Chapter 3: The Arrival

Before Calem and I knew it, we were on our way to Platform 9 ¾. We had decided to arrive at the same time as the students, so that we could get a better idea of how our students reacted to each other. Before we had arrived on the platform, Sirius and Harry had gone into one of the empty waiting rooms and talked for a little while before finally getting on the train.

Even if we had been in the wizarding world for a little while, Calem and I were still surprised by the lack of technology. For some reason, technology and magic didn't mix, but, with Dumbledore's help, Calem and I now have technology that will work while we're teaching at Hogwarts. Calem and I watched as the train soon left the station and we were flying past trees and streams.

"Do you think that this is a good idea," I asked Calem.

Calem shrugged, "I don't see it as a bad idea if that's what you're asking. It may take a little getting used to, but we'll be ok."

"You sure I didn't make the wrong choice?"

Calem smiled at me from across from the compartment, "Serena, I've trusted you since we were kids. Nothing has changed. Think of it as a new adventure."

I smiled back at him as the compartment fell into a comfortable silence.

As the train slowly came to a stop, Calem and I stood up to grab our bags from the overhead compartment before carefully shrugging our other bags onto our shoulders. I walked off the train in time to find a blonde haired boy about Harry's age arguing with Harry. I walked over and pushed my way between them. I looked between the two boys, "school hasn't even started yet, just give it a rest."

The blonde boy sneered at me, saying something about a 'stupid mudblood' and walked to the carriages. Harry walked past me without a second thought, Hermione and Ron close behind him. Shaking my head, I walked over to the last empty carriage and grabbed a seat. I hadn't noticed that Calem had been right behind me the whole time until he sat down only a moment after I sat down in the carriage.

The carriage then made its way up to the castle that we would be living in for the next year, or more if the job goes well. When the carriage stopped, Calem and I jumped off the carriage.

Once at the door to the Great Hall, we quietly placed our bags by the door and waited for our entrance.

"Now that we have all had our fill," we heard Dumbledore say from the other side of the door, "I will begin with the start of term announcements. No one is allowed to go into the Forbidden Forest unless they are given specific instructions and Mr. Filch has placed a list of banned object on his office door. During Professor Hagrid's absence, Professor Grubbly-Plank will be taking the Care of Magical Creatures post until further notice. And I would like to introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher Professor Dolores Umbridge. And a-"

A woman cleared her throat and probably stood up, hearing a chair being pushed back. "Thank you Headmaster for those kind words," a sickeningly sweet voice started. She continued talking about the school and how progress for the sake of progress should be prohibited. I rolled my eyes. Funny, I always thought that school was about advance and progress. Shortly after, I hear the clacking of heals against tile and a chair being pushed in.

"Thank you Professor Umbridge. And a new subject will be offered this year that I recommend that you all take. This year I have brought in specialized professors to teach this subject that will be known as the Care and Handling of Pokémon. And now, may I introduce you to Professors Serena Bellamy and Calem Mercier."

I smiled and pushed the doors to the Great Hall open. My friends and I walked into the Hall in a single file line. We walked up to the teachers table and stood beside Dumbledore. "Thank you Professor Dumbledore," I said, now turning toward the students, "I am Serena Bellamy and I will be the main professor for the Care and Handling of Pokémon course. Calem Mercier will be my teaching assistant, however we are both here to help you in any way that we can. I hope that I will see many of you in our class."

I bowed and took a step back and allowed the others to introduce themselves before Dumbledore spoke again. "Does anyone have a question for your new Professors?"

The blonde boy from earlier stood up, "why are these mudbloods aloud to teach at Hogwarts?"

The Great Hall grew quiet as everyone turned to us for an answer. I looked toward Dumbledore and back to the students. "Well, we aren't mudbloods. Actually, we aren't really witches or wizards either."

Yells and conversations filled the Hall. Dumbledore called for everyone to be quiet. As the Hall fell silent once more, I noticed Hermione raise her hand out of the corner of my eye. I smiled and nodded to her. "What exactly is a Pokémon?"

I grinned and reached for my belt. Pulling off a standard Pokéball, I tossed it up in the air. The colorful capsule opened and a beam of light shot out of it. When the light died down, a beautiful fox covered in various shades of white, yellow, and red fur appeared. "This is Kitsune, and she is a Pokémon known as a Delphox. Delphox is just one of the hundreds of Pokémon that you will learn about and eventually train in my class."

"And on that note," Dumbledore stated, "class sign-up sheets can be found in your House common rooms. Prefects, if you would lead the first years to the common rooms, have a good night."

As the students filed out of the Great Hall the lady in pink, presumably Umbridge, stood up and glared at us. "Dumbledore, what is the meaning of this? We can't have children teaching these students, let alone children who know nothing of magic."

Kitsune growled at the woman. I placed my hand on her shoulder, "no Kitsune, not this time."

Umbridge looked at Kitsune. "Get that filthy animal away from me."

I glared back at her, "watch it hag, or I might 'accidentally' let Kitsune attack you." I smirked, "and just for your information, we're 17 and from what I hear, that's the age that a witch or wizard becomes an adult isn't it?"

Calem grabbed my wrist, turning me to face him. "Save it Serena."

Snape cleared his throat, "their room is in the dungeons, I will lead them there."

Dumbledore nodded, heading to his own office, followed by the other professors. Snape nodded for us to follow him. Calem and I grabbed our bags as we passed them on the way to the dungeons. Making our way down the moving staircases, we finally made it to our room. Snape opened the door and allowed us to enter. There were two desks one side of the room, a door behind each one. On the other side, there were two couches and some chairs. "Your bedrooms are in the rooms behind the desks," Snape said, "I'll show you the classroom you will be using tomorrow morning."

Snape turned toward the door, his robes flowing behind him. "Thank you Snape."

Snape paused at the door, "you're welcome." Closing the door behind him, we all looked at each other. I picked the desk and bedroom closest to the door and walked in. I placed my suitcase next to the dresser and brought my other bag to my bed. I took out two other Poke balls and put them on the nightstand. Then I carefully took out three Pokémon eggs. Each egg was moving slightly. "Not much longer now," I whispered, looking at Kitsune who had already climbed up on my bed and curled up. I smiled and changed into a pair of shorts and a baggy shirt and crawled under the covers, putting my bag on the floor and positioning the eggs between Kitsune and I before drifting off into a dreamless sleep.

Well, there's chapter three of the revised version. Most of it should look familiar to you if you've read the original version, but I hope you guys liked it. So what do you guys think is in the three eggs this time? Should it be the same as in the original or three completely different Pokémon?