Thanks again to everyone who reviewed and actually likes this so far. I just have one comment to make to Alexis-Lee: you made an excellent point about the room of requirement. I didn't even think about that, but the way I see it not everyone knows about the room, and if they do know about it they (like Dumbledore in GOB) probably thought it was just another room. Thanks for pointing it out though! ;) Next chapter coming right up!
Disclaimer: okay so the chapter is after this. Why do we even bother…oh yeah so we don't get sued. But anyway it's a waste of time because if I did own it I would be writing books not fanfiction…DUH! ;)
Chapter 5
Paige looked at Draco who was smirking in a way he probably thought was charming but she just found it annoying. She wanted to get to Phoebe before there was a repeat of what happened on the train.
"Last but not least, Neville Longbottom?" Phoebe called trying to avoid Draco's prying eyes. Neville went slightly pink and raised his hand. Phoebe began to fan herself with her hand. "Is it hot in here or is it just me?" she asked.
Piper looked at her curiously, "It's definitely just you. Now let's get started. First-
"Um, Piper, Phoebe can I talk to you outside," Paige interrupted.
Piper was somewhat irritated at having been interrupted. "Can it wait?"
"No, it can't," answered Paige and she grabbed them both by the arm and took them out of the classroom.
Once outside the classroom Piper spoke first. "Paige, what's going on? And what's the matter with you?" she asked looking at Phoebe.
"It's that kid, Draco whatever," Paige answered as Phoebe nodded her head in agreement. "Let's just say he has some friendly feelings towards Phoebe and she's feeling them double time."
"Try quadruple time," said Phoebe who had finally stopped fanning herself.
"Well, get a hold of yourself woman," said Piper. "Have some self-control for goodness sakes."
"I wish it was that simple. Wait…it is. I'm so stupid; I can't believe I didn't think of it before." Phoebe hit herself in the head as though the answer was obvious. Her sisters gave her a frightened look.
"Phoebe? You're not possessed again are you?" said Piper taking a step back.
"Yes," she said sarcastically. "No, but I am a witch. I'll just write a spell to block my empath powers from working on him." She walked back and forth a few times and then stopped and said, "His feelings of lust, far away they must be, block Draco Malfoy's emotions from me."
They stood and looked around. "Did it work?" asked Paige.
"Only one way to find out," Piper said as she opened the door to the classroom and walked inside. Paige and Phoebe followed. Once inside Phoebe gave them both the thumbs up…the spell had worked. Now they could get on with teaching the lesson.
"Sorry about that, but we had some business to attend to. Now, first question: can anyone tell me what the symbol is on the front of the book?" Piper stared at the class. No one, not even Hermione, raised their hand. "This is the triquetra and it is our symbol. Covens of witches where we live each have a symbol. Another symbol would be the, um, the," she couldn't really think of another one.
"The triple crescent," Phoebe chimed in. Most of the class was listening eagerly, and only Hermione was writing down every word they said.
"Okay," Piper continued, "Let's take a vote. The options are defense potions, spell writing, and defense fighting." With the murmur that had broken out at the mention of fighting, the answer was clear. "Well, if you're sure…then take it away Phoebe."
Phoebe went to the side of the desk and got the duffle bag full of equipment. She started to take out shin guards, boxing gloves, elbow pads and other protective gear while the class looked at her as if she had five heads, six arms and three legs. Not even Hermione knew what she was doing and she was a muggle born. Phoebe looked up and saw everyone staring at her. She blushed lightly and decided to explain what she was doing and why they would need these things.
"Since you probably have no idea what these things are and what we are going to use them for, I should probably tell you. This is protective equipment that you'll all be wearing when we practice."
Hermione hand shot up in the air eagerly. "Practice what, Professor?"
"How to defend your selves in case some one attacks you without a wand." The class really thought she was crazy now.
Draco sniggered from the back and said, "Without a wand? Who would be stupid enough to attack someone with out a wand?"
"First of all, you didn't raise your hand," began Paige, "And second of all, demons don't need wands, they have plenty of powers already." Paige finished with her hands on her hips daring anyone to say anything otherwise.
When no one spoke Phoebe continued. "Well, to demonstrate what we'll practice today, I'll need a volunteer." Almost every hand flew into the air, boys and girls alike. "I should probably warn you that this demonstration involves getting thrown on the ground…hard." Every girl put their hand down and so did a few of the boys. The only people with their hands still up were Harry, Ron (though he had been very tempted to put it down didn't because Paige had been looking at him), Draco (of course), Dean, Crabbe and Goyle (only because they were too stupid to understand that she said it would hurt) and Seamus. Phoebe looked around the room and her eyes landed on Draco. A small smirk found its way onto her face and she said, "Draco, come on down." He walked to the front of the room with a triumphant smirk on his face. "We're going to need some pillows or something for you to land on," said Phoebe thinking hard.
"I don't need any pillows, I can handle it," he said.
"Are you sure?" asked Phoebe smiling. Paige and Piper both knew what was coming and held back their laughs.
"Positive, Professor," he said and he had practically purred it to her.
"Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you. Now everyone watch closely. This is what you do if someone tries to attack you from the back. Be sure to make it look real," she said to Draco.
Draco stood behind Phoebe and despite the age difference he was slightly taller than her, but then again Phoebe had never been exactly tall. He came up behind her and grabbed her shoulder threateningly. Phoebe took his hand and flipped him over her shoulder and he landed with a loud thud on his back on the cold stone floor. Everyone was giggling and it was all they could do to stop themselves from bursting out laughing, because they all knew Draco could and would retaliate. Phoebe took a small bow and everyone clapped.
It took him a few seconds to get up and when he did he rubbed his back gingerly and looked at Phoebe scathingly. She simply shrugged and said "Hey, I tried to warn you," before she proceeded to break the class up into pairs. She paired people together that were about the same height and weight so that it would be fair. Some of the girls were excited, others nervous and some were just worried about breaking their nails (mainly Pansy, Parvati and Lavender). Hermione got paired with Lavender and Pansy got paired with Parvati. Phoebe almost paired Ron with Draco but one look at the red head's pleading face and she knew it would have been a big mistake, so she paired Ron with Harry despite the height difference.
They had the students move the desks to the back of the room using a banishing spell, and then they had borrowed pillows from the charms classroom so that no one would get hurt. Pretty soon, the room was filled with the squeals of the girls and the triumphant yells of the guys when they had finally mastered the move. Phoebe walked around the room fixing people's forms and giving tips. She also lectured about when and when not to use this particular technique. Hermione was frustrated because she couldn't right anything down, but at the same time she was happy because she had successfully managed to flip Lavender (whose hair was now a mess).
Meanwhile Piper was at the desk with Paige trying to figure out what they were going to teach for their lessons. Paige was flipping through the book looking for a simple spell to take apart so that she could show how it works and Piper was looking for a potion that didn't involve vanquishing a demon because where would they get one to test the potion on. Finally Paige settled on a simple spell to get rid of unwanted things (how bad could that be right?), and Piper settled on the Balthazar vanquishing potion because it was pretty complex and she didn't want to start off with anything that they might find boring. Besides it's not like they would ever need to use it again…right?
Hermione informed Phoebe that there was only five minutes left in the class. Phoebe told everyone to stop and they proceeded to fix the desks and put away the pillows. "Alright, everyone…that was really good for a first time. Now, I'll warn you that you're probably going to be sore for a while. All I can suggest is that you soak in a nice warm bath; it'll relieve the tensions in your muscles. Look at the bright side; at least you won't have to do this again until after you've had your potions class with Piper and your spell class with Paige. For homework I want each of you to write an essay about what you learned, you know, the proper technique, when to use and when not to use and safety when you are practicing." Hermione was scribbling it all down furiously then she raised her hand.
"How long does it have to be…one, two rolls of parchment?" she asked.
"A whole roll?! If you can right that much then you should win some type of reward…but all I need are the answers. I don't care if it's two rolls or half a roll, as long as you answer the questions," Phoebe finished smiling at Hermione. She reminded her of how Piper was in school. Then Neville raised a shaking hand. He almost looked afraid of asking the question.
"D-Do we really have another potions class?" he asked petrified at the very thought of another professor like Snape.
Piper stood up from the desk. "Yes, is that a problem?" she answered looking at Neville. She could tell he was afraid of something (call it mother's intuition).
"N-No, it's just that, that, what I mean to say is…" he trailed off lamely.
Hermione spoke for him with a sympathetic look on her face. "Professor, he's afraid of Professor Snape, our other potions teacher."
Almost every Slytherin in the room smirked. It was amazing how they all looked so…evil. Piper ignored their faces and addressed Neville. "Look…Neville is it? I promise I'm not as mean as your other potions professor. I met him and I gotta say he's a pretty scary guy but trust me, I've seen worse."
"How much worse exactly, Professor Halliwell?" Black robbed and greasy haired, Snape had walked into the classroom. He had been walking buy the classroom when he heard Neville's question and Hermione's explanation. He was now waiting intently for Piper's answer.
As soon as Snape had entered the classroom, Phoebe had been bombarded with waves of hate from many of the students.
Piper was not going to back down, especially not in her classroom in front of her students. "A hell of a lot worse, Professor Snape," she said with her hands in her pockets.
His mouth twitched and he turned his black eyes towards Neville. "Ten points form Gryffindor, Longbottom, for asking such an incompetent question." Then he stalked out of the classroom and closed the door.
"What did he just say about points?" Paige asked.
Of course Hermione chose to explain. "Professors are allowed to reward and dock points off of the four houses. At the end of the year the house with the most points win the House Cup. The professors usually only dock points when you've done something wrong," she finished with a frown.
"That's not fair," said Phoebe, "Neville didn't do anything wrong."
Piper was thinking along different lines. "How many points did he take off?"
"Ten," said Phoebe, "Why?"
"Well, in that case…Neville I give you twenty points for, um, being in class on time," said Piper. Neville blushed and said thank you. Piper didn't know that Snape had been listening. He walked off to the dungeons thinking, 'The nerve of that woman!'
The class was dismissed and the charmed ones went back to their 'house' and contemplated their very first teaching experience, well Phoebe's first. They sat on the couch in the living room talking about the class.
"You know what was weird?" said Phoebe. "When Snape came in I felt this huge wave of hate go through me. I just wanted to kick him or something."
"I don't need any empath powers to make me want to kick him," said Piper.
"You know who I want to kick," said Paige joining in, "Draco. He's so, so, well I don't know exactly what he is but I don't like him."
"I'm totally with you on that one," said Phoebe.
"He looks like a spoiled, rotten brat to me," Piper said. "Ten bucks says he's an only child."
"Deal," said the other two.
I hope that was good. It seemed a little boring. I promise the next chapter will be better. I was so bummed that they didn't show a new episode of Charmed this week, are they on break or something. They can't just leave me hanging like that! Anyway…please review, or email, or review, or email, or review, or…you get the point. ;) Until next time!
