Du Nord: The Believing heart lost years (EN)

First classes as a teacher

Wednesday 2 September 2015, Luna Nova

"Time went by, the month of August working at Luna Nova without being a teacher yet teaching was very hard, I had to clean all the rooms, wash all the clothes, to get the places ready and I saw a lot of things I didn't want to see to the point of hiding the privacy of many of the girls who weren't even there and I was amazed at how many of them didn't wash their own knickers, they just left the basket of clothes there waiting for me to show up, it was a pain, but I managed to get everything well done during those days and from time to time I also brought Diana's breakfast, which saved me from staying in that place since Professor Finnelan said it had been very good, but anyway we're getting close to the present day, I'm going to tell you about the experience of teaching for the first time in this witchcraft academy."

I woke up very early as usual, already exhausted, yesterday was the first day of Luna Nova's presentation, we stayed at the ceremony and I was introduced as the new teacher here, the headmaster showed all the new students and it really is a new staff that has come here, I didn't expect to see so many people who are strangers, I even thought there would be familiar faces, but not so much really.
It's time to go to work, I've finished my personal hygiene and also changed, I even look in the mirror, maybe I'm a bit tired from all this, but that's normal, tiredness always comes with these days, I'm ready, I pick up my books and my things, today I won't have Finnelan nagging me to do a lot of useless things, since I have to prepare for classes, I'll take the opportunity to have breakfast before I go, I'm a bit hungry, good thing I've kept some food with me from yesterday and those don't need a fridge.
I get to the classroom and eat, waiting for the students, I look around and I'm in a very different position from the one I used to be in, I even have a glimpse of where I used to sit, remembering some of the moments I had in this place, some of the things that happened during that time, I remember it as if it were yesterday, it was me next to Daniella and Rebecca, we were talking to each other, talking a lot, also paying attention in class, I was so young.

"I miss this place" I say to myself, taking a deep breath.

Who would have thought I'd be back here, it's been seven years since I last set foot in this place and nothing has changed, it's still the same room as always, but this time I'm going to give the first lesson of the day, which won't be for any of the three years of magical education, it seems I've taken a morning with the preparatory years, I'm going to give lessons to introduce magic in a basic way, it's going to be the first year students.

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The time has come, the clock strikes eight in the morning, I've already got the door open and I'm standing up, what do the younger girls see, then I see another familiar face, not just Diana's, it's a Parker, I even swallow a bit of saliva when I remember that this is Daniella's sister, I remember when we went to her house seven years ago, I remember when we went to her house 7 years ago, when we had to go away and leave her with her parents, it looks like she's still going to be a witch, I also see that there's another colleague with them, well they're the blue team after all, I remember that I had to change the room where I delivered breakfast after these two arrived here.
All the students arrive and well, it's time, I think I'll close the door, no one here is late, that's good, I close the door to the room and I go to the stage, start teaching everyone, there don't seem to be many people, in fact there are very few, I felt like I was in my last performances now when there were holes in the audience, but I'll hold back so I don't see it, they're just my students.

"Very well, you are the youngest students at Luna Nova, all of you here are thirteen and will be fourteen during this preparatory year, which will be two years before you start learning for real, where you will learn the basics of magic, so that I can introduce you to what magic is, how it works, how to use it, very simple things, I will be the teacher who will guide you along this path, I am Professor Ursula" I say to everyone until I see Diana's hand raised, I even smile when I see that she is going to speak first.