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Ginny growled. "How dare you! If you haven't noticed, Voldemort hasn't been seen here since Harry
left! He was just trying to get us out of Volemort's line of fire. I'm sure he'll be back soon."

"Then why would he break his wand? Surely he needed that to defeat He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

Ginny stopped suddenly. "This is your Classroom, Professor. Do you need me any further?" she asked
snappishly.

"No, thank you Miss Weasley. That will be all. I look forward to seeing you in September."

"Where have you been? I've been here for ten minutes waiting for you." Snitch said as Jynx walked up to him.

"Sorry, I was talking to Ginny. It seems she didn't believe me when I left. Either that, or she's just
trying to convince herself that I'll be back. I'm not really sure which one it is yet." Jynx replied as he
pulled out a pack of Cigarettes from his robe pocket. After he lit one and inhaled deeply. After he lit
one, he passed the pack and lighter to his friend, who did the same.

"Well, it doesn't really matter. We're under the Illusion charm, so Voldemort can't find us. For a while
at least.."

"So, what do you plan on teaching on the first day of school?" Jynx asked as he took another drag of his
cigarette.

"I'm not sure yet. I guess go over the Unforgiveables... Thats something they really need to know anyway.
What about you? Snitch asked frowning.

"Well, I was thinking of using Boggarts..."

Chapter 3: Skiving Snackboxes
"Oh Ron! I can't believe you actually brought those! What Teacher in their right mind would
actually believe that you oh-so-suddenly caught a nose bleed in the middle of their lesson?"

Hermione reprimanded with a scowl while giving the offending object a slight sniff. "Did they figure
out how to make them stop the bleeding before you pass out yet? I always thought that a dash of
Rose Weed would do the trick, but never tried it myself..." she stated as an afterthought.

After being home for only a week, Hermione and Ron were once again on the Hogwarts Express.
McGonagal had ordered all students to return home to spend time with their families before the school
year began, knowing that something was bound to happen this year.

Ron rolled his eyes and took the treat away from his friend, afraid that she might actually keep it to
analyze. "Bloody Hell, Hermione! I don't know what they did to it, but it worked perfectly fine when

I tried it out on mum when she asked me to de-Gnome the garden last week!" He mumbled the last
part, hoping Hermione wouldn't jump down his throat for being deceitful to his mother.

Hermione simply scowled, yet again, and pulled out a ragged 'Hogwarts: A History ' for the long
journey, as was her Train ride tradition.

Just moments later, the train began to pull away from Platform 9/3; taking them back to the place that
they had spent more time at than their homes.

For many, Hogwarts was like a second home. Just the thought of it being the battle ground for the final
fight drove quite a few students to near madness. What if Hogwarts closed down? Where would they
go to continue their educations? What would happen to the Magical Creatures that dwell in the
Forbidden Forest? What about the Giant Squid in the Lake? What would happen to the Ghosts that had
resided in the Castle hundreds of years?

"Hey Hermione! Watch this!" Rom shouted as he walked to the compartment door and threw
something into the hall before slamming the door shut and ducking down below the glass.

Hermione stood at Ron's side for a moment, before being violently pulled down beside the red head,
just in time to see the red and gold sparks of one of the Weasleys new 'prototypes'.

At first, Hermione was lost in the beautiful Golden Lion that appeared in the hall, but her anger soon
surfaced as a student tried to pass by the beast, and was rewarded by being thrown thirty feet back and
smashing into the trolley of Wizarding candy.

"Ron Weasley! That absolutely horrific! I demand that you hand over all of the things that you bought
from Fred and George's Joke Shop! This is beyond dangerous, Ronald. Would you quit laughing!

That poor first year is probably really hurt! Ronald! Turn it off or something!" Hermione screeched at
her friend, who was now lying on the floor of their compartment; tears of laughter in his eyes and an
obviously angry Hermione on top of him.

"Sorry, 'Mione, It can't be turned off! It's another 'prototype' that George and Fred are working on.
It's fireworks charmed with a Protection Spell. Isn't it great? For all those times that we go into the
Forbidden Forest, y'know? It'll keep anything from following us! It'll even move one hundred and
fifteen feet to either side, protecting the person that activated it!" Ron cried with Joy. But, no sooner
had he explained the purpose of the lion, his face fell.

Their compartment door burst open, and standing in the doorway was someone he would rather not
have seen so soon into the new school year.

"Mr. Weasley! Ms. Granger! I demand an explanation this instant!" the young man with pale skin and
short black hair looked absolutely livid!

"What do you mean! We didn't do anything!" Ron hollered, trying to convince the new Professor that
the Lion out in the hall was not of his doing.

Professor Snitch rolled his crystal blue eyes upward, as if asking what he had done to deserve this,
then crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for a confession.

"It was an accident, Professor." Hermione stated quickly. If you looked closely, you could see the
wheels turning in her head, trying to come up with a good excuse as to why there was a six foot Lion in
the hall of the train that threw anyone that came closer that three feet to it.

"You see, Ron is known for getting detentions that involve going into the Forbidden Forest. His
brothers, Fred and George Weasley, own a Wizarding Joke Shop in Diagone Alley, and they gave him
a few things to protect him while he was out there. We were walking to our compartment when one
of his brothers gifts fell out of his pocket. The fall activated the charm, so we ran into our compartment
before it could hurt us.." she finished quickly, praying to Merlin that he would believe her story.

Professor Snitch sneered and turned to face down the hall where another Professor was trying to handle
the problem. Being as they were the only two teachers on board, having volunteered to play chaperon
for the trip, they were the only ones allowed to handle such... problems.

"I need everyone to get into a compartment. Don't panic, I'll have this cleared up in just a moment!"
came the unmistakable voice of Professor Jynx.

The students did as ordered and crammed themselves into compartments, fighting with each other to
stand at the windows to watch the ordeal unfold.

"Weasley! What kind of charms is on it?" Professor Snitch asked without taking his eyes off the large
Gryffindor Lion.

"All I know is that it has a protection charm!" Ron shouted as he leaned out of his compartment to get
a better look. Jynx nodded, then threw a spell at the cat.

All at once, it roared and the Jynx's spell backfired.

"Damn it!" Jynx yelled as he jumped back, grabbing Snitch on his way.

Both men slammed into the door of another compartment, then crumpled to the floor with Jynx on
top of Snitch. Both were completely still for a moment before Jynx began to blush furiously.

In a flash, both men were back on their feet, facing the Lion once again.

"Okay, how about a little wandless? Maybe if we shoot three or four curses at it, it might just overload
on the raw Magic that wandless can produce..." Jynx stated as he furiously tucked a loose strand of
blond hair behind his ear.

"I have a feeling that you've done something like this before." Snitch mumbled as he loosed his wan
from his Robe pocket, and pointed it at the beast like he had seen Jynx do. With their free hands at
their sides, palms facing the angered Lion, they shot four spells. Two from each their wands and two
from their bare hands.

A bright light flashed through the entire length of the hall, then disappeared.

Snitch and Jynx lay, once again on top of each other from the sheer force of their spells hitting the
Weasley twins ones.

"Okay, I want everyone to hand over anything they have bought from Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes.
If you don't, and we catch you with anything made by them, you will earn yourselves a detention and
your parents or guardians will be notified!" The sight before the students was a pitiful one. Professor
Jynx had his arm bandaged from wrist to elbow and a large bruise on his cheek where it had connected
with Professor Snitch's forehead.

Professor Snitch, on the other hand, had his hair sticking up every which way, a cast around his ankle,
and his left arm in a sling, from Jynx smashing it between himself and the floor.

Quietly, and without much trouble, the students began to bring forth their prized jokes, and skiving
snackboxes.

But, neither Professor could stop themselves from raising a brow when Hermione stepped forward,
throwing down three skiving snackboxes at their feet with the other things they had confiscated that
had been bought from Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes.

Hermione blushed a bright pink color before turning on her heels and marching away.

"Now that the Sorting has been done, I would like to welcome you all back to Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry! After the horrible battle at the end of last year, many students were not
allowed to return. But, that will not stop us from teaching those of you who are here now. With that
said, I would like to introduce you to four new Professors. Firs, Professor Rile. Professor Rile will be
teaching Ancient Runes, alone with taking over as Head of Gryffindor." At this, the entire Gryffindor
table started shouting and clapping for their new Head of House. Rile glanced at the man next to him
with a look of sheer confusion. "Balus! Didn't I apply for head of Slytherin?" he asked in a harsh
whisper. Before the man beside him could reply, the Headmistress continued. "Second is Professor

Balus who will be teaching Transfiguration and acting as Head Of Slytherin. Third, we have Professor
Snitch, who will be teaching as Potions Master." With that, the slytherin girls cheered gleefully before
being quieted by a look from the Headmistress. "And last," she said pointedly at the girls that were
already whispering about the handsome blond that had yet to be introduced. "we have Professor Jynx,
taking over the Defense Against the Dark Arts." The Headmistress said in an even tone before she
cleared her throat.

"And, with the introductions complete, there are just a few rules to go over before we continue. To the
first years who have been told differently, the Forbidden Forest is just that. Forbidden. Anyone caught
in the forest without the supervision of a Professor will earn a detention and docked House Points.

"No one is allowed to wander the Hogwarts grounds after Eight PM. If caught, detention and docked
House Points will be issued.

"Going into the Library's Restricted Section will not be tolerated. If caught, docked House Points will
be given and possible suspension may apply.

"Now, with the rules being said, Tuck In !"

"Ronald, did you find anything odd about Professor Rile? He seemed a little annoyed at being here,
Don't you find?" Hermione asked as she cuddled with her boyfriend on the large Gryffindor Common
Room couch before the fireplace.

Ron gave a snort. "Wouldn't you be annoyed if you had to teach Ancient Runes?" he asked in a
sarcastic tone, earning himself a jab in the ribs from his girlfriend.

"Oh Ronald! Couldn't you act mature, even for just a little while?" Hermione repremanded in a stern
voice.

"Yeah, Ronald! You seem to be forgetting that AR is one of 'Mione's favorite subjects! Maybe that
wasn't bad advise to take, though. You really should grow up." the youngest Weasley stated with an
impish smile. "Well, are you two ready for tomorrow?" Ginny asked as she pulled out a skiving
snackbox from her trunk.

Ron looked at her win bewilderment. "Gin! You didn't havd over you things on the train like you
were told to!" he asked loudly, making a few other Gryffindors turn their attention the the trio.

Ginny gave a death glare to the students that had turned to listen. "Mind your own buisness, would
you?" she snarled, then gave a satisfied look to her two friends when the others turned away. She
leaned over Hermione and gave her brothers knee a sympathetic pat before she continued to talk.

"Of course not, Ron. Why would I? He said we would only get into trouble is he caught us with them.
Thats why I won't get caught. Really, where's that Gryffindor Courage, eh?"

Hermione laughed at the look on Ron's face, then turned to Ginny. "Bloody brilliant! I swear, with
how you interprit things, you should have been in Ravenclaw." she stated with a soft chuckle.

"Bloody hell! It's already past ten... Whe should be going to bed since we have class in the morning-"

"But what about the meeting 'Mione?" Ginny asked, almost in a panic.

"Send word to Slytherin to tell the others that we won't continue the DA meetings until after our second
week. That should give us time to get everything situated, fine a new place to practice, and work out a
schedule." Hermione said with a yawn. "I don't know about you two, but I'm beat! Goodnight Ron,

I'll see you in the morning..."

AN: Well, there's your THIRD chapter! And quite a bit sooner that I even expected to finish it too!
Aren't you proud of me or something? lol

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