Alright i totally forshadowed Professor Nish's dissaperence... her name is Iva Nish split it its I Vanish AHAHAHAHA lol yah okay so I am psycho so sue me! lol

yah i still don't own

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

If the silence in the hall was deafening before, it was nothing compared to the silence now. Then the Slytherins started to cheer, that seemed to start the kid's shocked expressions off their faces, and glum ones replaced them. Harry was seriously depressed; Defence Against The Dark Arts was his favourite class, and his best. Professor Snape teaching that class that went all down the drain. Snape is going to ruin his life, and Auror career. Emma-Leigh couldn't read the expression on his face.

"Time for Transfiguration…" he said and he grabbed his book bag, and ran out of the hall. Three minutes later Emma-Leigh slid into the seat beside him and threw her arms around him.

"I won't let him ruin your class! You own that class! I know you're the best in that class and you know it too! Don't let him get to you!" Harry smiled a thank you as McGonagall walked into the room. They were changing solids into water, a very difficult class, but extremely fun. After Emma-Leigh and Hermione had reduced tables (the largest object McGonagall would give up) they got to have the last 20 minutes to talk.

"What are we gonna do about Snape? Dumbledore is taking over potions so that will make that easier. Harry is freaking out about the whole thing though. I really have no idea what to do!" Emma-Leigh had said most of that in one breath.

"I'm sure it will be fine, Harry is still the best in that class. And Snape can't fail him by pushing a jinx or counter curse of the desk. With Dumbledore teaching Potions Harry won't fail that either so everything will be okay!" the Okay was kind of screamed because Ron had Wingardium Leviosa'd a chair over their heads and Harry changed it into water. Before Professor McGonagall could do anything her class was turned into a full on water fight.

Harry, Emma-Leigh, Ron and Hermione walked into DADA still sopping wet along with the rest of the Gryffindors each trying desperately to dry each other off before Snape got there. "Good Afternoon class," Snape said walking into the classroom. It was the first time any of them had seen Snape smile, a real genuine smile.

"Here we go," Harry, said sighing, "my career down the tube" Emma-Leigh punched him in the arm.

"Shut up! He cannot ruin your career sooo… shut it!" Harry looked at her with a totally sarcastic look on his face. Emma-Leigh could easily see that the 'helpful-positive' girlfriend wasn't working. "Fine Harry," she said sighing, " Give up, and let Snape ruin your career. Prove to him that he has been totally right about you for the last six years." She said in an almost irritated tone. By the look on his face, she could tell that she had hit a nerve. He knew he had to try hard to prove himself, even if it was only to Snape.

"Today we will be learning a very useful counter curse to the blinding curse. A counter curse that should have been taught to you in the second year, unfortunately, you were stuck with Professor Lockhart and he seemed to… over look it." He had gotten back into his usual sneer, "So the spell is Dissendia! Potter, let's practice." Harry stood up to face him at the front of the class. He stood with his wand at the ready. "Alright, Potter, 1, 2, 3 Regardus!" shouted Professor Snape, but Harry was ready.

"Dissendia!" the orange streak that had left Snape's wand was reflected by a white light from Harry's and hit Snape. Snape was momentarily dumbfounded. Dissendia wasn't really a second year counter curse; it was actually very advanced magic. For Harry to have gotten it on the first try was astounding. All of a sudden his vision came back sharply in focus and he saw Harry standing over his book looking up a way to end the spell.

"Well…uh…yes…good job Harry. 10 points to Gryffindor to get that spell perfectly first try is… well… good job. Okay so everyone pair up and practice. Harry can I have a word with you." Harry cast a glance over at Emma-Leigh who was left partner less because Ron and Hermione always worked together since they 'hooked-up' "Don't worry, Newman will have a partner shortly." Harry waked into Professor Snape's new office. It was very much like his old one, dark, gloomy, and Slytherin-like. Only with one major difference Snape seemed comfortable in the office –Happy almost. "That performance was… spectacular. (a/n best word!) I really wasn't expecting that, especially after the dismal performance with Occlumency. What happened?" Harry looked at him wondering what kind of answer Snape was looking for.

"Well Professor, I have always been the top of my Defence Against The Dark Arts year, and I got an O on my O.W.L last year. I guess the reason I never did well with Occlumency was because you didn't wan to teach me. You worked me to my last nerve so I would be forced to perform… not perfectly, and you know it's true." Harry said that looking directly into Snape's eyes. Snape was shocked 1) at Harry's honesty and bluntness and 2) at how right he really was.

"Well Potter, I see where you're coming from. Dumbledore is teaching it to you now is that right? He asked with that sly smile returning to his face, almost reaching his black eyes but not quite.

"No… well not anymore. He thought I no longer required lessons once it had been taught to me properly." Harry was also smiling, but his smile reached his green eyes and made them sparkle.

"Well Potter, care to test it out?" Snape seemed keen to see Harry perform whether it was to seem him achieve or fail, Harry couldn't tell.

"Alright," Harry said standing up, "go for it." Harry stood there bold as brass waiting for Snape to attack.

"Legimens!" Professor Snape said, but Harry was ready. He didn't even lift his wand. Instead of memories flashing before Snape's eyes as he could in the past, all he could see was white, pure white nothingness. Snape's eyes practically fell out of his sockets. "Well done Potter, You have indeed improved. Now go to Miss Newman and practice the dissendia spell." Harry left the room to join Emma-Leigh and tell her about the strange encounter he had just endured in Snape's office. Meanwhile Snape had sat back down and was rubbing his temples, He should have known that Harry could do the Dissendia spell, how easily he had forgotten about the O.W.L results, but who cared about that really. He knew about Harry's fights with the Dark Lord, and that's not something one should easily forget. Snape shook his hair out of his eyes and went back into the classroom to observe.

Hermione, Ron, Emma-Leigh and Harry all walked into the Three Broomsticks pub, ordered Butterbeers, and sat down in their favourite corner booth.

"To us surviving Snape's first Defence Against The Dark Arts class!" Harry toasted. They had all sneaked out of Hogwarts using the one-eyed witch passage. Harry had decided that it was about time they broke a rule and go get a Butterbeer in celebration. Hermione, of course, was freaking out.

"We have a Hogsmeade weekend in five weeks, do we really need to be doing this…" she only shut up once Ron started to snog her senseless. After three rounds of Butterbeers the went back up to the school.

Dear Michelle

Wow It feels really weird to be writing to you instead of just turning around and talking to you. I miss you tonz! Christmas was awesome! Anyways this week has been Hectic with a capital H (as you can see) Professor Nish has disappeared and SNAPE! Has taken over the class! Yah I'll give you some space to get over that info.

I hope that was enough space. Well the first class Snape tried to humiliate Harry… but I used my powers of reverse psychology and Harry ended up totally showing Snape up! HA HA HA! It was great! Then we snuck out and went to the Three Broomsticks to have a Butterbeer, oh good times. I'm sitting in Potions right now (Dumbledore teaches us now) and Draco is beside me trying to steal my quill and paper… ahhh…

Hey babe, I miss you so much. I hope you got my last letter. Anyways I just wanted to say Hello. Dumbledore is getting mad… its weird getting into trouble in this class LOVE YOU!

Draco Malfoy.

Grr! Tell your bloody precious boyfriend to write his own letters! But he is right Dumbledore is getting mad so I have to go sweetie! Love yah!

Emmelz

P.S Harry, Ron and Hermione say Hello and hope your trip back was alright, and that you're not missing them too much. I say WRITE YOUR OWN GODDAMN LETTERS!

Yah I hope you liked... it was a fun chapter for me to write because SNAPE GOT TOLD! lol please review