Blaise was sure he had been waiting ten hours for Draco. Well, maybe not technically, but it seemed like it. The other boy was taking a ridiculous amount of time to get going this morning, and most of it was spent in the bathroom, for mysterious reasons. Draco preened almost incessantly, yes, but usually later in the morning, after breakfast and before class. He wasn't usually that concerned with his appearance this early. And even Crabbe and Goyle had left by now, despite their freakish devotion to Draco, so that had to say something about Blaise's saintlike patience.

Actually, the reason Draco was sprucing himself up so early today was something that he had learned last night in one of his mothers letters. Apparently, Lockhart's replacement would be arriving today, and Draco's mother had told him to look nice because he'd like them, but nothing more.

"Come on, Dragonfly!" Blaise yelled, mimicking Elizabetha's nickname for the Malfoy heir. From inside the bathroom, Draco grunted in reply. "How long does this have to take?"

"My father once spent two hours in the bathroom, Blaise. This is nothing."

About ten minutes later, they were able to head towards the Great Hall, Draco looking the same pristine self as always, but slightly shinier, and Blaise shaking his head.

When they reached the great hall, it didn't take long to spot the people they usually sat with. Mainly because Elizabetha had apparently spelled her hair bright blue, making her very noticeable. She, Crabbe, Goyle, Peter and Ginny Weasley were already seated, and another look proved that Ginny's hair was also colored, a rosy pink with a blue streak that matched Elizabetha's. Apparently, Draco wasn't the only one who had spent time in front of the mirror that day. Why they wanted their hair like that was beyond him, though.

As they approached, Ginny waved at them. "Hey, guess what? Professor McGonagall approved of the resorting! I do it this evening!" She told them as they sat, and Draco snorted.

"Finally. I have no particular fondness for you, but even I am a bit annoyed by your bullying."

"Someone spelled her hair pink last night and she can't get it out." Elizabetha chimed in.

Oh. So that was why their hair was like that. Draco sneered.

"By the way, who's the pretty new teacher?" Elizabetha continued, and Blaise looked up to see... Wait, is that Mrs. Malfoy? Blaise turned, and saw Draco staring with his mouth wide open. Indeed, the woman now sitting in what was previously Lockhart's seat, with high cheekbones and white blond hair was definitely the female member of the Malfoy family.

"Mum?!" Draco squeaked, and Elizabetha sneered.

"Well, that would explain your hair." She commented mock helpfully. When there was a lack of reply, she frowned. "...Hey, Blaise, blow on him and see if he tips over."

He didn't, unfortunately. Even though they tried twice.

"This is the happiest day of my life." Elizabetha calmly stated as she skipped down a corridor, Ginny behind her. They got a lot of stares. No doubt people finally realizing how awesome she was. ...Or more likely because of the hair. Actually, Elizabetha was still a bit annoyed over the hair herself. She hadn't wanted Ginny to feel lonely when she showed up for breakfast with pink hair, so she had added a splash of blue to both their heads, but honestly she regretted it, even if she wouldn't dream of reversing it and leaving Ginny alone. The blue cloud of curls didn't feel like her own anymore, and the alien color bothered her. She was going to change it back the moment they managed to fix Ginny's.

"Oh yeah? Why is that?" Ginny asked, stepping around a black cat that was wondering the halls.

"I get to meet Bella's sister! I've always wanted to meet Cissy." Elizabetha answered, smiling. Bellatrix had often spoken in her insane ramblings of her sister, who was one of the few she apparently regarded fondly. It was Narcissa, her husband, Voldemort, Elizabetha and herself, last Elizabetha had checked. "I wonder if she'll let me hug her?"

"Oh Merlin. This is going to be worse then Lockhart, isn't it?"

"Oh, look, a foot!" Was the closest Ginny got to a reply as Elizabetha gave an exited shriek and dove to the ground, grabbing the feet of a random passerby. I love feet.

Narcissa smiled as the first years came into her classroom, some looking nervous and others smirking confidently. She recognized some of the children, pureblood boys and girls whose families attended her parties, or were good friends. Lastly entered two girls with brightly colored hair. She had seem them earlier, sitting at the Slytherin table and chatting to Draco. She wasn't sure how she felt about them, though, since she'd never seen them before and had assumed neither were purebloods based on their terrible manners at the breakfast table. Well, maybe that wasn't quite right. The one with the pink and blue hair, who she now identified as a Gryffindor and a Weasley, much to her surprise, had seemed to have some manners, yet only common ones. Like keeping her back straight and chewing with her mouth closed, which was honestly more then Narcissa had expected from a Weasley. And the other one...

As the two sat, Narcissa carefully observed the blue haired girl. She couldn't place her as a pureblood, but for some reason doubted she was was a muggleborn. So possibly a halfblood, or some combo thereof. She had definite manners, just odd ones. She had seen her bow to the table at breakfast, and she paid attention when talked to. She was undoubtedly the one Draco wrote so much about, Elizabetha. When she had read his letters she had been unsure of what to think about his new friend, and now seeing her made her wonder even more. Draco had described once as thus "She's odd looking and pale, with blond curls. She's got a penchant for all things unfathomably weird. Pretty nice girl, though. She threw a rock at Ron Weasley yesterday, and she hit." and apparently the odd looking part was true. She was porcelain pale and skinny, with little blue eyes made to look huge by long and thick eyelashes and dark circles. And while her hair was indeed curly, currently loose with one tiny braid on the left side of her face, instead of being blond it was bright cobalt.

As she watched a Gryffindor boy behind the two kicked the Weasley in the back. How strange, that a Weasley is being bullied by their own house... She thought. She was then surprised when the boy's textbook floated into the air and was mysteriously shredded and then burst into flames. Or not so surprised, actually, as the boy started sneezing as well, and she noticed a small movement; the two girls slipping their wands back into their pockets. Oh. Well. Pity that one's a Weasley, she'd make a good Slytherin. After a few startled shouts and sneezes, the event settled down and the room quieted, waiting for her to begin.

"Hello," She began kindly, tearing her eyes away from the two girls to cast her gaze around the room, quickly evaluating the occupants. "My name is Narcissa Malfoy, and I am your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Welcome to my class." One hand raised, the hand belonging to Elizabetha. Narcissa smiled kindly. "Yes?"

"Can I hug you?"

"...No."

"Dammit. Okay, carry on then."

I'm going to guess that some of you doubt Narcissa Malfoy's qualification for being a teacher of defense, so let me explain. I asked for reviews on who should be the new DADA teacher, and only got one suggestion, that being Narcissa. And I wasn't sure, but then I looked into her, and was like "Oh, hey, the supposedly evil pureblood mother is secretly the most awesome character in the entire series. That's cool." because yeah, she's kinda marvelous. And here, according to the Harry Potter Wiki page I looked at, are her qualifications: Of the three sisters, she's the second best duelist, (Bellatrix being slightly better) and she was capable enough to fight both Harry and Ron, so she's good enough to teach at least that aspect of Defense Against the Dark Arts, at least. Not to mention, she's a fantastic mother who loves her son very much, her husband is on the school board, and it seems like the kind of thing she'd do to use that to get the position so that she could spend more time with her son. Besides, she probably taught Draco some material growing up, so she has experience teaching. And while Cissa is a blood purist, she's not as outright about it as some others, and I doubt she'd be the worst choice as a teacher because of that.

So there. Narcissa's going to be the new teacher.

Notenoughbookshelves: Your name is perfect. I sympathize greatly. Aaaaand... It's not going to a be a family day technically, but I will be throwing in some more characters from Azkaban soon. On the other hand, that's a hilarious idea. Imagine, if you will, a couple dozen dementors flood the school and all the professors are totally confused, but I mean, come on, they have to defend the students. So they start casting patronus charms left and right. And the dementors are just like "Chill... out.... we are... just here... for Eliz...abetha..." All the Professors understand immediately, of course, but kind of wonder, what did she do to earn an imprisonment in Azkaban? They ask, and the dementors go "What? No...! She just... needs... her Hogsmeade... slip... signed..."

And thank you lederra, too!

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