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Chapter 2: An Inspiring Teacher
March 1990, a group of three kids were walking to their primary school one day. It was a group that consisted of two girls and one boy. Last night, they had a bad night. Strange things had once again happened around them and their siblings and their relatives had noticed. They hit the boy giving him cracked ribs and kicked one of the girls in the stomach. The third child had a dislocated elbow after trying to defend her brother and sister. One of the younger ones had also been injured; she was trying to stand up for herself and the rest of her siblings and had gained a broken arm as a result.
"Harry, do you want to check up on Emma? Her arm's definitely broken" said Holly, who was rubbing her stomach from where it had been kicked repeatedly the previous night. "Yeah, I will. What about you? You ok?" asked Harry, concerned for his sibling. "Yeah I am, all better now." She said hoping to convince him that she really was. He didn't buy it. "Okay, so it hurts like hell. Happy?" He didn't look pleased but was seemingly satisfied that she told him, "Not really but at least you've told me. What about you Rosey?" "I know it's useless for the moment. That and it hurts like hell. Now go check up on Emma!" "Ok, ok I'm doing it. What did your last slave die of again? Don't let me do that joke again for while." He fell back a bit and Harry Kazuhira and James Jack Paz decided to move up to where Holly and Rose were. Meanwhile Harry with Emma were joined by Lily Alice, Michael followed by James chatting with Beth. "Emma, you don't look too good. As soon as we get to school, I'm taking you to the school nurse" said Harry in a manner which meant that no was not an answer. Emma responded with a sneeze, "You know what? I think I've caught a cold as well so that will definitely not help. Thing is how are we going to explain my arm to the nurse because even though our teacher looks like he believes us, everyone else has dismissed what we had to say, told the people we call relatives and we wind up in a worse spot than before." "We'll think of something. Don't worry em." He then had a thought that might cheer up Emma, "Emma, want to ride on my back? Mind you, you are going to have to hang on tight with only your good arm and probably will hurt me in the process but I can take it." Emma immediately thought this could be fun regardless of the injuries they sustained. "Come on, Harry get down so I can do it" she said with a smile on her face and Harry bent down and with a sharp gasp picked her up and held onto her with both arms as best he could.
Up ahead, James and Beth were having a chat about books, T.V., good guys and villains. "Have you noticed that in some things that sometimes where the villain and good guy are having a confrontation and if the good guy has been betrayed, the villain can make total sense? Have you?" asked James, to his sibling Beth. "I think it depends on two things, the story maker and what he or she's trying to convey. Otherwise, it really doesn't matter what the story is. You could have the best characters, the best story tellers but if the story is bad then it doesn't matter and most of the time, I think, it's all fairly cliché" said Beth. "Well, I guess we'll have to disagree on this one then. Emma seems to be having fun on Harry's back" James said looking behind him, seeing Harry run in their direction as fast as he could, considering the injuries he sustained the previous night, with Emma on his back who looked like hell. "Em, you ok? Enjoy riding on Harry 's back there?" Harry slowed down as his chest started to heart from where his ribs had been cracked though this slowed him down to where James and Beth were. Eventually they all got to their school where they were shortly joined by Lily Alice and Michael. "Right, I'll join you in class. I'm taking Emma to the nurse."
Everyone had got to class and it was about ten minutes before the teacher came in. "Sorry everyone I'm late. Traffic held me up then the headmaster had some news for me. We've got a new student joining us today, so everyone try to make her feel welcome. Say hello to Julia Waters. Well Julia, why don't you tell everyone something a bit about yourself? Wait, where's Harry and Emma?" Mr Jordon had noticed two pupils were absent. His last question was answered by Holly, "Harry took Emma to the nurse's office, Mr Jordon." They didn't do 'yes sir' or 'yes miss' unless it was year six's last few months in which case they started practicing for secondary school. "Well they'll have to catch up when they get here. Anyway, Julia continue" he gestured to the girl to his side to continue. "Well, as you've just heard, my name is Julia. I am adopted. My parents have always been honest with me about that. I was told that my parents had been killed and my aunt was too ill to look after me. At least that's what they were told. What else? I do love to do drama and I play the guitar. I also like to read lots of books especially ones where I like to expand upon characters who I feel could be developed, especially around fantasy and science fiction. Also my birthday is the first of July so that will make me nine this year. I think that's it for now. I could keep going but I would take most of the day to finish, so thank you all for listening." Everyone was clapping albeit slowly to begin with before picking up pace. "Well thank you Julia for the interesting speech there. It might have been depressing at the start but not everything can be perfect" said Mr Jordon. Harry and Emma then came through the door. "Why did you need the nurse?" asked their teacher.
"Emma had a fall yesterday and hit her arm bad. At first, we thought it was just bad bruising underneath the skin but the pain got worse this morning. We thought the school nurse could help so we went to see her. It turned out she has a broken arm just in case you didn't see the splint and bandage, Mr Jordon." Mr Jordon noticed the unintended attitude but decided to question whether he knew it. "Harry, did you know you just showed some attitude?" Harry looked surprised at the question, "err, no I didn't. I'm in trouble, aren't I?"Harry said fearfully. To his surprise, he wasn't in trouble, "Harry, people can show attitude and not notice. I'm like that sometimes." He smiled at the kid. The kid looked up with a smile on his face, one that rarely appeared when he was at home. "Thanks for that Mr Jordon" and just like that Harry went off to his desk. "That is why attitude can be good although it should really be only used in friendly conversation, point something out to people or to confuse people in extremely unlikely situations although people do it when frustrated" said the teacher. The potter kids loved this teacher, most of the others considered them no hopers but not this one. He actually cared about all of the students regardless of background or beliefs. The only thing he didn't tolerate was bullying whether it was from adults or kids. Everyone had a respect for him except the Dursleys. He had put Dudley in detention and as a result, they got mad at the teacher but realised they couldn't convince him that it was one of Dudley's cousins, so they took their anger on the Potters. This resulted in a massive punishment with the result of Harry having a broken arm and bruised ribs. Holly had a broken leg and a black eye, Emma a dislocated elbow and James Jack, broken ribs, a fractured skull and a massively bruised arm and all had been starved for a few weeks. It left them severely malnourished which nearly left Beth in an anorexic state and severely weakened the others.
"Right, everyone we're going to some P.E. and I do have news for people whose names get called at the end of the day" said Mr Jordon. They continued their lessons until the bell rang at the end of the day. "Alright, if Julia, Tom, Matthew, Peter and all the Potters. Got news for you. Everyone else, I'll see you tomorrow." All those not called left, some either grumbling, moaning or in some cases cheering thinking those called were in trouble. After a moment Mr Jordon spoke, "I know you're probably wondering about why you've been called to stay behind. Well the headmaster wanted me to teach students who I thought would do well in this specialised P.E. subject. It's about self defence, C.Q.C., you should only use it in defence of yourselves on the streets or if there is an intruder in your house. Are we ready to do this?" Everyone responded in the affirmative and for over a year the group spent lots of time perfecting their skills and everyone there had a new found respect for their teacher. The skills they learnt would become invaluable in future years.
1st July 1991
"Well another year gone and we say goodbye to our year 6 pupils. We wish them all good luck." The headmaster then departed from the hall and everyone went back to their class rooms.
As soon as they were back in class and were quietly sat down with the T.A. who was called Jamie having to quiet the troublemakers, Mr Jordon made the end of year class speech. "Well this year we have seen many good times, we have been awarded best class of the year and of course we've still got to say goodbye to our leavers. Now we've got to first do our end of year class awards. Jamie would you like to announce the maths award?" Jamie proceeded to take the envelope marked maths. "Ok the winner is, Julia." The students clapped. "Ok Julia" Mr Jordon said "Why don't you open the envelope for the winner of the science award." He gestured to where it was and the girl picked it up and opened it. She began speaking, "The winner of the science award is Emma Potter." There were more cheers and clapping and this went on in this vain for some time with winners being announced and they revealed the winners of the next prize. The winners included Harry and James Jack along with Peter and a kid called Adam awarded jointly for P.E. Also Julia, Michael and Beth for reading, Harry Kaz and another kid called Archard for being the best board games players, Dudley for the biggest eater. He thought it was a good prize to win when it was meant to be one of the joke prizes. Harry Kaz won a second one for leadership just beating Harry James and a kid called Michael to the post. Best duet went to Julia and Beth once again just beating Harry Kaz and James Jack on account of the two's musical and acting ability. Eventually they had finished doing the prizes and Mr Jordon moved up to the front of the class to speak again.
"Well now we've got this done, there two things that make this particularly special. As most of you know, we throw a party for all the leavers but this year, as the school year has been extended at least a week or two, we also get to celebrate a birthday. Julia's in fact so Julia come back up to the front and everyone is going to sing happy birthday. So, happy birthday" everyone started singing once prompted and while this was going on Mr Jordon gestured to the T.A. to get the cake. The cake was brought in without anybody looking and was a complete surprise to all the kids in the class when they finished the song. "Make a wish and let's get this party started." It continued for quite a while with Dudley having a significant portion of the food although this had been accounted for. Eventually when it was time for everyone to go for summer, Mr Jordon had some last minute announcements. "Just remember, all the returning ones, that the school starts a week later than normal due to some restoration work. Good luck to all those leaving and to all those who are leaving and got a letter, they are for your eyes only. And don't forget to visit. Farewell everyone." Mr Jordon noticed Harry, Michael and Lily Alice take food with them but didn't comment and even slipped some more into the bag of one them before they came back for it.
Harry and the others looked at each other and decided to have a little picnic before they got back. They were thankful that when Uncle Vernon forgot to take their bags when they got back so took the opportunity to stash away the various foods they had accumulated so if it ever came to a point where they would be starved again, they would be able to go for a little while where they could not starve. There was a cooling system under some of the rooms in which 8 of the Potter kids which meant anything that required cooling they could be put in hidden places.
"That was a good idea of yours there Harry, at least we've got a few days worth of food should the worse come to worse" said Michael to Harry Kaz.
Most of them had gathered but Harry and Emma were stuck underneath the cupboard under the stairs. "Well they should be ok; they've got food with them." "I hear that" one of them replied. Little would they know that their teacher they have gotten to know would become an important part of their lives other than in the skills he taught them. Far away seven kids with their two parents were enjoying their life missing the siblings they had lost so long ago.