Godfather and Godson

Chapter 126: Professor Black

Hey all, been radio silent for a while sorry about that, I had a surgery last week. Nothing major didn't want to worry you all, I am back home now and on the meds. It's back to the writing.

I want to say a big thank you to all you beautiful folk, thanks for being so patient. It really means the world that you would stick with me during these unexpected times of misfortune.

For those of you who are curious. I got into a accident, messed up my leg pretty bad and needed a metal one. Like I said earlier I am back home now doing well. Thankfully my beautiful fingers are fine, and I can type away all day long.

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The Great Hall buzzed with many voices the next morning, everyone was sitting in the Great Hall eating their breakfast and chatting to each other. As they ate, the most hottest topic was their new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor which was on everyone's lips.

"Dang we won't be having Defense Against the Dark Arts until Tuesday with the ravens," Susan Bones cursed out loud, looking over her schedule even though by now it was late into the first semester and she already had it memorized. Still like everyone they were going over their schedules again check-in to see when Defense Against the Dark Arts was.

"You are in luck, we don't have Defense Against the Dark Arts until Thursday with the snakes," Lavender Brown pointed out.

"Hey, is it so bad being in the same room as us snakes?" Blaise Zabini asked with a mock hurt expression.

"We are having Defense Against the Dark Arts with Professor Black," Fred remarked.

"Yea, don't worry about it, we will spoil all the details to you later," George chuckled.

Harry ignored his rowdy friends for a moment and turned to look in Sirius's direction. He just entered the Great Hall and went to greet the other Professors; Professor Flitwitch was overjoyed like always, while Hagrid was beaming at his new colleague.

The female population had a varying degree of expressions on their faces; Professor Vector gave Sirius a glare when he sent a playful wink her way, Professor Sinistra didn't even look his way while Professor Babbling looked about awkwardly. However Professor Sprout did smile pleasantly at him while it was a total surprise seeing Professor Trelawney seated at the head table and even more so when he saw that look in her face.

She wasn't the only one looking at him favorably as their school librarian was present, Ms. Irma Pince.

And that was all he got as Professor McGonagall had a stern look on her face and her sharp eyes meet Sirius giving him warning in advance not to cause any trouble like he has been back in his days as a student along with his father, Remus, and that rat turned traitor.

Then there was Professor Snape, the Potions master, who was sitting along with the staff members at the head table as Sirius took his seat.

It was common knowledge that Snape wanted the Defense Against the Dark Arts job, but even Harry, who hated Snape, was startled at the expression twisting his thin, sallow face. It went beyond

anger and into pure unadulterated loathing. Harry knew that expression all too well as Snape reserved that look for one other person from time to time when he set eyes on him, the boy-who-lived.

Looking between them, Harry saw that Sirius didn't help matters along as he gave a wink to Snape which seem to off set him even more.

Harry had the feeling that Dumbledore made a terrible mistake, it was like he put water and oil in the same room just waiting to go off at any moment now and go off it will in a very spectacular fashion.