Call On Me

Chapter Fourteen-Reliving Memories

The next morning, Lily owled me and wanted to know what happened on the date. I told her.

"Sheesh," she said. "Scary crap."

There was a pause.

"So what about work?" Lily asked. "Are you going to teach?"

"Yeah," I said nodding. "I'm thinking seriously about it. Remus teaches so maybe we can teach together."

"That would be really sweet," Lily said in a sly tone.

"Get your mind out of the gutter," I scolded but was grinning nonetheless. "We could probably teach at Hogwarts. I do miss that place."

"I do too," Lily said her tone changing. "I miss the old days."

"Yup," I said.

"Okay," Lily said. "I've got to help Mum with something. Talk to you later?"

"Definitely. Bye!"

"Bye,"

We hung up. I told my parents that I was going for the teaching license and they thought it would be a good idea.

SEVERAL MONTHS LATER.

I had managed to get my license. Remus and I sent an owl to Professor Dumbledore. We received an answer a few days later.

He said that there were actually two openings at Hogwarts….one for the Defense Against the Dark Arts, and one with Charms.

Remus and I answered. Remus was taking the Defense Against the Dark Arts position and I would take the Charms one.

We were going back to Hogwarts. He also said that Lily was welcomed to come back as well.

Lily heard this and was absolutely ecstatic.

So a few days later, we all met at Kings Cross station with our luggage and owls.

Lily squealed when she saw Remus. She hugged him tightly, almost knocking him over.

"I can't believe you two finally went on a date," she beamed.

Remus and I looked at each other and grinned.

"Yes, well," I said playfully poking her. "We had you on our butts."

Lily beamed and gave a slight bow.

We laughed.

The platform was empty. All the new students had been sorted already. I would've loved to have seen that.

We put our entire luggage onto the train and then boarded, finding an empty compartment toward the front. Lily sat across from Remus and I, who were sitting next to each other.

"This definitely brings back old memories," Lily said sadly scanning the compartment.

"I know," Remus said quietly. "James wouldn't want us to start feeling sad or sorry for ourselves."

Lily nodded.

"You're right," she said.

Thunder clapped and lightning shot across the sky, briefly illuminating the scenery outside. Rain began pouring down, streaking down the glass on the window.

"Rain," Remus said shaking his head. "We seem to be attracting it."

Lily's lip twitched.

The train was silent as we gently rocked with the motion.

Suddenly, a bright flash went off before my eyes and Remus and Lily vanished. Before my eyes, sat Sirius and James.

"Caitlin," James said. "It's going to happen again. You must find out where it's coming from."

"What's going to happen again?" I asked confused.

Then, the bright light vanished and Remus and Lily were back sitting with me.

"Caitlin?" Lily asked curiously. "Are you alright? You sort of spaced out."

"Where'd they go?" I demanded looking around the compartment.

"Who?"

"James and Sirius,"

Remus and Lily looked at each other.

"Are you feeling okay?" Remus asked concerned.

"I feel fine," I said. "They were just here. I saw them with my own eyes."

Realization dawned on Lily's face.

"It's possible you had a vision or something," she said slowly. "I've read about them in Muggle books."

"Did they say anything?" Remus asked.

I frowned.

"James said 'Caitlin, it's going to happen again. You must find out where it's coming from'."

"What do you think he meant?" Lily mused.

"Not sure," Remus said thoughtfully. "Did he say anything else? Did Sirius say anything?"

I shook my head.

"Hmm," Remus mused. "Let us know if it happens again alright?"

The rest of the ride went smoothly. We pulled into the train station and Hogwarts loomed in the background.

As soon as we stepped off the train, memories came flooding back.

"It's so great to be back," Lily said softly.

"Yeah," I agreed.

Professor McGonagall met us at the station.

"Hello you three!" she said beaming.

We looked at each other uncertainly as we've never seen her smile since we were there.

She must've realized why we'd paused because she goes: "Relax, I'm just so happy to see you!"

We brightened and gave her a hug in turn.

"Come on," she said. "Let's get you to the castle."

She led us to a carriage where the Threstral stood, harnessed to the it. We climbed into the carriage and we began heading to the castle.

We entered the castle shortly and stepped into the hallway. Professor Dumbledore greeted us.

I broke into a grin at the site of him.

"Hey Professor," Remus said cheerily. "How are you?"

Professor Dumbledore's blue eyes twinkled behind his half moon spectacles.

"I'm fine," he said. "It's so nice to see you three again. It's late. McGonagall set you up in the Gryffindor tower. I figured you'd be happier in there."

"Thanks Professor," Lily said appreciatively.

"Go on. I'll fix your classes up tomorrow," Professor Dumbledore said. "It's right where you left it."

Grinning, we headed up to the tower.

It hadn't changed one bit. It was still the same. Lily and I headed off to the girls' dorm while Remus headed off to the boys'.

"Night," Lily beamed at Remus.

"'Night girls," he said to Lily and I.

He winked at me before heading off.

Lily and I entered the girl's dorm and found our beds. We climbed in and immediately fell asleep.

The next morning, we awoke and headed down to breakfast with the rest of the first years.

We sat at the table. There were three boys and two girls sitting with us.

"Oh please Danielle," one of the boys scoffed. "I seriously doubt she said that."

"She did!" one of the girls insisted heatedly. "I heard it with my own ears!"

One of the boys looked at us.

"How come you guys are sitting with us?" he asked curiously.

"We're new teachers," Remus explained gently. "We're getting our classes set up today."

"Oh! You must be here for the Defense Against the Dark Arts and Charms," the girl named Danielle said brightly.

Remus and I nodded.

"Well, I'm Danielle Morgan. This is Jessica Hersh, William Landell, Nick Fish and Mario Carter,"

They all gave a friendly wave. Danielle has shoulder length dark brown hair and green eyes; Jessica had chin length light auburn hair and aqua eyes; William had short, wavy thick light brown hair and turquoise colored eyes and Mario had short, wavy thick black hair and dark brown eyes. They were all dressed in the Gryffindor uniform and robes.

"How's school going?" Lily asked kindly.

"Well," William replied. "But our Potions teacher is a nightmare."

We looked up at the Head table and realized we'd completely forgotten about the kid that went to school with us…Severus Snape. He was sitting beside Professor Dawes and was talking with Madam Elkin. He looked the same as ever. Shoulder length greasy black hair and dark penetrating eyes.

He looked up and caught us watching him. A smile crept onto his face that sent chills down our spines.

"My God," Lily breathed when Snape looked away. "I had completely forgotten about him!"

"Me too," Remus admitted. "He looks the same."

"Ugh," Lily said shivering. "We have to deal with him…but I'm sure he's going to behave himself."

"I hope so," Remus said gravely.

"I can't believe we forgot him," Lily said ladling some porridge onto her plate.

"We had been a bit preoccupied with other things," Remus said quietly and gently.

After breakfast, Professor Dumbledore gave Remus and I our schedules. Lily was welcomed to join the class and just observe what was going on.

Remus and I's schedules were opposite. Monday, Wednesday and Fridays I taught and Tuesday's and Thursdays he taught. We would completely miss each other.

I sighed.

"This sucks," I said bitterly. "We can't see each other at all."

Remus stood in front of me and put his hands on the sides of my shoulders.

"I know," he said softly. "But we will have the weekends to relax and see each other."

I smiled.

"I know,"

He leaned in and gave me a kiss. I kissed him back.

We would start teaching in the morning. So, we had the whole day to enjoy each others company before we taught.

We headed off to bed that night and in the morning, I awoke and headed down to class.

I was dressed in dark blue robes. My hair was pulled into a high ponytail.

I entered the classroom and stood in front, facing the students. The five kids we met yesterday were sitting in front.

"Okay guys," I said brightly taking out my wand. "Today we're learning the simple Summoning Charm."

The kids took out their wands and eagerly waited.

"Let's practice," I continued. "Accio Dictionary!"

Immediately, the dictionary that was on the bookshelf toward the back of the classroom easily sailed off the shelf and I extended my hand out. It landed gracefully on my palm.

"Now you try," I said to Danielle.

She nervously cleared her throat and followed my wand movemets.

"Accio Dictionary!"

The dictionary flew off my hand and landed on the table in front of Danielle.

"Good work!" I said encouragingly.

Danielle blushed.

"Everyone can have a turn," I continued. "Wednesday we'll learn the Sending Charm."

The class was doing beautifully with the Summoning Charm…except Mario. He seemed to be having trouble.

I went over to him and gently bent down slightly.

"What's wrong?" I asked gently.

"I seem to be having trouble," he muttered clearly frustrated.

"Don't worry," I said softly. "You'll get the hang of it. Here."

I put my hand over his on the wand and showed him the wand movements.

"Now do that and say 'Accio Dictionary'," I said.

He did it and the dictionary sailed easily to him.

"There you see?" I said brightly. "You can do it."

Mario grinned broadly at me. I grinned back and continued to walk around the classroom.

DANIELLE.

Professor Andrews continued to walk around the classroom, making sure the students were doing the charm the right way. Mario had needed some help.

"Try again," I said eagerly.

Mario did the charm again, and the dictionary sailed easily to him.

"Perfect!" I grinned happily.

Mario grinned back as well. I really liked him. We were in our second year at Hogwarts. I started liking him last year, but I heard he likes Jessica so I really haven't said much about my feelings. I guess my sadness must've registered on my face because Professor Andrews stopped by my desk and crouched down beside me.

"What's wrong?" she asked concerned.

"It's nothing," I said dismissively. "I'm okay."

She carefully scrutinized me.

"Are you sure?"

I nodded feverishly.

She eyed me warily and stood up again.

I have a bit of trouble trusting adults. My parents split up 2 years ago and I've been living with my Mum ever since. She goes out a lot and never really spends time with me. She's got a lot of boyfriends that come over as well. She drinks a lot too.

Sighing, I crossed my arms on top of the desk and rested my chin on top of them.

I felt Mario's eyes on me the entire time.

CAITLIN.

The bell rang, ending Charms and everyone gathered their things up. Mario gave me a shy smile as he left. William, Nick and Jessica left as well, but Danielle took her time gathering her things up.

"Listen," I said softly. "If you ever need to talk, I'm here okay? My office is just down the hall. Don't hesitate to come in and talk if you need too."

Danielle looked up in surprise and gave me a weak smile.

"Thanks," she said and left the classroom.

I stepped outside the classroom and leaned against the doorframe, watching her head down the corridor. I was sensing that there was more trouble than she was letting on.

"Well, well," an oily voice said next to me.

I turned. It was Severus Snape.

"Back at school I see," he said smiling.

"Hello, Severus," I said pleasantly. "How are you?"

"I'm fine," he crooned. "Teaching Charms I see?"

I nodded.

"And Remus is teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts,"

Snape's dark eyes glittered dangerously.

"An inhuman teaching? I don't believe Dumbledore,"

I bristled.

"He'll do fine," I said firmly. "If you'll excuse me, I must speak to Dumbledore. Good-bye, Severus."

I turned and began stalking off down the corridor.