Sarah was sitting in her shop one morning since she for once had nothing to take care off besides Uni her unicorn and her own owl. All the other owners had come last night to pick all them up. She was happy thought that for once it was going to be great to just relax. She was sipping her coffee when an owl flew in and dropped a letter and waited for a response.
Dear Sarah,
I know that you have a job now as a vet and you do a great job. I mean our owls are extremely healthy. We have a problem though. Hagrid has gotten extremely sick and well not beable to teach the students. We were wondering if as a graduated student that has studied under him and became great with animals could come and take over for him.
Dumbledore
Sarah reread the letter and then smiled and grabbed a pen.
Sure I will come and help you. I will head over there right now just let me get some things. Packed.
Sarah then sent it with the owl and walked up to her room and put her hair into a tight bun put on her long black robes.
"Well here goes nothing." She then grabbed her bag but her reading glasses on and apperated to the edge of hogwarts with her bags she then walked into her office and sat down getting ready to decided what to teach frist.
KeKe walked in with her books in her hand and she sat down at one of the desk. She looked around and she the students fill the room and saw the new teacher and then just looked around..She didn't like school.
"I hope you get better and soon" Aaron said as he walked out of hagrids hut and went to the castle. "Hagrids sick I wonder whos the sub I hope its not the one lady who hits on all the guys" Aaorn said to himself as he walked into the classroom and walked up to the teachers dest "Hey do you know who the sub is" he asked the back of the chair that was facing away from Aaron
Sarah then stood up and opened her book. She then looked at the class. "Hello everyone. I am Professor Jones. I will be taking over for Hagrid while he is gone. Little bit about me. I am able to do this job since Hagrid has trained me. I graduated from here. I will be sticked since I was told what to cover but not how to cover it. Plus be on time. I will take points away for tarty students."
Sarah then walked around and wrote the word Unicorn on the board big. "So can anyone tell me what the book has said about them." She then noticed that Keke and Aaron where in this.
Aaron was surprised to see Sarah standing up there then raised his hand "dont they only like girls and are gold when they are born then change into their silver color and also once unicorns blood touches your lips your cursed for life " Aaron said looking at her
She looked around she kinda didn't know anything about them because she didn't konw about then until her came here.
Sarah smiled. "It seems Hagrid is teaching you guys well. All of that is right except they don't like just girls touches. They perfer thier touch." Sarah then had that wrote on the board. "So what he did not say was that even thought they turn Silver the one thing that does not change is there hoofs. They stay white."
Sarah pushed her glasses up and then looked at them. "So I have a question how many of you have even seen a unicorn." She knew that they were powerful but hard to catch. That why she was so lucky that she had one for a pet. "I did some research over them and have found out that a good bit of the magical world has seen one and those who have even less of them have touched one."
Aaron raised his hand "I have when I'm out in the forest" Aaron said refering to when he chases them when hes in his werewolf form
She just kinda of sat there and then looked at Sarah and sent her something....-Can I be exusted?...bathroom- she sent her.
Sarah smiled. "That great. It must have been great to see one. I mean I heard that the Unicorns are dieing out in the forest." She then looked at the girl. *Yes you may go. If you want to talk about the class just come by my office.* Sarah sent back to her. She then looked to the rest of the class.
"I going to cut class short for today. If you want to talk my office is just down this hall in 48. I will be willing to do what ever you need to help you out." Sarah then smiled as she put her books in her hands.
"I forgot you need to learn all about Unicorns and start to learn about Thestrals. I will be giving you a quiz at the beginning of class. I'm not going to go easy on you either. Class Dismiss."
KeKe got up and ran out the door. She just had to get out of there.
Aaron smiled until KeKe ran out "um is she okay?" he asked Professor Jones as he followed her out of the classroom he also wanted to learn more about the dieing unicorns
She looked around and then just walk back to her room and laied down...she didn't know what to do.
Sarah knew that Keke was going to need a friend and she would be that person to talk with her.
"Well I'm not sure. I was just going to let her go and if she wants to talk to me later she will." Sarah then walked into her office and sat it down and her owl flew in. He had a note.
I know that you said that your off since your teaching but my owl is sick and I was going to send it to hogwarts for you to look at if you could.
Sarah looked at that and then gave her owl a treat and put the note there. Okay that is fine when you send it send it to room 48.
"So did you need to know anything." She asked Aaron.
Aaron stood by the wall "do they know whats killing the unicorns?" he asked her
She then looked at her clock..."Oh crap."she said as she changed into her Quidditch outfit and grabed her broom....She remeberd Sarah she she whould help her out she always fell off the broom.
"Well we are not sure really what is killing the unicorn. Some people say that it is because Voldemort is needing there blood. Other say that it is being done because you can get big money if you sell the horn of a unicorn." Sarah then saw her bird and the bird that was sick but could still fly come though the window.
"Sorry I could not tell you the reason. I'm not sure. I just know that I send a big time having to work with others to heal them." She saw that the bird just needed to get some medicne and heal the broken leg that was what was making him sick.
Aaron was happy "okay" he said with a little to much happiness in this voice then looked at the owl "is it going to be okay?" he asked
Sarah looked at him. "Oh ya he will be okay. I see this one all the time for somereason it likes to break either its leg or wing. The reason it looks so sick is that it don't want to believe it so it still fights and that makes it sick."
Sarah then after wrapping the leg put it in a cage with some water and food.
Aaron smiled as he watched the owl "its amazing how much you know" he said listening to everything she was saying
KeKe started her way out to the Quittich field.
Sarah smiled at him. "How about we go for a walk and you can ask me any questions you have."
Sarah hated to be in this office she would rather be out walking. She held the door open for him.
Aaron smiled "okay" he said and walked out "so what was the first thing you did when you got out of hogwarts?" he asked her
She stood there in the middle and then got on her broom.
Sarah started to head towards the quiddich feild the other place where she spent most of her time at while at hogwarts.
"well let see. I quit the ministry to open up my own vet shop. THen when got that open went back and healed some of the animals at the ministry. Now I work at the shop." Sarah looked at him. "what you want to do when you get out."
KeKe saw two people walk tword her way and then she fell off her broom even though she was maybe 500 feet in the air.
Aaron started thinking "I dont know yet" he said as they came to the qudditich pitch and he saw someone flying around "I guess I need to decide that soon" he said
She then stood up and then got back on her Broom and went as fast has she chould.
Sarah smiled as looked at him. "Don't be to set on what you want to do. I mean the truth was that I was not sure what I was going to be till about a week before graduation when some my friends that I don't talk to anymore gave me the money to suceed in my dreams."
She was not going to tell him about her drawling though. She then saw a girl falling toward the ground. She took off running clearing her mind. She then saw the girl get back on and thought that she was just like her when it came to brooms.
Aaron stod ther for a second then he was right beside Sarah "really just a week" he said "but It seems like you've always wanted to take care of animals" he added looking at the girl fly above him
She then fell off agian..."G*d da*nt"she said as she sat there on the ground.
"well ya I wanted to be 3 things. I was going to be either something with animals, an artist, or well a quiddich players. I'm one of the best chasers this School had played for the Ravenclaw." Sarah said the girl over there upset. She walked over to her.
"Hey don't give up. I mean think about something for me. Do you think that Ravenclaw would have had the schools youngest captian if that person had given up." Sarah knew this stuff because it was her.
She looked at her..."Yeah well it is me I suck..and the stupied broom."she said as it came over to her..."It follows me...that isn't normal."she said to heer.
"well you need to try something okay. " Sarah then took out some tape.
"You turst me. I mean all I'm going to do is tape your hands to it. I mean that what the Ravenclaw chaser did on her poor old peice of junk broom before she came an expert." She was waiting to see it one of them would figure out who she was but they were not doing it as fast as she thought they would.
"Tried..I just hung there."she said to her.
Aaron just stoof there beside Sarah thinking about what he wanted to do
"well lest see." Sarah then smiled. "Accino Boom."
Sarah held her hand out as her broom that was a firebolt flew into her hand.
"How about you climb on behind me and we will go for a ride." Sarah knew what she was going to do.
She then stood up and saw who it was..."Oh heyy guys."she said to them."Um no."she said.
Aaron smiled "I think im going to watch from over there" he said and went and sat a a patch of green grass waiting for them to fly
She walked in the middle of the field and bent down and opend the boxs and took the quaffle out and then took her broom and went up and then looked at Sarah...."Lets see what I can do...I am keeper."she said to her and then threw the Quaffle at her.
Sarah laughed "well okay that fine."
Sarah still in her work robes pussed her glasses back up on her face and smiled. "I will go easy on you at frist."
"haha bring in on."she said to her. She was a really really good Keeper.
Sarah smiled she was not going to go easy when she had an additude like that. Sarah took the quaffle and started to go full speed towards the goals. She was going in a spiral motion to so that was making her seem to go faster. She looked as if she was about to collide with Keke when she stopped all of a sudden and shot it at the farthest pole fast.
Keke looked at the Quaffle and then Fliped backwards speed to it and then hit it right before it went it.
Sarah smiled as she then put her broom on the ground. "I don't know why your needing help. I mean it been a while and I rocked this school as the best Chaser and that was my move no one could beat it."
Sarah then went back to walking. "Well I better get back to the office soon. I mean I'm not the quiddich coach. I 'm a CoMC teacher."
Aaron stood up and in a second he was walking by Sarah "that was awesome" he said to both of them
She looked at him and then back at Sarah..."Well you know Sarah.....I fall off alot and get hit..."she said to her and smiled ."And thanks Aaron."she said fast.
Sarah looked at her. "Well how about later you can come over and we can talk about how to maybe help you out."
Sarah then started to walk. "So Aaron don't worry about not knowing what you want to be. I mean you have time." Sarah then smiled as she walked to her office again and smiled as she saw a unicorn at the egde of the woods. It was her pet and it was missing her.
Aaron just nodded and looked at her
She picked up her things and walked fast past them. she had a big day today lots of things to do.
Sarah smiled as she looked out the window at Uni. SHe knew that the reason she was there was because of the fact that she was not able to talk to her more.
"Oh come here." Sarah said not moving from that spot.
Aaron wasn't paying much attention to Sarah until he saw a unicorn emerge when the woods
"That is a unicorn. It is rare that you would see one at this time a day. So it will head back into safety most likely in about 5 minutes." Sarah kept watching it though. She was going to miss her the most when here.
"So what made you want to take care for magical creatures."
Aaron looked at Sarah "I know what it was I've seen many of them in the forest" he said admiring the unicorn it felt much better not trying to tear out it thoat and being able to see it "I'm not sure i mean the creatures they are just so intesting" he said
"Well you know if you think that animals are interesting then you should become something to do with them." Sarah looked at him. "So there anything about an animal you want to know."
Sarah was sitting at her desk grading some papers from the class she gave a pop quiz to.
Aaron shrugged and looked down until he thought of a question "how can you tell if someones a werewolf" he said taking his chances
KeKe walked down the hall way with some letters in her hands from her friends that are muggles and her parents..and she then sat down and started to open then she was bored.
Sarah looked up at him. "well the main way is that they will transform during a full moon. Then the way you can tell them from a regular wolf because of the eyes and snout. They have potions out there that help to stop people from becomeing one unless directly hit by moon light."
She then put her papers aside. "Why you ask."
Albus was walking towards Sarahs office. He had been bored, so he had decided to spend some time with Sarah. It had been a little bit hard for Albus to spend as much time with Sarah as he used to.
The biggest reason because soon his exams would come. And he was extremely hated doing mistakes on tests. Now his hand was glinding next to the wall while he walked against Sarahs office.
He felt happy because finally he had finished Snape's killing homework, proffesor McGonnagals
homework, write about the mistakes that can happen if you transformate a human wrong, and animal wrong.
Now he was by Sarahs office. He raised his hand and knocked. He stood there waiting for Sarah to open. He heard some voices in there and wondered who it was.
Sarah had heard a knock on the door so the turned from Aaron and looked at it. "It is open come on in."
Sarah had started to finish on the second half of the papers she had not realized that teaching was actually this hard. She had always thought that they had been an easy job. Now what was having to worry about being tough but the students coming and on time and learning something. Then she had to be friends to the ones that need it.
"So You need anything." She was talking to the perssont that walked in about thier school work now that she had students that need her to talk to them about it.
Jessie ran into the classroom, exhausted. she had run from the opposite side of the school, and was at least 15 minutes late for class. When she didn't see anyone in there, she sat down at a desk, confused. Then realizing the perfect opportunity to play hooky, and ran out of the room, and ran up to her dorm. She grabbed her broom, and flew out of the open window, looking for someone to talk to.
Sarah happened to look out the window when she saw Jessie flying around outside. She then smile at this.
*You know girl I heard that people can get kicked of quiddich team for not showing up to classes.* Sarah did not fell her in on the whole teacher thing yet since she was not sure what Jessie would say to it. She then turned back to see who was walking in the door.
Jessie looked around for the source of the voice, and then flew towards the open window. *Sarah! What are you doing here!* Jessie said flying in the window and landing lightly on the floor.
Sarah smiled as she turned to face her friend. "Well if you were a good kid and would show up to class on time you would have known that I am Professor Jones. The new Care for Magical Creatures teacher while Hagrid is sick."
Sarah was smiling at this. She had not really ever thought she would be back so she could understand why Jessie was confused.
*That's great! And hey, I was coming to class...but I had to check and make sure that we could still use the quidditch field for practice because it's been raining so much that I thought it might be too wet, and then I had to run all the way across the grounds to get to class, so I was about 15 minutes late... and when I got into the classroom no one was there!!* Jessie said still kind of surprised that Sarah was teaching.
"Ya well I thought I was mean girl today so I let them go early." Sarah looked nothing like she did in school. Now she looked like a professional that was not going to let children act up.
"So you know there will be some new rules. If you show up late I will deduct points from your house. Plus you will have a quiz over the Trestals and Unicorns next class period. I expect you to know everything there is to know on them." Sarah then looked at the door.
"Who ever is out there can come in. It is open."
Aaron just stood there not knowing what to tell Sarah so he just looked at Jessie and Albus "hey guys how are you?" he asked not looking at Sarah and hoping she had forgotten his question
Albus opened the door and walked in. He quickly noticed that Aaron and Jessie was there too.
" Hi Sarah!" He said happily. " I finally got my homework done so I went to check on you!"
He totally forgot Aaron and Jessie. " oh... Hi Jessie. Hi Aaron.." He said while he looked at both, smiling.
~forgot you was there...I'm really good at remembering! ....~ Albus sent to Jessie.
He waited for Sarah to say something.
"well Hi there Albus. It is great to see you. I mean it is been awhile." Sarah then smiled as she looked at him.
"I guess I just did not want to leave hogwarts. I mean I have taking over Hagrids things. How you been."
" Great!" Albus said quickly. " Are you imprisoned in this office or.... Do you have spare moment for your friend?" He finished.
It was a bit strange for him looking at Sarah, now as a teacher. He knew that sometimes she substituted, but he really hadn't got that teacher image of her yet.
Jessie said to Albus, *Sure she's free! Right Sarah? I mean, if you want I can sit in that chair and look important until you come back!*
Aaron smiled at Sarah "you can go if you want I can stay here and keep Jessie company" Aaron said sitting on the edge of Sarahs desk
Jessie sat in a chair that was in the corner, and propped her broom against the side. * Sarah, really, feel free to go. Aaron and I can just sit here and chat.... you know have a party!* Jessie said.
Aaron laughed then thought about it for a moment "hey Jessie how many people do you think we could fit in here?" he asked jokingly
Sarah stood up and fixed her glasses. "Okay Albus what did you need. I mean you need me to go with you anywhere."
Sarah then turned and gave Aaron and jessie evil eyes. "You better not throw a party in here. I mean I will so take lots of points from your houses it not funny."
Aaron just smiled then looked at Jessie "You heard her no partys she sooo take points" he said and laughed
Sarah looked at Aaron with a look. "What you mean by that. I mean you not believe that I can and will take away points. "
Sarah then looked out the door and was watching them. "I mean I have to have someone break my point losing streak."
Jessie smiled at Aaron and said quietly, *How fast do you think we can throw a party and then clean it up?* She laughed and then said to Sarah, *Gosh... you really aren't that fun as a teacher because you have to follow all of the rules... Can't you just give us a little bit of leeway?*
"Well ya maybe if it was not in my office or your late to class. Those things no not at all others maybe." Sarah smiled waiting to see what Albus had to say.
* Well, that's true, I mean, we are in you're office... but can we have a party of two?* Jessie asked trying to hold in her laughter, but failing and letting a smile escape.
"Well okay but here are the rules. 1. Don't touch anything. 2. Don't let anyone in. 3. Don't mess anything up. Last you better show up to classes on time." Sarah then smiled knowing that those rules were harsh but they could handle them.
Aaron was smiling this whole time "Hey teach I dont think i can go without touching anything or letting anyone in or messing things up and I know for a fact I will always be late" he said looking straight at Sarah hiding his smile until the ends kind of curled into a freaky looking half smile he knew he couldnt hold it anymore so he sat there and smiled as Sarah walked out
Sarah stood outside the door thinking of why to freak them out as they set in her room. She had looked at Albus though. "Okay so you were needing something."
Aaron looked at Jessie "how many people could we fit in here" he asked seriously
" You really are good at taking things! I was asking if you wanna do something!" He opened the door put his head inside and said, " Wanna join us hanging out?"
Sarah walked back in the room. "They are coming. I mean if it is just to hang out they can come to." Sarah then stood there looking really strict.
"I mean I don't know If I can trust them. I mean I knew how I was as a student and they are sort of like me." Sarah then took down her hair and put it into an even tighter bun.
"They are coming so they might as well stand up."
Aaron stood up "Yes m'am" he said and smiled as he walked towards them
*Ai ai Cap'n! Jessie said give Sarah a sallute, and then marching out of the room like she was in the military.
Aaron turned to see Jessie marching "your toes need to be higher, now chin up and have you hands together and in the middle of your chest now left right left right c'mon soldier toes higher now back straight" he said and laughed a little as he joined Jessie
Sarah smiled as she looked at them. "You are doing great guys. You need to go slower though."
Sarah then shut and locked her doors.
Jessie immediatley went into slow motion *iiiiiiiisssssss....... ttttthhhhhiiiiiiisssss gggggoooooooooooodddd cccccaaaaapppptttaaaiiinnn???* She asked making weird faces to slow that she was going slow motion.
Albus joined Jessie's slow motion " iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Hoooooooooooooooooooooopppppppppeeeeeeeeee
iiiittttttttttttttttttt issssssssssssssssss ssssssslllllllllllooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww eeeeeeeeennnnnnnouuuuuuuuugggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!" He said and chuckeled a bit.
Aaron laughed "no you guys much much slower" he said talking really fast
Sarah locked her door and started to walk away from them. Sarah was not going to look at them. She was not sure what to do since they were acting so funny.
"I'm going."
Albus looked up, and ran backwards to Sarah. " Coming?" He said and then turned quickly again looking at Sarah. She seemed so proffesional now. Never had he seen her so proffesional.
He smiled to her and looked away again. " How is it substituting Sarah?"
Jessie waited until she was behind everyone and then ran to catch up before starting the slow motion again. *NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.......... WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTT FFFFFFFFOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRR MMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* Jessie said taking huge steps and yet still going slow motion.
Aaron laughed "come in Jessie I think we made Sarah mad" he said and within a second he was walking by Sarah
Sarah walked with them and smiled at Albus.
"It okay harder then I thought. I mean I have to be professional now. When I went to this school I was the trouble maker and now I have to punish them for things I did but did not get caught. I also have kids showing up late and it gets hard since I love animals so much." Sarah then walked thinking about her shop and how she would be going back to it some day. She was still taking care of the animals but at the school.
"I mean the hardest thing it that even sometime the most dangous animal act better then the sweetest person. They always listen."
Sarah then looked at Jessie and Aaron. "I'm not made just not used to having to be the one that is the good one. I mean you know my past." Sarah looked away from them when she said that and kept walking. SHe was one on the very few that in school had mastered the curcio curse, had a drinking problem, almost joined voldemort 3 times, been heart broken and wanted to hurt everyone near her, and last tried to rob gringotts and then ran from the ministry.
Jessie ran and caught up with Sarah. She threw an arm around her shoulder and said, *It's all right, we understand, but you know how everyone tries to bribe the teacher right? I mean really, I remember always begging the teachers to let me off the hook for the weirdest reasons! Once when I didn't do my homework, I tried to tell them that my dog almost ate me!* Jessie laughed at the memory and then said, *But Sarah, you're a great teacher.... I might have missed class, but I know how well you;ve taught me about different animals outside of the classroom*
Sarah patted her head. "ya I know I taught you but that was only because you were willing to learn." Sarah then stopped wiating for the others. "You won't be able to bribe in. Plus I know all the excuse in the book. I have done almost all them." Sarah was telling the truth.
Jessie said, *But I have another one... hardly believable, but I do have another excuse!* When Jessie saw their questioning glances she said, *My dog took my homework and made it a stew... it's a poem I'm working on it, and so far I have one stanza that would probably go towards the middle, but it's a work in progress!*
Sarah looked at her and smiled. "well okay you do that."
Sarah was not sure what she was going to do with these kids they could be crazy sometimes.
*Hey, now, that's gonna turn out really good! I just haven't gotten too far yet! I might even turn it into potions and see if I get extra credit!* Jessie said, meanwhile thinking ~I'll need it too!~
Sarah smiled. "well you might be able to get extra credit but I won't give any out."
Albus laugh a little of Jessie's exuse me, my dog ate my homework exsuses.
He continued to walk, don't feeling to talk right yet.
KeKe just walked around. She had nothing to do she just got done with homework so now nothing to do...and it was killing her.
Aaron was lost in his own mind for a while and was being really quite then laughed as he heard Jessies excuse "Jessie I can't believe you jsut used that its soooo out" he said as if he was gay then winked at Albus then laughed "just kidding" he said
Sarah smiled as she looked at them. "Your guys are crazy. So you know I'm going to talk to the head of the school and see if all my students can have class at night once."
Sarah then looked at the ground thinking as she fixxed her bun with magic. "that way you guys can meet centars and unicorns."
*Aaron... is there a little somethin' somethin' going on with you two?* Jessie said laughing.
Sarah smiled as she looked at them. She was not sure they were even listing to her idea about getting extra credit.
Aaron laughed and put his hand on Albus's shoulder "have you not told her?" he asked sounding really gay then he laughed and took his hand off Albus's shoulder
" Ugh..." He said as he quickly shaked his body. " I don't like gay jokes...." He said quickly.
Aaron looked at Albus "dude sorry" he said and kept quite the rest of the walk
She went back to practiceing for Quddich .
"Just so you guys on you still scare me sometimes." Sarah had then started to walk some more she was going to go out to the lake and sit there. She had missed just doing that. She kept walking.
Jessie skipped after Sarah. *Where are we going?* she asked coming up along side Sarah.
Sarah turned and looked at her. "well I don't know where you are going but I am going to go to the lake. I have not been there in a while."
Sarah then smiled when she saw it coming.
*oh oh oh! Can I come too!!* Jessie said. She frowned and then said, *What are you smiling about?*
" Yeah!" Albus said. He had been walking next to Sarah all the time, chatting a bit.
" Why are you smiling?" As he started to speak like a child when he asks a silly question. " Why smiling?"
Sarah laughed at them. "Well I am smiling because right up there is my home from hogwarts."
Sarah then keep walking she had loved the lake and she was not sure why she did.
Jessie smiled too. It was a great feeling to know that your friends are happy!
"So Jessie how is your DJ business going. I mean I have not had time to talk and you had not been around the shop."