Professor | d.m

𝟎𝟕 ~ 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔

"That old hag needs to retire already." Enzo said as he filled his plate with food. The great hall filled with students chattering and silverware clanking.

"I bet he won't let himself die until his beard reaches his shlong. I bet it's a pride thing." The group looks over at Enzo, horror spread across their faces.

"What the fuck mate. Try and keep it in your pants, yeah?" Elijah said, shaking his head and going back to eating.

"You have problems Lorenzo." Mara said as she chuckled and shook her head as well.

"No but think about it. He probably wants to be able to have some hard core snogging and say 'My beard is as long as my girthy cock, would you like me to wrap it around your clitorus m'lady?"

Pansy bursts out with laughter, her hand covering her mouth as she tries not to fall off the bench.

Theo's fork clatters onto his plate. "Alright then so Lorenzo has completely lost his mind." he says, as his hand comes up to rub his chin.
"I think you owe Dumbledore an apology right now."

"You lot don't deserve me. I'm the funniest person there is."

"Shut up mate." Elijah sighs, rubbing his forehead.

"What crawled up your pants there darling?" Mara asked with a tilt of her head. Elijah just shook his head and continued eating.

"So I hear we're getting a new professor for DADA and potions." Pansy smiles mischievously and wiggles her eyebrows at Mara.

" I heard our DADA professor is very young and very wealthy. Although I don't know why he would be a professor if he's got so much money, you know?"

"I suppose wealthy people get lonely"

"I suppose so" Mara shrugged her shoulders, she hadn't really cared for a new teacher. Her mind was preoccupied with more pressing matters.

The group quietly conversed as they finished their breakfast.

Mara couldn't stop thinking about Voldemort, and the meeting he was hosting soon. She knew what this meeting was... it was to give out tasks and for Mara to finally receive the dark mark. She didn't want this. She was afraid. And felt alone.

The group walked to their first class. Stupid positions Mara thought. She hated potions. She was terrible at it as well. One of her worst subjects yet.

"Well. We enter hell soon."

"Hey! It might not be that bad? We have a new teacher!" Pansy said, trying to cheer Mara up.

"I guess."

"I wanna fuck Ginny Weasley this year. Yup. That's my new goal." Lorenzo said, with a prideful smile on his face.

"My god you're evil. That's Harry's girlfriend!" Pansy threw her hands up in the air.

"Sounds like a her problem to me."

"Bloody hell Lorenzo. Keep in it your pants for more then 5 fucking seconds yea? You're trying to fuck everything with a pair of walking legs and it's fucking ridiculous." Elijah shook his head and sped up faster.

Mara knew what this was about. He didn't mean to take it out on Enzo. He was worried about the meeting, and Mara getting her mark.

He loved Mara. They were the closest friends out of everyone in the group and he was concerned for her. All he wanted to do was protect her from all of harm's way. But he couldn't. And it upset him.

Mara shot an apologetic smile to Enzo and walked faster to catch up to Elijah. She laced her fingers through his, put her hand on his bicep and rested her head on his shoulder.

"It's gonna be okay." She whispered. And that's all she had to say. Because he knew exactly what she was talking about.

"I'll never let him hurt you. I promise Mara I'll never let him." He said, as he rested his head atop hers.

"I know." She said as a means of reassurance. But they both knew that no one could stand in the way of the Dark Lord. No one.

"Right we'll on with it then. I'll see you at lunch Mara!" Theo shouted from behind as he sped away to get to herbology.

"I really don't wanna do potions."

"I know love, just gotta get through the day." Elijah spoke in a soft and comforting tone.

The group walked into potions to find no teacher. They stay at their usual spots in the very back. Elijah and Mara together at one table and the rest of the group at another.

Quiet chatter could be heard from the class. Everyone, waiting for the new professor to arrive.

"Well the new professor is off to a good start, I mean who shows up late on their first day?" Elijah questions.

Students quietly chatter amongst themselves for the next few minutes. The door creaks open and in he walks. The classroom goes silent as girls swoon and gasp. Draco fucking Malfoy is the new postions teacher.

No, no, no. This is not happening. I am not doing this.

Mara looks at Elijah and feels as though her heart is about to beat out of her chest. Her lungs start to tighten and Elijah can sense it before she has to tell him. He wraps his arm around her and pulls her head to her chest, sensing a panic attack coming on.

"Its alright love just breathe with me." He soothes her hair and holds her tight against him.

She can instinctively hear him murmuring a greeting to the class, but all she can pay attention to is her chest tightening and her throat closing in.

"Look at me Mara." Elijah says cupping her chin and bringing her head up.

"You guys did stuff before it was illegal. He wasn't your professor then. He's a professional teacher and will not let this affect things and neither will you. It was a one time thing and he probably doesn't even remember." He says calmingly.

He's right, Mara thinks. He was under the influence of alcohol and he probably hooks up with random girls all the time. She had nothing to worry about. There's no reason they can't be mature and professional about it.

Mara nods and whispers a quiet okay to Elijah. She stays on him for next few minutes until he breathing regulates. She lifts her head up off his chest. He lets his arm fall to her knee and he soothing rubs back and forth.

She opens her eyes and looks at him. Her new teacher. Draco malfoy. Whom she'd passionately snogged only meer nights ago.

He's talking about the course outline. Mara doesn't believe he's noticed her yet and she hopes to keep it that way. She will mind her own business and not answer any questions.

This can work

Until it doesn't. He's in the middle of his sentence and his eyes are roaming around the classroom trying to get familiar with his new students and he finds her.

His mask slips and a look of shock washes over his face for meer seconds. He stutters and abruptly looks away and continues on.

Mara squeezes Elijah's hand and goes to bang her head against the desk. Like a routine, he slips his hand under her forehead to stop it before it smacks.

"Miss Keres."

Her head snaps up, eyes blown wide as she meets his eyes.

"Is my class really boring you that much? If you are in so much agony that you feel the need to slam your head against the desk, by all means, there's the door." Draco says as he glares at the girl and gestures to the door.

"No sir. I apologize." Mara speaks in a timid voice.

She sees an emotion she can't quite decipher flash over his eyes as he abruptly turns with a nod and continues on speaking.

Potions had felt like the longest class of Mara's entire life. He had purposely called on her to answer almost every question.

The bell rang and Mara rushed out getting caught in the crowd of her classmates.

Before any of her friends could question her she rushed to her next class, not wishing to talk about what just happened.