Stolen Time

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

September 1, 1993

Today is the first day of my new job. The only thing is I have to take the Hogwarts express to get there. I am the new History of Magic professor at hogwarts. I myself didn't go to Hogwarts so this is all new for me. I went to Beauxbatons academy.

Run through the pillar between platforms nine and ten. My instructions read. Odd, is this some sort of practical joke? I have no other instruction beside which compartment to sit in. Apparently I'm not the only teacher getting to Hogwarts this way.

I saw another man with a trolley decked out similar to mine. I wonder if he's the other professor.

"Excuse me." I say politely. The man turns. He looks about thirty-five with tired eyes and several scars. "Do you know how to get to platform 9 ¾?" I flash him a quick smile.

"Yes, you just need to run through that pillar over there." he points to the pillar in between platforms 9 and 10.

"That's what I was told but I assumed it was some type of practical joke." I say grimly.

"No, that how you get there. Are you dropping off a child?" he seems to be staring right at me. I shift uncomfortably.

"No, I am a new professor. What about you?"

"New defense against the dark arts professor." he says simply.

"History of magic." I stick my hand out to him "Percy White" he shakes it

"Remus Lupin." he smiles. "Shall we?"

The pair of us walk through the magical barrier and board the train to the specified compartment.

"So I take it you never went to Hogwarts?" Remus says once we were all settled

"No, I went to Beauxbatons in France." Remus just stares at me. "I'm sorry, do I have something on my face?"

"No, no," he shakes his head. "You are just the spitting image to the sister of one of my former friends. Right down to the violet eyes."

"Perhaps we are one in the same. Not many people have eyes of this colour. What is this girl's name?"

"Doubtful, but her name was Persephone Black." he says warily

"Like the sister of the escaped serial killer?"

"Like I said, former friend." I purse my lips.

"You said was. What happened to her?"

"Killed by Voldemort. Her and her other brother killed the same day as their parents." he says bluntly

"Sirius Black's doing?" I try

"Maybe, the three of them were death eater so who knows." he yawns.

"Am i keeping you up?" I tease

"Sorry, I just had a- a bad sleep last night." he explains hastily

"Oh, why don't you try to sleep now, it's a long ride to Hogwarts."

He yawns again "You don't mind?"

"No, not at all. I'm thinking I'll do the same." I end the sentence with a yawn of my own.

We both drift asleep sitting across from each other in the small compartment on the scarlet train labeled the Hogwarts express.

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I had a restless sleep.

The chair were super uncomfortable and people seemed to be muttering about something the whole time.