Chapter 12

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I was stuck with the contract I had signed so I had been reading up on all the schoolrules that I had previously ignored as a student.

The days passed and the students were pouring into the Great Hall. Ava had been sorted into Gryffindor and currently sat at the Gryffindor house table; I unfortunately had to sit at the head table. Well maybe I was lucky as I watched Hermione and Ron start an interrogation of Ava while staring daggers at me. Maybe the head table wasn't that bad after all.

"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! I have a few things to say to you all, and as one of them is very serious, I think it best to get it out of the way before you become befuddled by our excellent feast… Professor Slughorn has kindly accepted the position of Potion Master once again returning to Hogwarts from his sabbatical. I'm sure you be happy to hear the Professor Snape has taken over the DADA position. Due to Professor Snape's ongoing assorted duties Assistant Professor Harry Potter has kindly consented to fill the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts assistant professor."

Ron, and Hermione stared at one another, stunned. Then they joined in with the applause, which was tumultuous at the Gryffindor table in particular.

Dumbledore continue, "Secondly, Regardless of what you think, what you read, or what you've heard, Voldemort has indeed returned. Think what you will or do what you will but be warned, the wizard world and you are in danger. Let the feast begin!" The golden plates and goblets before them filled suddenly with food and drink. I was suddenly ravenous and helped myself to everything I could reach and began to eat.

Later in the Potter quarters, "They call you their best friend and had to see you immediately. I've never seen people question you, me, and everything else in the world with a never ending list of questions and demands. If it wasn't for Professor McGonagall intervention I damn near had to curse both of them from following me with a never ending series of demands to answer their questions."

"Welcome to Hogwarts my love. You now know why I taught you all of those hexes. I was hoping you would be a permanent part of my life and as such you would be able to deal with these people. Remember you're the one that insisted that regardless of the dangers our marriage would no longer be secret. These people are not adoring and asking innocent questions, no, they are expecting an answer for whatever their purpose. You will see in the future dealings these people they will not take no for an answer."

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It was a lot of work to be done from learning the assigning and required textbooks for each year and to sitting up the class room. The first DADA class would be held in the morning. Snape had been puttering with his potions and left all the work up to me before complaining of my shoddy preparations. It wasn't the second day of school as I was returning from putting the last touches on the classroom and heading to pick up Ava for dinner. I get caught in what I thought was an empty corridor.

"All alone, and ready to die, Potter. Just like your parents, all dead because of you. But not to worry you will join them shortly." Draco and his two goons were walking up apparently trying to get me ticked off. I wasn't sure why he was getting so close. There was always the possibility he wanted curse me with his bad breath.

I was confused was Draco trying to pick a fight? I was planning to ignore Draco and his two goons but a parting shot couldn't hurt. "Yea right! What are you going to do talk me to death as usual?"

Draco then drew his wand and my training took over my actions.

I slapped his wand hand off to the side and slammed Draco into the wall by sending a strong punch straight into and breaking his nose. As Dracy-poo melted to the floor Goyle charged with Crabbe right behind him. I had my staff out in a flash as I could defiantly be on the loosing end of a physical fight withedout an equalizer with those two gorillas. However, I soon found out there was another jerk besides Malfoy and his gorillas in this corridore.

Exspanding my staff I made sure it expand into Goyle's stomach. Spinning the extended staff I used it on Crabbe like a Bo Staff as I stepped forward and to my right. Luckily I was moving because as I applied some love taps to Goyle a stunning spell zoomed by my head complements of Snape.

I can't believe the idiocy nor the stupidity that Snape then showed. Snape calmly walked up to me and said, "I'll take that and I will ensure that your miserable ass will be out of Hogwarts this very day."

Snape had his wand in his right hand as he reached out and grabbed my staff with his left hand.

I let my hands slide down the staff as Snape was snatching my staff to his left. Making contact with the hilt, my sword flew from the staff, flashing to the right and slicing Snape's wand in half. Snape was in shock and I was able to rip my staff from his grip then used my sword to prod him up to the headmaster's office. We had not gone two steps...

"You're in for it now you spoiled brat, attacking a professor, after attacking and severely beating up several students."

"Oh shut your pie hole and keep moving otherwise I'm going to ram this sword straight through your miserable back door if you stop."

Snape did try a couple of stunts but the only thing he did was get himself a few extra cuts from sudden stops or spins in an attempt to knock the sword from my hand. Of course when we entered the headmaster's office Snape did not stop but started in an insane rant. Finally even Dumbledore had enough and administered a silencing charm on Snape.

"Harry might I ask what this is all about? It's not like you running around attacking everyone."

I was sure that he was not going to do anything so I gave him short version. "Draco and his two goons stated that I was going to die and attack me, so I physically defended myself. Doofus here, instead of controlling his hooligans, attack me as if I was some deranged student under his purview." I turned to the fuming Snape..."If you haven't been informed then let me be the first to introduce myself, I am called Professor Potter."

Of course Dumbledore did nothing but try to bring the miscreants to the light side one more time. While that was how the blather flowed but I thought there were a different agenda behind the useless lecture. Draco and sons got some detentions and Snape stomped off in search of a new wand.

So far my teaching experience this week was in cleaning up the classroom and grading all of the essays that Snape assigned his students. My and the students first class with me was with first years consisting of Slytherin and Gryffindor.

"First off don't call me Professor I'm just Harry. Unfortunately we do have rules but try and not have me forced into enforcing them with you. Welcome to Defense against the Dark Arts.

I was nervous as I took to calling out the names of the students that were required to attend this class. Most of them looked eager as they answered the roll call. One brown hair your girl name Jane was so nervous when I called her name but her hand was in the air at the first question I asked. I remembered Hermione acting the same when she was eleven.

All in all, I thought the first class was coming off quite well. The students seemed very interested, but a few looked bored when I lectured them on wand safety. I wasn't going to make a big deal as I thought they were probably purebloods and their parents had already covered this with them. Some looked disappointed that I wasn't going to cover any spells with them but I explained that it would be a few lessons before they learned to cast spells. When I dismissed the class I was surprised to see almost a quarter of the students approach me, quite a number of them were from Slytherin.

"It's great having you as a teacher, Harry. How lucky are we to be learning from such a famous wizard!" One student blurted out who was probably the next Percy Weasley.

I thought to myself that possibly this job could actually be rewarding or a great ego builder.

/Scene Break/

The next class I taught, weeks later, contained Draco Malfoy, Snape had feigned urgent bussness. Draco's stunt with the tri-wizard cup was brushed away with a twinkle from Dumbledore with his save the bad guy stupidity. I assumed that his attack in the corridor fell under that same doctrine. Anyway I had the jerk in my class as Snape had more important things to do than teach class.

"Today's class will be working on shields. I'm sure a lot of you know a shield but that shield is most likely good for a limited amount of hexes and curses. In today's class I will talk about different shields but your homework assignment is to find and list as many shields, along with their incantations, that you can find."

"Are you trying to say that there are more important shields that I don't already know of, Scarhead." It seemed to Draco wanted to challenge the teacher, that was really bad form.

"So Mr. Malfoy you know of all the important shields?"

"Of course I know of all of the really important shields."

"Perhaps you would care to step before the class and demonstrate your impressive shielding abilities." I was sure hoped my sarcasm showed through.

While Draco's strutted up to the front of the class and onto the dueling platform I was curious as to what his real intentions were. A normal person tries not to get the person in power upset but this was Draco Malfoy.

"While Mr. Malfoy will be demonstrating his shields we will have Mr. Weasley come up and join him on the dueling stage. Now this is a demonstration so I will tell both participants which spell Mr. Weasley will be using. Mr. Weasley will cast a spell and Mr. Malfoy will use the appropriate shield. Good, now that our demonstrators are in position, Mr. Weasley please execute a stunning spell. I was figuring that Ron could get rid of some of his aggressions and would put a lot of power behind his spells thus testing the strength of Draco's shields. Ron never did like Draco.

Since there was no dangerous spells going to be cast I was on the floor with the rest of the students. Luckily I was off to the side as to not block the view of the other students as Ron cast, "Stupify!"...followed by Draco's "Avada Kedavra!"

It was times like this that I had kept up with my training program and that a lot of my trainers were vampires. With Vampires, if you didn't move fast, you got your bell rung. At this time the AK was headed directly at me, so I transported onto the stage with the intention of making Malfoy's life extremely miserable. Unfortunately the stupid Git got off easy. Malfoy forgot to put up a shield so Ron's stunner was a stunning success. That's when I noticed that many of the students were in a panic mode but at least none were hit with the AK. After tying up Malfoy good and tight I then set off to calm the students down but about then Dumbledore came charging in followed by a number the other professors. Apparently Hogwarts wards notified Dumbledore that an AK had been let loose on the school grounds.

Much later after the Aurors had departed with Draco, and all school classes had been canceled for the rest of the day, Dumbledore had some words of wisdom..

"Harry I think it best if you were to sit at the Gryffindor table with your wife during the dinner meal. That way you can disseminate the information about what really took place rather than the wild rumors that are bound to transpire. At that time the Aurors should have sufficient information on the motivation of our young Mr. Malfoy. I can then make a full explanation of his motives."

/Scene Break/

Ava and I entered the Great Hall for the dinner meal to find Ron Weasley sitting with the younger year students at one end of the table. Hermione was with the older students at the other end of the table and Ava and I got to sit in the middle. No sooner than we had taken our seats Colin Creevey rushed over asking... "What happened in class and what is the ministry going to do with Malfoy." Colin asked.

"Yes we would like to know as well. It seems that Ron is on about the great duel where he had dodged all kinds of curses from Malfoy in an epic battle." Hermione sarcastically stated in a loud voice. Seems like there was a strain in somebody's relationship as Hermione had been in that exact class.

"You see Mr. Malfoy was expounding on how he knew all the shield..." My story was interrupted by Dumbledore.

"Might I have your attention please? It seems that a few minutes ago there was an attack on the ministry. If anyone has any doubt about Voldemort returning, he indeed led the attack on the ministry. As a result of the attack several ministry personnel were killed including the Minister of Magic. Please continue with your evening meal. Professor Potter, could you join me with the other professors at this time?"

Moments later in the headmaster's office;

"Thank you all for joining me. Voldemort apparently attacked the ministry to obtain a prophecy concerning himself and Harry Potter. It appears he was unable to do so as the prophecy was destroyed in the ensuing battle. However, he did manage to aid in Draco Malfoy's escape. Apparently young Mr. Malfoy's interrogation had just been completed by the ministry. They found that his orders were given directly from Vodemort, to eliminate Harry Potter."

"What are we going to do Albus?" Flitwick inquired.

"For now we must remain vigilant and see what takes place. I suggest you all returned your assigned duties. I'll let you know if anything new transpires. Oh, Harry could you remain for a moment please."

After everyone had left, "Maybe I should ask that question headmaster, what are you going to do?"

"Since the prophecy was made in my presence I shall be releasing it to the public immediately."

"Have you completely gone around the bend? If the idiot couldn't take what I said my trial as being sufficient, and he had to attack the ministry for the exact wording, do you have any idea what that implies? You do realize what the public is going to think and that includes the ministry? I am not going to be forced into fighting Voldeort and his minions all by myself. And you know that's exactly what they're going to think and want done. Oh! don't worry about it, the chosen one will take care of it, meanwhile the public will sit back and watch."

"I have told you before Harry that the wizard world is relying on you and I will not allow you to condemn wizard world into chaos. I'm afraid I'm going to have to..."

"And I've told you before that the prophecy says you can't kill me headmaster. So I guess I'll just have to leave Hogwarts and join the Muggle community in some other country until you have dealt with Voldemort."

As I expected Dumbledore pulled out his legendary wand only to receive a surprise. I suppose my wandless magic could have been better but Dumbledore still got a silent "Exspelliarmus".

"Now Harry I'm sure we can work out some kind of a deal..."

I was thinking, once a manipulative old bastard, always a manipulative old bastard.

"If I hear anything about the prophecy and what it contains I will be out of here so fast Snape will not notice I'm gone. Speaking of Snape where is the greasy Professor? Never mind, I can guess, he is on robe kissing detail. So what you gonna do Dumbledore?"

"Apparently I have no choice but to acquiesce to your demands."

I tosses his wand on his desk and left before I said or did something I would regret later and just left his office.