The Quest Has Just Begun | A HP/PJO Crossover

Chapter 4 - My Professor's a Werewolf

Catrina's POV.

I had been here at Hogwarts for only a few days, and I was already wishing I was with Artemis and the Huntress more than I thought I would. I was in my second class of the day, which was Defense Against the Dark Arts. Dark Arts was my favourite class, way back when I was last here at Hogwarts. I was in the Defense Against the Dark Arts room right now, as each student entered the room after me, I watched each of them, trying to remember each of their names. Once there was no one else entering the room, I looked around the class. There was a wardrobe in the middle of the room, it shock. A Boggart. I've come across a few before. Sadly, however, it never ended well because I didn't have my wand with me and I never knew the incantation. Swords can work with a Boggart, but surprisingly I had always been too terrified to get anywhere close to one. I mean, when a Boggart is right in front of you, so is your worst fear.

"Intriguing, yes? Would anyone like to venture a guess as to what's inside?" The professor asked, there was something about him, something that I didn't like, I just couldn't tell what it was.

"That's a Boggart. They're nasty creatures." I said, not taking my eyes off the moving cabinet. I clenched my time-turner necklace. 

"Yes, Miss. Jackson. I can see you have come across a Boggart before. Now can anyone tell me what a Boggart looks like?" The professor asked, I felt an extra presence in the room, as though it came out of thin air, I turned to see what, or rather, who it was. It was Hermione. She was sticking something into her shirt. I looked away and back to the wardrobe.

"No one knows, Boggarts are shape-shifters. They take the shape of whatever a particular person fears most. That's what makes it so-" Hermione began saying, but she got cut off by the Professor.

"Terrifying, yes. Luckily, a very simple charm exists to repel a Boggart. Let's practice it now, shall we? Without wands, please... Riddikulus! " He said, almost everyone repeated after him. I didn't, I just didn't feel like moving my attention from the box for it.

"Good. So much for the easy part. You see, the incantation alone is not enough. What really finishes a Boggart off is... laughter. You need to force it to assume a shape you find truly amusing. Neville, come up here, will you? " The Professor said, then Neville went up. 

"Now Neville, what is it you fear most?" Lupin asked, Neville replied, but what he said was inaudible,

"Prftr snip." Neville had said.

"You're going to have to speak up, Neville." I said out loud.

"Professor Snape." Neville said, most of the class began laughing, I sighed and shook my head at the stupidity of their laughter.

"Professor Snape. Frightens all." Lupin said. "Now Neville, you live with your grandmother, yes?"

"Yes, but I don't want it turning into her either!" Neville said.

"Don't worry, it won't." Lupin said. "Now, I want you to picture your grandmothers clothes, can you do this?"

"She carries a red handbag and-" Neville began.

"As long as you can picture it in your head, we will all see it." Lupin said, then he whispered something to Neville. The Professor then made Neville go first. After Neville said the incantation, Snape suddenly had Neville's grandmother's clothes on, it was quite funny, I must admit.

"Perfect Neville, Catrina forward now." The professor said, I was startled, I met his eyes.

"Pass." I said.

"The girl who has fought a thousand monsters along side a stupid little huntress with that stupid little goddess , is scared of a little Boggart, pathetic." Malfoy said. I made my sword appear, I felt better with my sword then my wand. It felt right with the sword and just felt weird with the wand. I put the sword to his throat.