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"Listen to the idiot" Aurora huffed. She, Hermione, Ron and Harry could all hear Malfoy spewing lies about how he 'could've lost his arm' during an incident with Buckbeak in their lesson earlier. Malfoy thought he was being smart by just strolling up to Buckbeak with absolutely no respect; the exact opposite of what Hagrid had told them to do. This resulted in Buckbeak lashing out at him.
"He's really laying it on thick, isn't he?" Aurora added "yeah, but at least Hagrid didn't get fired" Harry sighed in relief "I heard Draco's father's furious. We haven't heard the end of this" Hermione said. Only a second later, Seamus came running through the great hall "he's been sighted! He's been sighted!" He exclaimed"who?" Neville asked
"Sirius Black!" Seamus exclaimed. This grabbed the entire Gryffindor tables attention as everyone leaned in closer so they could hear him better. Seamus laid out a copy of The Daily Prophet on the table and everyone who could see it began reading. Harry leaned over Aurora's shoulder. "Dufftown?" Hermione questioned "that's not far from here"
"Y-you don't think he'd come to Hogwarts, do you?" Neville stuttered in shock "with dementors at every entrance?" Dean questioned "dementors?" Seamus scoffed "he's already slipped past them once. Who's to say he won't do it again?".
"That's right" a dark skinned boy next to Hermione began in a grim tone of voice "Black could beanywhere. It's like trying to catch smoke. Like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands". Aurora looked up to Harry, whose face was only inches away, she gave him a look of concern as he turned to her. Everyone looked back to the moving picture of The Daily Prophet, no one able to tear their eyes away from the mugshot of a very angry looking Sirius Black.
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"Intriguing, isn't it?" Professor Lupin asked his class. They were all huddled at one side of the room looking at a mirrored wardrobe that kept shaking every few seconds. "Would anyone like to venture a a guess as to what is inside?" Lupin asked "that's a boggartthat is" Dean answered
"Very good, Mr. Thomas" Lupin praised as he walked to the front of the classroom. There was another rattle from inside the wardrobe. "Now, can anyone tell me what a boggart looks like?" Lupin asked "no one knows" Hermione spoke
"When did she get here?" Ron questioned, Aurora ignored his comment and began to explain what Hermione mean "Boggarts are shape-shifters. They take the shape of whatever a person fears the most. That's what makes them so"- "So terrifying, yes, yes, yes"Lupin said. Another rattle.
"Luckily, a very simple charm exists to repel a boggart. Let's practice it now. Without wands please. After me: Riddikulus!" Lupin instructed and the class repeated the charm.
"Very good" Lupin praised once again "a little louder and very clear. Listen: Riddikulus!" He repeated and the class echoed. "So much for the easy part. You see, the incantation alone is not enough" Lupin explained "what really finishes a boggart islaughter. You need to force it to assume a shape you find truly amusing. Let me explain"
Lupin's eyes quickly scanned his students before landing on Neville "Neville, would you join me, please?". Neville looked around him, clearly scared "don't be shy, come on" Lupin urged. Neville eventually stepped forward. "Hello. Neville, what frightens you most of all?" Lupin asked
Neville mumbled so Lupin asked him to speak up "Professor Snape" Neville said. Lupin nodded then spoke "Professor Snape. Yes, frightens all. I believe you like with your grandmother"
"I don't want it to turn into her either" Neville spoke nervously "no" Lupin joked with wide eyes "it wont. I want you to picture her clothes. only her clothes, very clearly, in your mind. Now, when I open that wardrobe here's what I want you to do" Lupin took a few steps towards Neville and whispered something in his ear. Lupin spoke quietly so the rest of the class couldn't hear.
Lupin took a stand to the side of Neville "wand at the ready" Lupin said loudly, Neville pulled out his wand as did Lupin. "one, two, three" Lupin counted before the wardrobe opened and Snape stepped out, greasy hair and all. Snape took strides towards Neville and Neville spoke "Riddikulus!". Snape was hit with the spell and was suddenly wearing, what Rory assumed, was Neville's grandmother's clothes.
Aurora let out a bark of laughter, much like the rest of the class. "Wonderful, Neville!" Lupin exclaimed "To the back Neville, everyone form a line".
"Next! Ron!" Lupin called out. The boggart turned into a a massive spider and Aurora could hear Ron's whimpers from the other side of the room. Ron cast the spell and the spider had roller skates on all of its legs. Everyone laughed as the spider struggled to stay standing.
Harry stepped up and had his wand at the ready, Aurora was standing a few steps behind him. His boggart quickly transformed into a dementor. Aurora couldn't move and was frozen in place, much like Harry. Lupin ran straight in front of Harry and the boggart changed shape almost instantly.
Most of the class saw his boggart as a crystal ball surrounded by clouds but Aurora, and probably Hermione, knew better. Aurora knew his boggart was a full moon and this caused questions to arise in her mind. Lupin yelled out the spell and the moon quickly turned into a white balloon and flew around the classroom and back into the wardrobe.
"Right, sorry about that. That's enough for today if you would all like to collect your books from the back. That's the end of the lesson. Thank you! Sorry!" Lupin said very quickly. Aurora and Harry were still frozen in place, not particularly over what just happened.
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