Lady Mortem || Harry Potter Fanfiction

New Professor

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The train finally reached Hogsmeade station. Scilla and her friends went to the waiting carriage.

She went to the front of the carriage and held out her hand.

"What are you doing?" Draco asked the raven haired girl.

Most of them are looking at her weirdly. Theo stood beside her and looked at her confused.

"What are they?" He asked, looking at the skeletal winged horse in wonder.

"Thestrals." Scilla took one of Theo's hand and place it on one of the thestral.

"Do you see anything?" Neville whispered to Draco who shook his head in answer.

"Only those who have witnessed death can see a thestral. Because of that, many thought they are the omen of death, and dark creatures. They're misunderstood creatures." Scilla explained.

She climbed onto the carriage followed by the others. And soon the carriage moved towards the castle.

In the great hall, Neville went to the Gryffindor table and went to sit between the Weasley twins who took it upon themselves to protect the shy Gryffindor.

Scilla glanced at the teacher's table and saw the one person she'd rather die than talk to. She bump her head to the table and groaned frustratingly.

The sorting went on for the first years. Slytherin got a few new first years.

After the sorting finally out of the way, Dumbledore stood up and clink his goblet for attention.

"Welcome! Welcome to another year at Hogwarts!

Now, I'd like to say a few words before we all become too befuddled by our excellent feast.

I'm pleased to welcome Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, who's kindly consented to fill the post of Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher. Good luck Professor."

Lockhart stood and flash a wide smile. Scilla could hear and saw several girls swoon at that. She faked a gag and glare at him.

Dinner went without a hitch after that. Scilla went to the common room immediately, unwilling to spend another second on the same room as Lockhart.

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"Welcome to Greenhouse Three, Second Years. Today, we will be re-potting Mandrakes. Now, who here can tell me the properties of the Mandrake? Yes, Miss Granger." Professor Sprout started.

"Mandrake, or Mandragora
It is used to return those who have been petrified
to their original state
it is also quite dangerous, Mandrake cry's fatal to anyone who hears it," Granger answered.

Scilla rolled her eyes when she caught Granger looking at her smug.

"Excellent. Ten points to Gryffindor. As our Mandrakes are still only seedlings their cries won't kill you yet. But they could knock you out for several hours, which is why I have given you earmuffs for auditory protection.

So could you please put them on, right away? Quickly. Flaps tight down, and watch me closely."

Scilla silently cast a wandless spell and the earmuffs appear in front of her and her friends.

Draco and Blaise snickered when they saw Weasley got the bright pink one.

Professor Sprout lead them to the garden area. She grabs one of the pot before her and pull the plant.

A small muddy wrinkled baby pops out from the earth, wailing. Prof. Sprout plunges the bawling creatures deep into the new pot.

She removes her muffs, and the others followed suit. She told them to grab a pot and do the same.

Scilla laughed and teased Draco when he was bitten by his mandrake.

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Scilla glared at Lockhart who paced infront of the classroom. The girls hang on his every word and looked at him dreamily. She looked at the rattling covered cage at his table suspiciously.

"Let me introduce you to your new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher. Me. Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defense League and five times winner of Witch Weekly's Most- Charming-Smile Award -- But I don't talk about that. I didn't get rid of the Bandon Banshee by smiling at her!" He waited for the laughter that never came. A few smiled weakly at him.

"I see you've all bought a complete set of my books. Well done. I thought we'd start today with a little quiz. Nothing to worry about. Just to check how well you've read them, how much you've taken in..."

Scilla looked at the paper and was more than ready to commit murder by now.

"You have thirty minutes. Start.. Now!"

Scilla didn't even bother to lift her quill. Draco who sat beside her also looked at the paper indignantly. The two left their paper empty.

When the thirty minutes was up. She gave her blank paper. Not even bothering to listen to what he said next.

"Now... be warned! It is my job to arm you against the foulest creatures known to wizardkind! You may find yourself facing your own worst fears in this room. Know only that no harm can befall you whilst I am here." Lockhart slowly turned to the cage

"Debatable." Scilla murmured to Draco who nodded in agreement.

"I must ask you not to scream. It might provoke them." He whips the cover off.

Inside the cage are several electric blue creatures. Eight inches tall, with pointed faces and wings, they rattle the bars and pull bizarre faces at the students.

"Cornish Pixies?" Finnigan laughed when he realizes.

"Laugh if you will, Mr. Finnigan, but pixies can be devilishly tricky little blighters. Let's see what you make of them now!" Lockhart opened the cage and in an instant, chaos ensues.

Two pixies lift Neville into the air by his ears. Some spray ink on the students.

Scilla create a shield for the Slytherins.

"Come on now, round them up, round them up. They're only pixies." Lockhart took out his wand and point it.

"Peskipiski Pesternomi!" He casted but nothing happened.

Scilla looked at him like he was the dumbest person in this room. Which was true, possibly.

"Did he just made up a spell?" Scilla asked Draco who has the same expression as her.

A pixie took his wand and throw it out of the window. The students all race to the door to get out of the chaotic classroom. Lockhart joined them when he realized he can't do anything.

Scilla, Draco, Blaise, Pansy, and Neville were the only one left in the room.

"What the hell?" Pansy blink in confusion. Everything happened so fast none of them have time to process what just happened.

Scilla sighed angrily.

"Immobulus." She cast. All pixies freezes in the air.

Neville fell, but luckily Draco already cast a cushioning charm, so he's not hurt.

Neville looked at the group pathetically.

"Why is it always me?"

Draco and Blaise snickered at him. Scilla helped him up and Pansy place a comforting hand on his back after she slapped the two boys on their head with a book.

The five of them worked together to put the immobilized pixies back to their cage.
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I'm sorry for the late update guys! But here it is. And yes, Neville didn't passed out at the mandrake scene.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'm not sure when the next chapter will be though. But I won't abandon this story, so don't worry.

Hope you enjoy! 👋

Sapphire