The Lost Potter Twisted - Artemis Potter

21 - True Form

Artemis

We all walk into our first Defence Against the Dark Arts class and Remus isn't there yet, letting out a sign and sitting down next to Val and Lavender waiting for Remus to show up. Remus walks in and starts talking,

"Good afternoon," he said, "Will you please put your books away as today will be a practical lesson," everyone looks at each other confused but did as he said, "If you will follow me," Remus says walking out of the room with everyone hurrying to follow, walking down a deserted corridor I went down when I visited Harry, No, do think about that night it's safer for him, I think shutting down my thoughts and closing my mind off. Down the hall I see Peeves stuffing gum in a keyhole, he didn't look up until Remus was 2 feet away and breaks into song,

"Loony, loopy Lupin,' Peeves sang. 'Loony, loopy Lupin, loony, loopy Lupin," Everyone was looking at Remus to see how he would take it since normally he showed some respect for teachers, but I smirk knowing its a test from one prankster to another.

"Everyone watch closely," Remus calls, raising his wand to shoulder height, "Waddiwasi," he says strongly and the gum springs from the lock and shoots into Peeve's nose, I put my hands on my knees laughing knowing I will be remembering that spell,

"Cool, sir" Dean calls,

"Thank you," Remus says looking from Dean to me as I am still wiping tears from my eyes, we start walking and I realise we are going to the staffroom, walking in Snape is sitting in one of the low chairs. Remus is going to shut the door,

"Leave it open Lupin, I'd rather not witness this," he sneers, "Possibly no one's warned you, Lupin, but this class contains Neville Longbottom. I would advise you not to entrust him with anything difficult. Not unless Miss Granger is hissing instructions in his ear." Before shutting the door behind him, I glare at the door turning to Remus and treating him like a normal professor, not my godfather.

"Today we will be doing bogarts," Remus explains as the class exchanges a look of terror, "What is a boggart?" He questions looking around the class, Hermione raises her hand, and Remus nods,

"It's a shape-shifter,' she said. 'It can take the shape of whatever it thinks will frighten us most."

"I couldn't have said it better myself," he says and Hermione beams at the compliment, "The spell itself is simple but requires force of mind, but the thing that really finishes it off is laughter," everyone nods following along, "We will practice the charm first without wands. After me, riddikulus"

"Riddikulus," we all repeat,

"Good now Neville step forward," Remus says, and the wardrobe shakes, and looking at Neville he is shaking just as much, "First thing, what frightens you most?" Neville mumbles something but nobody hears and I look at Val confused but she just shrugs,

"Sorry, what was that?" Remus says gently,

"Professor Snape," and everyone bursts out laughing but me, and Neville smiles apologetically,

"I believe you live with your grandmother?" He questions,

"Yes," Remus smiles and whispers instructions in Neville's ear, he stands back up to his full height,

"Ok everyone line up behind Neville, and think of how to make your fear funny," Remus explains, as I move to get in line I get called on, "Not you Miss Potter,"

"Excuse me?" I say calmly,

"You heard me, since you have denied your father's request to take you to Diagon Alley you do not have a wand," He says with a raised eyebrow,

"But sir you said it was laughter that finished off a boggart, not the spell," I respond simply,

"You will not participate in this lesson, Miss Potter,"

"I will," I say glaring at him and walking right in his face,

"No. You. Won't." He grits out,

"You have no right to tell me what to do Remus, you may be my godfather but that means nothing at this point in time," I glare up at him,

"I think I have a new fear," someone whispers,

"You are right, my title of godfather means nothing but my position as your Professor does," Knowing that I can't say anything about that I walk away to one of the tables and sit on it not that far away from the line, Professor Lupin sighs pinching his eyebrows before continuing, "Neville," he says before nodding at him and flicking his wand towards the door opening it as Snape walks out.

"R...riddikulus" he says and a loud crack is heard as Snape is wearing a huge hat, green robes, and holding a red handbag, but looking at it I can't bring myself to laugh as I am brought back to this morning's conversation,

"Parvati forward," Professor Lupin calls, my eyes snap up just as the boggart changes to a mummy covered in blood,

"Riddikulus!" Parvati cries, and Seamus, Dean, Jenna, Ella, and Ron all have a go before Harry, when Ron is just about finished I stand up quietly making sure Lupin doesn't hear me, and creep closer to Harry in case. When Harry steps forward I am tense ready to spring forward, the boggart looks at Harry and shifts, and a cold feeling fills the room as a dementor floats above Harry, and he starts looking faint. Running in front of him the boggart looks at me instead, and changes into Smith,

"There you are you..." but he doesn't finish the sentence as I put up a mental wall around everything and the boggart starts shaking before changing into a black dog-sized creature with smooth scaly skin, I take a set forward, glaring at it as it takes a step back. The whole class is watching in silence when I take another step so does the boggart, I continue to strut closer and it pretty much runs into the cupboard. I smirk triumphantly locking the cupboard and turning around to see the whole class frozen with shock.

"What?" I say still smirking.

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