Well, at least I got a little more reviews this time around...

Aline Potter: Is this soon enough for the update? Lol

QueenNarca: I'm happy you're enjoying the story! But, I must make you squirm in anticipation first!

The Professors will be causing a little more havoc before anyone finds them out. I give it at least six or seven more
chapters though! -

And with that, on with the story!

Last Chapter:

Ginny gave a death glare to the students that had turned to listen. "Mind your own business, 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 interpret things, you should have been in Ravenclaw." she stated with a soft chuckle.

"Bloody hell! It's already past ten... We 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..."

Chapter 4: Lessons

Ginny had been in the halls for only five minutes when she happened to spot a Slytherin. And, it was Pansy.
'Good. Perhaps things will go quickly then. Considering there are still a selected few Slytherins that had not give
up the whole 'Gryffindor/Slytherin rivalry as of yet...' Ginny thought as she waved at the black haired girl that was
sitting on the cold floor, leaning against the wall. 'And not to mention, I don't have to go all the way to the Slytherin
Common Room to find her now...'

Pansy waved back and smiled at the Gryffindor.

"I was just looking for you, Pansy!" Ginny exclaimed in an urgent whisper.
"Hermione wanted me to pass the word that we won't be having any meetings until we can come up with a good
schedule that will fit around our school work. We also need to find a place to practice..." Ginny stated as she made
herself comfortable next to her Slytherin friend who simply nodded.

Pansy sighed. "Well, thats good I guess. I mean, being found out wouldn't do us any good. I know McGonagal
knows and all, but, who's to say that one -if not all- of the New Professors are Death Eaters? No, I agree with her.
-Yes, I said it- But really, we need to schedule this perfectly if we want it to work. In our favor.. I'll pass the word
around tonight. Do you know the passwords for Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff?"

Ginny smiled and thanked her friend. After spelling the passwords visible on a piece of parchment that she had taken
from her pocket, she handed it to the other girl. " Hey, you don't think that they're really Death Eaters, do you?" she asked
curiously after a moment of silence.

Pansy laughed, almost hysterically. "Nah, they don't really look like they could handle a Death Eater meeting..." she
stated with a knowing look in her eyes. Ginny was about to question her friend when she was cut off.

"My parents made me go to a few meetings. I guess they were trying to recruit me or something. But honestly? I ate
a skiving snack that made me pass out. After that, Voldemort didn't want me around anymore. Said I was too weak to
be his servant. Be sure to tell the twins that their snackbox saved me from getting the Dark Mark. I'm sure they'd love
to know that." she stated with a sad smile.

Ginny gave a slight nod before hoisting herself back to her feet, glancing quickly down both sides of the hall.
"Well, I just wanted to tell you about the meetings being postponed for the time being - we had better go before we get
caught in the halls..." Ginny stated quickly as she quickly turned from Pansy to leave. Something just didn't feel
right. Like they were being watched. At that thought, Ginny gave a slight shiver.

Out of no where, Professor Jynx appeared; making Ginny stumble backwards in shock.

"Aren't you supposed to be in your dorms, ladies?" He asked coolly, arms crossed over his slight form. "There's a
war going on. No matter how well this school is supposed to be guarded, you never know when four or five...
Death Eaters... may try to gain access. Two days detention with me for being out past curfew. Be in the DADA room
at five o'clock sharp tomorrow and the day after for your punishments." he stated with a smirk that rivaled the Ex
Potions Masters'. And then he was gone, down the hall and around the corner.

"Bloody Git! Two days detention? With HIM!" Pansy screeched rather loudly, making her voice echo off the walls,
and waking a few Portraits in the process.

"I know what you mean... Well, lets be off then. I'll see you tomorrow, Pansy."

"Well, I don't envy you, Ginny." Ron had stated the next morning at breakfast.

"But, you said he came out of no where?" Hermione questioned, after Ginny had replayed the nights events to her
friends.

Ginny nodded, a look of anger in her eyes. "At first I thought he had found a way to apperate in Hogwarts, but I never
heard the crack of magic that it causes. Do you think Pansy was wrong? That maybe they are Death Eaters?"

Hermione frowned. Was it possible? Most likely not. McGonagal would have known. She was more keen than that.
"No," she finally replied. "I really doubt it."

"So, I was looking over everyone's schedule... It looks like we can split the entire group up -roughly thirty students at
a time- and get meetings going."Luna stated quietly, so that only Ron, Hermione and Ginny could hear her. As soon
as she had said that, all three of their faces brightened for a moment, and fell once again as she continued talking.

"But, we'll have to have four meetings a week. Since us three" she motioned to herself, Ron and Hermione "are in our
last year, we have a little more free time than Ginny does, so we can do it like this... Hermione and me take Mondays;
Ginny and Ron take Wednesdays; Hermione, you can handle Thursdays alone, since there are the least amount of
students that will be there on that day, and then Hermione and Ron can handle Saturdays. Sound good?"

After all three agreed -with a scowl from Ginny- they grabbed their bags and made their way to classes.

"Can you believe it, 'Mione! We have DADA with the Slytherins!" Ginny cried in mock anger, earning her a playful
shove from Pansy.

"Watch it, Weasley , or I may have to hex you!" Pansy stated lightly. At that, both girls began laughing. Hermione,
who had been walking behind them, smiled, happy that the two houses were finally getting along. 'What can I say?
Without Malfoy here to keep the hatred going, the Gryffindors and Slytherins were rather excited to put the past
behind them. It seems like he was the only one that actually cared about what happened in the past between the
Founders...' she thought to herself as she entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, opting to take a seat
with Pansy and Ginny who were in the first row. (AN: Ginny is there because a lot of the students had not returned,
so McGonagal had put the first, second and third years together, fourth and fifth years together, and sixth and seventh
years together)

As the last of the students made their way into the class room, the door loudly slammed shut, getting the attention of
the students who were already talking amongst themselves.

Professor Jynx stood at the front of the room with two large trunks that were standing up.

"Can anyone tell me what a Boggart is?" he asked in a silky voice. Immediately, several hands flew into the air.
Looking around, the Professor spotted a girl in the back of the room, looking confused.

"You. First desk in the last row. Explain to the class what a Boggart is."

The girl looked to the boy sitting beside her, who had, moments ago, had his hand in the air. He had begun to lean
closer to the confused girl to help her along when Professor Jynx stalked over to them.

"Stand!"

immediately, the girl stood from her seat, pushing the bench slightly back with her legs, with her back ridged.

"Explain!"

The girl jumped, slightly taken aback with the Professor's harshness. "A Boggart... um... i-i-it changes..-"

"Sit down! You obviously don't even know what I'm talking about! Three points from Gryffindor. Anyone else?" he
asked as he scanned the room once again. Ignoring Genny, Hermione, and Neville's hands, he continued. "No
takers? Alright then... A Boggart is known to take the form of the thing that one fears the most-"

"Professor, we've covered the Boggart in our third year! Haven't you been told-"

"Ten points from Gryffindor for interrupting a Professor! Now, as I was saying. It will transform into the thing that
you fear the most. Normally. Today, I have charmed two Boggarts to keep a particular form. Everyone, stand from
your seats!" he commanded.

As soon as all the students had stood, Professor Jynx spelled the desks away, giving more room for the lesson.

"Now, wands at the ready!"

Before most of the students could act, he flicked his wand towards the trunks and unlocked them. In mere seconds,
the lids flew open and two Death Eaters immured from within.

"Now, keep in mind, that although they cannot kill you, they can hurt you enough to be send the to Hospital Wing.

Mr. Longbottom, Front of the class, now!"

Neville nervously stepped to the front of the room, wand in hand.

"All you have to do is make them surrender. Simple, yes?"

Neville nodded, not quite sure he would be able to do what the Professor had instructed.

"On my count. One. Two. Three!" At Professor Jynx' command, the Boggarts attacked. One threw a Jelly Legs cures,
causing Neville fall to the ground, while the other performed a Full Body Bind. Professor Jynx waved his wand at the
Boggarts, making them immobile, and removed the curses from the frightened student.

"With Death Eaters on the loose, you must always be prepared! Another ten points from Gryffindor."

Hermione and Ginny ran to Neville's side, helping him from the floor; but before Hermione could move back to where
she had been standing, Jynx spoke again.

"You shouldn't coddle him. Ms. Granger, you're next. On my count, One. Two. Three!" With a flick of his wrist, he
effectively removed the Boggarts from the immobilization charm, and after a moment of confusion, they attacked.
Ready for them, Hermione threw up a shield and blocked the firsts' curse. But the shield wasn't strong enough to last.
The second charmed a book from the nearby shelf and flung it at her. Hermione barely ducked in time, but in the
process, dropped her weakening shield. Seeing the chance, the first threw a bat-boogie hex. Again, with little time to
spare, Hermione jumped out of the way, leaving it to be absorbed by the wall behind her. After quickly regaining her
balance, she threw a Fully Body Bind at the first Boggart, and it fell to the ground.
The last thing she remembered was feeling quite proud of herself for taking one down, before her world wend black.

The remaining Boggart had flung her through the air like a rag doll, slamming her forcefully against the wall.

"Mr. Weasley, take her to the Hospital Wing." The Professor commanded after he once again immobilized the
Boggarts.

"Death Eaters won't be afraid to use The Unforgivables. So, when it comes down to it, wouldn't it be handy to have
a potion that will deflect it, and not hurt you in any way? Today we will be making a potion that will deflect the
Crucio Curse." with the flick of Professor Snitch's wand, the instructions appeared on the blackboard.

"Begin."

Ron glanced nervously around the potions room. It was the last class of the day, and Hermione still hadn't woken up.
(AN: he made it a point to check on her before each class.)

Without Hermione to help him, he was sure to botch it up...

Twenty minutes into the class, Ron was feeling relieved. It actually wasn't as hard as he thought it would be.
'Maybe it's because 'Mione isn't here. She's always so confidant and it always makes me nervous!' Ron thought to
himself as he carelessly threw a dash of chopped Newt's Eye into his cauldron.

A second later, he realized what he had done. Ron Groaned. 'One clockwise stir too soon for that. Oh well..' he
thought as he gave it a single clockwise stir.

Forty Minutes Later

"Thats enough. If your potion isn't done, too bad. Throw it away." Snitch commented as he stood from his desk.

"Now, fill a vile and place in on your desk. Next, we'll test them. What's going to happen is, you will drink your
potion, then I will cast the Crucio Curse. If it was made correctly, it will bounce off of you and back towards me. I
will have and absorbing shield, so it won't ricochet around the room. Anyone trusts their potion...?" he asked with a
smirk.

Ron immediately raised his hand.

After Snitch got over the initial shock of Weasley raising his hand, he called him to the front of the room, telling him
to bring his vile.

"Now, drink the potion, then I'll raise my shield. Ready?"

As an answer, Ron downed the potion and grimaced. It apparently tasted horrible...

"On the count of three I'll cast the Cures. One. Two. Three... Crucio!"

Nothing happened.

"Crucio!" Snitch screamed once again, with a little more force than before.

Still, nothing happened...

"Alright. I know I'm doing this right. Weasley! Did you follow the instructions?" the Professor asked angrily.

Ron simply nodded...

"CRUCIO!" he shouted yet again, putting all his anger into the curse this time.
Dark blue sparks appeared around Ron's stomach, then disappeared.

"Wha.. Weasley! You didn't follow the instructions! However small the mistake, tell me!"

Ron blushed a light pink. "I added the chopped Newt's Eye before the clockwise stir. I didn't think it would matter..."
he confessed.

Snitch thought a moment, going over the instructions in his head. "Yes... that would make the difference. Mr.

Weasley, do you realize what you've done?" Snitch asked, a spark of excitement in his voice.
Ron frowned, confused.

"You've altered the potion to absorb the curse instead of deflect it. Two points from Gryffindor for not following the
instructions. Ten points to Gryffindor for improving a new potion so I don't have to... Class dismissed!"

Well, thats the end of yet another chapter! Hoped you all enjoyed!

Please remember to R&R! It's what keeps me going! :fake cry:

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Clearing her throat loudly with her head turned away, she finally managed to gain the two Professors
attention. Both heads snapped towards the door where Hermione stood, blushing.

In a useless attempt to as nothing was going on, Rile quickly disentangled himself from the younger
boy and sat beside him, looking at the girl that had interrupted them.

"S-Sorry Professors! I was- Uh. McGonagal asked me to um... to see if you were alright. You- The
Evening feast has already started and. And you hadn't showed up..." she stated in a rush of words,
quite embarrassed as to what she had just witnessed.

Rile nodded his head in understanding. "Would you kindly inform the Headmistress that we were...
Preoccupied... And that we will be there shortly?"

Hermione's blush deepened at the choice word 'preoccupied'. "O- Of course Professor." and with that,
she left, slamming the door in her hurry to leave.

Harry could have laughed if he had not been so out of breath.

"I guess we'll have to finish this later." Rile said casually, earning a bewildered look from Harry.

"Y-you mean, you didn't just do that to- to shut me up?" he asked in amazement.

Rile rose a single brow, smirking at the boy before him. "And just why would I do that?"

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