Moths to a Flame

43. September the First

Aria pov
1895

It's September the first and I'm starting my new job as a professor at Hogwarts. I'm really excited about it but also very nervous. I hope I can make Professor Fig proud in his old post. I said good morning to my husbands and they left for work wishing me luck today. I do have special permission from Professor Weasley that I could return home each evening since we live so close to the school. I floo up to the school and greet Professor Weasley.

"Professor how lovely to see you again" I said.

"Please call me Matilda now that we're colleagues dear" she said.

"Oh I don't know, I've always called you professor" I say.

"I understand it'll take some time to get used too, Mirabel had the same problem when she started here a few years back." Matilda chuckled. "Come let me show you around and to your classroom."

"Thank you" I said and followed her around. When we got to the familiar corridor I nearly was frozen. Flashbacks to meeting up with Professor Figg were all coming back to me.

"And here you are dear," she said to me as we stood outside Fig's old classroom.

"Professor Figs old classroom" I said.

"Yes, I know it's emotional now, but I'm sure you'll come to love it, we've added some extra features to this room that I think will help you" she said cryptically.

"Excuse me?" I said suspiciously.

"You'll see when you're inside, now dear, the feast will begin at 8pm sharp, and attendance is mandatory especially for us professors" she tells me. "Now I shall leave you to get acquainted with your new classroom and set your things to get ready" she tells me.

"Thank you Profe— Matilda" I said with a smile. She smiled back to me as well.

I entered the classroom and looked around, nothing seems that different. I dropped my bags in the middle the isle between desks. When I heard a knock on the wooden door behind me.
I turned to see Professor Sharp standing there.

"Professor Sharp wonderful to see you again" I said walking up to him.

"Please Aesop, we're colleagues" he said.

"You sound like Weasley" I chuckled.

"Ah yes, Matilda is very keen on us Professors be in a first name basis, unless we're in front of  students." He tells me.

"Yes I quite remember" I said laughing.

"How are you Ms. Black"

"Sallow, now remember"

"Right, my apologies how is Sebastian and Ominis"

"Both quite divine, Sebastian's is now an Auror, and Ominis has a desk job in the ministry" I tell him.

"I never would have thought Mr. Sallow would be an Auror. I quite thought he would always be the one to become a professor. A smart chap, but I can understand why he chose Auror." He says.

"Very smart yes. He seems very happy in the Auror program" I say. There was someone behind him who cleared their throat.

"Oh yes! Ms Black- er- Sallow- Aria, this is my apprentice, Mr Melvin Macmillan. I don't know if you remember he was a year above you in school also a Hufflepuff." Sharp said.

"Oh hello, Mr Macmillan" I said holding a hand out to shake. Melvin was a tall man. With blond hair and lanky frame. He did have soft brown eyes and he was handsome, anyone with working eyes could see that.