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CHAPTER 21: Training

Anna finished all of her classes and met Harry up outside the Gryffindor entrance.

" Where's Hermione and Ron?" Anna asked looking around.

Harry rolled his eyes and sighed, " Hermione wouldn't help Ron with his homework, something to do with cheating yourself and he had a fit about it. So now they refuse to talk, let alone travel together." He explained sadly.

Anna nodded her head, used to thier bickering. Harry took her hand and led her down a few corridors and stopped at a particular wall.

" Why are you stopping?" Anna asked confused. Harry then walked back and forth three times and all of the sudden a big wooden door appeared.

Anna gaped for a second, then composed herself. " You know what, I would really love to learn how that works, but I only have two minutes left."

Harry nodded and opened the door. They looked around to see a big field with a running track sorrounding it, with Remus standing in the middle.

" Harry!" Remus called as he ran up to him and patted him on the back, " how've you been?"

Harry shrugged, " alright." He said, then he gave Anna a hug and said he had to go to Quidditch practice. Anna nodded and turned back to Remus.

" Let's get started!" She said as she grabbed her wand and twirled it around her fingers.

Remus chuckled and lowered her wand, " before we get to that, you need to learn the basics." He said smiling.

Anna's face fell, " basics?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

" Yes! like basic defense spells, like protego, expelliarmus, ect." He started circling her, " attack spells," then suddenly Anna felt an arm grab her waist and a wand at her throat. " Reflexes and physical defense." He finished releasing her.

Anna pushed away and turned around, " point taken." She said taking off her her school robes to reveal baby blue velvet sweat pants with a white top and matching jacket.

Remus nodded and started showing her the proper wrist movement for protego. Anna nodded and followed, 'this is going to be a long year.' She thought to herself.

About three hours later Anna came back to the common room, very, very sore. Everyone was at dinner, but she felt she didn't have enough energy to go all the way down to the Great Hall.

" Ow, ow, ow ,ow!" She said as she sat down on infront of the fire. She took out the relaxing potion Remus gave her and took a little bit. Her muscles instantly relaxed and the pain seemed to have melted away.

" That's what I get for dueling with Lupin." She said closing her eyes and leaning back. She heard a chuckle from the fire and looked up to see the man again, this time he stayed.

Anna sat up and looked at him, " so you are real." She said folding her arms. He nodded his head, Anna observed him closer. He had shaggy hair and a little stubble on his chin, he had a strong jaw and tired eyes.

" Who are you?" She asked, the man frowned, " let's just say I'm not at liberty to say." She raised and eyebrow.

" Your a floating head in a fire and your telling me you can't say. What are you hiding?" She asked looking at him.

After she said this the face dissapeared and the fire dimmed. ' Great!' Anna thought sarcastically. She rubbed her temples and went to bed, she was frustrated, tired, and just wanted to go to sleep.

Anna went through the week training, studying, ignoring Snape, and finding time to spend with Harry.

" So I here you have a birthday soon. " Said Lupin casting a hex at her,while at thier daily practice.

Anna dodged it and sent one his way. " Ya, it's today." She replied.

" Aren't you excited?" He asked blocking it, sending the curse back at her.

"NO!" She said as she dodged the curse, " Expelliarmus!" She yelled as his wand flew out of his hand, and advanced towards him.

" Why not?" He asked ducking his head at her spinning kick.

" 'Cause-there's-no-one-to-spend-it-with! OW!" She said, between each word dodging his fists. Although on the last one he got her in the lip.

" You can spend it with your friends." He said as he spun her around and restrained her from behind.

" I ment family." She said as elbowed him in his stomach, resulting in him releasing her. She tried to stun him but he was to fast. He tried grabbing her shoulders, she pushed his hands away and grabbed his neck putting pressure on it.

" What about Snape?" He asked in a squeaky voice, he pried her hands away and flipped her. Then he looked down at her, towering over her.

Anna lifted her legs and managed to sweep her legs at his ankles, he fell to the ground and landed on his wrist. She stood up and pointed her wand at him, " Stuptefy!" She yelled as Lupin layed there frozen to the spot.

" I don't think he cares." She said coldly. She sighed and released Lupin and sat down on the grass next to him. He thanked her and rubbed his wrist, Anna noticed.

" You alright?" She asked motioning to his wrist.

He nodded his head, " just a sprain, you?" He asked.

Anna rubbed her shoulder, " it kinda hurt when you flipped me." Lupin nodded and inspected it.

" Dislocated." He declared fixing it with his wand. She thanked him and wiped the blood coming from her lip.

" Sorry about that." Lupin said holding her chin and healing her cut.

Anna smirked, " I think that battle scars made me look tough!" She joked.

Lupin let out a chuckle and gave her a one armed hug, he then stood up and went to his bag and pulled out a parcel.

" Since you're turnign fifteen today, I got you something." He explained.

Anna got up and hugged him, " thanks, you didn't have too." She said taking it. " Do you want me to open it now?" She asked not sure.

" Why not, while I'm here." Lupin replied smiling, Anna smiled and neatly opened it.

Anna smiled it was beautifull. It was was a wand holster that went around her thigh, just like the aurors use! It was jet black designed with a blooming red rose surrounded by flame, her name was inscripted on it in red.

She looked down to see one more thing, it was a beautiful black cloak, she tried it on with her wand holster. She looked like an official auror! She turned back to Remus.

"THANK YOU!" She squealed giving him another hug.

" Can't scare off a Deatheater without looking like and auror can you?" He joked. Then he looked very serious, " I know what it's like battle dark wizards," he said very carefully.

" This, " he said motioning to her holster, " should be warn when you go out of the castle, danger could be anywhere." He finished sternly. Anna nodded her head and with one more thankyou, said goodbye to go to bed.

Anna tiredly made her way to the Gryffindor tower and said the password. When she stepped in everything was dark and quiet.

" Hello?" She asked gripping her wand, then all of the sudden the lights bursted back on.

" SURPRISE!"

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