Albus looked upset about Maggie obviously hanging out with Harry. He got up from the Teacher's Table and approached them in the middle of the Great Hall.
With a peering look, he asked them to follow him & they left, leaving everyone worried. The Headmaster, along with the new young teacher (which was bleeding from her arm) & the world known trouble maker Potter were leaving in the middle of the Sorting Ceremony.
They arrived to Dumbledore's office and Maggie explained the situation, while falling in a chair next to Harry. She sounded like a cop reporting a crime scene: "The sucubus was around 7ft tall, Harry tried a Crutio on him though I told him not to and -" Harry cut in "Well Miss, you weren't really doing anything, I had to do something". "Well, you didn't have to get in the way, lemme remain you you passed out right after that", Harry got upset "you passed out right after me & if it wasn't for me You will be in a comma!". Dumbledore knew that wasn't gonna end up in a good way.
"Allright, Enough both of you!" They shut up and stared at him. "Marie you could use some help sometimes and Harry, not all the problems in the school always require your help. Now, please take Prof. Matthews to the Hospital Wing since she doesn't know her way around yet".
They got up silently and when they were at the door, Maggie turned around and added "Something else was there, a succubus attacks you in other planes, I shouldn't be hurt" She looked at Harry, but suddenly it didn't seemed right to tell Dumbledore about Wormtail. It could have been just a bad dream.
They walked out and Dumbledore started pressing his forehead, it hurt, it always hurt.
***
They were silent all the way to the Hospital Wing, and avoided eye contact. "Well, here we are Professor, I should be heading back to my House". Maggie smiled at him shily "I'm sorry Harry, one day I'll be able to explain. Here" she was handing over his tie, but she realized it was soaked with her blood. "I'll wash it and return it to you as soon as I can". Harry giggled, he was holding her stone in his pocket. "No need to Miss, keep it as a souvenir of the first demon you faced at Hogwarts". And he took off.
"One day I'll tell you Harry, one day"... she whispered that while walking into the Hospital Wing.
***
When she got to her assigned room, more bad surprises where ahead. A letter was there, this time written by Albus telling her she had been assigned to Slytherin as its co-head. And that meant being close from the man she hated the most in this world.
She rushed (once again) to Dumbledore's chamber. She came in without knocking. Minerva left with a bowl filled with water, but Maggie didn't notice it, she was way too upset.
"No, no and NO Uncle A, this is way too much, I can't take it. You want me to teach them, okay, whatever, I have no choice, you promised I'll take those NEWTs anyway, fine. But THIS, NO! There's NO WAY I'll be with That guy, you hear? That's final."
Albus tried to talked her into it, but she was determined. "I was meant to be sorted, I was meant to be a 7th year and you just crushed all that for me 10 days ago" she started crying slowly, but tried not to. "I'll be a Gryffindor like my mother, I refuse to join the Slytherins, even as their co-head, FIX IT" and she walked out before she'd start crying for real.
***
"They've posted the time tables, Harry, Defense won't start until tomorrow, wonder how she'll manage with those many courses." Harry didn't really cared how she'll manage really. He was sitting next to the fire (which was off, it wasn't autumn yet), staring at the ashes, zipping from a small glass and staring to his quartz stone from time to time.
"She lied, why would she lie? And why wasn't she at the Teacher's Table this morning?" Hermione told him she saw her this morning at the Heads Meeting and she wasn't pleased at all with being assigned to Slytherin. "She seemed to hate him like we do Harry, there's definetly something wrong with her".
Harry got up and gave her a peering look, the same kind of look he gave her the day before. "Ron, let's go to see Hagrid, he's gonna tell us something". And they walked out, not even looking at the Time Table or Hermione.
***
"Well mates, you cannot stay here for long, remember the rules" Hagrid was embracing rules since he started seeing the Headmistress. "Well, you are a professor, so, we are safe". Ron was definetly getting smarter. As always, Hagrid shut up afraid of saying the wrong thing.
"So, Hagrid, what do you know about Marie, I mean, Professor Matthews". Hagrid smiled at Harry's question.
"You and little Mag-rie, little Mary Matthews, I always thought you'd end up together" and then he realized he shouldn't have said that. Ron catched up "Oh, you did? But, Prof Matthews is much older than us, isn't she? And she is a teacher, Harry couldn't be with her".
Hagrid coughed "Well, no one thought you could be with Hermione and you are, so" He looked sad for not being able to talk to them "I cannot say anything, I'm sorry. She's fine, her arm is healing like a muggle, just like her mom" and he smiled just like when he remembered Lily and James.
Harry asked him if he knew her mother and wondered why she wasn't there, but then he remembered that teachers don't ussually go with their relatives. Still, students do, and Chris was a student. "Her mom was beatiful, just like her, everyone had a crush on her when she was here, hehe" and he walked up from that memory he was telling, fortunately, before saying too much.
"Now, off you go mates, please, it's almost six and Malfoy is Headboy remember". They took off and they started talking over what they just learned. Marie's mom passed away obviously, and she was once a student at Hogwarts. Ron had to tell Hermione though Harry asked him not to. "She's going to start haunting Maggie, just like she did with Sirius, please". Ron said he wouldn't, but Hermione was his girlfriend.
A lot of things were changing between the three of them, and this was one.
"She lied, why would she lie? And why wasn't she at the Teacher's Table this morning?" Hermione told him she saw her this morning at the Heads Meeting and she wasn't pleased at all with being assigned to Slytherin. "She seemed to hate him like we do Harry, there's definetly something wrong with her".
Harry got up and gave her a peering look, the same kind of look he gave her the day before. "Ron, let's go to see Hagrid, he's gonna tell us something". And they walked out, not even looking at the Time Table or Hermione.
***
"Well mates, you cannot stay here for long, remember the rules" Hagrid was embracing rules since he started seeing the Headmistress. "Well, you are a professor, so, we are safe". Ron was definetly getting smarter. As always, Hagrid shut up afraid of saying the wrong thing.
"So, Hagrid, what do you know about Marie, I mean, Professor Matthews". Hagrid smiled at Harry's question.
"You and little Mag-rie, little Mary Matthews, I always thought you'd end up together" and then he realized he shouldn't have said that. Ron catched up "Oh, you did? But, Prof Matthews is much older than us, isn't she? And she is a teacher, Harry couldn't be with her".
Hagrid coughed "Well, no one thought you could be with Hermione and you are, so" He looked sad for not being able to talk to them "I cannot say anything, I'm sorry. She's fine, her arm is healing like a muggle, just like her mom" and he smiled just like when he remembered Lily and James.
Harry asked him if he knew her mother and wondered why she wasn't there, but then he remembered that teachers don't ussually go with their relatives. Still, students do, and Chris was a student. "Her mom was beatiful, just like her, everyone had a crush on her when she was here, hehe" and he walked up from that memory he was telling, fortunately, before saying too much.
"Now, off you go mates, please, it's almost six and Malfoy is Headboy remember". They took off and they started talking over what they just learned. Marie's mom passed away obviously, and she was once a student at Hogwarts. Ron had to tell Hermione though Harry asked him not to. "She's going to start haunting Maggie, just like she did with Sirius, please". Ron said he wouldn't, but Hermione was his girlfriend.
A lot of things were changing between the three of them, and this was one.
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