Chapter VIII - Go Potter Go

All the students were gathered around their new teacher, who was full of surprises. "Allright guys, I'll pair you up so I can teach you a few things about standard one on one attacks, the muggle way", she said this last thing smiling towards Draco, whom was quite upset.

"So Miss, why should we learn muggle fighting? We ARE wizards, we perform Duels", Draco said this last part showing off this Wizard pride. "Yeah, well, no one will expect you to right hook someone, it gives you an edge Malfoy" and she winked at him. "Ok, you team up with Potter, I'm sure you won't have a problem practising this".

She kept on pairing them up, even Neville who was definetly stressed out. Hermione got better at the right hook thing when she started remembing that Parvati kept on talking to her Ron. Maggie even had to break them up. After a while, Neville fell over his arm and she walked towards him, pretty much everyone stopped with the hitting except for Draco and Harry.

Maggie got Neville's arm between her hands and they all saw blueish light coming back and forth from them. After a few minutes Neville's arm was feeling better than ever and they were all intrigued about how she managed to do that.

"Oh, well, my mother taught me, I'll teach you one day, is quite simple. You just have to ground and direct energy" and she realized they were all smiling at her, stunned. She realized she was teaching them something they could use and she felt powerful and wanted somewhere. Even Hermione smiled at her.

Maggie's smile didn't last long though.

"BREAK IT UP NOW!" Harry and Draco were all mixed up with mud, blood and right hooks, you couldn't tell where the Slytherin ended and the Gryffindor began. Maggie got quite upset and tried to split them up but Draco pushed her down to the mud as well. Neville rushed towards her and directed her wand towards his friend and his foe, casting a freezing spell over them. Then he helped her up.

"Thanks Neville. You two are getting detention. In 5 minutes the spell is going to wash away and you are gonna BREAK IT UP" (she said this screaming in Draco's ear) and you are gonna go with me to the Hospital Wing while all of you guys are going back to the classroom, and please, pick up the subjects you'd rather see first. Neville, please lead them back". Neville smiled and Hermione and the rest followed (the Slytherins followed reluctantly).

The spell washed away and they got up slowly. Harry had a cut above his eye but she couldn't heal him. Her energy was drained. "I can't heal you, darn" She started walking behind them while Draco started cursing slowly. "If you keep saying those things, you'll spend the rest of your weekends in detention Malfoy. You should both be ashamed of yourselves".

She walked away, still close from them. Harry needed a drink.

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"Magdaline! Gosh! Fist fighting? In the Quidditch court? What were you thinking?" Minerva was yelling at her like mad while Maggie slided in the chair with guilt. "Minerva is right Maggie, you were supposed to teach them about fake vampires, instead you did whatever you wanted! This is Unacceptable". That did it.

"Too bad Albus. I was supposed to be a Student!! You brought me here under false pretenses and now you expect me to do as YOU say? Think again". She got up. She could feel her energy rising around her and inside of her. For a moment she was afraid of what her bad temper could do. "Look, ok, I screwed up, teaming up Harry and Malfoy was not a good idea". Albus looked at her through her spectacles. "Picking up on Malfoy is not a good idea either, his father might be coming any minute".

Maggie couldn't believe Albus was afraid of Malfoy senior, and neither could Minerva.

"Well, I'd love to meet him". Silence filled the room. "I'll try to stick to the program and I will not teach them anything "harmful" without Minerva's consent, agreed?" They shaked hands. When she was at the door, she turned around "By the way, don't EVER send Snape to help me again".

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Maggie was on the phone with Remus telling him all about her first day as a teacher, how sweet Neville was and how Hermione suspected her. It was pretty obvious that Maggie was hiding something, and that Hermione couldn't wait to figure it out. Also, she mentioned Potter. "Harry had a cut in his face and I couldn't heal him. And then I could feel energy rising when I got upset, I dunno". Lupin cleared his throat with a little cough, the moon had just changed from full and he was still weak. "Maggie, you are as powerful as your mother if not more and remember than later this year some of your gifts will part to your brother, is only natural that things change. Besides, I think being close to Harry is doing something to you. You like him, admit it". He was laughing inside, his little girl in love with no other than Harry.

Maggie was speechless. She couldn't answer and turned red, as if Lupin was next to her. "Maggie, are you still there?". She was, and yes, she liked Potter, but she wasn't allowed to like him, at least not like this. Someone knocked at the door "Look Remus, I gotta go, someone's at the door, take care, miss ya". She hanged up before Remus could tell her "I miss you too little lady".

Harry was at the door. "Afternoon Miss, Professor McGonagall told me I should come to see you since I'll be starting the Auror Training". He was cold and she could see he was slightly drunk. "Allright, come right in". She closed the door and put the phone back on top of the fireplace.

Harry sat down in a sofa that was next to it and looked around. It seemed nothing like Hogwarts. It was a small flat, very muggle like. The only witch element he could see was a wand, in a long black box. He picked it up "I take your wand found you, even if you don't like them". She put it away and looked right into his eyes. "Look Harry, I owe you an explanation, so, here's the thing-" He made her hush and mention he was just there for the tutoring, that he didn't need nor want any explanations. He was still cold.

"Ok I guess, so... tutoring. Give me your whisky, I want you sober". He looked confused and on denial, but had to give her the little bottle eventually. "This stupid thing can kill you Harry. Come this way". She led him through a door to another little room, with a wall full of books and a lot of space. She served him a coffee, dark with no sugar. "Bottom's up". They drank coffee and then she started asking him why he wanted to be an Auror. His answer, rather reluctant, was "why not?" She asked for an honest answer, but he couldn't give her one.

He was getting sober, and the Quartz stone lighter. He knew it was her who made it lighter. She made his life a lot easier to live in. He found himself looking at her eyes thinking this things and he couldn't really know why he felt so many things towards her. He didn't really know her, he just knew she lied to him, yet, he felt there was more to it. A part of him knew what she was about and couldn't help falling for her.

They stayed talking for a few hours until dinner time, when Ron came to her doorstep, worried sick about his friend. "Yes Ron don't worry, he's here." She looked at Ron, and though she dislike him for some reason (her first impressions were always right) she couldn't help seeing Charlie Weasley in him. "You are so much like your brother Charlie, Ron" and she walked away smiling.

Hermione heard that too. She had another clue.