On Wednesday, breakfast was wrapping up when Dumbledore stood up. "Good morning everyone. I have a few announcements for the day. First, we will be having a new teacher. Professor Ginevra Willowes will be helping Professor Patterson. Also, Professor Patterson and Professor Willowes will be holding an extra class on Saturdays for any seventh years that want to join. I will allow them to tell you more."

Ginny took the lead and said, "The class is open to any seventh years who we believe can handle it. At the first class, we will be evaluating your magic levels and anyone we feel is not up to the task will not be joining any other classes. The class will teach wandless magic. Seventh years who are interested should report to the DADA classroom at 3 on Sunday." With that, all of the teachers headed off for their classes.

Friday went well. Harry had been introducing Ginny to his students as his fiancee and his seventh years had gotten a lot better at resisting the curse. All of them could now throw off the curse after about 20 minutes under it. James was at 10 and Sirius could get rid of it after 15 minutes.

Then, it was time for their extra class. Every single seventh year had come. "Welcome, seventh years. Today, we will be asking you to cast some spells. From this test, we will decide whether you are skilled enough to complete the work of this class. Don't get down if you do not make it in as wandless magic is incredibly difficult. So, let's start with Mr. Avery, please transfigure this eraser into a bird."

"Avifors!" Avery called out. Harry noverbally and wandlessly blocked the spell. He and Ginny had already decided not to accept any future death eaters. Didn't need to give them more leverage over the light side. So, it didn't work.

"Thank you Mr. Avery. Now, Mr. Bagman, please make some birds."

"Avis!" It didn't work.

They kept on going until they finished with Cynthia Watkins putting Harry in a bubble and then changing Ginny's outfit into a formal gown.

"You all did a great job," Harry congratulated them. "The list of who made it in will be up on Monday. For those of you who got in, the next class is on Saturday at 6." The seventh years left.

On Monday, they consulted the list.

Gryffindor:

Sirius Black

Lily Evans

Alice Fortescue

Frank Longbottom

Remus Lupin

James Potter

Hufflepuff:

Amelia Bones

Dirk Cresswell

Galton Scamander

Ravenclaw:

Dedalus Diggle

Pandora Lupo

Gaia Ollivander

Slytherin:

Clarissa Coffman

Roman Malfoy

Lovisa Shafiq (Astoria Greengrass mother)

Severus Snape

"Sorry you didn't make it in Peter," James said to his friend sympathetically.

"It's fine. I didn't expect to anyways," Peter told him, but he still seemed down.

"It's okay. We'll teach you everything." Remus assured him. At this, Peter brightened.

On Tuesday, Harry started the lesson with, "Well class. I think that we are ready to move onto our next unit. Patronuses. Can anyone tell me what a patronus is?" Remus raised his hand, to no one's surprise as he had proven himself to be quite the defense expert, "Mr. Lupin?"

"The Patronus charm conjures a magical guardian, a projection of all your most positive feelings. It's basically a shield, made up of a very good memory." Harry and Ginny exchanged a look. That was the exact answer Hermione would have given.

"Correct. 5 points to Gryffindor. A patronus' primary function is to protect against dementors. Everyone knows what a dementor is, right?" Some people were shaking their heads. Ginny sighed quietly. "Mr. Lupin, will you please explain?"

"Dementors are hooded, soulless creatures that feed on your good emotions which leave you with only your worst memories whenever in their presence." Remus shivered.

"Correct." Ginny nodded. "Dementors have another weapon, aside from sucking out your good memories. They can also suck out your soul. It is called the Dementors Kiss. Those who have been affected by it have no soul anymore. They are alive, their heart is still beating but there is no person in there. No personality, nothing to make them, them. They are an empty shell of a person," even the Slytherins were shuddering at this description.

"There is one known defense against dementors, and that is the Patronus Charm," Harry bounced off of his wife. "It also works against Lethifolds, but you're more likely to encounter a dementor than a lethifold. Not everyone can conjure a Patronus, and it's harder to do in the presence of a dementor. Therefore, we will be first doing one without a dementor and then with."

Snape raised his hand, "Um, Professor Patterson? There aren't any dementors in the school, are there?"

Harry shook his head. "No, there aren't and I don't intend to bring one anywhere near here. We'll be practicing with a boggart as they turn into a dementor near me. Now, why don't we get started. The incantation is Expecto Patronum, everyone got that?" The class murmured the incantation. "Now, take out your wands and try it." They did. "Great, now think of your happiest memory and do it again." James, Remus, Lily and Snape were the only ones to be able to get anything. Even then, it was only a small mist.

"Professor, is it supposed to look like that? Just a load of mist?" Lily was confused.

"A fully fledged patronus has a corporeal form. But, I wasn't expecting anyone to get it on their first try. It took me months. Every patronus is unique to the person so no one's will look exactly like another. Ready to try again?"

Everyone nodded. James got some kind of horns before it disappeared. But, Lupin shouted in surprise. "Remus, what's wrong?" James asked, helping his friend up before seeing the form on the ground. It was a silver wolf. It was Remus' patronus.

"That must have been one strong memory, Mr. Lupin," Harry commented. "As you all saw, that was a patronus. As you can see, a patronus doesn't stick around long and tends to disappear after a little time if there isn't a dementor nearby. Let's give it a go one more time." Everyone managed a mist this time, so Harry brought over a cabinet. "Alright. I want everyone to the back of the room. The boggart will not turn into your fear, however, you will feel the effects of the dementor and your patronus will reach it."

He let out the boggart and it was a dementor. The dementor swept around and everyone felt the coldness sweep over them. They all seemed frozen in place. Remus and James were all the only ones that could move. They exchanged a look and each shouted, "Expecto Patronum!" and four animals arrived and pushed the dementor back into the cabinet.

"We did it! James!" Remus shouted giddily, "we did it! We made a corporeal patronus!"

"We did! But who's were the other two? Mine was a stag, yours was a wolf, but there was another stag and a horse too!" James noted.

"Those were ours." Harry and Ginny admitted.

"No one seemed to be doing anything so we had to act," Harry explained. "Professor Willowes, will you pass out the chocolate?" Ginny nodded and passed out chocolate. "Chocolate is one of the only antidotes to a person who has been near a dementor. Mr. Potter, Mr. Lupin, each of you will receive 20 points for your patronus and stepping up." After everyone had had a bit of chocolate, Harry dismissed the class.