Chapter 262 - Snape (2/2)
”Special lessons? Just you?” Chris frowned.
”I — I'm sure, Dumbledore will invite you too,” said Harry hastily.
”Maybe,” Chris pushed aside the dark feelings, which suddenly rose within her. ”I think, we should go to bed. It's —” Chris checked the wall clock on the kitchen wall. ”— almost 3 o'clock.”
”Thanks for the food,” said Harry as Chris got up from the table.
”You are welcome,” said Chris walking out. ”And good night.”
”Night,” Chris heard Harry before walking up to the second floor to her room.
Next morning, Chris was practising her usual punching and kicking when she heard loud noises from downstairs. She guessed Sirius had finally got hold of his beloved godson. Smiling to herself, Chris quickly finished her practice, took a quick shower and went downstairs.
As expected, Sirius was with Harry, talking and laughing loudly, like there was nothing to worry in this world. Aurelia and Tonks were with them, and Chris noticed Tonks was looking a little bit better.
”Chris!” smiled Aurelia spotting her in the doorway. ”You missed breakfast, again.”
”Sorry, I will ask Kreacher to make some sandwiches for me,” said Chris sitting beside Tonks. Then turned to Harry, ”What's up?”
”My O.W.L.s results just came,” said Harry handing Chris a parchment.
”Already?” Chris took it, surprised, then opened it.
ORDINARY WIZARDING LEVEL RESULTS
Pass Grades
OUTSTANDING (O)
EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS (E)
ACCEPTABLE (A)
Fail Grades
POOR (P)
DREADFUL (D)
TROLL (T)
Harry James Potter has achieved:
Astronomy
A
Care of Magical Creatures
E
Charms
E
Defense Against the Dark Arts
O
Divination
P
Herbology
E
History of Magic
A
Potions
E
Transfiguration
E
”Wow,” Chris said scanning the paper. ”You just failed in Divination and did great in most of the subjects. That's great.”
”Thanks, but I wish I had a little better grade in Potion,” said Harry.
”Why?” Chris looked back at the paper. ”You already got Exceeds Expectations on potions.”
”Yeah, well — Snape warned that he doesn't take students in N.E.W.T.s level if they didn't get Outstanding in O.W.L.s,” said Harry a little sadly. ”And McGonagall said that to be an Auror you need potions in your N.E.W.T.s. So, now, that's out of my options.”
”Harry —” Sirius began but Tonks spoke first, ”But you don't need to follow Snape's merit schedule if he isn't teaching Potions this year.”
”Snape isn't teaching potions?” repeated Chris and Harry.
”Er — didn't you say last night, that you persuade Professor Slughorn to teach back?” Tonks looked surprised.
”Slughorn teaches potions?” said Chris shocked.
”Then what about Snape —?” Harry said.
”Defense Against the Dark Arts,” said Aurelia. ”He is going to teach that, this year.”
”But that job is cursed and —”
”Cursed or not Snape practices Dark Arts,” grumbled Sirius. ”Dumbledore knows that's a bad decision.”
”But Harry is right, the job is cursed. No one stays in this job more than a year,” said Chris. ”It's possible that Snape won't be teaching DADA next year but then what? I don't understand what Dumbledore wants to do here.”
”No one does,” sighed Aurelia. ”No one understands Dumbledore's decision. But we can't question them.” She added the last part looking at Sirius, who was still looking furious.
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To be continued. . .