Lilly sat there with her mouth opened. Why didn't her mum tell her she was teaching the DA, How could she keep this from me.
"Good evening students," Hermione said. "Ginny Potter and I, Hermione Weasley will be teaching the class, We are the original members and creators of the DA, your Headmistress asked us to teach this class because, we experienced first hand how evil magic nearly took over the entire world, Magical and Muggle."
"In this club, you will be learning basic to advance spells, and how to block spells, and hexes. We know not everyone will learn at the same level, we know some of you are even currently prefects; we will need you all to try your hardest, and most importantly have faith in your self. This will not be a walk in the park, but I promise you if you try hard you will learn more then you could have ever dreamed. We will not be separating years in here, this is all about unity, there will be no higher ranked students, there are no Prefects, Quidditch captains, Head Girl and Boys that all does not matter when you are facing evil, what matters is friendship, loyalty, trust and good magic." Ginny said with the utmost confidence.
"Now," Hermione began, "We know you all have signed the magical contract. We need a way of communicating with one another; this is how we all communicated in the first DA." Ginny handed each student and a gold coin, Hermione continued, "These coins will tell you when the next DA meeting is to take place, keep them in your pocket at all times. It will turn warm when there is a new message. You all may communicate with each other if there is an emergency. When the coins say there is a new meeting, this is where we will meet. I guess that is all for tonight, we will start the lessons soon, and remember, to be there for one another."
With that last statement, the students got up to leave one by one, all except for Lilly, Annie asked if Lilly wanted her to wait, she said no. Lilly waited until the last student had left before she approached her mother and Aunt.
"Mum, Aunt Hermione, What are you doing here? Why didn't you tell me you were going to be teaching the DA?"
"Sweetheart, I am sorry we didn't want anyone to know, we needed to keep this quite. I know we told they other students that they weren't in danger, but Lilly you know the truth, you know that the New Dark Lord is gaining power, you will need this class more then anyone, you need to learn how to defend your self from him, and he has followers everywhere, they might even have spies here at Hogwarts. So we must be careful, please sweetie, just concentrate on your studies, make sure you are prepared for anything, always watch your surroundings, you never know who could want to harm you." Ginny said.
"Ok, mum I am glad I do get to spend more time with you. Is Dad going to help?"
"Well Minerva asked him but he is so busy at the ministry, being an Auror is hard work, and with the new Dark Lord gaining power he is even more busy then normal."
"Oh", Lilly said sadly "I just wish Dad were here, he had to face the old Dark Lord, I wish I could talk to him."
"Well, it is not like your father had to do it all by him self, we all played a every important role, just as all your friends will too." Ginny said
"Now, we need to get on home, why don't you go back to the common room and tell Danny I said he better get his homework done!" Hermione said.
"Alright, I will see you soon, love you Mum, Aunt Hermione." Lilly said as she walked out of the door.