Here is the next chapter. Please read and review thank you love Hermione xxx
Marvolo woke up excited for his first class. He would be teaching the first years first. After that he had the third years. He planned to teach them very differently then they will ever have been taught for the older years at least. People needed to see that not everything was dark but some things could be if you wanted it that way. After breakfast he made his way to his classroom and set up as they arrived and took their seats waiting for him to commence with their lesson.
"Welcome students. I am Professor Riddle and I will be teaching you all about the Dark Arts and how to defend against them. You will discover as time goes on that there more and more dark labelled spells and that not all of them are in fact dark. The same applies of course to light spells. I will now demonstrate what I mean!" he said as he conjured a huge azalea bush and used the diffindo charm to prune it while they watched him in awe.
"This spell is called diffindo and is used in herbology to slice through leaves and things. Someone at the Ministry of Magic our government here is assigned the job of deciding which spells are dark or light. As this spell is used in herbology he or she didn't feel it was right to say it was dark however if I aimed this spell at someone's knee and used it; it would cut them open" he said pausing to allow them time to take notes about what he was saying and indeed showing them.
"In dark arts it's all about the spell you use and how you feel when you are using it. If I aim this at someone and I am not mad or intending them to be hurt badly they will only be mildly cut. Defence of the dark arts is not only about spell casting of course. It is also about body and mind. For your homework I want you research meditation and why it would be good to use this to help reorganise your mind. We will be learning a discipline called Occlumency. This gives you the ability to occlude or hide your mind from others who would wish to look inside it without your permission first. One of the darkest arts is reading the mind of someone without them knowing you are doing it. You will also need to get fit too as dodging spells is very important if you cannot get a workable shield up in time. Besides which it confuses people if you can tackle them without magic and so on" he said looking at them all. The founders' heirs were all excited to see where this lesson would go. So far he had done really well.
"For all of the muggleborn students amongst us you will hear a lot of people talking about someone called he who must not be named and I understand how ridiculous this looks because it is. His name was Lord Voldemort and he did awful and inexcusable things to people he met. He was arrogant and thought he knew best always which is ultimately why he died. We are happy he died and I do think being afraid of his name is ridiculous because it's just that a name. Actually if you translate it, it translates into I flee from death which really isn't all that scary now is it? I feel that we no longer need to be afraid to say his name. It's been years since he was alive and we need to face the fact that he's never coming back ever again'' he said seriously as those in the class shuddered deeply. Many of the Slytherin students looked disgusted. There was nothing at all hnonourable about fleeing from death. That was in their eyes exceptionally cowardly.
''Now the main problems he saw here in our world still exist to this day actually" he said as Draco interrupted him with a loud chuckle. It actually threw him off as he'd not seen it coming and it annoyed him greatly. It had stopped him in the middle of a speech he might now forget due to the fools interruptions.
"Yeah they're still alive am I right or am I right?" he said high fiving Crabbe and Goyle who chuckled at Hermione Granger who looked furious.
"Yes and that will be fifty points from Slytherin and a weeks detention with me. Be thankful boys am I not writing home to your parents because I could and trust me they would find it most enlightening. Not here a day and already causing problems. For goodness sake you couldn't act more cunning if I paid you to. I was a Slytherin myself in my youth and you three are a disgrace to our house! I will not tell Professor Snape about it this once!" he snapped as they all blanched.
"But sir that's not fair it was just a joke after all. I'd never actually want anyone to die. You can be sure my father will hear about this!" he suddenly snapped in his fear as Marvolo laughed. Oh Draco had been so stupid just now. He'd learn the hard way not to fuck with Marvolo. Threatening him with his father was a pathetic attempt at control. The only one mildly afraid of his father was him but unfortunately he had yet to realise it. He would learn though, one way or another.
"Yes he will hear about it from me. I wasn't planning to do this but you have left me no choice. Now what I actually meant is that we are all behind the times in the magical world. The muggle world has made technological advances we know nothing about. To top it off muggleborn students are not taught anything about our world or indeed how and why we do things. We just expect them to come here and do it or else which is dark. We cannot expect things from people we refuse to educate. Well not in my class. We will be spending the next four weeks or so on culture in our world and teaching the muggleborn and halfblood students why we do what we do. I will begin today. Lolly!" he called out as an elf popped in making some of the students scream in shock.
"Hello Master Riddle sir. What is you be needing?" she asked as everyone who knew nothing about their world looked outraged and horrified.
"Could you please tell everyone about you job? I want them to know what you do and why you do it" he instructed as she smiled at him. He was so very kind and always treated her ever so nicely. He never asked her to do anything he knew she couldn't do unlike Lucius for example who always abused his elves by asking them to do anything whether they could or not and freaking out when they failed.
"Yes Master Riddle sir I can. I is Lolly. I be serving Master Riddle when he be needing me. I get him his food, clothing and shopping when he be needing me to do it. I can take him anywhere he likes too!" she said shocked as a muggleborn cried out in horror.
"But that's slavery you called him master! Doesn't he pay you?" she asked crying tears of regret and sadness. That poor elf she thought.
"Pay me! I does nothing wrong little Miss. He would not give me galleons because it would not be good for me. I take from his magical supply all that I need and that is my payment. He is the host and I am the symbiant. Without his magic I is bad and cannot do what he asks me to. Without his magic I is dying. I is happy to be here and to do as he asks. He is my family and I loves him like that!" she gushed as Sallyanne Perks the muggleborn seemed to calm down and become content with her explanation.
"Thank you so much Lolly. As long as you are happy then it's all good!" said Sallyanne rushing up to give the stunned elf a hug before blushing a wildly returning to her seat.
"Yes because the only person who'll ever love you is an elf. You'll probably marry one because they are the only men who could love you ha-ha!" Ron said with a slight sneer and giggle as tears welled in her eyes at his comments.
"You Mr Weasley have the all the manners of a toilet. I was going to give you a detention but I can see with you that will not work. You simply will not learn that way!" he said casting a spell at Ron who looked highly confused.
"But why would you do that to me? How can any one person feel so much they'd surely explode? Why are you always feeling so damn awful? I hate this sir! I can't stand these feelings or the idiot who had them! It's not my fault I was right" he whined as Marvolo smiled at him.
"But Mr Weasley you created these feelings. This, class, was a demonstration of the empathy charm. It makes you feel what the person you've insulted is feeling. This is why Mr Weasley cannot stand them. You will apologise to Miss Perks right now" he ordered as Ron looked highly conflicted.
"But I don't want to do that because it would be a lie and I don't like liars. I meant everything I said sir and I am not sorry about it either. I have no intention of lying to her by saying I am sorry when we both know I wouldn't mean it! While we're on the topic of apologising you should apologise for being a jerk to me as you'll go to hell if you don't" he snapped as Marvolo smirked.
"Fifty more points from Slytherin! Rule number one is be as cunning as you can without ever leaving a trace or getting caught Mr Malfoy. I was looking at him but it doesn't mean I didn't see you cast that spell at him. Trust me boy I am faster then you could ever imagine. Remove it at once!" he said as Draco who was stunned did so looking highly put out. How in the hell had seen him use that spell? His father had taught him this spell he should use to teach people lessons whenever he felt like it but what Lucius didn't say was that he'd learned it from Voldemort himself. Marvolo was laughing at his attempt to use it unnoticed inside. Outside however he looked deadly serious.
"I am so sorry sir. I didn't mean whatever I said. If Sallyanne wants to marry an elf she can!" he said as Marvolo groaned in barely concealed rage.
"Ronald Weasley who are your parents please?" he asked as a confused Ron answered him.
"My mum is Molly Weasley and my dad is Arthur Weasley sir!" he answered as Marvolo smiled.
"Very good. I will have to talk to them and indeed Madam Pomfrey about discussing the birds and bees with you all as you cannot marry an elf or any creature like that. As you were raised in a magical home and are pureblood meaning you have two magical parents I thought you would know that but obviously you don't. A half blood is someone who has one magical parent and one non magical parent. Mr Finnegan would be an example of this as I heard him telling some people about it before he entered my classroom" he said as people took notes.
''I'm so sorry sir. It's just mum has so many kids she often forgets about me. If you asked her she'd probably say she did have the talk with me, I just forgot it but I didn't. She always forgets about me and the things I like. I just want to be my own person!'' Ron said as tears slid from his eyes. One glare at Draco from Marvolo ensured that the boy didn't say anything smart although he did glare back which did surprise Marvolo. He clearly didn't care who he insulted along the way. What a reckless idiot. Marvolo conjured a tissue handing it Ron who wiped his eyes furiously. He was in all honesty shocked at the state of Ronald and would be meeting with his mum in the future for sure.
''Mr Weasley you were sorted in Hufflepuff because the sorting hat agreed you deserved a fresh start and a reason to stick out on your own. You were one of many but now you will known as the Weasley who did things his own way. This is something to be proud of for sure. It makes you different and special because you are unlike everyone in your family. I'll meet with your mum later for a chat. Don't worry everything will be fine!'' he said kindly as Ron gathered himself. In all honesty Ronald hadn't expected to go to Hufflepuff house but the hat had told him that in order to stand out and finally be his own person he'd need to go to a different house. He had accepted it at the time. Percy had apprehended him this morning at breakfast to tell him how ashamed of him he was. He told him that because he was now in a different house their parents wouldn't care he became head boy later on. He further screamed at him over telling the other first years what Fred and George had said. He had told Ron that if he's not made head boy it's all his fault. A quick glance into Ron's mind showed him why the young boy was so stressed out. He'd confront Percy later on by saying he'd heard and seen it all. He'd see what Percy did then.
"What about muggleborn students?" Neville asked as he looked at him deep in thought patting Ron on the shoulder gently and returning to the podium at the top of the room once more.
"Well Mr Longbottom what is not known about muggleborn students is that not only do both of their parents have no magic they haven't stolen their magical ability from anyone else either. Muggleborn students are usually descended from what we call squibs. Squibs are people who have been born to purebloods but have no magic in them whatsoever. These people are usually adopted in the muggle world and then have grandchildren usually who have magical abilities" he explained as they all took notes.
It was interesting to see how excited they all were about all he was saying. Hermione in particular looked super excited about soaking up all of the information he had to offer. Since he himself had been responsible for making his prophecy null and void he was interested to see how Dumbledore would take it. He thought that it would be interesting to see how long it would take him to realise that the orb in the hall of prophecies had stopped glowing.
"What about squibs sir, what can you tell us about them?" Hermione asked practically bouncing in her seat and making him chuckle to himself. This right here is why he'd always wanted to be a teacher granted he'd have sucked at it had he gotten the job the first time round. No the first time round he was all cocky as a motherfucker thinking he knew best. To be honest if the kids had asked him this many questions before he might have tortured the lot for being so insolent but not anymore. He was a new man now quite literally and he fully intended to die of old age much later. Because he'd taken Quirrels body he'd also taken his age which was a great added bonus. He was now thirty again and boy did it feel good.
"What I will say next about squibs is not fair but it is the truth. Years ago you see Lord Voldemort wasn't into research or looking anything up. He thought he knew best and so he never bothered with research. If he had done that what he'd have realised is that in every pureblood family their purebloodedness is so ingrained in them that they literally marry cousins and interbreed in order to stay pure. If you do this inevitably squibs or people with no magic will start to appear. Unfortunately for us all they have yet to realise this. You will even hear some silly people in the ministry with no sense saying that muggleborn students steal their magic from someplace. The truth is they cannot do this nor can any magical person we have in our world" he said seriously as she smiled at him. He was really enjoying his first lesson and he wasn't even half way through yet.
"Now that is not the only problem our world suffers with of course. They all expect unity and harmony but do absolutely nothing to make that an even remote possibility. We have a whole load of laws and customs that would make no sense to a muggleborn student. So we are going to start with etiquette lessons to begin with" he said waving his wand and calling out different words as his table transformed into a large long dining table with seats all around it and a large seat in the middle of it which was raised up. The rooms' size had expanded to fit the large table and the large table was now fitted with expensive fancy wares for dining. It looked wonderful and Ronald's mouth watered as he thought about having a meal so close to breakfast. It was like a second breakfast or something. Wow just wow.
"Everyone will come up here and take a seat next to me. Once you have sat down take your napkin and place it in your lap. Very good. Now then I will call for some food and you will proceed to show me how you would go about eating each item without actually eating all of it. I know we just had breakfast so you will just be expected to take one bite of food ok?" he asked as an annoyed Ronald didn't seem to understand why there would be food there if he couldn't eat it all.
"But why? I mean what if we're hungry and want to eat it all!" he said sounding very desperate as Marvolo laughed.
"I will assume you missed breakfast on accident Mr Weasley!" he said chuckling to himself.
"I most certainly did not. It was food! I'd never miss the opportunity to eat a full meal whenever I can. I mean wow just wow. I always eat every meal whenever I can my hands on one!" he said as a quick glance in his mind showed Marvolo that he was poor and often had to fight his brothers and sister for a meal at all as it was usually placed on their dining table in two large containers from which they were each expected to help themselves. It was for this reason he was so hysterical. He could also see that Ginny was always given the best meal and he was sad to see it as it meant everyone else was ignored in favour of her. He was really starting to think the Mr and Mrs Weasley were reckless people who had simply kept on having children until they had a daughter. Surely his idea couldn't actually have merit to it, could it?
"In school Mr Weasley fighting for your dinner is neither warranted nor allowed. If you should fight for your food here you will get in trouble for it. There is always plenty for everyone all the time. If you wish to eat each item now you can but I would advise waiting for lunchtime otherwise you'll be too full and feel sick. Don't worry in my house growing up I had to fight to get any dinner sometimes too so I do understand what life at home is like for you" he responded as a bright red Ron looked highly conflicted. He decided to wait until lunch. Draco went to respond but a firm look from Marvolo stopped him. He was angry as he'd wanted so badly to comment on Ron's poorness but couldn't now. Damn that new professor to hell. Marvolo remembered the belt beatings in the orphanage he indured and the constant fights for meals. Sometimes he didn't even get to enjoy meals as they were stolen from him. He had told the staff there about it who had told him to be more careful and to stop wasting their time with this kind of nonsense. He shuddered deeply and shook himself from the memories coming back into the present. He called out let the meal begin as a bowl of soup appeared on everyone's plates. The plate was placed underneath the bowl to catch any spills should any of the vegetable soup fall from the spoons. He watched and nodded as everyone began.
"Alright stop right there. First off no elbows on the table at all when eating. It is impolite to do this and shows you don't respect who gave you the food, the schools house elves in this case. Ok very good continue. Stop! That ladies and gentlemen is the desert spoon. Here we have the soup spoon on the outside. With this place setting we always start on the outside and work our way inwards with each course we eat. Now we drink the soup but there is to be no slurping of it as this is exceptionally rude" he instructed walking around the table to view them all.
"Please Mr Weasley I understand how you were raised but calm down no one is going to take this from you. You would look better if you ate less like an animal. If you eat so fast Mr Weasley it will make you very sick. There we go. Relax Mr Malfoy this is meal not a state banquet. There is no need to sit so straight up as you won't relax and enjoy your meal otherwise. These seats have back rests for a reason so use them please. There we go very good. Ok spoons down now we'll take the next course please!" he instructed as the main meal of meat, potatoes and three vegetables popped up in front of some people while spaghetti carbonarra popped up in front of the purebloods in particular. Most of them had never seen pasta and wouldn't know how to eat it so he was chuffed to pieces to be able to do this. Crabbe and Goyle turned their noses up at the dish even if it did smell great. They'd never seen it before and therefore didn't trust it.
"Now for the purebloods in the room we have spaghetti carbonarra. It is pasta a muggle dish from Italy which tastes delicious. You grab the spaghetti with your fork and twirl it round so it stays on and then you may eat it. If you feel uncomfortable with doing that alone then you may take this spoon here and twirl it around inside the curve of the spoon. Some people can find that easier to do so it all depends on what you prefer!" he instructed as they all proceeded to eat the dish either of the two ways he'd suggested.
There were moans of delight from them as it tasted delicious. If they were more adult and knew the phrase they might even coin it a food orgasm. Marvolo had always loved expanding his palette so much before. He had wished to expand the palette of others but it had backfired horribly and by then he was in too deep anyhow. It mattered not. He was here now and all was better. He instructed them on how to eat their deserts with either tea or coffee taken as they wished. Class was almost over so he stood once more instructing them to return to their desks as he removed the dining table and restored the size of his classroom.
"Now earlier on I told you we will be learning occlumency to protect your mind from others reading it. Until we are done with that exercise I want you to look at every adults ears so it looks like you're looking them in the eyes. The eyes are the quickest way to enter the mind. We wouldn't want headmaster Dumbledore or anyone else on the staff thinking they could do this and get away with it. That goes for any adult in our world. As we learn occlumency and build up our minds I will need to enter your mind to test it's strength but I will never breech your memories unless your mind is too weak and then I will choose silly memories to show you how weak your mind is. We will have top protected students by the end of the school year in May. Thank you and class dismissed!" he said smiling as they left. He hadn't talked too much about defense against the dark arts in his lesson but once he was done with all the etiquette stuff he could move on to the dark arts theme. He was about to retire to his office to retrieve something for his next class when his door was blasted open banging against the wall in protest. "Just what in the hell are you doing Riddle?" Snape snapped in ire.