Chapter 10: Defence Against the Dark Arts
On Monday morning all the 7th year Gryffindors were extremely excited as they would be having there first Defence Against the Dark Arts class with Professor Gandalf the White. Thankfully this was there first class of the day as they couldn't think of anything else.
At breakfast everyone asked Isildur what he was like, as today was also everyone else's first DADA class too.
Isildur just kept saying over and over again that he hadn't had him as Dumbledore had taught him D.A.D.A. during the summer.
They all hastily ate there breakfast and clamed the stairs in the great hall and walked along the corridors to the D.A.D.A class room. The others had been there many times before but Isildur never had so the others had to show him the way.
When they got there they found the room empty with a note on the door telling them to please take a seat in the room and wait. Everyone did exactly as the note had said and just sat there in the room in silence of anticipation of what was to come. Just as they were beginning to wonder if Gandalf would ever show up; in walked the figure of Gandalf the White with Professor Dumbledore.
Dumbledore walked to the front of the room and addressed the 7th year Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs gathered there. He began by saying that Gandalf will be teaching them about things that have not been seen on this earth for many thousands of years. He also said that there were a few students in this class that would be involved in something with him and Gandalf in the summer.
With that he left the room.
Gandalf the White then stood at the front the room and called the role.
When he got to Isildur he looked up and said to him "Ah I knew your middle names sake, he was a great man, and I see you carry his sword. I believe we can expect great things from you."
Isildur replied to him "Thank you mithrandir"
Every one looked at him just as they did when he had spoken the black speech the previous Saturday.
Gandalf then said "I used to be called that a long time ago. I thought there were none that new it here. I guess I must have been wrong. It's not the first time of course and it probably the last. When Dumbledore told me some of the things you knew about me, he failed to tell me you knew that."
He looked around the room and said "I suppose I had better explain what Isildur has just called me. First of all I am from an order of wizards referred to in the history of middle earth as the Istari, of which there are five of us, my name was mithrandir or 'the Grey Pilgrim' in the common tongue. It is of course a name I don't use anymore as I am no longer Gandalf the Grey but Gandalf the White."
After he finished this he looked around the room and saw that the looks of bewilderment had diapered from the faces of those in the room. He then began to teach about some of the creatures of middle earth, beginning with Orcs. He said that they were also know by there name in the Black Speech as uruk.
When Harry heard him say that world he remembered something from his dream that he had had on July 31st.
Gandalf continued explaining about the Orcs and how there were several types; The Moria Orcs that lived in the mines of Moria, the Orcs of Mordor and the Uruk - hai created by Saruman the white.
When the class was over Harry confessed to Ron, Hermione, and Isildur that he had heard one of the words that Gandalf had used before, in his dream.
Isildur quickly asked him which one.
Harry replied "Uruk."
Hermione then suggested that they tell Dumbledore this.
Isildur looked at her and said "I don't think we really need to go and see him about that."
Hermione replied "Why do you say that?"
Isildur looked over her shoulder and said "Because he's standing right behind you."
"Oh," she replied, "I sorry I didn't know you were there professor."
Dumbledore looked at her and said "That's all right Hermione. Now what did you four want to tell me?"
Isildur looked at the others who all nodded to him as if to say go ahead tell him "Professor, I think Voldemort has the Orcs on his side."
Dumbledore looked at him and said "How do you know this?" When he said this he looked noticeably upset.
Isildur replied that Harry had recognised the word 'Uruk' from his dream.
Dumbledore then said "This is very bad, this is worse then my worst fear. Voldemort has brought to him one of the strongest armies this world has ever seen. An army of Orcs and Deatheaters will not be easy for any of us to fight."
The next day was of course Tuesday so that mint that they had Transfiguration. Everyone except for Hermione was busy writing there essays for Professor McGonagall on what animal they would like to be. Isildur had chosen a common Canadian grey wolf, Ron chose to be a falcon, Hermione chose to be a Unicorn and Harry chose something very special too him.
The next day when they arrived in class they saw standing next to McGonagall Sirius Black the Stewart of Gryffindor House. McGonagall said that Professor Dumbledore had told her that Sirius was an Animagus (illegally of course), but he would helping her teach the 7th years. His first task was to collect the essays from the students; he of course was looking at what everyone was going to turn into.
When he came to Harry he picked up his paper, looked at it and whispered in his ear "Ah I see Prongs will ride again."
Harry looked at his godfather and said "Yeah well when had to choose what to turn into I couldn't think of anything else."
Sirius replied "Your dad would be proud of you, you know that don't you?"
Harry replied back to him rather embarrassed, as the whole class was staring at him and Sirius, "Yeah I guess he would be."
After explaining some of the difficulties of Animagui professor McGonagall ended class without assigning homework. She said that what they would be learning from now on will require none at all.
After class was finished they went outside to Hagrid's for Care of Magical Creatures where he was still teaching them about Phoenixes and Dumbledore was also there with Fawkes.
After that everything continued normally at Hogwarts. September passed into October and soon it was the week before Halloween.