Unknown Origins - HP Roleplay Book

Chapter 20 - Four Champions?

"What do you think he'll be teaching?" Ron asked while the Herd walked to DADA.

"Defence Against the Dark Arts." Erica joked, rolling her eyes at Ron.

"No shit." Ron rolled his own eyes, "I mean, Lupin did bogarts first last year. So what will Mad Eye do?"

"Ron, I was joking. If you ask a stupid question, you get a stupid answer." Erica told him, taking a seat next to him.

"Something completely different, my guess is." Parker shrugged, sitting down next to Hermione. Harry sitting next to Neville.

"New year, new teacher." Erica chuckled,"Is this position cursed or something?"

"Most probably." Harry nodded while Mad Eye came forward.

The classroom went dead silent as Moody walked up to the chalkboard and started writing.

Moody then wrote his name up on the board, "I am your new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher. I'm here because Dumbledore asked me to be. End of story, goodbye, the end. Any questions?"

Erica nudged Ron and up his hand went.

"Yes, Mr.. Weasley?" Moody asked.

"So, what will you be teaching us exactly?" Ron asked his professor.

Moody looked at Ron before stepping back, "Who can tell me how many Unforgivable Curses there are?"

"Three sir." Parker spoke up.

"Eager one here. Now, who can name one of them for me?" Moody asked the class and surprisingly Neville raised his hand.

"Theres the.. Cruciatus Curse." Neville told Moody.

"Very good Longbottom. Would you mind coming to the front of the class?" Moody asked the nervous boy.

Neville was hesitant but he got up and walked to the front of the class. That's when Moody took out a small enclosure that contained a spider. He removed the spider and sat it on the desk as he took out his wand.

"He's not going to use the spell on the spider, is he?" Parker whispered.

"My guess is yes, he will." Hermione whispered back.

As expected he did. As the spider squirmed, in clear unimaginable pain, Neville was growing increasingly uncomfortable until Erica snapped.

"Stop! Can't you see it's bothering him, stop it!" Erica yelled before covering her mouth, not expecting that to happen.

Moody looked at Erica before he lifted the spider up and brought it over to her and Ron's desk, "Miss Weasley.. Would you mind telling me what the last unforgivable curse is?"

"The killing curse." Erica stated, looking down slightly.

Moody put it down on the desk before pointing his wand at the spider, "Avada Kedavra!"

The spider let it one last squeal before it fell to the ground. Dead. Ron just stared at the dead spider on the table as Erica looked up at their professor.

"The killing curse. Only one person has been known to survive it. And he's in this room." Moody walked over to Harry and just looked at him before taking a drink out of his flask.

That's when Seamus Finnigan decided to stick his chewing gum under his desk, when Moody wasn't even looking at him.

"You need to find another place to hide your chewing gum, other than under your desk, Mr Finnigan!" Moody shouted before he walked up to his board.

"The old codger can see out the back of his head." Seamus muttered as Moody reached the board.

"And hear across classrooms!" Moody threw his chalk at Seamus.