Hogwarts: A Hope Through Time (Book 1)

Chapter 8

Loud knocks at her door woke Hope with a groggy and angry expression as she checked her watch, showing her that it was 6:30am. Hope groaned but got out of bed to open the door slightly so the Phoenix's perch couldn't be seen by her Head of House who was standing displeased in front of her door. Hope blinked once in shock as her tired brain attempted to comprehend the image in front of her.
Snape promptly shoved Hope's wand back into her chest before leaving back into the common room. Hope looked flabbergasted as she stared ahead in confusion at the aggressive nature Snape returned her wand.
The Tribrid managed to grab her wand before it fell to the ground after Snape almost bounced it off her small stature with a confused tilt of her head as Myrddin let out a tiny tweet of anger.

Hope was dragged out of her stupor when she heard Dumbledore's voice in the common room. "So Bathsheda, is there anything we can do to protect these students from the wards?"
Hope grinned as she raced back into her room to quickly get dressed into the Hogwarts robes in record time. Myrddin quickly perched himself on Hope's shoulder as the Mikaelson witch hid the Phoenix with an invisibility spell before heading out into the common room. Hope managed to achieve this in under a minute as she really wanted to see how Dumbledore would react.
Hope mentally informs herself she'll shower tonight since she doesn't have Astronomy again until Thursday. With Myrddin on her shoulder, Lady Emrys casually enters the common room before sitting on one of the lounges out of the way and begins drawing on a spare piece of parchment she discreetly summoned.
Now Hope has a reason to be out of her room without drawing attention to herself and she could still listen to the conversation without looking like she's actively eavesdropping.

There was a young woman looking around in amazement at the wards she could sense within the room.
The woman spoke with an American accent which surprised Hope slightly as she thought she was the only American at this school. "In all honesty this is the safest room, probably in the entire castle." Shocking Dumbledore and Snape into utter silence.
She continues on, not noticing the worried looks shared between the other two faculty members. "These wards are based on ill intent wards."
The young Professor's face turns stormy as she learns something highly disturbing through the erected wards and faces Snape with anger visibly pouring off her. "There's also a ward here to stop sex without consent."
She remarks grimly as a disturbed look marrs her features. "Rape. Is that the kind of things-"
"Enough! My dear Bathsheda. Severus had no idea such things happened in his House. As you can tell. There is a ward to stop such things from happening." Dumbledore interrupts and tries to placate the Ancient Runes teacher.

"These wards were made at the same time." Babbling replied, distastefully refuting the Headmaster's words immediately.
"No. There is nothing I can do to bring down the wards. Due to two reasons: One, these wards protect the kids and the ill intent ward has a time limit on it of 1 hour. It only lasts longer if the person who activated wishes to harm someone and two, the wards are literally powered by the castle, which as you know I can't influence." Babbling explained with a pleased smile.

Dumbledore seemingly ignores everything the Runes Professor said before rubbing his chin in thought. "The castle, you say."
The Headmaster hummed as he pulled out the Elder Wand, casting a powerful finite incantatem on the entire room causing the room to shudder slightly.
"That should do it". Dumbledore says in a proud grandfatherly voice as he knew as Headmaster he has the ability to alter the wards within the castle.
Bathsheda frowns in confusion at Dumbledore's reaction and how he handled the situation before casting another spell with a furrowed brow.
Babbling sighed in relief when she felt the wards were still in place. "Thank Merlin."
Hope moved her hand in front of her face to hide her smirk at the ironic remark considering Lady Emrys placed the protections on the house.
"Your finite didn't work." The Ancient Runes Professor announced with a content sigh.

Both Dumbledore's and Snape's jaws dropped in disbelief as they both knew Dumbledore wielded the Elder Wand, the most powerful wand in the world and Dumbledore is also the Headmaster. His counterspell should have worked.
"What?" The two men spoke together in shock before waving their own wands around to confirm the other Professor's findings as they didn't believe her.