"You gave me a tour of the castle a few years ago remember. So, I think I can get around alright."
"Very well then I will announce you as the temporary Potions Professor at dinner tomorrow night. We will have a mandatory feast that all students and staff must attend. I will send out the notice to all the teachers at breakfast tomorrow morning. Is that alright with you?
"Yes, that is alright. Now onto the other matter of business. Have you figured out how that troll got in? And what measures have you taken to make sure it never happens again?"
"I assume your daughter told you in her letter."
"Yes, she did everything including what has been going on with Ron Weasley. Now answer my questions."
"It seems it just wandered in from the forest and I have strengthened the protective wards and added a few runes to the wards as well so that it does not happen again. And they are children there will be squabbles. I am sure that by this time tomorrow all will be well with them all."
"If he comes near the six of us again, I'll do more than punch him in the nose. Again."
"You punched him in the nose? Why Harry?"
"Because he called Janaya a nightmare and said she didn't have any friends. She ran off crying and I chased after her. He is the reason Janaya and I were in that bathroom when the troll got in."
"I see maybe I should have a talk with this Ron Weasley. What house is he in?"
"Slytherin house."
"Hmm well Dumbledore what you have done is good, for now. I will contact the goblins tomorrow to come in and work on the wards while I am here. Now that my children and godchildren are here for school, they WILL be well protected at all costs. Now my children, godchildren and I need to talk so we will go now."
"Very well. See you at dinner tomorrow night then. And I will work on getting those quarters ready for you all."
Father nods and escorts us out of the office. He leads us to an abandoned classroom where he placed all sorts of spells on the room. "I am placing all these spells on the room so we cannot be spied on by anyone or anything."
"Ok father we trust you."
"Good. Now other than the troll how has the school year gone so far."
"It is going well so far. We are studying hard and trying to adjust to life at school."
"Good, good. Now I have a gift for you all, wait here." He leaves the room heading towards the office. When he comes back, he is not alone. There are four people with him. "This is Remus Lupin and Sirius Black, and you already know the other two."
"Uncle Regulus. Nik." I squeal as I run to them and give them a hug. "Should I call you dad Sirius? Father has explained everything to you right?"
"Yes, he did, and I think you should call me papa."
"Papa it is then. Should I call you Uncle Mooney then Remus? Harry told a little lie to our school mates in Gryffindor house by saying it was you who told him about the map but that you didn't want to reveal your name."
"Someone found the map! Wait who told you about the map? And yes, you may call me Uncle Mooney."
"Yes, a pair of twins named Fred and George Weasley found it. They idolize the Marauder's. But they gave the map to Harry because and I quote 'it is a family heirloom'. And Uncle Regulus told us about it. He also told us all of your nicknames in school and your real names. Well except for your name Remus."
"Ah, I see. Well, that is good then. And how did he know about the map?"
"I would have warned you about Peter, but would you have believed me? Back then I mean. Because it was Peter who told me about the map. And it was Severus who convinced him to misplace the map so he could have it. Peter was on his way to hand the map over to Severus when he got caught and lost the map."
"Oh and no I probably wouldn't have believed you back then."
"I thought so."
"I'm sorry Regi, for everything."
"It's all in the past, there is no reason to apologize."
"Now what is going on? Why are we all here?"
"I received a letter last night from Celeste. It was very interesting. Here read it for yourselves." They do and look concerned. By the time they are done they are furious. "You are not a nightmare, Janaya and you do have friends. Don't let that boy get to you, ok."
"Ok, I won't."
"Good. Now what about the troll? What is Dumbledore doing about it? What are you going to do about it?"
"What about Severus is he alright?"
"The troll is dead. Dumbledore strengthened the wards and added runes or so he says. I don't trust him. He tried to get me to get the Dursley's out of prison so Harry could live with them over the summers. I shut that down right away. I am going to contact the goblins after this meeting and have them check the wards and report to me and only me. I will tell you all what they say though. I am going to have them come in two days. I am also going to be here a while as I am the temporary Potions Professor."
"Professor Snape was injured in the troll incident. We literally ran into him, and he stood in front of us all to protect us and got hit with the troll's club. He hit the wall. We were told he only has a concussion and a few broken ribs. But Madam Pomfrey still suggested that Dumbledore get a temporary Potions Professor as Professor Snape would be out of commission for a while."
"I see well I will have to thank him later and apologize to him. Now onto a lighter note. You punched this Ron in the nose and broke it. Nice."
"Thank you and if he tries anything else Neville and I will do a lot more then that."
