Yo! Okay, I lied, you don't really find out what Voldemort got for his birthday here. I mean, I'm sure you can guess it, but it isn't said. I forgot it was supposed to be mentioned. Hopefully it'll be in the next chapter. I don't know. Also, Voldemort nearly dying should be more important than a birthday present. Priorities, people. Thank you to all readers so far!
Christmas break had come to an end, and all the students had returned for the new term, everyone cheerfully discussing what they had done over the last two weeks. Nothing at all seemed to be amiss, in their minds.
Of course, that was before they noticed a new face up on the Staff Table. A very attractive face. At that moment there were quite a few raised eyebrows and murmurs of, "How you doin'?" from boys and girls alike, not that the man seemed to notice...or care.
Harry, seated at Gryffindor Table, noticed the new face too, and frowned. Why did he look so familiar, he wondered, eyeing the chestnut coloured hair and eyes. He got his answer soon enough.
A few minutes later, Dumbledore stood and called for everyone's attention, smiling genially, his eyes twinkling more than ever. "I'm sure by now, you have all noticed the newest addition to our staff." He gestured down the table at the man sitting between Snape and Sirius. "This is Professor Leo Bright, and he will be taking on the post of History of Magic while Professor Binns is away on vacation."
In most cases, Harry would have questioned how it was possible for a ghost of all beings to go on vacation or why he hadn't gone on this vacation during the Christmas break, but today, right now, he was too busy remembering something that had happened a few months ago.
He had just exited Gringotts, when someone grabbed him by the arm. Angry, he whipped around, only to come face to chest with a rather tall man with chestnut brown hair and eyes. He stared as the man leaned down, his lips brushing his ear.
"Kufufu..." he laughed softly, before releasing him and vanishing in the crowd.
Harry blinked, pulling himself out of his thoughts, now aware of exactly who this man was. He leapt to his feet, green eyes locked on their new professor. "What the fuck are you doing!?" He rushed up to the Staff Table, and slammed his hands down onto it. "What in the actual fuck are you doing here!? How is this even possible!?"
Leo Bright merely gazed at him for a moment, his eyes seemingly taking in every detail of the teen's face. And then, suddenly, he began to chuckle, the sound echoing throughout the silent Great Hall, students and staff all surprised and caught off guard by the teen's outburst.
Even as everyone stared, the laughter stopped abruptly. The man's eyes were locked on Harry's, and now he smiled a smile that was very clearly part happy, and part smug.
"I came here for your sake, dearest Harry," he said, his voice low. Bracing his own hands on the table, he leaned in and kissed Harry firmly.
There was a clatter and thump from Gryffindor Table. Both Ron and Ginny Weasley had fainted.
Nobody noticed.
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