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Ran finished his lesson with the fourth year Gryffindor and Slytherin students. He was pleased to note that many of the muggleborn and halfblood students seemed to be viewing the mundane world with much opportunity to expand their horizons. When the class had filed out he opened the door that led into his office. He was not expecting to see Leone sitting in his chair with her feet resting up on his desk.
"Hiya!" Leone said as he walked in.
"Well this is unexpected," Ran said not quite sure what she was doing here.
"Aw are you not happy to see me?"
"Just wondering why you are here is all."
"Yeah well I'm substituting for our icy friend," Leone told him. "She got called back for something so I volunteered to fill in for her."
"You must be joking," Ran deadpanned.
"Huh? You don't think I can handle it?"
Truthfully Ran did not. Compared to Esdeath who demanded respect from virtually everyone and was sure to be very strict when conducting a lesson, Leone came across as someone who would never pay attention when she was in school. "Whether I think so or not is besides the point," Ran chose his words carefully. "Just so long as you make sure to conduct yourself in a professional manner." By just saying that Ran knew it was a long shot. "And shouldn't you be in your own classroom?"
"Nah class doesn't start for another hour so I figured I'd swing by and see you," Leone told him.
"I appreciate the sentiment, but I do have another class coming in around fifteen minutes or so," Ran said as he began to open the office door. "So if you wouldn't mind." As Ran opened the door he was greeted by the sight of the two twin redheads from the previous class, raising their hands about to knock.
"Can I help the two of you?" Ran asked the twins.
"Well Professor," the first twin, Fred he believed, started, "we just came back to ask about-," Fred trailed off as he and his brother caught sight of Leone still lounging on Ran's chair. When she saw the two of them she gave a friendly wave.
"Oh sorry Professor," George said trying to hold back laughter. "We didn't know you had company." He made air quotes when he said company.
"That's not what this is," Ran said.
"Professor you dog," Fred said clearly not believing him. "And in a school no less. For shame."
"Professor," George said, "you don't honestly expect us to believe that, I mean it's not quite common for someone to dress like that."
"Ha ha ha ha!" Leone laughed. "I like these guys. They have the same humor for teasing like I do!" Leone swung her legs down from his desk. "But I'm actually here as a substitute. Although I wouldn't quite mind playing the role of a bad school girl for this nerd that much." She said with a wink.
Fred and George were giving Ran looks of admiration. Ran on the other hand was trying to keep his composure in check. "As I said to you before shouldn't you be heading to your classroom?"
"Yeah I guess," Leone said.
"What class are you teaching?" Fred asked.
"Defense."
Fred and George looked at each other. "You don't say," George said.
"That's our next class," Fred added.
"Well isn't that a cowinky-dink," Leone happily stated as she draped her arms around the two twins. "Come on show a girl around this place will ya?" the twins couldn't agree faster as they left with the flirty blonde. As they left Ran let out a sigh. It was going to be a long day.
When Harry entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom Esdeath was not there. Instead there was the woman Harry considered to be his big sister: Leone. She was relaxing in the desk up front and waved to the students as they walked in.
"Hey there!" Leone said to the class when they had all found their seats. Harry saw that many of the boys in the room were trying their hardest not to get a nosebleed. He could see why, Leone was wearing her usual attire. "So how you guys doing?"
A Ravenclaw girl raised her hand. "Excuse me but where is Professor Esdeath?"
"Oh yeah," Leone said, "she got called away for the day so I'm your sub." Most of the kids began to whisper amongst themselves. Harry managed to hear a few words that were being said. It probably wasn't an everyday occurrence that the students got a substitute teacher.
"Well anyways," Leone said, "as long as I'm here you can just call me Leone or sis none of this Professor business."
The lesson had been quite fun in Harry's opinion. For starters Leone didn't have them do their usual exercises that Esdeath had them do (which nearly everyone was grateful for). Leone was teaching them the basis of hand to hand combat. When she told them all to make fists she had to correct most of them since the students were doing it wrong. She told Neville to keep his thumb on the outside not the inside or he could end up breaking his thumb. Neville was red with embarrassment. Not because he had done it wrong, but rather because Leone's cleavage was only a few inches away from his face when she told him. To top it off she even let them leave early.
"Are you sure Pro-, er, Leone?" Hermione asked.
"Sure," was the reply. "I don't really have anything else planned for you guys and I'm only here for the day so go on." Many of the students cheered. "Plus it gives me more time to look around this place."
Leone spent her time between classes wandering around the school just to get a better feel for it. She made sure to stay out of the first floor corridor as the twins she had walked with earlier mentioned they had a prank planned involving something called dungbombs and the school's caretaker. Naturally she wanted in on that action and helped them out with setting them up. It was innocent enough and no one would get hurt.
Currently she was walking the seventh floor corridor, and she thought it looked pretty much the same as every other, well except for the tapestry of some guy with dancing trolls. "Are you looking for the Room of Requirement?" a dreamy voice said from behind her.
Leone turned around having not felt anyone else nearby. Standing behind her was a girl wearing Ravenclaw robes, radish for earrings, whitish blonde hair, and pale blue eyes that held a faraway look. "Hey," Leone said. "I didn't see you there."
"Well you were facing the other way," the girl pointed out.
Leone shrugged, "Fair enough. So who are you?"
"I'm Luna Lovegood, although some students have taken to calling me Looney."
"Huh? Why?" Leone asked.
"Well I suppose it's because I talk about things that other people don't believe in."
"Seriously?" Leone asked. "That's stupid."
"People do have a tendency to dislike what they don't understand," Luna stated.
"Hm," Leone said. She would have to look into that. "So what were you saying about this room thingy?"
"The Room of Requirement," Luna corrected. "My houses' ghost the Grey Lady told me about it. Supposedly if you walk past that tapestry three times a door will appear."
"No kidding now I gotta check this out." Leone walked past the tapestry three times and as Luna said an iron door popped into existence. "Alright time to check this out. You coming?" Leone asked Luna.
"Yes," Luna replied dreamily. "I believe it will be evidently eventful."
Opening the door the two blondes found themselves in a room that was filled with various items stacked upon each other in uneven rows leading back as far as the eye could see. Leone let out an impressive whistle. "Cool." Leone and Luna walked down a few rows, Luna humming a tone to herself. Leone felt it. It was the feeling of killing intent nearby. "Hey stay behind me," Leone told Luna. Cautiously Leone poked her head around the corner where she felt the killing intent coming from. There sitting upon a bust was a tiara looking crown.
Walking up to the bust Leone took the tiara. This feeling was like what she heard about from that diary and locket. Looks like Akame has something else to eliminate, Leone thought to herself. This was definitely something she was taking back with her. "Hey Luna you want to-," Leone stopped as she saw the girl trying on a pair of shoes on her previously bare feet.
"I guess this is why they call it the Room of Requirement," Luna said. "I really needed a pair of shoes."
"Ok," Leone said. "Why did you need shoes?"
"Well sometimes my housemates hide my belongings," Luna said. "But it's ok because they have a habit of finding their way back." Leone was reminded of her friends who used to get picked on in the slums.
"These the same kids that call you names?"
"For the most part."
"So what are their names?" Leone asked her.
Later that day two Ravenclaw fifth years were found hanging upside down from the staircase banister. Their pants pulled down and tied to the banister so students passing by got a view of their rather embarrassing under garments. Other students laughed at their misfortune, but Leone laughed the hardest of all. Well today was fun, Leone thought.