Q+A

Q: How did The Fairies get money to get books, and why are they in Diagon Alley in the first place?

A: First, Dumbledore had their books sorted. Forgot to put that in :P And also they still need to blend in with the other students. Also exploring

Enjoy!

Defense Against the Dark Arts

All the boys watched Gilderoy poshly walk down the stairs, looking confused and sort of… well… revolted. "Order of Merlin, Third Class. Honorary member of The Dark Force Defense League, and five time winner, of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award." Ron looked around at the others, who were confused as he was. Except all the girls, who became smitten.

"But I don't talk about that. I didn't get rid of the Bandon Banshee by smiling at him. Aha. Ahahaha." Ron raised a very concerned eyebrow, Seamus and Neville looked at each other shrugging. Gajeel softly grumbled, imagining stabbing a knife through his own head just to get out of here.

Natsu had leant back on his chair arms folded on his stomach. His eyebrow lifted, mouth opened in confusement. He felt like he wanted to look away but couldn't. This teacher reminded him of someone….. Familiar….

"Well, I see none of you read my third volume on how I outshone the Banshee with my devilish looks and my…..amorous perfume."

"Maaaan…."

"Yeash!" Natsu gagged, and jolted back from the sudden face of terror. He shook his head a couple of times, to get the thought out of his mind. Everyone looked at him, wondering what his deal was. "You alright back there Mister Dragneel?" Gilderoy asked, leaning over. "Y-Yes sir…. Bleack…" Natsu shook his tongue out and sat up straight.

"Good. Now, before we start, a quiz. To test your skills." Gilderoy went down the middle of the room, placing two tests per desk. "What the… These tests are about him!" Ron whispered, reading the questions. "Favorite colour? Best seller?" Harry read out loud.

"Hey! What's the big idea?! You're meant to be teaching us Defence, not lecture us about your big, fat, egotistical head!" Natsu yelled furiously, standing up and waving the paper in his hand. "Watch your mouth Mister Dragneel! Twenty-five points off Gryffindor!" Gilderoy tisked. "But-!"

"Want to make it fifty?!" Gilderoy threatened. "...No sir…" Natsu muttered and sat back down. Gilderoy got back to the front of the class and looked at his hourglass. "Thirty minutes." Everyone readied their quills and looked at the teacher. "Start."

The teacher shook his head as he skimmed through the tests. "How could none of you know my favourite colour? It is Lilac, not Gold." Gilderoy said, saying as if everyone should know this. "Well maybe dress in Lilac and we may not make that mistake…" Gajeel grumbled, his arms folded, slouching.

"But Miss Granger… was the only one who got Question Twelve right. That my favourite pastime is to visit and help the poor magical creatures at the Magical Creature Sanctuary." Natsu raised an eyebrow, feeling that was definitely not true at all.

"Now! Be warned." Lockhart whipped out his wand and looked around the classroom. "It is my job to arm you against the foulest creatures to man kind." He gave the covered cage next to him a quick tap. Growling and shaking soon followed from the cage. "You may be facing your worst fears in this room. Know that no harm shall fall upon you while I am here. But I must ask you not to scream…." Draco gave a gulp, everyone else somewhat intrigued. "For it might provoke them!"

Gilderoy flicked the cover off the cage, revealing blue little goblins with wings screeching and trying to claw its way out. "What the… Cornish Pixies?" Seamus laughed. "FRESHLY caught Cornish Pixies." The professor corrected. Everyone laughed at this, thinking they were harmless creatures. Seamus laughed the loudest, elbowing Neville next to him who was also chuckling. "Laugh all you like Mister Finnegan, but pixies can be devilishly little blighters. Let's see what they think of you now!"

Outside the DADA Classroom

"Hm… Intriguing. I never knew that…" Levy muttered, her Gale-Force Reading glasses skimming through a book she stole from the Forbidden Section. She sat alone in the courtyard, no one around her. "Never knew what?" Levy jumped and slammed the book shut, holding it close to her body. She sighed and relaxed as soon as she saw who it was.

"Wendy, you scared me!" Levy gasped, still catching her breath. "Oh, so sorry Levy! I didn't mean to!" Wendy apologised. "It's fine." Levy smiled and waved her hand up and down. "Anyway, what were you talking about?" Wendy asked, curious. "Well, in this world, all animals have their own languages, and you can learn them. Cats, dogs, even snakes." Levy explained, smiling. "Oh, that's interesting." Wendy agreed.

The two teachers soon found themselves walking side by side, talking about Levy's findings. "It didn't sound so bad. Why was it in the restricted section?" Wendy asked. "Because… You-Know-Who used the language of snakes. Pastel Tongue. So I think the school didn't want anyone else to learn Pastel Tongue." Levy deducted. "Makes sense." Wendy smiled.

BANG!

Wendy and Levy jumped at the sudden open of the door in front of them. Soon, screaming flowed out of the door, children ducking, shaking their hair and body of something. "What the...! What's going on?!" Wendy asked in surprise. "Hey! Everyone! Calm down! Class isn't cover!" Levy yelled at the rouge students who were pretty much gone. Levy and Wendy blinked a bit and decided to look inside the classroom.

The classroom was a mess. Papers and books torn apart, lying on the floor. Fragments of bone and glass scattered everywhere. And floating in mid air, where pixie like creatures were stuck in their positions. "Ah! Neville!" Wendy gasped, looking at the chandelier. He was hanging on his cloak, struggling a bit. He looked back a bit, seeing the blue heads in the corner of his eye. "Oh. Hello Professor Marvel. Professor McGarden."

"What happened in here?" Levy asked, looking at the debris around her. Suddenly, she spotted a pink haired boy behind a desk. "Natsu. I know that's you." Levy said staley. Natsu slowly perked his head up with Ron, Hermione, and Harry coming up as well.

"What happened Natsu? What did you do?" Levy sighed. "Why is it when there's destruction you think it's me?" Natsu asked, rubbing his head. "Gee, I wonder why." Levy said sarcastically.

"It's not Natsu's fault Professor McGarden. We just had a mishap with one of the creatures we were learning about. Don't worry, we'll clean up." Hermione told her. "...Alright…" Levy sighed, before taking attention to Neville. "Here, let's get you down." She smiled, her wand guiding him down. "Thank you Professor McGarden." Neville thanked her, brushing his uniform off.

"Now, I expect all five of you to clean up. I don't think Professor Lockheart would like teaching in this environment. Speaking of which, where is he?" Levy asked, looking around. "Oh he's…" Ron pointed at the door above the classroom and looked to and fro from the door and his other teachers. "...Cleaning..." Ron lied.

Levy and Wendy looked at each other, then back at the five students. "Hmm…. Just make sure it's all spotless before the end of class alright?" Levy smiled, before she and Wendy left. Natsu stood there blinking a bit, before sighing. "Why is it when something's destroyed they blame me…?" He wondered. "Maybe because you get into random fights?" Ron said sarcastically. "What are you getting at Ron?" Natsu asked, his voice in a not joking matter.

"Oh boy." Hermione breathed

Herbology

"So Gray, what did you do for your holidays?" Zach asked, leaning over the pots. "Nothing much. Just hung out with my family." Gray shrugged. "Really? Nothing interesting?" Ernie wondered. "Yeah, two months, I imagined you did something interesting." Justin pipped in. "Eh, no not really." Gray shrugged. "What about you Susan?" Gray asked. "No, nothing really. She smiled. "Just hung out with family."

"Morning Lucy." Padma and Cho smiled, walking up to Lucy. "Good morning Padma. Cho." She smiled back. "You guys ready for today's lesson?" Lucy asked them. "Yep. We're handling baby Mandrakes today." Cho smiled, placing her bag down. "Baby Mandrakes?" Lucy repeated.

"Good morning class!"

"Good morning Professor Sprout."

"Welcome Second Year Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students to Greenhouse Three. Today we shall be handling baby Mandrakes. Now, can anyone tell me the properties of a Mandrake?" Cho put her hand up immediately. "Yes, Cho?"

"Mandrakes are useful when reversing paralysis. But their screams are so powerful they can kill someone instantly." Cho explained. "Excellent. Ten points for Ravenclaw." The Ravenclaws smiled happily and pat Cho on the back. "As we are dealing with seedlings, their screams will not be able to kill you yet, but they will knock you out for several hours, that is why I provided earmuffs for all of you. Understand?" Everyone nodded.

"Good. After you put the headphones on, watch me carefully as you won't be able to hear me. When it is your turn to pull I will put my thumbs up. You may put your earmuffs on now."

Everyone put their ear muffs on and payed close attention to the teacher. She twisted the leaves and pulled it out with all her might. A sharp scream filled the room, everyone instantly covering their already covered ears. As soon as she shook the Mandrake, she placed it in another pot and sprinkled a bit of soil. As soon as she was done, she gave the thumbs up to her students.

Lucy and Gray twisted the leaves and pulled up with the rest of the class. A thousand high frequency screams filled the room, all the students trying to block out the noise mentally. Lucy held her mandrake as far as she could, and hastily dunked it into the pot and covered in in soil. Gray, on the other hand, used his free hand to block the ear closest to the Mandrake, and like Lucy, tossed it into the pot sprinkling soil.

As soon Lucy put her earmuffs down, she dug her pinky into her ears groaning. All she could hear was ringing. "I think I'm deaf…" She muttered. "Me too…." Gray sighed across her, hitting his ears with his palms.

"Well done for today class. You all did very well. You may go."

In the Grand Hall

Ron sighed, trying to tape together his broken wand while everyone was having lunch. He left the tape hanging from his wand and looked at Harry. "Say it. I'm doomed." Harry just shrugged and said what Ron wanted him to say. "You're doomed."

"Hey, it ain't that bad. Just ask someone to fix it." Natsu shrugged, not knowing what the big deal was. "Do you know how expensive a wand is to repair? If I did that, mum will kill me!" Ron squealed, clearly having a panic attack. Hermione just rolled her eyes and went back to her studies.

"Hey Harry!"

FLASH!

The three boys blinked at the sudden burst of light that shone in their face. As soon as they opened their eyes, a green screen was the only thing their eyes could process. A little blond boy stood there with a camera, smiling a toothy grin. "I'm Colin Creevey. I'm in Gryffindor, just like you!" Colin introduced excitedly. "H-Hi Colin, nice to meet you…." Harry stuttered, still blinking.

Skreech!

"Hey Ron, is that your owl?"

Everyone looked up at the roof, a dusty grey owl flying above them. He glided smoothly above Gryffindor's table, something visible in his mouth. But as soon as Errol tried to land, he crashed into a bowl of crisps, spreading it everywhere. Everyone laughed at this foolish owl. Especially Draco.

"Bloody bird's a menace." Ron sighed, taking a red envelope out of the bird's beak. As soon as Ron took the letter out, the bird leapt up as if nothing happened and flew away with a strong breeze gusting from its wings. Hermione pushed her messed up hair in order, before paying attention to what Ron had in his hand. "Oh no!" Ron whimpered.

"Hey, check it out everyone! Weasley's got a howler!" Semus pointed. Everyone laughed with a mixture of concerned looks of what he did. "Go on Ron, open it. I ignored one from my Gran once. It was horrible..." Neville said, a slight tone change from excitement to remorse.

Ron's hands trembled at the letter. He slowly unclipped the seal and opened the letter.

"RONALD WEASLEY!"

"YEAOCH!" Natsu's head began to ring from the sudden yell. He could feel his head physically shaking! He did not expect that coming. He instantly covered his ears, as his hearing was sharper than everyone else's.

Lucy instantly stood up, wondering what was going on over there. Gray leant to the side, seeing Ron from his angle. "What is that..?" He wondered, looking at the letter. Gajeel got a jump from the sudden yell as well and covered his ears. "What in the hell was that?!" He demanded.

Ron dropped the letter on the table, everyone in the hall looking now. The letter floated up and took the form of a mouth. A mouth with pointed teeth. Everyone near the letter leant back, feeling they were going to go deaf if they sat to close.

"HOW DARE YOU STEAL THAT CAR! I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER IS NOW FACING AN ENQUIRY AT WORK, AND IT'S ENTIRELY ALL YOUR FAULT!"

The letter flew straight into his face, everyone still watching the letter tell him off.

"IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE, WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME!"

Ron, with a scared face, nodded at the letter his mother sent.

"Oh and Ginny dear, congratulations in getting into Gryffindor. Your father and I are so proud."

Everyone instantly turned their heads towards Ginny, who simply rolled her eyes, trying to ignore the embarrassment. The letter then turned back to Ron and blew a raspberry in his face with a bookmark tongue, and shredded itself to pieces.

Ron looked at the remaining pieces of the letter, his heart still racing from the steam-off from his mother. Everyone looked at the shreds, then looked at Ron. Natsu had to pop his ears a few times, before hearing perfectly again. "Dude, I was raised by a dragon. And your mother…" Natsu put his hand on Ron's back. "Is WAY scarier." Ron gave a small light whimper and nodded.

"Yep."