Chapter 83

Constant Vigilance

"Now you bunch take a seat." Professor Moody was watching as the fourth year Gryffindor and Slytherin's were making their way into the DADA classroom. He was looking for ones that were making mistakes in their attention span, and he noticed one thing immediately. "Potter-Weasley, come here right now." He bellowed this at the young man, and watched as he blanched as he came forward.

"Yes Professor Moody, did I do something wrong?" Harry was really nervous right now, he didn't want to be getting into trouble on his first day in one of his favorite classes. He looked up at the ragged old AUROR with a small smile, hoping to break the tension that was going on between them at this moment, hoping that it will keep him out of detention.

"What are you smiling at Mr. Potter-Weasley? You don't have anything to be smiling at right this moment. Where are you keeping your wand at sir?" He looked at Harry with a look like he had done something wrong with where he kept it at. He wasn't sure how the man had known that he had kept it in his back pocket, for his robes always covered it, but he answered the man without any problems.

"I keep it in my back pocket Professor, is there a problem with that?"

"Is there a problem with that? What kind of question is that? Now what would you do if a Death Eater was to jump you in surprise, and you weren't able to get your wand out because it was in your back pocket under your robes. Also do you know what the number one accident that they see of accidental wand injuries are? Well I will tell you, it's when a young witch or wizard such as yourself, has their wand accidentally go off while in their pocket, and blows off their buttocks. Now go back to your seat, and make sure you keep your wand out of your back pocket. That goes for the rest of you also. Now for your first lesson of this year will be this. 'Expelliarmus.'" He had shot the disarming curse at Harry while he was sitting down, and grabbed his wand as it flew into his hand. "Now can anyone tell me what was the problem with that, and why I was able to get that curse off on Mr. Potter-Weasley there?" He looked around the room and noticed that there were a couple of hands up, but one of them that he noticed was the young lady that was sitting with Harry. He thought to himself that she must be Ms. Granger. He nodded to her and said, "yes Ms. Granger, do you have an answer to my question?"

"Yes Professor, if I may say this, I think that Harry wasn't paying attention to his surroundings, and was complacent with his surroundings. So he was easily disarmed with the spell." She smiled and was rewarded with nod from Moody.

"Very good Ms. Granger, that will be 10 points to Gryffindor for the outstanding deduction. Now Mr. Potter-Weasley, you can come up and get your wand back, and then I will explain a few things." After Harry got his wand back and sat down, but not before keeping an eye on the professor, Moody went on with his class. "Now as Ms. Granger so put it, Mr. Potter-Weasley wasn't completely paying attention to what was going on. Now there are two words that I want you all to remember, 'Constant Vigilance.' Remember those two words whenever you are out and about. You must remember that Death Eaters won't be casting simple disarming spells at you, and will more than likely cast the killing curse at you as blink. Now there is going to be something that you will be learning more about over the next year, and the next. You will be tested and possibly brought into a special training pact for the next year. We, meaning Professor McGonagall, Snape, Flitwick and myself, will be checking you out for the special training that will be offered to the fifth years and above next year. Yes that is one of the reasons that some of you have been offered the opportunity to advance into the fourth year this year. Now while I can't tell you what this training is about, I can tell you that you will learn more about it by the end of the school year. Now for your homework, I want you to do three parchment full on the history of the AURORS and about why you should be in constant vigilance. Now as since the class hour is about over, I will dismiss you early. Class dismissed."

The students made their way out of the classroom saying their good-byes to the professor, and a bunch of them made their way up to the library to get started on the homework, since this was their last class of the day.

Moody made his way up to the Headmasters office after the last of his classes for the day to meet up with the headmaster and the rest of the staff that will be assisting in his decision. When he got there, he found that he was the last to arrive. "Well I see everyone's here now, I hope that I didn't make you all wait for long." The old Auror gave a slight chuckle at the looks that the others were giving him.

"That's ok Alastar, I see that you were able to make it to this meeting with out a problem. Now that we're all here, how does our fourth years look to you?"

"Well from what I can tell, you were right about the group, and there are a few others that I find will do good from the training. I would like to know whether they are doing good in the other classes that are going to be needed for them to become AUROR's before I make my final decision tho. How are their Potions grades doing Severus?" Moody looked over at the Potions Master with interest in what he had to say.

"Well I must admit that I didn't really like a couple of them at first, but those were for personal reasons. As soon as they started in the class tho, they began proving themselves quite well, and I would be proud to approve them all for the training. Now for the few that you have seen that would be good, you would have to give me some names, but if their any good like the others, I shouldn't have any problems with them." He gave one of his rare smiles instead of a scowl and sat to hear what the rest had to say.

"Thank you Severus, that has made my thoughts on this quite better. Minerva, how are their Transfigurations classes going?"

"Well I will agree with the Potions Master in that they all have been doing great, and they seem to be the leaders of their school year. I wouldn't be surprised if they were the top of their class this year also. I would definitely recommend them for the training." She smiled a genuine smile, like she was proud of her students.

"Now for the trifecta, how are they doing in their Charms work Fillius?"

"Now I may not be the one to ask this about them. I am proud of all my students, but they seem to be picking it up quite well. The ones that have been moved up to the Fourth year, are proving themselves quite well in that they are picking it up quite well, and getting the third year stuff down well also. So I would definitely recommend them." He smiled and the little man just sat there with his hands folded in his lap.

There was chatting over tea for the rest of the evening about how they were going to proceed with getting them ready for the training of the next year. They were discussing who they might bring in for their training, and whether they might not have them be separate from the other fifth year and above for the one year of training. They decided that they wouldn't separate them, but give them private lessons on the Junior AUROR training sessions.

A/N: Just a quick note what the next few chapters are going to be about. The Junior Auror Training will be next year, and this is just a set up year for things. Harry will not be part of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, for there is no reason for it. This years chapters will be covering the Tri-Wizard Tournament, the coming of the schools, the champions, and the Quidditch Tournament, so this isn't going to be a big thing about Harry and the gang, even tho I will be having them doing things, that will be shown through their eyes. Please don't shoot me, or stop reading this story because of that. I promise that the stories year four will be interesting, and you might find out some interesting things that I came up with about the different participants to the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Yes there will be a Yule Ball, no Hermione will not be going with Krum. Remember she has been with Harry for the last year, and they are committed to each other. On that account, I am warning you of something right now. Even tho I won't be having any of the girls becoming pregnant, and I won't be going into details, for rating reasons. They will all be losing their virginity to their respective partners in the fifth year. Please as always read and review. —Donald