Title: Crocodile On The Sandbank
Rating: K
Summary: Isis Granger comes to Hogwarts and meets one Teddy Lupin. Soon their both off on Isis first adventure, one that has many unexpected turns and might end up being deadly.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters, their owned by J.K Rowling, but I like to have fun with them.
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Chapter 6: Beliefs
The tomb of Rowena Ravenclaw got immediate attention as well as the death of Professor Lime, the Muggle Studies teacher. Madam Pomfrey didn't know what had caused the man's death or why he was in the tomb.
"Do you think he was trying to steal from it," McGonagall asked.
"I highly doubt that," Madam Pomfrey said. "Professor Lime was a good wizard."
McGonagall nodded and then said. "Let me know what you find out."
"Very well," Madam Pomfrey said
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"Do you think Professor Lime intended on stealing from the tomb?" Teddy asked Isis.
"I don't think so," Isis said. "Tomb robbers wait until nightfall before stealing and no one knew that we had found the tomb. My guess is that he was killed and then the body was moved."
"How do you figure that out?" Teddy asked her.
"There was no blood around the body," Isis answered.
Teddy stared at her. "How do you know that?" he asked her.
Isis smiled at him. "I paid attention."
The month of September ended and October started. Professor Willow was still acting hateful to Isis and during one Thursday afternoon Teddy got into an argument with the Flying Lessons teacher, Weasley, about why he wasn't allowing Isis to return.
"She doesn't deserve to be in the air," Weasley told him.
"Like heck she does," Teddy said. "Isis is a good person and deserves to be in this class."
"Well if you think that your opinion matters here, which it doesn't, then you can leave as well."
The Gryffindors all gasped but Teddy tossed down his broom and marched back up to the castle.
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"Why are you back early?" Isis asked when she saw Teddy entering the common room.
"I can't stand Weasley anymore," Teddy told her. "Every time I turn around I have to listen to him and then I asked if you could come back and he told me that you can't."
Isis snorted. "He thinks that he can talk to anyone just because he happens to be a teacher?"
"I wish someone would teach him a lesson," Teddy said.
"Me too," Isis said.
The next day both Isis and Teddy were in Potions, working on a Forgetfulness Potion. It was hard work and the Slytherins weren't making it any easier. Isis was just about to add an ingredient when Professor Potter's voice made her jump.
"Stop making faces," he snapped. "Ten points from Slytherin."
Both Isis and Teddy smiled at each other and Isis then added the ingredient.
When the lesson ended the Gryffindors headed upstairs for lunch. As they walked the students were talking about the tomb that had been discovered and what had happened to Professor Lime.
"I think the tomb is cursed," one Gryffindor said. "I mean, I know that he was probably robbing the place but to have that inflicted upon oneself."
"Well Rowena knew what she was doing," said her friend. "Personally if he was stealing from the dead he deserved what he got."
"How can you say that?" her friend asked her.
"I just can," was the answer.
"I can't believe they think the tomb is cursed," Isis said. "I mean, if it was really cursed then I would be cursed."
"True but you were only going to take the things out for their rightful use," Teddy told her. "Professor Lime, if he was stealing, was doing it to make a profit. Isn't that what they use to do in the ancient times?"
"Yes but they were always caught," Isis pointed out. "Look, we can't think that Professor Lime was stealing anything because I know he was already dead. A dead man can't steal anything."
"Okay, lets say that he was already dead when he was found then who would want to make it look like he was stealing from Ravenclaws tomb."
"So that the person could either kill again or try and do something else," Isis said. "Also we have to look at the simple fact that someone might have wanted to ruin his reputation and this was the best way."
"Okay then the person that did it had to of known that the tomb was there," Teddy said. "I mean only three people knew the tomb was there. I, you, and Professor McGonagall and I'm not going to go around and accuse the Headmistress of murder."
"You don't have to," Isis told him. "I know, for a fact, that Professor McGonagall didn't kill Professor Lime. First of all she was in her office at the time and second she was really surprised by the tomb. If she had already killed Professor Lime then she wouldn't have been there when I visited her and she would have already known about the tomb and lured him in with the promise of treasure. Of course she would have to kill him first and then drag the body before I returned. That's impossible for anyone to do."
"So who did it?" Teddy asked.
"That's what I'm hoping to find out," Isis told him.
Teddy gave her a strange look. "You're so going to bring me along."
"And why should I?" Isis asked.
"Because this was OUR find and I'm not going to have some stupid curse rumors floating around."
Isis gave him a winning smile. "Okay, but first we need to find out exactly who hated Professor Lime. Any ideas?"
"No," Teddy said.
"Then we need to get into his office and see if he left anything that might help us," Isis told him. "Fancy some breaking and entering."
Teddy groaned. "If we get caught, and expelled, I'm blaming you."
Isis laughed. "Don't worry we won't get caught or expelled," she promised.
The look on Teddy's face was hopeful.
It didn't take much asking to find out where Professor Lime's office was. When they approached it Isis used her senses to tell if there was any kind of spells on it. To her surprise there wasn't and Isis and Teddy were able to enter. The room was large and filled with anything that was of muggle origins. They went for his desk and started to look through them. Isis knew exactly what they were looking for but Teddy had no clue.
Suddenly they heard noises and Isis and Teddy ducked under the teachers table. The door opened and in walked Weasley and a voice that Isis knew to be her father.
"What is your problem, Ron?" Harry asked him.
"I don't know what your talking about, Harry?" Ron said.
"Don't give me that," Harry snapped. "You've treated my daughter like she has done something wrong and she hasn't. I won't stand for you doing this and with the death of Professor Lime I'm working overtime."
"Well don't let me keep you from what you have to do," Ron snapped.
Isis and Teddy heard the men leaving and then there was silence.
"What was that all about?" Teddy asked.
"I don't know but it seems that dad is mad that I'm not learning how to fly," Isis said to him.
"I figure that much," Teddy said. "Come on, we can't find anything in here."
Isis gave him a look. "You're not trying hard enough."
She took out her wand and muttered. "Accio, Lime's journal."
They waited while Teddy asked her how she knew that spell.
"My mother had it written down," Isis answered as the journal appeared. "Come on, let's get out of here."
And with a grateful look they both left.
Back in the Gryffindor common room Isis and Teddy were both looking at the journal. It started when Lime first began at Hogwarts and it talked about what he thought of his fellow Professors.
"Professor Snape thinks that he's everything because he's a Deputy Headmaster," she read to him. "I personally think he's an old relic."
"Whoa," Teddy said. "I bet none of the Professors know what Lime thought about them."
"I know, but what was the point of talking about his fellow teachers?"
"Maybe he hated being a Muggle Studies Professor?" Teddy said.
Isis bit her lip. "Maybe but there's got to be a lot more to this then just hating your fellow teachers."
"Do you think one of the Professors killed him," Teddy suggested.
Isis stared at him, shocked. "Teddy, I think that you might be onto something."
"Um good, I think," Teddy said.
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A/N: So what does everyone think? Next up: A huge scaly problem
