Harry woke up groggily. He opened his eyes, but shut them quickly with a scowl. The sun was shining through the window onto his face. Harry rubbed his eyes with his right hand before picking his glasses off the glass table beside him and putting them on. He looked and saw Theresa still on his chest. He yawned and ruffled his constantly messy black mop of hair. He felt Theresa move. He watched as her eyes blinked a bit. Her eyes then moved up to him. They both smiled.

"Morning," Theresa said, sitting up and stretching.

"Mornin'," Harry said, sitting up, too.

"Have a good rest?"

The two turned to see Albus Dumbledore standing in the middle of the living room.

"Professor!" they exclaimed, jumping up.

Dumbledore's eyes sparkled with amusement.

"No need to be alarmed," he said," No need to be formal here."

"Oh, um, please sit down," Theresa offered, awkwardly.

"I think I'll do that," he said, seating himself on an armchair across from the couch.

Harry and Theresa both sat back down, blushing and completely embarrassed.

"Um, Pro-Albus...what brings you here?" Harry asked.

"Ahh, that. Well it seems that there has been some trouble at Hogwarts recently," Dumbledore said, solemnly," I've requested that some Aurors take up post at Hogwarts."

Theresa exchanged a glance with Harry.

"Also, I'd like a new teacher to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts," Dumbledore continued," Severus is going back to Potions as Horace has retired once agian."

"But, Albus, who-?" Theresa started.

"I think yourself and Mr. Potter might do well," Dumbledore smiled," A great Auror who destroyed Voldemort and a very powerful witch with as much knowledge and fast paced learning ability as Ms. Granger, or the new Mrs. Weasley, would help the school a lot."

"What is going on though?" Harry asked.

"More dark events, Harry," Dumbledore said, " I have reason to believe another teacher on the staff is responsible. There are quite a few new teachers now. Now, will you both accept and come back to Hogwarts?"

"Of course, Professor," they said in unison.

Dumbledore smiled.

"Old habits die hard..." he said," I'm glad. Now I must get back. I must check on Fawkes. Burning Day is coming soon."

With that, he apperated.

"Are you sure you should take that job?" Harry asked," Its supposed to be cursed."

"It USED to be," Theresa said," You should get home. Sirius is probably worried."

"He is probably more worried about you," Harry grinned," I'll leave though. See you soon, Miss Black."

Harry apperated.

-Sept. 1st-

Harry and Theresa reported to Dumbledore's office an hours before the children would arrive. Sirius wasn't very sure about them being at Hogwarts, but he gave in after they told him it was completely safe.

"Ahh, Harry, Theresa, welcome," Dumbledore said," I'd like you to meet the rest of our staff. You know Professor Severus Snape, our Potions Master."

Snape narrowed his eyes at them. Even though he was fulfilling a plan when he attacked Dumbledore, he still despised Harry. Now that he knew Theresa was Sirius's daughter, he wasn't very nice towards her.

"Professor McGonagall is of course our Transfiguration teacher," Dumbledore continued," Professor Drea Malfoy in Care of Magical Creatures."

Theresa whipped around. Her best friend was smiling behind her.

"Hey, T!" she said.

"Where is Draco?" Theresa asked, hugging her.

"Bathroom," Drea sighed," He is the new Charms teacher."

Theresa laughed, just as Draco came in. His attention went to Harry automatically.

"Potter."

"Malfoy."

Tension was obviously in the room. Dumbledore cleared his throat.

"Devin Delrid is the new History of Magic professor," Dumbledore finished.

Devin smiled. Harry thought he seemed...sort of...familar. He had dark brown, short, wavy hair and brown eyes. He was strikingly handsome, as the girls noticed. Harry didn't like him for some strange reason. It was a gut feeling that he had.

"Now that everyone has been introduced, let us all get settled into our rooms and offices before the feast," Dumbledore said.

Snape and McGonagall all stayed to talk to Dumbledore while the others left.

"So, Devin, I don't remember seeing you at Hogwarts," Draco said, not liking Devin very much.

"Oh, I didn't come here. I went to a school over in America," he answered.

As they all reached the end of the hall, they split up to go to different floors.

"See you at the feast," Drea whispered to Theresa before leaving with Draco to the Charms room.

Theresa and Harry went up the the Defense Against the Dark Arts room.

"If Drea is the Care of Magical Creatures teacher, what happened to Hagrid?" Theresa asked Harry.

"He is still here, he just isn't teaching," he answered, opening the door to their office," He is just assisting Drea."

Their office things were already there, so Theresa put a spell on the items so that they'd set themselves up. Harry and Theresa then went to their room. The room had two beds that were across the room from each other. Other than that, they were exactly like the old dorm rooms in Gryffindor Tower. After unpacking their things, the two went down to the Entrance Hall. They were pleasantly surprised to meet up with Hagrid.

"Hagrid!" Theresa said.

"T'eresa! 'Arry!" Hagrid said, smiling broadly at them.

Hagrid gave them both one bone-crushing hug.

"Its great to see you," Harry said.

"Its great to see yer both doin' well," Hagrid said, as they all walked into the Great Hall," Been kinda borin' without you, 'Ermione, and Ron. You too, T'eresa."

"We've missed you, Hagrid," Theresa said," How has Hogwarts been since we left?"

"Good, except that since last year...things have been going bad," Hagrid said, sadly.

Harry and Theresa looked at each other.

"What...kind of things, Hagrid?" Harry asked.

"People disappearing, enexplainable murders, chaos, like that around muggles. Some of the students lost their parents like that. Always people from the Ministry, too."

"I heard of those disappearances," Harry said," They said it was nothing to worry about. I mean the Ministry said so."

"Its denial!" Hagrid said, angrily," They don't want to believe that someone has taken over You-Know-Who's job."

"You mean, that all these things have to do with someone trying to take Voldemort's place?" Theresa asked.

Hagrid nodded, sullenly.

"That is Dumbledore's thoughs..."

Hagrid checked his pocket watch.

"Well, the kids'll be here soon. Talk ter yer both later."

Hagrid left the Great Hall.

Theresa turned to Harry with a worried expression.

"What do you think?"

Harry sighed.

"I don't know what to think..."

Soon, kids were filling the Great Hall and the Sorting Ceremony was started.