DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything Harry Potter. Just Jonas, Jaina, and a new random cahracter that will come to pass in this chappy. All hail J.K. Rowlings: Omnipotent one of Potter-verse!
Author note: I give many Kudos to all of you who are still with this story after my complete randomness in posting, but the biggest kudos go to my beta, MollyArthurWeasley, for she is the one who would kick me in my tukus if I misspell too many words...Other than that I have very limited time on the comp anymore so there will be a lag in posting due to the fact I've taken on a second job. Thanks all for being patient with me!
I don't want to wake up...Jaina thought dismally. It was now September 2nd, and she was still having trouble just trying to cope with what had happened in August. She felt strangely hollow after her miscarrage. She hadn't even had any sleep the night before, but was sure to give her seventh years a delightful treat during their double DADA class. She pulled herself half-heartedly Jaina thought dismally. It was now September 2nd, and she was still having trouble just trying to cope with what had happened in August. She felt strangely hollow after her miscarrage. She hadn't even had any sleep the night before, but was sure to give her seventh years a delightful treat during their double DADA class. She pulled herself half-heartedly from her sinfully soft bed and dragged herself into the bathroom. She turned the water on and immersed herself into a rather hot shower, just allowing the hot water to run down her shoulders and back. When she finished, she took up her wand and cast her drying charms. She dressed quickly and left her rooms to go to breakfast, thenthe tower, so that she could go into the Marauder's lair. It was there that she had a few things to pikc up for Harry and she smiled to herself. Remus had confided in her where the location was and quickly passed out her house's schedules and made a few jokes. She quickly left and made her way up thestairs and finally stopped at the Fat Lady's portrait.
" Pomme Frites..." She said and the Fat Lady looked at her inquiringly. " I'm a Head of House you know...I know Violet was visiting Dumbledore's protrait when She scurried off to tell you who I was. Now may I please enter?"
" Oh dear..." She said rather sarcastically. " I thought Minerva was still head of house."
Jaina gave the portrait a rather stern glare and she swung open, allowing her passage finally. Jaina sighed heavily andcast a charm on herself to not make her presence readily known. She quickly disappeared behind a tapestry and knocked on a brick three times. A door suddenly appeared and she made her way in, gathering the things she knew harry would greatly appreciate. She picked up two rings, one was her fathers now that he was the head of the black family again, and the other was Harry's and he would finally have the Potter family seal sitting on his hand. She smiled to herself and put everything of importance in a box and shrunk it down so that it would fit in her pocket. As she left the common room, and the Fat Lady's portrait closed behind her, Jaina looked at her a moment.
" Be prepared to know that I'll be reporting you're disrespect to Minerva...I may be young...But I'm far older than my years and I deserve respect as a teacher as well..." Jaina said. The Fat Lady harumphed and gave her a wildly obscene hand gesture that Jaina knew wasn't proper and walked away. While making her way back to her office, she paused at a window and looked down to the grounds, where George was helping Professor Grubby-Plank round up some gryffawns. She smiled shyly and looked up, noticing that Harry Ron and Hermione were all absorbed in a conversation. She listened and smiled as Hermione explained the differences between her hand made wand and the ollivander wands. "
" She said she made it herself. It was made by hand...Some wands, like hers having four cores to draw from, take some magic to make, most likely used a wand, but she mentioned it was made entirely by hand. Which means hers is a Wiccan wand. Rowan branches are the most often used wood for their wands and they have to remove the branch on the day before the full moon, ask for the tree and moon goddess' blessing, then let the wand bask in the light of the moon for three days. Rowan branches are also favored in the healing arts, one of the main practices of the Wiccans. But Jaina's wand is very powerful, having a phoenix feather, dragon's heart string, unicorn tail hair and four sphinx claws...I would hate to see the curses that woman can pull off..." Hermione replied.
" And that Hermione, Harry and Ron, is why you each have just won thirty points a piece for Gryffindor..." Jaina replied, smiling as she walked up from behind them.
They jumped in their spots, Harry and the others giving her a wide smile. " Professor...We didn't realize that you would be on the seventh floor..."
Jaina blushed crimson and looked out of a window and down to the grounds where she saw George and Professor Grubby-Plank working together to ready their class for the third years. " The fat Lady didn't recognize me as the Gryffindor head of house...Still thought it was Minerva even though she's now headmistress. And besides...I needed to see George before I found he was down on the grounds readying his first class..."
" And what about you Professor...Do you have your first class set up?" Hermione asked.
" Of course I do...That's why I left the feast early last night, I needed to set up my syllabus for you're double DADA class this morning." Jaina said, smiling brightly and taking out her wand, she pressed it to her forehead, said something indiscernible and passed through the wall to who knew where. She fell down a few floors, materializing in fornt of afew Hufflepuff first years. " Sorry kids...See you tomorrow morning." She said smiling. She walked into her office and set the box on the desk, where she then enlagred it back to it's original size.
She jumped as she heard a commotion come from the hallway as the class filled in next door and she ran out side. " What in the blazes! NOTT! Get into that classroom right now. Jones, take Pearson to the infirmary immediatly. Just let Slughorn know that I asked you to take care of a student for me." Jaina said. She stormed into the classrom and rocketed Notts chair to the front near her desk. She stormed up the row and threw her hands on her desk. " What possesed you to send such a malicious curse at a third year hufflepuff?"
" I told the little mudblood not to look at me Professor...He kept looking and I punished him accordingly." Nott said. He turned and looked at Avery who was smiling at him.
" Fifty points from Slytherin and two weeks of detention with me. And trust me...I won't go easy on you like Filch will...Now get up to the Headmistress' office and take this up with her."
Nott smiled as he summoned his bag and walked from the room. ' Like I'll be going there...' he thought.
Jaina looked at him. " Nott, one moment...Potter...Make sure that he gets there...and have Minerva owl me once he does."
Harry smiled. " Will do Professoer...I'll be back soon."
Jaina nodded and waited for the rest of the class to file in silently. She summoned a bottle from her desk and and opened it. Hermione raised a speculative eyebrow at what she was drinking. " Proffessor?"
" Yes Miss Granger?"
" Was that a Cherry cola I just saw?"
Jaina smiled and presented the bottle. " I made sure I brought quite a bit with me...It's my favorite muggle drink I hate to say..."
The class laughed and the rest of the students filed in as the bell rang. Not even ten mintues later when Jaina was in the midst of telling the Gryffindors and Ravenclaws about a precarious endevor that had given her the cresent sahped scar that lifted her robes on her left arm for the students to see, Harry walked back in, holding a piece of parchment from an annonymos author.
Padma Patil raised her hand looked as if she was about to laugh. " So you dodged the ticklecurse, went to jump into a tree, lost your footing and fell onto a gryffon? Then the said gryffon tried to bite your arm off and that's how you got it..."
" Well...I was only seven years old you know and it didn't help that your new Care of Magical creatures professor was the one who snagged his mum's wand to send the said curse at me...And besides...That gryffon was quite a grouch..."
The whole class burst out laughing and Ron was laughing the hardest at reliving the memory.
" I forgot George did that..." he wheezed as Hermione defiantly tried not to laugh as hard as the others.
Jaina smiled as she waved Harry over and took the parchment, and slipped it into her robes for now. " Ok everyone...settle down...Harry's back and I do have a class to teach."
" Professor, I know you may explain this sooner or later but what is the big difference between wiccans and well wizards and witches like us?" Terry boot asked.
" Glad you asked Terry...And please...Whilest we're all here in the class room and not in the halls, you all can call me Jaina...I'm only a year older than all of you and being called professor makes me feel older than I should." Jaina said. " Now, there are several classfications that define witches and wizards from wiccans, shamans, ubeahs...and many many more. Where as the typical witch and or wizard used a wand for most of their spelling and craft, wiccans use the power the earth has in itself. For instance, I have a wand yes?"
The class nodded.
" Do you know the only times I use it?"
Parvati and Hermione both raised their hands at the same time.
" Parvati."
" The only time wiccans normally use their wands is during major battles with the intent of fataly harming or killing their adversaries, or during certain wiccan ritual holidays such as the yule tide or the samhain.They are also used during healing spells and can also be used to transfer the pain of labor from the women to the men "
" Good Job, ten points. Can you elborate on that Hermione? Nothing too long winded please?" Jaina said.
Hermione smiled and nodded as she stood. " Wiccans also only use their wands if there are serious injuries to be tended to. I believe you also said that it was specualted that a wicca's wand could be used in a wizards duel and deal twice the damage as a witches or wizards wand could do."
" Good job, both of you...Ten points Hermione. Can anyone else tell me anything about the effects a wiccan made wand can have on it's holder."
Neiville raised his hand and Jaina called him to stand. " This is more of a question than an answer Pro...Jaina..."
Jaina nodded. " Okay then..Fire away."
" Is it true that if you enter into a wizards duel with a wicca made wand, that the holder is impervious to the unforgivables?" Neiville asked shyly.
" Actually...I was going to do a demonstration of that, so you'll just have to see won't you? Can anyone, besides Harry Hermione and Ron tell me what the differences between a wizards wand and a wicca's wand is?"
Harry couldn't help but to smile at the way Jaina had said the question and sat back.
" No one?" Jaina said. " Is Hermione the only student that does as much research as possible before she comes to school?"
Everyone couldn't help but to laugh at the statement.
" Ok...listen carefully and this will be on a later test so I suggest that everyone do as your head girl is doing and take notes at every turn becuase I warn you, this course will not be easy..."
The class took down everything Jaina said with ferver and looked at her intently as she explained all she could. When the bell rung to signify that the first half of class was over, she looked up surprised. " Just leave your things here...I'll ward the doors so that no one gets in at all...Go to lunch, but don't eat too heavily..." Her eyes shone at Ron as she made that statement. " Harry..."
" Yes Jaina?"
" Could you send Dobby up? I'm taking lunch in my office today and let Minerva know this also please?"
Harry nodded and clsed the door behind him. She warded the doors with a casual flick of her finger and reached into her cloak. She pulled the parchment from it and broke the seal.
Jaina...
I do not have much time. My familiar who has been hiding in the Dark lords stronghold has informed me that he will be sending his pawns here this evening to capture or kill me...I need to be moved soon. They should be here by 10 this evening your time. Hurry...
S.S.
" Shit..." she said. She crumpled the paper into a ball, and then tossed it into the fire. She stood up and made her way to the fire. Angerly tossing in a handful of floo powder, she barked out Remus lupin's name. " Remus..."
" Gods above Jaina! do not scare me like that!"
" I need a favor..." she said, bowwing her head down.
" What is it?" Remus inquired. He gave her a look of concern and Sirius stood up.
" Jaina..." Sirius said, giving his daughter a worried look.
" Watch my classes for an undefined amount of time...Severus needs my help and I'm the only one that can get to my ranch in time. Remus...Meet me in my office in about ten minutes, please." Jaina replied.
Jaina sat in her office five minutes later, chewing on a rather large roast beef sandwhich and chugging a glass of milk when Remus came in through the floo. " Good. I'm going to stay for the rest of my double, but I do need to get going right after. I've already sent a notice to Minerva via Dobby and I need you to make sure that Harry gets this box...You may as well watch, as you're in for a treat when the seventh years get back from lunch...I'm going to demostrate my dueling prowess as my students have requested..."
Remus couldn't help but to smile at the young woman's words.It was only her first day teaching and already the students loved her. He could only pray for her safe return when she left to move Severus. " Let me guess, the unforgivables show..."
Jaina nodded and finished her sandwhich. " My only problem is, I need someone who has used the unforgivables and isn't afraid to use them."
Harry heard Jaina talking to Remus and knocked on the door. " Jaina?"
Jaina stopped speaking immediatly and walked to the door. " Yes Harry?"
" I was just wondering how you intend to show us your demonstration."
" You'll just have to wait and see Harry. Which reminds me, close the door and cast your muffilato spell..."
Harry did as told and looked at Jaina. " I'm going to be moving Severus to a safe place after my double today. Remus here will be watching my classes for an undetermained amount of time. Expect the worst if I'm not back by December..." Jaina told him before he could say a word.
Harry nodded and looked at Remus. " And if you come back before then?"
Jaina smiled. " Then I'll just take back up my classes." She replied. " Now where was I? Ah yes...Remus, you wouldn't happen to have a spare knut would you?"
" Nope, sorry my dear..." he replied.
Jaina and Harry went back into her classroom about ten minutes later and Harr took his seat.
" Jaina..." Harry began.
" Yes Harry?"
" Just who do you plan on getting to cast the unforgivables on you?"
" Easy enough...Avery..."
" You trust that snake?"
" I trust that he won't hold back on casting the unforgivables on me." She replied. " Look at this logically...Nott got into trouble, I deducted serious points from Slytherin and gave Nott a weeks worth of detentions. Avery is a good friend of Nott's, they've both taken the mark and I'm a so called blood traitor...Next to my dad, I'm the only Black to not have taken the mark. But regardless, Avery will want to do unto me as I did to his friend, only with a more violent intention."
Harry nodded. It made sense alright and Jaina would have her wand with her at all times. He shrugged his shoulders and looked over the notes he had taken. When the class had finished filing in one by one, Harry looked back up to Jaina as she took command of her classroom again.
" Avery, front and center." she said, so suddenly that a good majority of the Syltherins and Gryffindors alike jumped a little in their seats.
Avery smiled and sauntered up to the front of the class room and leaned against an empty desk. " Yes Professor?"
" I want you to cast the Imperious and Cruciatus curses on me." She declared, circling closer to him. " And if you have the balls to do it, you may very well cast the Killing curse as well." Jaina whispered so that only he heard. She took four paces and turned to him. " Wand at the ready Avery...Begin!"
"CRUCIO! " Avery bellowed, his wand trained on Jaina and his hatred for her burning in his cold eyes.
Jaina didn't even so much as flinch when she flicked her wand and diarmed him. She threw her wand back to him and Avery proceeded in casting the Imperious curse on her, and came up with the same results as before.
Avery, who was beyond pissed that this muggle loving witch could withstand everything he was throwing at her, bellowed out the killing curse. The jet of green light flew from his wand and Jaina stopped it with her wand and the curse disappated.
The entire class was stunned. It was Harry who stood first, and trained his wand on Avery. " How dare you attempt to kill...!" he began.
" MR. POTTER! Take your seat this instance. I ordered him to cast the curse, now sit and hold your tongue." Jaina said. " Thank you Mr. Avery, you may take your seat. Fifteen points to Slytherin for your demonstration...And don't worry, I already cleared the use of the spells with both the head mistress and the ministry, so you will not be carted to Azkaban. Is there something you would like to tell the rest of the class, Ms. Parkinson?"
Pansy Parkinson turned a spectacular shade of pink and shook her head. " No ma'am...I was just discussing something with Ms. Boulstroud about the notes we took in the ealier half of class."
Jaina nodded her head. " Understandable. However, I would like you to stay behind after class...I would like to ask you something if you wouldn't mind."
Parkinson nodded and returned her attentions to Jaina.
" Alright class...I'm going to pair you up into pairs and you are to practice the use of these spells. The Stunning Spell, The Tripping Hex, The Binding Hex; ropes mind you, not the petrification one, and last but not least, The Bone Breaking hex. With this hex I only want you to aim for your opponents wand hand. Everyone pick up their wands and follow me..." She did the intricate number of swishes and jabs and notioned for a student to step up. Parkinson did so. " Thank you Pansy...Now when I give you the word, use the movements and say the incantation ' Brakdembon'. As I said, aim for my wand hand. Understood."
" Yes ma'am." Pansy replied. Jaina said so and Pansy effectively cast the spell, breaking three out of the four medicarpal bones in Jaina's hand.
" Spetactularly done!" Jaina said. " Another fifteen points to Slytherin. Can anyone tell me how this would be affective in a life and death duel?"
Neiville raised his hand and was called on. " Because it renders the witches or wizards wand hand useless and they would be unable to defend themselves. Not many witches or wizards are ambidextrous so the one with the wounded hand would be either severely wounded or killed."
" Very good...Can anyne take a good guess what to cast directly after using that spell effectively. Lavender?"
" The Stunning Spell...Most Aurors use that after disarming their quarry and take them into custody that way."
" Ten points a piece to Gryffindor." she replied. She picked her wand up and cast a healing spell on herself. " There...I believe that will suffice. Now, as I call your names pair up."
Making sure that every Gryffindor was paired with a Slytherin, Jaina sat aside, purposefully leaving Pansy without a partner.
" Pansy could you come here please."
Pansy nodded and made her way down to Jaina's desk. Once ensuring that no one would hear them, she lifted her eyes bayfully towards the young professor.
" You wanted to speak with me Jaina?" she said shyly.
" Yes Pansy. I recieved an owl earlier in the day and was hoping you could give me some insight. I know not who wrote it, but they are pleading for my help and told me I should come to you should I need a bit of guidance." Jaina said.
Pansy's eyes went wide and nodded. " I'll stay behind and explain. I don't need certain ears prying into my business." Pansy replied and she pointed towards Avery.
" I understand completely. Now, was there anything you needed my help on understanding?"
Pansy shook her head.
" Alright then...Go and tell Milicent to take her seat and you resume sparring with Hermione, understood."
" Yes ma'am." Pansy replied.
" Pansy...Please call me Jaina...I'm only a year older than you..." Jaina said, her eyes twinkling.