Chapter 10
I do not own Harry Potter in any way.
Anya made her way down to the Great Hall the next morning for breakfast. She sat down at the Gryffindor table next to the twins.
"Heard about your face off with Snape", Fred said.
"Yeah, but the tosser gave me detention", Anya said, "Did Ron mention that?"
"How did that go by the way?" Harry asked her.
"He yelled at me and then told me to get out of his classroom", Anya told him, "I'm sure my father heard about it".
Anya didn't see the boys again until their free period.
"Eye of rabbit, harp string hum. Turn this water into rum", Seamus repeated for the thousandth time.
Anya munched on some crisps as she worked on her Transfiguration homework.
"What's Seamus trying to do to that glass of water?" Harry asked Ron.
"Turn it to rum. Actually managed a weak tea yesterday, before…" Ron was cut off by the sound of Seamus blowing up the glass of water.
All the Gryffindor's laughed.
The squawk of an owl was here.
"Mail's here", Ron said looking up.
Anya's owl, Orion (named after her grandfather), landed on her pile of books with a letter in its mouth.
Orion dropped on the table and Anya saw Remus' seal on it.
She opened it and saw a few words scribbled onto the parchment: I will be in Dumbledore's office ~ RL She frowned and got up.
"Where are you going?" Ron asked her.
"Apparently I'm needed in Dumbledore's office", she told him. She left the Great Hall and made her way to Dumbledore's office.
Remus was waiting for her.
"Moony!" she said.
"Hello Anya", he told her, "Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape are waiting for us".
"Snape?" Anya asked.
They stepped up onto the stair and they started rising.
When they reached the top, they exited and Anya took a seat in front of Dumbledore's desk.
"Miss Black. I assume you know why you're here?" Dumbledore asked.
Anya shook her head.
"He cannot punish her simply because he hates her father", Remus said.
"Her and Potter were causing a disturbance in my class", Snape said.
"All I did was answer your questions! Correctly, I might add", Anya said.
"Is that true Severus?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, but those questions were meant for Potter, not Black", Snape said.
"But did she answer them all correctly?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes", Snape answered.
"Then Miss Black should be rewarded, not punished", Dumbledore said, "Severus, you will take Miss Black as an apprentice".
"But Headmaster!" Snape argued.
"Remus is right, Severus. You cannot punish her because of your dislike for her father", Dumbledore said, "Miss Black, you will train under Professor Snape for two years and come third year, you will help teach the younger classes. Now run along. I believe you have flying lessons next".
Anya hugged Remus before leaving to go to class.
When she arrived, she took her spot next to Harry and Ron.
"What did Dumbledore want?" Harry asked her.
"I'll tell you later", Anya told him. She wasn't exactly excited about working with Snape, but she loved making potions.
"Good afternoon, class", Madame Hooch said walking up.
"Good afternoon, Madame Hooch", everyone said.
"Welcome to your first flying lesson", Hooch said, "What are you waiting for? Everyone step up to left side of their broomstick. Come on now, hurry up. Stick your right hand over the broom and say, 'Up'".
Harry's shot up into his hand on the first try.
Anya smiled.
Remus had always said James was an expert flyer.
It took Anya a couple tries and her broom shot up into her hand.
Draco smirked as his shot up on the first try too, but Draco had been riding for years.
On Ron's last try, the broom came up and smacked Ron in the face.
Both Harry and Anya laughed.
"Oh shut-up you two", Ron said.
"Now, once you've got hold of your broom, I want you to mount it", Hooch told them.
They all did as she said.
"Grip it tight. You don't want to be sliding off the end. When I blow my whistle, I want you to kick off from the ground, hard. Keep your broom steady, hover for a moment, then lean forward slightly and touch back down. On my whistle. Three, two…"
Hooch blew her whistle, but before any of them could do anything, Neville started rising into the air.
Anya shot into the air after him.
"Anya!" Harry and Ron yelled.
"Come back down this instant!" Hooch yelled at both of them.
Anya managed to catch up with Neville and grab onto his broomstick with one hand. Anya climbed onto Neville's broomstick and managed to get control of it, but not before it plummeted towards the ground. Anya barely had enough to cast a weak cushioning charm.
Despite the charm, the two landed on the ground.
Neville on his side and Anya on her back.
Anya felt the breath knocked out of her.
"Thanks Anya", Neville said.
Anya couldn't breathe and started panicking.
"Miss Bl…Lupin, please calm yourself", Hooch said as black danced in Anya's vision.
She vaguely heard Harry and Ron's voice before blacking out.
Anya woke up in the hospital wing.
Remus was standing at the end of her bed with his arms crossed.
"Hey Moony", she said.
"Do you have any idea how stupid that was?" Remus said.
"But…" Anya said.
"No buts Anastasia Marie Black", Remus said, "Honestly, sometimes it's like you're your father. He was reckless too".
"Well Miss Black, you're cleared to leave", Madame Pomfrey said, "Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley have been waiting for you".
"Go on. We'll talk about this more later", Remus said.
Anya got up and left the hospital wing. She was immediately attacked by Harry and Ron hugging her.
"You'll never guess what happened", Ron said, "Harry's the new Gryffindor seeker".
"That's amazing!" Anya said hugging Harry said.
"McGonagall wanted to offer you a spot as a chaser", Harry told her.
"Quidditch isn't really my thing, besides, how could I watch you if I'm playing?" she asked him.
Harry blushed.
"C'mon. If we don't go, we'll be late for our last class", Ron said pulling them down the corridor.