Chapter 10: Professor Asytanax
The Welcoming Feast was quite eventful. Harry barged in late, covered in blood which Hermione cleared up.
Dumbledore began his speech as he did every year.
"We are pleased to welcome two new members of staff this year. Professor Slughorn is a former colleague of mine who has agreed to resume his old post of Potions master. Professor Snape, meanwhile, will be taking over the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."
"No!" said Harry, so loudly that many heads turned in his direction.
"I would also like to welcome Professor Alexander Troy," Dumbledore continued more loudly so that it carried over the buzz of the sudden and quite shocking news, "who will be taking over the post of Muggle Studies teacher. He would also like to make an announcement."
Asytanax stepped forward to the podium. "Thank you for your kind welcome from all the teaching staff and students here at Hogwarts. I request that all current members of the DA to meet me at my room after the feast. Thank you." He stepped down and returned to his seat.
After the feast ended, all the members of the DA went to Asytanax's room. Both he and Dumbledore were there.
"Come in everyone." He told them.
After everyone was settled in their seats, he began. "Now, I have no doubt that what we are about to tell you will create some questions. I kindly ask you to keep you questions until the next meeting. Some of you already know me. Some are meeting me for the first time. I have been assigned by Dumbledore to give you special lessons in which I will teach you military tactics, the ways of the Force, the history of the Jedi Order and Voldemort's rise to power. All here are to keep secret everything that is taught and mentioned tonight and at the lessons. To begin, my name is not Alexander Troy. My true name is Asytanax of Troy, son of Prince Hector of Troy and Andromache. I apologize for my deception but it is necessary to protect myself. That means that I am over 3200 years old even though I am phyiscally only 20. Dumbledore is among the few who know my true identity. Also among them is Lord Voldemort. He believes that I am dead however. He doesn't know of my immortality. Actually he does but I am certain that he thought I was lying because I have known him personally. I have fought in the Trojan War, fought alongside Alexander the Great, fought in the Second Punic War and the Crusades and trained many Jedi from 3000 BC to today. Dumbledore, if you please."
Dumbledore stepped up and continued. "Asytanax has traveled far and wide and during his latest travels from Albania to England, he was captured by Death Eaters in the Alps. He discovered that Voldemort is raising a huge army which consists of mainly Orcs. There will be 50 million by the end of this year in Europe alone. That is we have found it neccesary to restore the Jedi Order. From the second Order, only myself and Asytanax remain. Now, it is late and your classes begin tomorrow, so on to bed. All of you."
Asytanax told them to return after dinner on Sunday for their first lesson.