Emperor's Return

Chapter 7

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"Talking"

Flashback

'Thinking'

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Last Time…

As they got half way through their breakfast, a group of aurors walked into the Great Hall, the leader of the group walked up to the Headmaster and they had a whispered conversation. Then a few minutes later, the Headmaster walked up to Ron.

"Mr. Weasley, would you please come to my office and please bring your pet rat, Scabbers with you?" The Headmaster politely asked.

"Okay, Headmaster, sir," Ron answered as he got up to follow the Headmaster and the aurors out of the Great Hall. He was confused as he was wondering what he had done wrong.

"What's gonna happen to Uncle Ron, mom?" Sabo asked when he tugged on her outer robe.

"I don't know, but if I had to guess, it has something to do with Scabbers," Sammy replied as she rubbed his back in comfort.

"I wonder what Scabbers have anything to with it. I mean, Scabbers is just a rat, isn't he?" Hermione wondered.

"Who knows," Sammy muttered.

Ben nodded as he was secretly putting more fruit on the brothers' plates while they were not looking and with the help from Sammy.

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Present time…

Ron had joined Sammy and Hermione after their first Ancient Runes class and they made their way to the most boring class in history, ironically it was History of Magic. Hermione and Sammy usually got into an argument over this one class. Hermione says that History of Magic is a useful class to take. Sammy said that the class is really a test that is being preformed by the government to see if boredom really kills people. When Hermione says that is a very stupid idea to think, Sammy usually counters her by saying that if that is not the case, why hasn't the job been fixed and a new Professor is hired to actually teach them something about real history. That usually shuts Hermione up and gets her to think.

So now the Hogwarts Rumor Mill has that theory going around and it seems that everyone is agreeing to that theory.

As Ron caught up to them, Sammy asked curiously, "What did the Headmaster want with you and Scabbers?"

Sammy looked closer at Ron and saw that he was paler than normal. Ron shook his head and said, "I am not allowed to tell anyone what happened on the orders of the Headmaster. Sorry."

Hermione shrugged and responded, "If the Headmaster says not to tell anyone, then you shouldn't tell anyone. That's alright; we don't blame you in any way."

Sammy nodded her head in agreement and saw that Ron looked to be relieved that his two best friends were not pressuring him into answering their questions.

Ron decided to change the subject by asking Sammy, "Where are the three brothers?"

Sammy smiled and answered, "Apparently, the new DADA Professor, Professor Lupin had volunteer to watch them and keep them busy while he teaches. So at lunch, I will have to find out if they are behaving in his classes."

"That's wonderful. They will be getting an early education," Hermione gushed while wishing that she had received the same thing when she was younger.

"Hey Sammy, I hope that this new Professor is not someone is out to kill you or take your fame like the last two professors," Ron said in a concern voice.

Sammy shook her head at Ron and said, "I believe that the Headmaster is carefully watching what's going on and making sure that everything is going okay. Besides the real problem is getting Ace and Luffy to sit still for the lesson and not cause any trouble. Sabo is okay and is happy to learn new things. David and I had hard time teaching Ace and Luffy how to read and write, because they would not sit still long enough to learn anything."

Ron snickered as he said in amused tone, "That was what mom used to say about Fred and George when they were younger and when mom had to teach them how read and write."

Sammy rolled her eyes and told Ron, "You know that I am always up for fun and stuff, but as long as those twins don't get Luffy, Ace, and Sabo causing any large amounts of trouble, they will live."

Hermione nodded, before she thought of something that she could ask Sammy, "Sammy, how come you're so close to Ben Beckmen when you only met yesterday?"

Sammy looked sheepish as she rubbed the back of her neck. 'So Hermione noticed that Ben and I were acting like best friends last night and this morning. It's a good thing that we already came up with a cover story for this sort of question,' Sammy thought.

She explained, "I had met Ben when I was younger and we became good friends while he and his family were visiting a relative in the same neighborhood, before that relative moved to America or somewhere. Ben was the only kid who wasn't scared of Dudley. I had forgotten about him since it was so long ago, but thankfully those memories came back when I finally recognized him last night."

Ron and Hermione accepted the explanation without any doubts.

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Finally, Sammy, Hermione, Ben, and Ron were sitting down in the Great Hall for lunch. It seems that Hermione and Ron had accepted Ben into their little group after confirming her story with him. They were sitting and talking when three voices shouted out at the same time, "MOM!"

Suddenly, Sammy was tackled from behind when three pairs of arms hugged her. The female population once again, cooed over how cute Ace, Luffy, and Sabo looked or was glaring at the male population for making some sort of remark about the boys.

"Hey, how was spending time with Professor Lupin going? Are you three behaving for him?" Sammy asked in a mocked stern voice.

"Actually, Ms. Potter, they seemed to be very interested in my lessons and they were behaving quite well for their ages," Professor Lupin said in a polite and happy tone in his voice as he gave Sammy a small smile.

"That's wonderful news, Professor. You must be wonderful at teaching if you can make these three behave. Thank you for watching them so far, Professor," Sammy said honestly and cheerfully.

"You're welcome and plus, I enjoy having them in my classes. I can't wait to have them again this afternoon. Have a good lunch, Ms. Potter, boys," Professor Lupin said before walking to the teachers' table to eat his lunch.

Hermione leaned closer to the boys and asked, "So what did you three learn while you were in his class?"

Sammy rolled her eyes and sighed. Typical Hermione, always thinking of school. But Sammy was shocked when her three sons launched into what they had learned during Professor Lupin's classes, which turned out to be a good thing, because it allowed Sammy and Ben to sneak vegetables onto their plates without them noticing. The amusing part was that her sons ate the vegetables without them noticing that they were eating them. Sammy owed Hermione a big favor for this.

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The rest of the day went pretty normal excepted when the four of them went to the divination class, where their teacher, Professor Trelawney looked like a huge glittering bug and who predicated Sammy's death and also at the same time to watch out for a man with yellow eyes in the future. Ben and Sammy both shared a look that sounded a whole lot like 'Hawk Eye' Mihawk. Sammy smiled and snickered at the thought of seeing that man's expression when he sees Shanks as a female.

"I bet fifty galleons that Mihawk will flirt with you before recognizing who you really are," Ben whispered into her ear during class.

"You're on, Ben," Sammy challenged back.

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Four days later on Saturday…

It was half passed nine when Sammy, Hermione, Ron, Ben, and three brothers made it down to the Great Hall for breakfast. They noticed that everyone is talking and pointing to the newspapers in their hands. Sitting down next to Fred and George, Sammy asked, "What happened to cause this type of reaction here?"

Instead of answering, Fred handed her the newspaper that they received this morning with the headlines reading:

SIRIUS BLACK FRAMED BY PETER PETIGREW!

PETER PETIGREW ALIVE AND A DEATH EATER! STILL LOYAL TO YOU-KNOW-WHO! HIDING AS A FAMILY PET RAT!

Sammy forgot about eating her breakfast when she saw the headlines. She read how Sirius Black walked right into the ministry, Sunday afternoon, demanding a trail. She continued reading how Peter Petigrew was found out hiding as a rat with the family who did not know any better for the last twelve years and was found guilty for the crimes that everyone thought Sirius Black had committed.

But it was the last paragraph that had Sammy muttering curses to herself. It states that Sirius Black was her godfather. Sure she knew that, but she rather not have the whole world know about it. It was family business, not the public's business at all.

It was then that Hedwig flew in and dropped a letter in front of her. Opening it, she recognized the writing of Aokiji and he had written that there were quite a few reporters hanging around the apartment building and somehow they received frost bite. Sammy rolled her eyes as she knew it was Aokiji who gave them frost bite. Sighing, Sammy knew that by tomorrow morning, everyone in the magical world will know that she has three sons that she adopted.

"Ms. Potter, can you bring your sons and follow me. I have someone that you and the boys would want to meet." Sammy had to resist the urge to jump in surprise when the Headmaster came over to where she and the boys were sitting. Sabo, Ace, and Luffy were looking worried at going to the Headmaster's office.

"Of course, Headmaster. Guys, wipe your face so we can leave now." Sammy ordered as she had a pretty good idea who she was going to meet. Sabo and Ace both looked like they have a few guess as well, since they heard people talking this morning's news. Like usual, Luffy did not have a clue at what was going on.

Sammy patted his head and gave him a smile that told him not to worry as everything is going to be okay. Luffy seemed to relax at the sight of the smile.

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