Chapter 7

Defense Against the Dark Arts

"So what classes do you have?" Jenna asked Harry at the breakfast table in the great hall. Neither of them had mentioned what had happened the day before yet. Jenna had surprised Harry then; she had strayed from her usual happy and light mood, snapped at him many times and had become annoyed extremely easily.

After many minutes of not saying anything Harry heard Jenna's voice.

"Harry?" She asked.

"What?" Harry asked and then he remembered Jenna's question, "Oh, right sorry; I have Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions, and Transfiguration."

"Okay, I have Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions, Transfigurations, Astronomy, Divination, and Care of Magical Creatures" Jenna said.

"Wow you are starting to sound like Hermione" Harry said and Hermione slapped him on the arm and Harry smiled.

"Are you sure you can you handle all of that?" he asked.

"I can manage; besides, I have a lot of missed time to make up for" Jenna said smiling also.

Hermione spoke up then, "I am taking Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Herbology, Arithmacy, Ancient Runes, and Potions."

"I guess we will be seeing each other a lot," Jenna said smiling at Harry and Hermione.

Ron was about to say something when Hagrid walked up to them.

"So, Jenna I see that yer takin' Care of Magical Creatures this year" he said.

"Of course" Jenna said, "I love Magical Creatures, and it will be even better with you teaching the class."

Harry immediately wished he had never dropped that class the previous year.

Hagrid beamed at Jenna and said, "Well then I guess I will see ya in class; I am sure Buck- I mean Witherwings will be happy to see ya."

Jenna smiled, "I'll be happy to see him too!" She grinned at Hagrid, who returned her smile as he turned and walked over to his seat at the front of the room.

Harry thought about what he had just heard. "You know Bu- Witherwings the hippogriff?" He asked.

"Yes" Jenna said, "This is not my first time at Hogwarts you know."

"What?" Harry asked confused, but Jenna wasn't paying attention to him anymore, she was listening to Ron talk about which classes he had that year.

This wasn't her first time here? This confused Harry, he had gotten the impression that Jenna's mother had never let her leave the house never mind come to Hogwarts. She had said that her mom was afraid that her father would come and take her away; and if she had come here while Buckbeak was here, then why had Harry never seen her? It was then that Professor McGonagall called for attention.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked pat her speaking from the place Dumbledore used to stand.

"I have assigned a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for this year, unfortunately this person is running late but will be here in time for the first class," she said.

Harry had forgotten that there was going to be a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher since Snape had left after he killed Dumbledore.

Harry remembered Snape and suddenly became filled with rage thinking about how it was his fault that Dumbledore was dead.

Sensing something was different Jenna asked Harry, "Are you mad about something?"

"What?" Harry asked trying to figure out how she could tell, "I'm not mad about something. Why would I be mad about something?"

"I don't know. If your not mad about something, then what do you have against silverware?" Jenna asked pointing at Harry's hands.

He looked down and realized he was bending his fork backwards.

He quickly dropped the fork and looked at Jenna embarrassed. Jenna raised her eyebrows at him, she seemed to be doing that a lot around him. But he didn't say anything about what why he was mad.

Jenna saw that he wasn't going to explain so she turned away and began a conversation with Hermione.

"I wonder who they got for a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this time" Ron said as he, Hermione, Jenna, and Harry walked towards their first Defense Against the Darks Arts class.

"I don't know" Hermione said, "Hopefully a woman."

"Why do you want it to be a woman?" Harry asked.

"I just think it would be an improvement," Hermione said.

"It's not a woman, although that probably would be an improvement" Jenna said.

"What?" Harry asked. How did she know the teacher wasn't a woman?

"You'll see" Jenna said.

Harry immediately hated him, with his greasy black hair and the frown that never left his face. He was the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Harry felt an anger growing inside him; this man reminded him very much of Snape.

Jenna could sense Harry's tension and put her hand on his arm to calm him down.

Harry looked at her and she smiled at him.

Harry's anger instantly disappeared. He and Jenna sat down at a table with Hermione and Ron.

"Hello" the teacher greeted them, a frown remained on his face; "I will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for this year."

Hermione raised her hand, "Yes?" The teacher asked.

"What is your name?" She asked.

"I was just getting to that; my name is Professor Carr," he said. "Any other questions?" The room was silent.

"Good" he said, "Let's begin our lesson, I assume everyone has brought their books."

"He was so weird" Hermione said as she, Harry, Jenna, and Ron left their Defense Against the Dark Arts Class. She was referring to Professor Carr.

"I agree" Ron said, "When I asked him a question he just stared at me like I should have known the answer."

"He looked as if he was going to burn holes through me with his eyes" Harry chimed in.

They looked at Jenna who hadn't said anything in their conversation.

"Don't worry," she said when she saw everyone looking at her, "He will get better, he always does."

"Huh?" Harry asked. What did she mean and how did she know that about this teacher whom nobody had ever met before?

"He is just trying to scare you" she replied, "By the next class he will be a lot nicer trust me."

"How do you know?" Harry asked.

"So Harry are you still Quidditch captain?" Jenna asked trying to steer the subject away from her.

"Oh, I totally forgot Quidditch" Harry said, and this was true, with all the questions and excitement Harry had, he hardly had any room for anything else.

"Of course you are still Quidditch captain, we wouldn't replace you that fast" Professor McGonagall said.

Harry had immediately left Jenna, Hermione, and Ron to check if he was still Quidditch captain.

"Well thank you Professor McGonagall" Harry said.

"Your welcome" Professor McGonagall said.

Harry turned to leave when she spoke up again, "Harry, what do you think of the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?"

"I think it's too early to tell" Harry said as he walked out of Professor McGonagall's office.

On the way to the Gryffindor common room Harry remembered the conversation that he and Jenna had almost had before she reminded him of Quidditch. Somehow Jenna always managed to get him off track whenever she was asked a question about herself. What was the secret that she covering up? Harry asked himself. What could she possibly be hiding behind those beautiful blue eyes?